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Apple Event for iPhone 5 announcement on October 4th
- thehodge 15y agoStill unconfirmed, I won't believe it until I see the invitations posted everywhere... because they will be posted EVERYWHERE
- technoslut 15y agoPaczkowski is well-respected and is a reliable source. If he's saying it with certainty then there's an extreme likelihood it is true. It will be interesting to see how Cook performs since his style is very low-key compared to Jobs. There is no doubt Schiller, Forstall, Ive and Cue will be there to lend assistance.
- smackfu 15y agoIt's extremely likely that there is a plan for an event on this date at this time. But since it hasn't been announced, it's also quite possible the date will slip, because they can let the date slip if they wish. So it can be both a reliably sourced fact and something that might not happen. Fun!
- jemeshsu 15y agoExpected: A5 CPU, higher spec CMOS camera. Let's hope it has larger screen, longer battery life, Bluetooth 4, faster 801n. Or maybe NFC chip for wallet type application? I suspect Square people already has some insight. Its more than iPhone 5 event: iOS 5, iCloud, new iPod touch, new iPod refreshes or even new Apple TV. Updated: Not sure why its voted down. I don't work for Apple.
- jwallaceparker 15y agoI think there will be MacBook Pro bumps too. Although I hear the MBP redesign is now pushed back to 2012, unfortunately.
- thomasgerbe 15y agoI read similar rumors on MacRumors. A shame but maybe the new MBP in 2012 will incorporate Ivy Bridge.
- yread 15y agoThey could already use the new 2760QM, 2860QM and 2960XM CPUs. It seems they are ~ 15% stronger http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Intel-Sandy-Bridge-Core-i7-Update.61917.0.html http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Intel-Sandy-Bridge-Core-...
- Tyrannosaurs 15y agoI don't think they'll muddy the waters with that at an iPhone / iOS launch event. MBP refreshes would either distract from the iPhone or be ignored, neither are something that Apple would want. Refreshes have frequently gone out in the past without any sort of event and I'd guess that this would be the case this time.
- jwallaceparker 15y agoYeah good call. They will probably come out this Tuesday the 27th with an announcement on the website.
- notatoad 15y agothe rumours this summer were pretty confident of not just a spec bump but a new air-like design for the next iteration of mbp. i'm sure it'll get it's own event.
- dennyabraham 15y agodidn't they just do an mbp refresh this year?
- sonap 15y agoI would trade all of those features for a case design that didn't require me to use a cover without shattering the screen and/or back. I had dropped my 3G/3GS dozens of times with just some scuffs- I've cracked the screen or back on my iPhone 4 thrice :(
- ssharp 15y agoI cracked my 3G screen with as much ease as I cracked my 4, unfortunately.
- mrich 15y agodid you get a new one each time?
- vegashacker 15y agoI've dropped my caseless iPhone 4 on sidewalks and other hard surfaces a handful of times. It's gotten dinged up, but nothing's cracked.
- thatjoshguy 15y agoI have dropped my iPhone on tiles at work without scratching the screen. But in saying that, i've seen others at work crack their screen the same way. Just luck I guess
- zyb09 15y agoOkay here's my prediction from last year, maybe this time I'll be right: Translucent Home-Button (maybe out of glass). Contains multiple color LEDs for notification system. If you get an email your Home-Button 'pulses' green and so on.
- mortenjorck 15y agoUnlikely, but ambient visual notification is on my wishlist as well. If Apple does implement it, my guess is a single-color, white LED backlighting the roundrect label on the home button. "Pulse home button" becomes an additional on/off switch for each app's notifications in Notification Center.
- evilduck 15y agoApple does have patents for it already: http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2011/04/apple-blows-us-away-with-smart-bezel-details.html http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2011/04/apple-bl... So it's not entirely out of the question.
- SonicSoul 15y agohopefully they'll do away with glass face that shutters from 1 foot drops on the sidewalk.
- ceejayoz 15y agoI hope they don't, because that glass face has been far better to use than any other smartphone I've encountered.
- redthrowaway 15y agoI wonder what the cost increase would be of making it from pyrex or polycarbonate. It definitely wouldn't be a very Apple thing to do, but it would be nice.
- ceejayoz 15y agoMy glasses are scratch-resistant polycarb and they're scratched all to hell. The aluminosilicate glass on the iPhone 4 is supposed to be stronger and more shatter resistant than Pyrex.
- twodayslate 15y agoI highly doubt there will be a larger screen. They won't force developers to code for another screen resolution and they won't want to lose the retina.
- mitchty 15y agoThat or they move more towards the resolution independency thats been around since Tiger. Think scaleable vector graphics vs pixel. But we'll see.
- msbarnett 15y agoThere would have been signs of that in the iOS 5 SDK betas, if it were going to happen.
- stuartjmoore 15y agoI'm guessing the screen resulation will stay the same, just put on a larger screen. But, this creates a smaller DPI and kind of ruins the retina display.
- seanalltogether 15y agoThe current resolution is 326 PPI. I would imagine as long as they stay above 300 they will be kosher.
- matwood 15y agoI agree with you. I think what people are thinking as a 'larger' screen is really Apple shrinking the phone around the current screen. Apple is crazy about thin and small and I'm sure they want the iPhone to be more like the iTouch if possible.
