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Apple rumour of Flash memory resurfaces

Backed up by analyst hunch

9 March 2007 2:07 GMT / By Stuart Miles

Rumours that Apple will include flash memory in its laptop range later this year has surfaced once again following an article from Reuters.

According to the news agency, the storage format, found in MP3 players quotes Shaw Wu, an analyst at American Technology Research who has a "buy" rating on Apple shares and does not own any stock.

Wu, who was among the first analysts to forecast the unveiling of Apple's iPhone music player/phone earlier this year, cited unnamed industry sources as the basis for his report.

"The time is right for the flash makers to make a move" as flash memory prices decline, Wu told Reuters by telephone. "Apple, from what we understand, is pretty much ready. The ball is in the flash vendors' court."

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