Apple 'to launch two iPhones this year'

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Apple 'to launch two iPhones this year'

Apple will launch two iPhones in September, according to the latest rumour about the forthcoming handset.



Steve Jobs speaking at Apple's WWDC last month. Photo: AP

Apple blog 9 to 5 Mac said Apple would release two iPhones in September, one of which would be a “low-end” handset to compete with cheap smartphones running Google’s Android handset. Citing a “reliable source”, 9 to 5 Mac said “there will be no mistaking these two devices”.

This latest rumour fits with other recent speculation suggesting that Apple might be about to launch a slightly improved iPhone 4 - the so-called iPhone 4S - and a completely revamped handset, the iPhone 5.

Of course, Apple hasn’t even confirmed that there will be an iPhone 5 yet, much less that one - or two - will be released in September. However, Apple almost never pre-announces anything and by the time their product launches roll around it’s usually possible to piece together what will be announced based on rumours.

It is thought that the iPhone 5 will have a faster processor - the same A5 model that is in the iPad 2 - and a better camera, possibly with an 8-megapixel sensor instead of the 5-megapixel one that is in the iPhone 4.

Though the rumour mill does not agree exactly on specifications and even the number of handsets that Apple will release, there is almost unanimous agreement that whatever Apple has in the pipeline will be released in September.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/8626576/Apple-to-launch-two-iPhones-this-year.html
 
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This is approaching quickly enough... It will be interesting to see what enhancements come with these phones.
 
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I predict the iPhone 5 will allow you to demolecularize and remolecularize from and to any points on the planet. If so, then I think I might get one.
 
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More rumors:​

This is my next... adds some additional color to recent reports of a higher-resolution iPad set for launch later this year, claiming that the new "iPad HD" device will be sold alongside the existing iPad 2 and will target professional users in the video or photo industries. Apple is also said to be planning to debut iPad versions of at least one its pro-level apps such as Final Cut Pro or Aperture alongside the iPad HD.​

Our sources are saying that not only will there be a newly designed iPhone coming in the fall, but there is going to be a new entry into the iPad family as well. As hard as it might be to believe, the new tablet is said to sport a double resolution screen (2048 x 1536), and will be dubbed the "iPad HD." The idea behind the product is apparently that it will be a "pro" device aimed at a higher end market - folks who work in video and photo production possibly - and will be introduced alongside something like an iPad version of Final Cut or Aperture. This product is specifically said to not be the iPad 3, rather a complimentary piece of the iPad 2 line. Think MacBook and MacBook Pro.​

The report also goes on to try to clear up some of the confusion surrounding the next-generation iPhone and whether it will be a complete redesign or simply a minor tweak to the existing iPhone 4 that has come to be informally known as the "iPhone 4S".

According to the report's sources, Apple is indeed planning a smaller and lighter design for the iPhone 5, but has also been testing those components within iPhone 4 enclosures, leading to the confusion over the company's plans.

Simply put, as the iPhone 5 components are built for a smaller and lighter device, they can be easily fit into a casing which for all intents and purposes looks identical to an iPhone 4... and that's exactly what Apple has been doing. Our sources tell us that the company has been testing the new components in old iPhone cases, for obvious reasons.​

The current iPhone 4 design is said to have fallen "out of favor" with Apple executives, leading to the substantial efforts to introduce a redesigned form factor only a little over a year after the iPhone 4's debut.​
 
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Steve is definitely not looking well. Sucks that life has to end at some point, but man he looks frail. I'm amazed he's even attempting to head the company up at this point.

One way or another, the company makes solid products that are doing really well.. hope they can keep that up.
 
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