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— isuppli.com — As Profit Dwindles, Semiconductor Market Becomes Less Forgiving by Jonathan Cassell Editorial Director and Manager, Public Relations Facing dwindling profits, fewer opportunities to expand by taking market share from competitors and a shrinking ... (more) iSuppli Corporation : Applied Market Intelligence

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— isuppli.com — As Profit Dwindles, Semiconductor Market Becomes Less Forgiving by Jonathan Cassell Editorial Director and Manager, Public Relations Facing dwindling profits, fewer opportunities to expand by taking market share from competitors and a shrinking ... (more) iSuppli Corporation : Applied Market Intelligence

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Over half of 2009 vehicles in America will offer iPod support
Engadget — Filed under: Cellphones, Transportation And we're not talking about that 3.5mm-to-3.5mm trick, either. No sirree, we're referring to bona fide iPod integration, and 2009 marks the first year where over half of all US-bound automobiles are expected to offer optional support for Apple's prolific PMP. When ...

In-car iPod connections expected in nearly 60 percent of 2009's US cars
MacUser — In my car back home in California, my radio faceplate has an auxiliary input, where I can jack in my iPhone via a cable to my car stereo. Not exactly elegant, but plenty functional. My other friends have radio transmitters, cassette tape converters, and other ways to get their tunes pumping through their respective jalopies. However, a new study by iSuppli, an analysis firm, says that by next year, 58 percent of new American cars--that's luxury and low-end alike--are expected to have iPod integration. That means that probably by the time I ...

Report: iPod integration in 58% of 2009 US auto models
Ars Technica - Infinite Loop — [image] When my significant other bought her new Scion XD earlier in the year, one of the things she was really excited about was the iPod integration that came standard. The unit is pretty slick: the iPod can be controlled from the steering wheel, the information about the currently-playing song is available on the head unit, and the iPod's playlists can be traversed using the stereo's knobs. It's nice not to have to come up with another solution like a cassette adapter, RF adapter, or use a jack in the back of head unit. It seems that American auto manufacturers are starting to see the appeal of this kind of thing and, according to an iSuppli ...