September 12th, 2012 at 10:00 AM San Francisco time.
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There will be new iPhone, iOS 6 and Apple’s latest curveball.
Google releases YouTube app for iPhone an iPod touch.
Apple Event on September 12th, 2012.
Jim Dalrymple posted the partial invite to Apple event on September 12th, 2012.
Eleven Months Ago.
Back in October, 2011 I talked about the “Let’s talk iPhone.” event three days before the event was taking place. Obviously none of the three people who actually read my post believed what I said. Now, Apple is about to unveil the next iPhone, which would be called “iPhone ***” obviously. OK, I was just teasing, or Am I?
I have been pretty adamant about the name of the next iPhone. Every time someone said “iPhone 5”, I always said: “It’s out already, in 2011.”
It seems the people forgot that everyone called for “iPhone 5” last year. I did that too, until I was corrected by firstname@apple.com. Right after the “Let’s talk iPhone.” invitations were sent out, I “overheard” “iPhone 4S” as the name of the next iPhone. It made a lot of sense since the test unit looked exactly like an iPhone 4 CDMA version.
This year, everyone once again called for “iPhone 5” as the next iPhone. Knowing that iPhone 4S is the fifth generation iPhone, then the next one should be the sixth generation. Never once I heard the mention of “iPhone 5” name from firstname@apple.com; it’s always “the next iPhone”. I have this gut feeling that the next iPhone will be called something other than the much expected “iPhone 5”.
Apple will be kicking the next iPhone production into high gear comes September, 2012. Other than that, there had been some hints of a new or “transitional” product coming before the holiday season. We all will find this out pretty soon.
Apple v. Samsung: Appeal is Next
The verdict is in, Samsung lost their case against Apple. Jury found Samsung guilty of infringing Apple’s Intellectual Property. It is pretty obvious that whatever the outcome would be, someone would file an appeal; in this case Samsung do.
I was following The Verge live coverage of the verdict when it happened.
Apple: The iPhone LTE Dilemma
Many expect Apple to unveil its next generation of iPhone in a few weeks (read: September/October 2012). Many also expect Apple to add LTE support into the next iPhone just like the iPad (3). As we all know already, the iPad (3) is LTE capable, but only in North American network. Would the next iPhone share a similar LTE spec with iPad (3)? If so, then the next iPhone LTE would not be an LTE device outside North American network.
Certainly it would be impractical to add every single LTE band in a tightly packed iPhone.
Does that mean the name “iPhone LTE” is not one of the names of the next iPhone?
“Within six weeks.”
The ever mysterious firstname@apple.com simply said:
“Within six weeks.”
What does that even mean?
My best guest is that the next iPhone will be hinted on/revealed within the next six weeks. In addition to that I had the impression that Apple would release a new/transitional product just before the holiday season.
p.s. Apple is hinting at not calling the next iPhone by “iPhone 5” name.