CNBC: 3G iPhone due June 2008; Apple prepping new 50% thinner MacBook Pro; ups iPod touch production

CNBC’s Jim Goldman is reporting that, based on accounts of “Asian manufacturers partnering with Apple Inc.,” a new 3G iPhone is due in June 2008 and that Apple has begun production of a new sub-portable (50% thinner) Macbook Pro featuring flash memory instead of a hard drive that will be announced at Macworld San Francisco in January and will be priced around US$1,500.

Goldman also reports that, due to heavy demand, Apple has increased iPod touch production to 5.1 million units for the current quarter.

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