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Apple’s new model of the iPhone, which will provide 3G access and faster data connection speeds, is imminent, if the shortage of the current model means anything.
Apple’s website announced yesterday that the company is out of stock on previous iPhone models, writes Brandweek. The information is fueling rumors that the upgraded model will be announced any day. In a research report, Gene Munster of Piper Jaffrey pegs the date as June 9.
In recent weeks, Apple has penned deals with wireless carriers in Asia, India, Italy, Australia, Singapore and Canada. Such deals may ensure that the company meets - and even exceeds - its stated goal of selling 10 million iPhones by the end of the year, Wired News writes.
The speed of the deals may be because of the coming of the 3G phone. “The original launch of the iPhone here in the U.S. was amazing,” says IDC senior mobile analyst Chris Hazelton. “It was much less than amazing in Europe; and that’s largely because the device wasn’t 3G capable.”
American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu said the new deals could more than triple Apple’s wireless subscriber opportunity, from about 150 million potential customers today to approximately 470 million potential customers of the 3G phone.
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Wal-Mart and Costco reported same-store gains in September, with sales rising 2.4% and 9% respectively. Sales at Target stores open at least a year fell 3%, writes Retailer Daily.
Below, fiscal results from the discount retail giants:
Sales of food and…
