iLounge claims that a “highly reliable source” has told them quite a few details about some new gadgets coming from Apple, including a new iPhone that will finally fix the antenna problem, which allegedly will be released in early 2011.
I was hoping for October, after Steve Jobs’s insinuations at the latest press conference, but according to them, no dice. They say, however, that this is hard to believe. I want to believe it.
They also claim that new iPods are also coming as “early as this month or as late as September”. This will include a new iPod touch, a new nano and a 1.7-inch touchscreen version of the iPod shuffle. The iPod touch, they say, will have half an inch less screen than the current one. Why would Apple use a smaller display when they can enjoy the iPhone 3.5-inch Retina display’s economies of scale is beyond me.
Their source says that a smaller iPad will be released, this one including a 7-inch display instead of the 9.7-inch one, which I find hard to believe too.
What I don’t find hard to believe is their tip about Apple trying to reduce the cost of their bumpers, so they don’t have to invest so much money in their free iPhone 4 bumpers giveaway. [iLounge]
Todd Drexel
Friday, August 6, 2010 at 11:36 AMI reckon it will be quite disappointing if Apple do release a new iPhone etc over in the next few months. What about the Australians for instance for which the iPhone 4 came out July 30th and have 1 month back order for everyone who has pre-ordered. So by the time they get there new iPhone a new one is out replacing the iPhone antenna problem. Apple seems to be rushing things quite alot this year. Maybe its just all about the money…
Mattt
Friday, August 6, 2010 at 11:51 AMTo be fair to all those that have already purchased new iphones, it was kind of hard to not see a replacement model coming in the near future. Supplying bumpers to fix the antenna issue was never going to be a fix, just a silencer for those that had already purchased.
Arfur Sixpence
Friday, August 6, 2010 at 4:01 PMDespite being put off by the yellow blobs and the signal debacle, I really fell in love with the iphone when I paid a visit to the Apple shop the other day.
It is quite simply the most beautiful device and the screen is stunning. But I still can’t bring myself to buy such a flawed product and have little respect or sympathy for those sheep who dutifully splashed out DESPITE knowing of the problems.
HOWEVER, I am more than happy to wait for the next iteration. Put plainly, iphone 4 is a phone from another universe; NOTHING touches it in terms of aesthetics and that screen is mind-blowing!
derk
Friday, August 6, 2010 at 4:07 PMI have zero issues with reception with my iPhone 4…
getting a Nintendo emulator app on the other hand…
matt h
Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 11:32 AMTodd, we’re 3 years down the track and it seems people still don’t get that it’s NOT a computer, it’s a phone/piece of consumer electronics and is marketed that way intentionally. Apples updates are nothing compared to the mobile phone industry. The same applies to iPods.
matt h
Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 11:38 AMArfur – “little respect or sympathy for sheep”? Really? Maybe some of us know that reception is also tied to the network/carrier. Telstra isn’t AT&T you know, so forgive us “sheep” for actually utilising our brains and not taking all this at face value/panicking. And no I haven’t got a bumper.
I haven’t had a single issue with dropouts or signal and the only time I’ve lost the network was in the deepest part of Sydney’s underground on the train.
None of those things have anything to do with being a fanboy/”sheep”.
Bob
Friday, August 6, 2010 at 7:41 PMEasy buy a HTC HD2 or variant. Once you’ve seen these screens, you’ll never pick an iphone again. They look puny and the screens tiny when compared.
matt h
Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 11:30 AMHave you actually seen and used the retina iPhone? And I don’t personally want something any bigger than that.