According to Roger Cheng of Dow Jones Newswires, shares of Digital River have advanced more than 12 percent on rumors that its technology may be used to download games to a future iPod. As the Minneapolis company provides distribution and sales services to software publishers, there’s some speculation as to how Digital River’s services might supplant or enhance the iTunes Music Store.
Neither Apple nor Digital River have commented on the rumor.
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