“Apple Computer is expected to launch soon a new iPod that supports wireless capabilities so as to compete with Microsoft’s planned year-end launch of its Zune-branded MP3 players, according to market sources,” Yen-ting Chen and Steve Shen report for DigiTimes.
According to the report, Apple has begun dispatching staff members to its major markets in Asia to teach local sales how to demonstrate the new products.
Full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “LinuxGuy and Mac Prodigal Son” for the heads up.]
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