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New Ipod 'could cause flash shortage'

A new solid-state 4GB Ipod set to launch later this year could cause a scarcity of flash memory, according a US report. Apple as much as 40 percent of the NAND flash modules made by major supplier of Samsung says the magazine EE Times.

It quotes market researcher iSuppi as saying Samsung had offered Apple "extremely low prices" in to switch from hard-disk storage to NAND memory for its 4GB modules.

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