Apple smartphone rumours persist

by admin September 30, 2005 at 11:02 am

‘Only a matter of time,’ says Motorola boss Ed Zander

Apple is going to make its own smartphone, according to Motorola boss Ed Zander, who told news website News.com that it is “only a matter of time”.

Zander claimed that Motorola has information suggesting that Apple is planning to build its own mobile range.

But he downplayed his earlier comments about the iPod Nano and notably his statement: “What the hell does the Nano do? Who listens to 1,000 songs?”.

In a candid aside Zander also said that there was some tension between the two companies because they are a competitors as well as partners.

Full article: vnunet.com