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Apple Supply Chain Checks Show New Cheaper iPhone, Shuffle, MacBook Coming
Wedbush Morgan analyst Craig Berger recently sent a note to clients highlighting Apple's ( AAPL ) product pipeline for the coming year. Excerpts follow: * * * We have incremental checks into the Apple ( AAPL ) supply chain. First, we see several new Apple products coming in 1H09. Our contacts ...
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Analyst: Apple supply chain checks show iPhone nano, new iPod shuffle, ‘cheaper’ MacBook coming
MacDailyNews — ... Qualcomm is replacing Infineon as the baseband supplier in this device. Some call this device the 'iPhone Nano'; whatever one calls it, we believe this device is on its way," Berger reports via Seeking Alpha. "Also, we anticipate a new and smaller version of the iPod Shuffle, possibly in mid 1Q, with chip content largely unchanged," Berger reports. "Finally, we see a cheaper MacBook notebook coming, although we do not believe this PC will qualify as a netbook." Full article here .

Analyst says iPhone Nano in Apple’s pipeline
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis — ... Following on an iPhone Nano case announcement from legit iPhone case maker Vaja, this latest prediction makes good sense. The iPhone Nano, or whatever the device ends up being named, was once speculated to be announced at the MacWorld Expo 2009. But, with Steve Jobs’s pull-out from the convention killing off any hopes for his traditional product-launching keynote, the iPhone Nano will likely launch in the months following the January convention. [Via: SeekingAlpha] Related News from IntoMobile: iPhone Nano ...

Analyst: Apple To Debut Alternate Version Of iPhone
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs — ... is because no solid sources had emerged from Apple's manufacturing partners in Asia. Looks like that has changed. Analtst Craig Berger, who works for Wedbush Morgan, issued a note to his clients. In that note, Berger states his belief that, due to checks with Apple suppliers in Asia, a new version of the iPhone will debut some time in the first half of 2009 . Whatever this device is called, it will have a lower price point than the existing iPhone products. That could mean that a simplified version of the existing iPhone is in the works, or another form factor altogether. An ...

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