iPod news now, and firstly some are questioning those reports last week that supplies of Apple's digital music players are likely to run out in the run up to Christmas. Although some major retailers, including Amazon, have run out, an analyst for music research company Jupiter Research (who monitor such things) said last week: "Supplies might be tightening, but I'm not convinced there's some terrible shortage". Whether the shortage story was subtly pushed by Apple's press people to create a sales rush is unclear - there's a chance the press ran with the story on their own back to generate a bit of pre-Christmas copy.
Talking about Apple's relationship with the press, the computer firm is suing an unnamed individual for acquiring and leaking "confidential information" about the company's iPod plans. A number of rumours have circulated about future iPod partnerships in recent months and it is unclear which of those are alleged to have started with the defendant in this legal case.