Rumor: More iPhone rumors to surface between now and later?

This is an iPhone. Tomorrow, there's probably going to be a new iPhone.

(Credit: CNET Networks)

I guess the thinking is if you toss enough possibilities in the air, at least one of them will come down right.

For example this Sunday morning, the Internet suggests that Apple's new iPhone might be cheaper. That it might be thinner. That it might have video chat. That it might have GPS. That it might come with a four-core chip. That it might be late. That it might be here already.

Hopefully, that clears everything up. Come back tomorrow for live coverage of Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference, when the company is expected to reveal actual details about its next-generation iPhone 2.0.

[pwr2thenerds]

hot new rumour: the new iphone is being tele-ported from another universe!!! my sources in the other universe wouldn't ever lie to me, I swear by the soil i was born on!

[nwjerseyliz]

Hose down those Apple pundits! It's just a phone.

[jag0]

<insert thing you're excited about> Just b/c people are excited about a phone that is designed really well and functions really well doesn't mean people can't get excited about it.

[jumpjetta]

It's not just a phone. If you think that, you're missing the whole point. It's marketing, design and functionality done right. Nobody else in the smart-phone space managed to do that. Hell, pretty much all RIM/the Blackberry was known for was cramped thumbs and the dubious nickname "the crackberry."

[jag0]

Well its not TOTALLY done right. There are basic features that it can't do that WM phones and basic phones do.

[nilofc]

Really? Then what is it?

Bottomline....it is still a PHONE.

[ralfthedog]

Fact, the iPhone will use anti positron technology. The source of the anti positrons will be a device based on lithium. Lithium is an element that can be used in nuclear fusion. The iPhone will also have far more processing power than was used to fly Apollo to the moon.

The iPhone will be quite cool.

[gmon750]

It unfortunate that everyone does not see the real truth here. The iPhone is actually a culmination of decades of reverse-engineering Roswell and Area51 alien technologies. Do you think us humans were capable of coming up with the idea of finger-scrolling? And Steve Jobs has been looking a little green lately. And that halo of reality-distortion? It's obvious he does interstellar transport between here and his home world. Are you becoming a believer?? :-)

The truth is out there...
(insert X-Files theme music here)

[sapporobaby]

Obviously it has already worked. There is no iPhone, nor Steve Jobs. You've all bought in to the "virtual reality" story. Tom Krazit does not exist.

[pwr2thenerds]

one thing you have to give it to Apple...they dared to take huge (and surely calculated) risks where other established companies were comfortable in their safe zones and more interested in fattening their bottom lines than customer convenience or choice or needs. It all looks easy and taken for granted because their product succeeded (nobody thinks of the time, man-power, money they've put into this risk/phone without any guarantees of success) and now every phone company is jumping in the fray after the wake up call from Apple. Had their gamble failed, everyone would have kicked Apple for taking stupid risks and blamed it on their inexperience with "see we told you...we know better than you". Apple was able to find a need and fulfill it in a much better way then the established players ever cared for.

Reminds me of a few quotations: 1. No guts no glory. 2. When you are down, everyone will take a shot/kick at you. 3. And success has many relatives and failure none.

apple is definitely a game changer, specially in the phone business. it's good finally someone kicked the dust and created a storm in the market. the phone is not perfect (i.e. lacks some basic features) but it's a great start and credit should be given where it's due. Apple will learn from others and others will learn from Apple and in the end everyone will benefit.

i recently switched from Windows to Mac when I needed a new comp and decided to go for their MacBook. I do have Vista installed on my MacBook and have realized that I am using it very rarely now as Mac OS is definitely faster to use in spite of my familiarity with Windows OS's over so many years of use. Again it's not perfect but it's still seems better and fills a need very well.

I don't hate Vista but it's just seems to be over-burdened with legacy hardware/software support which seems to slow it down which may be prove to be its Achilles heels. It just freezes for a while due to background processes (MS's own apps or 3rd party...i don't care), etc. when performing routine tasks and which gets annoying after a while.

[ericyen]

On thing is for sure . . . its going to KICK A$$.
Help my stock price out and buy 10 of them!!!!

[riomanpr]

they could do the right thing and open it up to other wireless services. I will not leave Sprint to buy an IPhone, under any circumstance. Why they let themselves get backed into this AT&T corner in the US is a rare sign of weakness on Apple's part.

[zip22]

I remember reading that other carriers wouldn't agree to allowing apple to control all the software. Features like visual voice-mail also required effort on their end, and I think AT&T was just the most inviting.

[DrtyDogg]

Supposedly they went to Verizon first, but Verizon said no. Like zip said it was about control, and Apple wanted a cut of the monthly fee.

[Constable Odo]

They keep saying that the iPhone's just another smartphone and not even better than the average WinMo or Symbian smartphone. I think they were the same ones that probably said the iPod was just another mp3 player. It was, but there was more to it than that. That extra thing that set the iPod apart was iTMS. Their peabrains just don't get it. Yes, there is the iPhone, but along with it comes the iTunes Media Store, the newly created App store and .Me. One stop shopping for media. That's what's going to make the difference.

Once the iPhone starts to multiply in the tens of millions, providing there is a front facing camera, add to it iChat AV in the iPhone and iChat AV on both OSX and Windows desktops, there is going to be a whole lot of social network videoconferencing going on. The iPhone will become a very powerful platform for both consumers and corporations.

I think that just calling it just another smartphone is really an oversimplification. OK, it's not the cure for cancer or will it stop global warming, but it will become a very significant global product.

I'll admit that much of this is just my wishful thinking, but by the end of this year we'll see who's right. Will the 3G iPhone be just a few drops of rain, or become the Perfect Storm.

[nilofc]

The epitome of the term "FAN BOY"

[gordingin]

iPhone? Never heard of this ;)

[scottmcgrath]

Of course, there's no rumor that it has a KEYBOARD.

[Smurfman]

I believe Apple's relationship with AT&T was both financially and strategically driven. The financial part is obvious (monthly subscriptions). The strategic side is a little more subtle. Apple wanted a single player to be committed to the iPhone. One that would provide a great beginning... Not too fast out of the gate and not too slow either. It's also a growth opportunity for the future when Apple and AT&T's exclusive contract is up. I've seen Apple make strategic decisions in the past based on future growth potential. Just give it a little more time and most carriers will allow you to purchase and use an iPhone.

[prokrity]

rumour: The next iphone is not an apple. Its an orange.

[Neville Bartos]

Based on the 2.0 beta firmware, it doesn't look like the new iPhone is gonna be all that different. Sure, maybe faster CPU and 3G, but other then that.....

[anti3g]

The actual price of the new apple iphone 3G = $399!

The published price being advertised all over for the new apple iphone 3G is $199?what they are not telling you is that price is only for new ATT customers and those current ATT customers who happen to be eligible for an equipment upgrade (according to ATT, upgrade eligibility is ?generally? determined by the amount of time remaining on a current contract). For all those current ATT customers who do not happen to be at the end of their contract, the actual price for you is $399 plus an $18 upgrade fee along with a new 2-year contract. ATT is penalizing their long-time, account in good standing, customers a whopping $200. Why is the actual price of the new iphone not being advertised for what it is?$399? It?s the same price as the old iphone with an increase in the data plan.

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