Apple is a major factor in the growth of NAND flash memory and booming smartphone sales, says a report from iSuppli. Now that the new Nokia N97 smartphone matches the iPhone 3GS in terms of NAND flash memory capacity, Palm, BlackBerry maker Research In Motion and HTC are taking note.
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sales may be slumping, but it’s a good time to be a memory supplier to
high-end smartphone makers. This trend, according to research company iSuppli,
has a lot to do with Apple and the company’s iPhone.

iSuppli is expecting global sales of NAND-type flash memory to rise nearly sixfold
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