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3G iPhone in May, Another Device at WWDC?

Mykbibby said:
That's What She Said!!!

This thread about multitouch is just asking for it...
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ahahha yes!!! I love it.

You can never go wrong with a "thats what she said comment"

If the 3G iPhone is out this month my world can be complete. What would tie a new car together then a new iPhone..

Tablet would be sick as hell too.

Someone mention iPod air? = iPod broken in 2 hrs of purchase.
 
MikeELL said:
I think people are forgetting that WWDC is a Developer's conference. They don't do hardware launches unless it is relevant to to the type of software the developer's are being asked to write. Some sort of tablet device announcement at WWDC is more plausible (than the second-gen iphone) because it would shed light on how apple plans to expand the touch interface to the desktop environment (which seems to be where it's all heading), and how developers would incorporate this new interface option into their programs. It would be an intermediate step towards this: https://www.macrumors.com/2008/02/21/advanced-multitouch-writing-without-a-stylus-and-more/) .

The SDK has already been released to developers so I don't see how launching the second gen iphone at the conference makes sense. It would definitely be frustrating to all the developers in the SDK-use streams at WWDC to be using old phones if a new one has just been announced for release in less than a month.

Also, since the ATT vacation block-out only starts mid June that would suggest the release of a new product (read: tablet thingy) at the end of June. Snowflakes chance in hell that Apple will wait that long to release the new iphones. I think it makes sense that Apple will release the 3G iphone before WWDC, and May sounds just fine to me. :D
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Fair enough, good points. But here is my issue with ATT vacation block out and the "tablet". I doubt the tablet will be enabled so consumers can talk on it ie phone. However it could be 3G enabled for data only. That creates a whole other set of questions such as: will it work with my current iphone contract, separate contract... you get the picture. So then why would ATT block out a vacation days for a tablet?? I fail to see how the table (if it comes out) is relevant to the ATT block-out days.
 
KurtangleTN said:
I have a quick question about 3G in America, I saw AT&Ts coverage and it does cover the area I'm moving to soon, but when I click 3G coverage it shows me a fairly small list of cities.

Is that the only place I'll get 3G?
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I don't know where you are coming from but you will find that in some places in America you will get no cell coverage at all. So in some cases 3G is the least of your worries.

As to map coverages from the various carries, realize that they are always out of date. This due to the continuous build out of the network.

Dave
 
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I'm voting June 10 iPhone availability for the following reasons.
1 One month after apple made iPhone unavailable (they never said "sold out")
2 AT&T still selling iPhone online. (this means they need to clear inventory before new release, just like the euro carriers)
3 June 10 is a tuesday
4 it's after the keynote
5 nobody can bitch and return their newly purchased obsolete phone.
6 All apple really needs to do to keep Wall Street happy is sell more iPhones this quarter than last year. Last year, the iphone was only available in one country and only for 30 hours. Plus, they want to make sure that next year they can beat this year.
 
corrado7 said:
Fair enough, good points. But here is my issue with ATT vacation block out and the "tablet". I doubt the tablet will be enabled so consumers can talk on it ie phone. However it could be 3G enabled for data only. That creates a whole other set of questions such as: will it work with my current iphone contract, separate contract... you get the picture. So then why would ATT block out a vacation days for a tablet?? I fail to see how the table (if it comes out) is relevant to the ATT block-out days.
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It might not be an iPhone in that you put to your ear and talk, still no reason for it not work with bluetooth hand/headset to make calls.

Oh, no CD will in the device.
That empty void just makes the thing unbalanced or worse gyroscopic when the CD is inside. Better use is a battery or flash chips.
 
wizard said:
I don't know where you are coming from but you will find that in some places in America you will get no cell coverage at all. So in some cases 3G is the least of your worries.
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While what you said was true, it is misleading, and I wish you would have framed it better. There are some places with no coverage, but they are rare and getting rarer by the month. The percentage of the population without any cell coverage at all (not talking about technologies or carriers) is virtually zero. There are enough misconceptions about U.S. wireless infrastructure as is it.
 
Here's my take...

Im thinking that since the iphone is unavailable, it will be released either this week or next week since the ipod touch/ipod nano/ipod classic revisions were not released at an event so the 3G iphone upgrade could be in the middle of the week.

With this new device deal at WWDC... I have a feeling that it might not be a portable at all (unless we know it will for sure? Im never sure with Apple though) but I really think it will be an apple tv game console fused into one!!! Just think about it, rumors about developing a wii-like remote/controller and apple getting into the gaming market, apple tv DVR functionality patents to the FCC, WWDC will have tons of developers that can develop games and applications for it so a great place to show it off, and hey, the apple tv has been just a "hobby" for quite a while now so I think it would be a great time to do something like that. Heck i might as well say that it can fuse the mac mini into the combo as well at this point since it hasn't seen an update yet...

Thats just my idea but heck if that was to be true then ill buy 4 right now for each room in the house!!! Now that will be my new "dvd player"!!! forget blu ray...:D:D:D:D:D:apple:
 
Diode said:
Maybe the current iphone / size was the "nano" all along^^
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Well the iPod Nano is just a die shirk of the previous generation of iPod classic.
Why not take the same approach with iPhone?

