Japan Disaster Causes Shortage of Lithium Ion Batteries for Apple

Apple Insider reports that tsunami disaster in Japan has lead to shortage of supply of lithium ion batteries for Apple’s portable devices.

The editorial is quoted as saying:

Kureha Corp. was recently contacted by Apple as the company expressed concerns over an apparent tight supply in lithium ion batteries, according to The Wall Street Journal. The report said the batteries are used in Apple’s “popular iPods,” but made no mention of other devices like the iPhone, iPad, or MacBook line.

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