Goldman Sachs: New iPhones, Apple TV for 2008
We had a pretty good idea that a new iPhone would be coming in 2008, but what will it look like?
A report from Goldman Sachs Wednesday spotted by AppleInsider doesn't exactly shed much more light on that subject, but says that Apple is gearing up to deliver two new iPhones next year. The first one sounds like it will be just a storage upgrade with more flash memory in the first half of the year, while the second half of the year should bring the long-awaited 3G iPhone, according to the report.
Not one, but two iPhones could be released next year, according to Goldman Sachs.
(Credit: CNET Networks)Both Apple CEO Steve Jobs and AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson have indicated that 2008 is the year for the 3G iPhone, so that's not much of a surprise. An iPhone that could connect to 3G (third-generation) data networks would allow for faster download speeds, but Apple has held off on introducing such a model to this point because of concerns over battery life, according to Jobs.
Goldman also thinks that Apple is getting ready to introduce a newer version of Apple TV, which had a disappointing first year. But the report doesn't make much sense; it says Apple is going to attach an LCD screen to Apple TV. Maybe I'm missing something very obvious, and feel free to point it out below, but I just can't fathom why Apple would want to do that. Apple TV's problems have nothing to do with the lack of a display.
Anyway, the report also says that Goldman can't find as much evidence of the long-rumored ultraportable notebook that's supposedly on tap for Macworld, saying that "possible design issues" might have delayed that model. Just another day in the Apple rumor business.
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Is it just me here?? Apple, a pioneer in the computer and mobile device industry over the last few years teaming with a mobile services provider years behind the times??
Oh wait, sorry Apple, but I just remember that you got way to greedy and wanted too big of a cut and the other service providers told you to get lost! I am very disappointed and will continue to wait until for Sprint or Verizon to get a crack at it.
In the mean time I will continue to grab iPods and MacBooks because they ARE good products. I do not doubt that the iPhone is great, just way too slow for me.
been located in Taiwan for about two years. Now that the 3G
iPhone will be introduce on 08', does that mean people living in
Asia Pacific would be able to get an iPhone anytime soon? Well,
I'm definitely hoping so...
As for Apple TV, it's pretty much useless over here because
unless you've got credit cards issued by the banks of Canada or
U.S, you can't buy any type of music, movies or TV shows from
the iTunes store; which, for me, it's the main reason that you
won't see an Apple TV in my living room anytime soon---w/o
LCD (LCD??? That's strange!)
HDMI, they could offer a mini DVI port similar to the ones on their
laptops, so it could power a monitor?
I know, I'm grasping here. That doesn't make any sense to me
either.
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by Iamkar33m
December 13, 2007 6:44 AM PST
- Perhaps they're talking about incorporating an LCD screen that display stats much like the VCR/DVD players. It could show what's playing, the time elapsed and the time remaining, etc. I guess that could be useful if you're watching a full-screen video and don't want to bring up the on-screen info to see how much time is left.
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