Other than not being able to shrink the screen any more than 1/2inch max, still lots of room to get the same function (maybe with 3G) in a smaller package.

So Two families one is about best function, the other best size.
 
RIMM is making official their announcement of BB9000. So the heat is on for Apple. I'm betting we hear something official by morning. If not tomorrow, Tuesday.

Alex
 
ivahardy said:
tried it just ended up doing random squiggles. without a very quick/live visual feedback your whole function of writing goes out of the window. and thats just anthropometric's.

Also who has ever enjoyed writing using a stylus/fingers on a touch pad using those preset letter shapes that look, sometimes, nothing like the real letter?
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yea - and for the record I am using computers, keyboards, keypads, etc so I don't have to write anymore. My ability to handwrite is going the way of the dinosaur as of late :D but I don't mind so much. I almost think stylus' are a regression of sort if they include it.
 
GottaLoveApple4 said:
Im thinking that since the iphone is unavailable, it will be released either this week or next week since the ipod touch/ipod nano/ipod classic revisions were not released at an event so the 3G iphone upgrade could be in the middle of the week.
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The current range of iPods were released at a Special Event back in September. It was huge, loads of media attended.

A massive update to both the iPhone hardware and software would warrant an event. Due to the heavy reliance on developers to make the upcoming 2.0 release worth it's while the WWDC would be the perfect place for it - although why everyone is expecting iPhone OS 2.0 to be out at WWDC when Steve said "late June" is beyond me.

We will probably see an announcement with shipping in 3 - 4 weeks if Apple can get the whole FCC short-term confidentiality thingy going.
 
I have been waiting for iphone 2 for a long time now and I am going crazy with my outdated razr and 06 ipod nano. Although, even if they came out with a 3g iPhone in May i would still wait to June to see what they announce at wwdc. Thats just my opinion.
 
Apple's going to sit tight for another week without any iPhones for sale on their website. This will instantly build hype on the inter-rags for a few days then out comes an invite to a special event. Jobs then shows off the new iPhone rev 2 with a preview of the Apps store. iPhone ships 6/2 with the store starting up a week later at WWDC. Which is where we see this Newtonish device as a BAM!.

In the meantime Apple bumps specs on the Macbook and maybe Macbook Pro.


Interesting 4 weeks coming eh ? :)
 
stevemolitor said:
Any guesses as to whether we will be able to tether the new iPhone to a laptop , to get 3G internet on the laptop? This is possible with the current iPhone I believe with jail breaking, but I was wondering if it'd be legit this time.

Steve
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how is it possible after jailbreaking?
i'd like to know. really seriously. I'd like to use it.
 
There's still plenty of time for a launch in May.

If I recall correctly, the last two media events (that weren't MWSF or WWDC) only sent out invites to the media a week in advance. I'm betting we see invites sent out this Tuesday (or next) for an event the following week.

It's not like I'm getting my phone until late June anyway (in Oz here) but I just want to see what I'll be getting (3G, better camera with video and I'll be happy, hardware wise).
 
daveL said:
I don't get these "too many products" posts. I, for one, would consider this "new product" an iPod Touch v2, with more emphasis on video capabilities, slightly larger virtual keyboard, better browsing experience, etc. If anything, it helps differentiate the Touch from iPhone. Of course, it would run the 2.0 version of the firmware.
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Exactly.

A week ago, I was reading complaints here about how Apple doesn't offer enough solutions, blah blah.

Now, the posts are the opposite. Complaints that Apple would have too many product options and make things confusing.

Personally; I think it would be strange for Apple to release the 3G iPhone just weeks ahead of WWDC.

However, keep in mind that not every Mac user knows what WWDC is or even cares, in addition non Apple users are in this same boat.

Was just speaking to my brother, who converted to Mac's this last fall. I asked if he was looking forward to WWDC and what was on the way, and he had never heard of it. It's all relative. ;-)

My other brother with a Mac is a professional welder, if I asked him about WWDC, he'd ask if that was going to be on Fox or ESPN.
 
winterspan said:
LOL! I just wrote a long post yesterday after finding this very same rumor. I bet we'll see a second device at WWDC. If you think about it, it makes sense for Apple
to replace the iPod Touch with a different device, possibly a bigger, more capable tablet ala Nokia's N800 tablet. It will end the confusion between the iPhone and iPod touch, and allow Apple to charge more for it while not cannibalizing iPhone sales for people who want a smaller, "front pocket"-sized device.
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Confusion? One's a phone, one isn't.

i.maverick said:
how is it possible after jailbreaking?
i'd like to know. really seriously. I'd like to use it.
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Lifehacker has an article on it.
 
wouldn't be surprised if its just the new ACD's for WWDC.
Tablet... doubt it.

Iphone soon please, I'm ready to stand at ATT again :)

It's Apple INC now right? Maybe they have another consumer product in store.
 
I think that if Apple has sold out of iPhones it is because they planned to sell out around this time. We do live in the time of JIT production/stock management after all.

O2 discounting was clearly an attempt to empty the channel for this date.

And the only possible reason for EOLing the iPhone is to bring out the iPhone 2. You dont leave the shelves empty for a whole month.

iPhone 2 will be a global affair. I very much doubt therefore it will be launced at the WWDC, but rather have its own event. By the looks of things in the next 7 days.
 
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