Wednesday, American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu joined other analysts in the industry in predicting a June release of a 3G iPhone.

From Appleinsider:

“Our checks with supply chain sources indicate that the iPhone is likely to undergo a product transition in the June-July timeframe, about a quarter earlier than expected,” he wrote in a research note to clients. “We had previously thought a 3G version would be available in mid- to second-half . Besides a software upgrade to version 2.0 in late June, we now believe we will likely see new hardware as well.”

Giving the analyst higher conviction is the accelerated timetable in which iPhone inventory levels have gone lean, which he said is consistent with Apple’s tendency to wind down stockpiles ahead of an update.

“We believe Steve Jobs could unveil these new iPhones at his WWDC keynote in early June,” he told clients. “In addition to a 3G version, our sources indicate that the 2.5G model could see a minor casing change and lower price point closer to $299-349 vs. its $399 price today.”

This is fitting, the iPhone is at the end of a typical Apple product life span, and a major complaint concerning the original iPhone was lack of access to the 3G network, which the majority of competing smart phones include.

Creative Labs is using Apple’s overwhelming share of the portable media player market to their advantage. Besides their line of ZEN MP3 players that compete directly with Apple’s iPod heavyweights, Creative Labs is expected to release the Creative TravelSound i80 For The iPod Nano worldwide this summer.

From Oh Gizmo!:

It’s basically a portable speaker that serves as a hand-held dock for the Nano. On the back you’ll find the decent sized speaker itself, which is powered by 4 micro drivers and a Class D digital amplifier. Since it’s a powered speaker it will probably be as loud as you’ll ever need, but that also means it’s limited to about 15 hours of use with the rechargeable battery. But as an added convenience there’s a USB port which can not only be used to recharge the battery and the Nano at the same time, but can also be used to sync with iTunes without having to remove the iPod.

A smart, humble move by Creative.

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