According to American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu, Apple may be planning to expand its use of flash memory in iPods and Macs, reports MarketWatch. “In a research note, Wu said there are indications that Apple could release a small, “subnotebook” computer that uses NAND flash for its main storage instead of a traditional hard-disk drive.
Read MoreApple today announced that it has reached long-term supply agreements with Hynix, Intel, Micron, Samsung Electronics and Toshiba to secure the supply of NAND flash memory through 2010. As part of these agreements, Apple intends to prepay a total of US$1.25 billion for flash memory components during the next three months. “We want to be able to produce as many of our wildly popular iPods as the market demands,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. Read More
