According to news from AppleInsider : Apple Computer’s (Nasdaq : AAPL) much anticipated iPod cell phone will include a 2.0-megapixel digital camera when it arrives late first quarter or early second quarter of next year 2007, according to a new report out of Taiwan.
The China Times said Thursday the device, which will merge traditional cellular capabilities with Apple’s legendary iPod digital music player technology, has been finalized and released to manufacturing.
According to the report, Foxconn (registered trade name for Hon Hai Precision Industry Co in Taiwan) will begin delivering the phones to Apple out of its Fushikang manufacturing facility at run rate of 500,000 to 600,000 per month beginning in February.
Intel (Nasdaq : INTC), Sharp, Tripod Technology, Broadcom (nasdaq : BRCM) and Sunrex are also said to be part of the mix, supplying the memory, LCM display, circuit board, baseband chip and keypad, respectively.
The reported Apple-branded cell phone will initially be available in only a single model. Pricing information was not disclosed.
Apple stock price has been on uptrend since its’ earning report. It closed at $ 85.85 last Friday after the bell. It will be interesting to see if the current cameras with default 2.0-megapixel will be affected since logically everyone will be waiting for this new product.
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November 20th, 2006 by financetwitter
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