Any word on the new iPhone?

churchy · Posted: Apr 02, 2008 7:19 am Post subject: Any word on the new iPhone?

I am thinking about picking up an iPhone, but keep hearing that a new one may be coming out in June with 3G and GPS... So, if this is true, I will wait. Has anyone heard of a more firm date? Info?

chavez · RIP MHL 04/25/1958 - 01/11/2006

churchy, nothing about that. But plenty about the new Exchange support and the SDK.

http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/03/06/iPhone-opens-to-Exchange-e-mail_1.html

Dragonlady8 · Black Widow Joined: 27 Aug 2004 Posts: 9198

Samsung is coming out wit something like the Iphone for Sprint.

http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/patterson/15817;_ylt=AqG9_yW0iK79rHnEjnSwzylCMZA5

churchy · Posted: Apr 02, 2008 2:09 pm Post subject:

Dragonlady8, saw it... still haven't found anything I like more than the iPhone though. Wish it was on Verizon.

churchy · Posted: Apr 02, 2008 2:11 pm Post subject:

Here's this:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080402/tc_nm/apple_iphone_dc

I wonder if the new one will cost more. If not, the old ones may get cheap.

Alter Ego · Posted: Apr 03, 2008 11:24 am Post subject:

i hear its more like September / October. Testing for the original iPhone took forever with AT&T and a new network technology will mean more complexity. Testing cycles are 2 to 3 months at least and if AT&T were testing it, it would hvae been leaked by now.

The inventory issues on the iphone are industry wide - underforecasting of smart phone sales and suppliers can't produce the components fast enough.

DRAGON88 · Posted: Apr 05, 2008 10:53 am Post subject:

60 days.

http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/04/05/walt-mossberg-promises-3g-iphone-in-60-days/

Mr. Green

Alter Ego · Posted: Apr 09, 2008 9:45 am Post subject:

From industry article

Yesterday we reported on Wall Street Journal technology columnist Wall Mossberg's prediction that the 3G iPhone would launch within 60 days. Today, Mossberg took back the prediction and convinced Silicon Valley Insider by asking:

"If I knew when this date was, why would I announce it in the middle of a sentence at the Finnish embassy, rather than report it in the Wall Street Journal?" Mossberg rhetorically asked the publication. He said he has no idea when Apple is releasing the iPhone and that the 60 day prediction was a "ballpark estimate" based on everything AT&T and Apple have already hinted at publicly.

churchy · Posted: Apr 09, 2008 10:20 am Post subject:

I wonder if I should pull the trigger now or wait?????

chavez · RIP MHL 04/25/1958 - 01/11/2006

As tight lipped as Apple is regarding releases, there is no way any of us could give you good advice about whether to get the current one or get the next one.

Could be December, could be tomorrow.

My brother works for them and I'm sure knows the release schedule. He won't tell me a damn thing! Which is good, gotta respect the confidentiality agreements.

churchy · Posted: Apr 09, 2008 10:56 am Post subject:

scott a · Ladies Man Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 9810

ATT head dude of some sort guaranteed a 3g iPhone within 60 days.

June-ish is when everyone seems to be "expecting" it to drop.

churchy · Posted: Apr 24, 2008 8:33 am Post subject:

Release date is June 10th. No, there is nothing out there announcing this. You will just have to trust me.

tball · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 24 Feb 2004 Posts: 3953

I've got the current version...I'd wait for the upgrade no matter how long it takes. Mine is ok but 3G, 16GB, and GPS will improve things nicely. FWIW, I've also got an AT&T air-card w/ 3G for my laptop and it's comparable with cable-based broadband for surfing. Pretty sick.

churchy · Posted: Apr 24, 2008 1:36 pm Post subject:

tball, I have a 60Gig Ipod, and have like 2000 songs on it and only use like 5 Gig of it. So, I was thinking I would only need like a 8 Gig Iphone. Do you recommend bigger? I see myself only having music, but maybe you have some video apps that would make me interested in more capacity.

tball · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 24 Feb 2004 Posts: 3953

churchy, not at all. 8G has been plenty for me so far, but I just recently started adding stuff like episodes of Arrested Development and Mitch Hedberg specials (each about 250MB). I've put some of the kids' cartoons (Backyardigans, Dora, etc) on there for waiting rooms and other painful places to be without entertainment. However, I've never used more than 5G either. I had wrongly assumed all of the new ones would be 16G...if they have 8G ones then no need dropping the extra cash if you don't need it! word.

churchy · Posted: Apr 28, 2008 1:28 pm Post subject:

I guess we will know the capacity of the new phones come 6/10, and I will most likely be pulling the trigger.

tball · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 24 Feb 2004 Posts: 3953

Discounts coming? BusinessWeek article saying AT&T may offer iPhone for $199 soon.

http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/apr2008/tc20080430_591776.htm?link_position=link1

churchy · Posted: May 02, 2008 9:43 am Post subject:

Saw that as well as other rumors which coincide with prevoius rumors of GPS and vibrating touch.

Craig-R · Guest

churchy, if you have an Apple computer, then i'd suggest you download the program Handbrake, which converts DVD's to iPod/iPhone format so you can watch them on there. and if you do end up watching movies on your iPhone then you'd probably want more than 8GB. just my 2 cents

Craig-R · Guest

churchy, if you have an Apple computer, then i'd suggest you download the program Handbrake, which converts DVD's to iPod/iPhone format so you can watch them on there. and if you do end up watching movies on your iPhone then you'd probably want more than 8GB. just my 2 cents

imawakeboarder.com · Newbie Joined: 06 May 2008 Posts: 30

Ya, PCMagazine has a great article about the release of the 3g at this url: http://tinyurl.com/6q8664

They say in the article that it will be officially announced on June 9th with a lot of impressive apple products upcoming in the future.

Ejazzle · Soul Rider Joined: 22 Aug 2006 Posts: 345 City: Tequesta

http://gizmodo.com/393117/apple-receives-188-mysterious-cargo-containers-3g-iphones-new-macbooks-or-the-finest--colombian-snow

could this be true??

scott a · Ladies Man Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 9810

edit: this below is a fake

http://gizmodo.com/5014197/iphone-2-leaked-pics-show-3g-video-calling-with-other-phones-and-ichat-plus-red-version

wakeboarderdave1 · Posted: Jun 09, 2008 7:47 pm Post subject:

Well looks like the new release date is July 11th and it will cost $199. Looks like I will be waiting till then to get my new phone.