- rsynnott 15y ago> larger screen Highly unlikely. They couldn't make it much bigger without either making it uncomfortably close to the device border, or making the device bigger. > longer battery life Quite likely. The iPad 2 has better battery life than the original iPad, with a very similar battery. They might be able to get in a process shrink for the iPhone 5, too. > faster 801n As I understand it, this would require multiple antennae, so probably not likely for space reasons.
- dr_ 15y agoPersonally, I feel product announcements should be made by the head of the team that developed the product in the company. That's what Google does, for example. It gives some well deserved spotlight to that person for their hard work. It also prevents the company from developing an image that it is entirely dependent on one person for all it's product development, be it true or not.
- Tyrannosaurs 15y agoWithout wanting to turn this into a Google Apple war, I'm not sure Google can really teach Apple too much about media launches. Whatever you think of Apple, they do launches very very well and I'm not sure they'd think they should be taking anything out of Google's playbook on this one. It's a media event, you use it for maximum media impact, not thanking the staff. If the guy who headed that team is the best person for the job then you give it to him, if he's not then you don't.
- ceejayoz 15y ago> Personally, I feel product announcements should be made by the head of the team that developed the product in the company. That's what Google does, for example. At Apple, the head of the team for any major product release is effectively the CEO.
- achompas 15y agoDo you speak from experience? Or from what you've gathered from various media? I ask b/c I've heard otherwise (especially during the last years of Jobs's tenure as CEO).
- ceejayoz 15y agoI speak based on the fact that every profile of Steve Jobs has been consistent on the fact that he was usually involved in even minor details on products they release.
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- sambeau 15y agoCue the chorus of "Finally"…
- sambeau 15y agoOh do lighten up folks :)
- mhd 15y agoI'm still hoping for a new Performa… (like they say, hoping for a miracle, but preparing for a Hackintosh)
- mhd 15y agoWhy the downvotes? Am I the only one missing a somewhat expandable desktop Mac without an integrated display, but below the requirements / costs of an Mac Pro?
- 54mf 15y agoThis is total speculation, and probably easily explainable by any number of things, but: I bought the iPhone 4 the day it came out, subsidized price. I just called *639# to check my upgrade status, and the message says I'm not eligible for a full upgrade now, but "may qualify on 11/25/2011". That isn't any sort of upgrade anniversary for me - at least, I don't think it is - so that's an interesting date.
- ceejayoz 15y agoMine says 4/21/2012, so I wouldn't read too much into it.
- gonzo 15y agomine says 03/07/2012
- joeminkie 15y agoSometimes the upgrade date can be moved up if you pay a lot per month because of a larger plan, unlimited sms/data, etc. You pay off your subsidization quicker.
- 54mf 15y agoAh, that could be it. My girlfriend is on my plan as well, so I'm paying a bit more than your average customer.
- brianwhitman 15y agoYes-- i pay $250/mo on my plan (international data & etc) and also bought the iPhone4 subsidized day 1, and my message says I am eligible for an upgrade now.
- adolph 15y agoMaybe that is the date other carriers get it?
- theseanstewart 15y agoMine says "As a valued customer, we can offer you an upgrade with a new 2-yr commitment and an $18 upgrade fee". I bought my iPhone 4 the day it came out. I'm on a family plan.
- ansy 15y agoBy most accounts the iPhone 5 will not have LTE. That's going to sting with Verizon customers in the United States. While it will probably support HSPA+ on AT&T which is already decently fast, Verizon CDMA is direly slow. It will be a hard sell to get Verizon customers to pass up LTE for the next two years when there are already a few really good Android phones with LTE and most major cities have LTE coverage right now. Not to mention the many more cities will have LTE in just a few months. I suppose that is just a sacrifice Apple will have to make. It will not matter for AT&T or most of its other carriers around the world.
- ceejayoz 15y agoPlenty of iPhone 1 customers gave up 3G. The phone landscape has certainly changed, but I don't see it as that hard a sell.
- Justinwoop 15y agoPlenty of iPhone customers also give 3G by using the device on T-Mobile. There aren't that many of them though compared to the number of people who switched to AT&T (or Verizon) just as there weren't that many people who bought the iPhone 1.
- ceejayoz 15y agoiPhone 1 sold pretty phenomenally considering it was a $600 phone, lacked 3G, etc. T-Mobile numbers are going to be dramatically depressed by having to buy unsubsidized and break the carrier lock.
- calloc 15y agoI am one of them. I've got my phone jail broken and on T-Mobile's network so that I don't have to deal with AT&T (unfortunately that is going away). The EDGE speeds are not half bad actually, when browsing on the iPhone itself they are a tad slow, but over bluetooth to my iPad for example I notice it slightly, but it doesn't really bother me.
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- Aloisius 15y agoHopefully they'll ditch the external antennas so you can actually make a phone call no matter how "incorrectly" you hold the phone.
- ceejayoz 15y agoYou must've missed the videos of BlackBerry and HTC phones doing the same thing.
- joejohnson 15y agoAllThingsD has interesting points to make here; I wish they would write with proper grammar. Also, I hate when they say "according to sources". What sources?! At least macrumors states exactly where they get their info from.