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Rumors suggest that Apple is placing huge orders of NAND chips. With this, threatening the supply in demand by other tier-one vendors.

Sources suggest that "as Toshiba, Hynix Semiconductor, Intel and Micron Technology have allocated less chip supplies to the Asia market since early April, downstream memory suppliers are striving to grab more NAND flash chips to meet substantial volumes of short lead-time orders from device makers, the sources indicated." Supply is expected to remain tight until at least the end of May, the sources said. "Spot prices for mainstream MLC NAND flash trended upward during the week of March 27-April 2, as a result of tightening supplies, data gathered by inSpectrum show."

According to DRAMeXchange, contract prices for MLC NAND flash chips have increased by up to 16% for the first half of April, as a result of shipment adjustments by chip suppliers. Major NAND flash chipmakers tend to allocate more shipments to device makers, and do not plan to increase their production for the second quarter in order to maintain price stability. The chips are then recombined during manufacturing into the larger 16GB, 32GB, and so on capacities found in handheld consumer electronics.

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Apple placed an order for 100 million units of 8-gigabit and 16-gigabit NAND flash chips, according to a report, so this could point to the imminent release of 32GB iPhones. Apple currently has a 16GB iPhone on the market.

Sure, it’s possible that more 16GB iPhones could be on the way, but that seems unlikely, especially since the company has been working furiously to unload their current inventory.

Lazard Capital Markets analyst, Daniel Amir, suggests that a 32-gigabyte iPhone is in the works to debut in June. He  also revealed that Apple was expected to begin production on a 32GB iPhone in April and May.

CNET via SlashGear

The reCOIL iPhone charger from Scosche is out through numerous retailers. The handy gadget charges Apple iPods and iPhones when you're on the road.

Available now direct from Scosche or at retailers the charger is priced at $29.99. The reCOIL plugs into your car's 12V power / accessory outlet to work its magic. A big bonus of this one is the retractable cable, so no tangled wires to worry about.

The reCOIL also has a magnetic locking dock connector which flush mounts while not in use. Finally a charger that shouldn't get all tangled inbetween the passenger, passenger seat, gears and the steering wheel.

via GearLog

If you are a fan of Coldplay as well as Tap Tap Revenge game, this new iPhone game is defenitely for you. International best-selling recording artists Coldplay recently joined an iPhone game developer, Tapulous Inc, to release a new music-game called Tap Tap Revenge: Coldplay Edition.

You can tap and shake along to the top 10 Coldplay hits while you compete on the global scoreboard and challenge your friends.

This game features, according to Tapulous Blog:

• A new default theme to match Coldplay’s music.
• Four addictive difficulty levels, with unlockable boss levels on each.
• Superior stability, multi-player mode, enhanced visual effects, a Coldplay news feed, and Facebook Connect.
• 10 of Coldplay’s greatest hits, including Viva La Vida, a remix of Lovers In Japan, Yellow, Clocks, and Speed of Sound. To top it off, the game includes a Thin White Duke remix of Viva La Vida that you won’t find on iTunes.

You can download it now in the App Store for $5.

via Music-News