Rumor Round-Up: Iphone

[ArGroxwel]

I love apple cause every year they decide to 1up the customers and owners of apple products by coming out with new stuff every 6 months. Anyway here is a good article about the new features as per the rumors out there.

http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/gadgetlab/2009/05/_mg_1060.jpg

Speedier processor and more RAM
Source: Daring Fireball (http://daringfireball.net/2009/05/the_next_iphone); Apple iPhone Apps (http://www.appleiphoneapps.com/2009/05/source-reveals-specs-and-release-date-of-next-iphone/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss); MacRumors (http://www.macrumors.com/2009/05/21/apple-job-listing-reveals-more-powerful-arm-processors-and-video-processing-for-iphone/); WeiPhone (http://www.weiphone.com/thread-346414-1-1.html)
Probability: 95%

Magnetometer (digital compass)
Source: The Boy Genius Report (http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/05/07/magnetometer-in-next-iphone-confirmed/); Daring Fireball (http://daringfireball.net/2009/05/the_next_iphone); WeiPhone (http://www.weiphone.com/thread-346414-1-1.html)
Probability: 90%
Same industrial design as previous models
Source: WeiPhone (http://www.weiphone.com/thread-346414-1-1.html); Daring Fireball (http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/05/%3Ca%20href=)
Probability: 90%
Storage options increased: 16GB and 32GB
Source: Daring Fireball (http://daringfireball.net/2009/05/the_next_iphone); Apple iPhone Apps (http://www.appleiphoneapps.com/2009/05/source-reveals-specs-and-release-date-of-next-iphone/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss)
Probability: 80%
$200 and $300 price points to be maintained
Source: Daring Fireball (http://daringfireball.net/2009/05/the_next_iphone); Apple iPhone Apps (http://www.appleiphoneapps.com/2009/05/source-reveals-specs-and-release-date-of-next-iphone/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss)
Probability: 75%
Video-recording and editing capabilities
Source: Engadget (http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2009/03/18/usb-tethering-publish-video-and-find-my-iphone-found-in-os-3-0/); MacRumors (http://www.macrumors.com/2009/04/07/iphone-video-recording-interface-digital-compass-voice-control-and-auto-focus-camera/); BusinessWeek (http://www.businessweek.com/technology/ByteOfTheApple/blog/archives/2009/04/making_movies_t.html)
Probability: 70%

Sleeker design
Source: Apple iPhone Apps
(http://www.appleiphoneapps.com/2009/05/source-reveals-specs-and-release-date-of-next-iphone/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss)Probability: 60%

1.5 times the battery life of the current models
Probability: 60%
Source: Apple iPhone Apps (http://www.appleiphoneapps.com/2009/05/source-reveals-specs-and-release-date-of-next-iphone/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss)

OLED screen
Source: Apple iPhone Apps (http://www.appleiphoneapps.com/2009/05/source-reveals-specs-and-release-date-of-next-iphone/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss); Register Hardware (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2009/03/20/oled_apple_lg/)
Probability: 20%

Glowing Apple logo on the back
Probability: 20%
Source: Apple iPhone Apps (http://www.appleiphoneapps.com/2009/05/source-reveals-specs-and-release-date-of-next-iphone/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss)

Discontinuation of the metal band surrounding the edge of the device
Probability: 20%
Source: Apple iPhone Apps (http://www.appleiphoneapps.com/2009/05/source-reveals-specs-and-release-date-of-next-iphone/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss)

Rubber-tread backing
Probability: 15%
Source: Apple iPhone Apps (http://www.appleiphoneapps.com/2009/05/source-reveals-specs-and-release-date-of-next-iphone/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss)

Built-in FM transmitter
Source: Apple iPhone Apps (http://www.appleiphoneapps.com/2009/05/source-reveals-specs-and-release-date-of-next-iphone/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss)
Probability: 10%

Via Wired

[dolcecorazon]

Nice! Its so hard to keep up with Apple sometimes

[Mr_Tooch]

what about iphone goin to verizon....

[Skylab]

landscape was already announced at the last apple conference I thought?
OLED screen would be TOP NOTCH SHIT. everything else I can do without.
32gig is a given. i dont expect anything less. even 16gig isnt enough with music, video, and apps.

[ArGroxwel]

yeah they need to like amaze me and put video and sky with the shit. I would buy RAPIDO!

[RAYVERonXTC]

i say wait on it, think of all the probs the last one had at launch

[dolcecorazon]

I already have landscape keyboard O_o

[ArGroxwel]

lol

http://www.djmick.co.uk/images/2009/05/lost-in-translation.jpg