Yesterday we bought you the news that a new iPhone could be lining shelves on 21 September, following a 12 September unveiling -- now fresh reports have surfaced that lend credence to those points on the calendar.
AllthingsD says sources have confirmed that Apple is plotting an event for the week commencing 9 September (that's a Sunday), with Wednesday (that's the 12th) pegged as a likely date.
The site also drags up some interesting stats that shows Tim Cook and friends are making increasingly hefty prepayments for inventory components, suggesting major gadgets are imminent. Numerous leaks point to Apple's next mobile rocking a taller frame, with a 16:9 display and a smaller connector dock.
A new iPhone in the autumn is nigh-on guaranteed, ticking through another year in the great clockwork machinery that is the tech calendar. But when Apple bods mount the stage in a few months, I'll be keen to see what else the iPod-spawning outfit has up its shiny sleeves.
Recent reports pegged the new iPhone announcement to also feature the introduction of a new iPod nano and the fabled iPad mini.
Nothing is known for sure about this mythical minuscule tablet, and rumours of a cheaper, smaller iPad have been doing the rounds for years. Still, purported production samples, the launch of the stonking Google Nexus 7 and word of a 1,024x768 pixel resolution have folks eagerly anticipating a teeny tiny tablet.
Would you like to see Apple releasing a smaller, cheaper iPad? Or should it focus on trying to make the iPhone 5 better than the Samsung Galaxy S3? Tell me in the comments or on our Facebook wall.
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Nathan Explosion 31 July, 2012 09:42
Somone want to tell these people they can get a Samsung Galaxy S3 NOW....
I'm guessing they have little choice, as they are locked into Apple, like it or not...
demobigen 31 July, 2012 10:35
Don't know what the big deal is... or is it only because it's "Apple". RIM had the format right with the PlayBook from the beginning at 7" and now because of the Nexus 7... Everyone thinks that Google had it first...
anonymous 31 July, 2012 10:45
But RIM only had the dimensions right. None of the other things that matter. Like content and a nice UX. So yeah google/amazon were the first to get it right!. Amazon actually being first
anonymous 31 July, 2012 11:20
Apple becoming so boring now!
anonymous 31 July, 2012 11:51
Apple days are now counted. Same stuff new packages every year is no good for who spends £500 for a mere phone in big screen.
anonymous 31 July, 2012 14:21
@ anon 11:51 obviously people who like apple or the iphone? otherwise no one would be buying it. isnt the iphone 4 still outselling most andriod phones. with the 4s outselling even more? "no one spends £500 for a big screen" evidentally the already have for smaller screens, so i dont see why they're going to stop now. more of an increase than decrease.