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Apple might release the Iphone 5 in September

With a faster processor
Wed Apr 20 2011, 10:46

MAKER OF SHINY TOYS Apple will apparently release its Iphone 5 in September with, unsurprisingly, a faster processor.

A report at Reuters quotes three people who have direct knowledge of the company's supply chain and said that the device will begin shipping in September. They added that it will have a faster processor than the Iphone 4.

Production for the fruit themed firm's latest smartphone will begin in July or August, according to the sources and the new device will remain mostly the same as the current Iphone 4 in terms of its looks.

A better camera should appear in the next Iphone and it might have a 4-inch screen.

As to when Apple will announce the Iphone 5 is anyone's guess. Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference is upcoming in June but this is supposedly going to be focused on software and operating systems.

The Iphone makes up a large part of Apple's revenue so it is an important product for the cappuccino company. However products like the Iphone rely heavily on components like the touchscreen and flash memory that Apple sources from Japan. The nuclear disaster on the other side of the globe could cause supply chain issues so we wouldn't be surprised if delays occur.

Apple is expected to announce a successful financial quarter today, thanks to the overwhelming popularity and demand for the Ipad 2. That saw hundreds of people queue for the device, which sold out within two days across the UK. µ

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@bad Breath

Of course your at&t crap phone would have a real problem with any signal. When your crappy excuse for a phone fails see how you like being with out it for a week or so while you wait for a replacement. Any other phone will be replaced overnight. Your just a cRapple sheep... Ba ba ba

posted by : iJunk, 26 April 2011 Complain about this comment
Will This Be The Much-Ballyhooed Android Killer?

Don’t bet on it.

posted by : Lawrence D'Oliveiro, 22 April 2011 Complain about this comment
@iJunk

Pulling the battery to reboot the phone are you serious? That's a pain in the ass on any phone and if you have yours in a case it's even more of a pain in the ass.

4gLTE? are you serious is that even really everywhere? When I went traveling through the states I could barely get a decent 3G signal!

"When you have a problem with it, it has to go back to crapple"

When you have a problem with something where do you usually take it? Do you take it to someone else. My xbox broke I called sony to see if they would fix it. DAMN Sony why can't they fix my XBox come on!

Ya the camera could be better, I wish it would have and SD slot and it would be nice to load without iTunes. But it is what it is.

Phones these days are status symbols and Fanboys are so hard to deal with. Who gives a shit which phone you have and what features it has. It's all the same shit.

posted by : I Have Penis Breath , 21 April 2011 Complain about this comment
iJunker

If its released with out 4gLTE its a waist. Comparing most other phones to the iJunk I find it a joke on the people that buy it. When you have a problem with it, it has to go back to crapple. Can't pull battery to reboot. Really crappy camera, Front and back! There are much less expensive devices that do everything better but lead sheep!

posted by : iJunk, 20 April 2011 Complain about this comment
Get the facts right!

Just wondering, for a company that's clearly more innovative and forward thinking compared to the i-Wannabe competition, Apple provides consumers with easy to use products whilst providing real value. Consequently is it really applicable to begin the article by referring to Apple Computer as a "Maker of shiny toys" producing "fruit themed products" that is essentially a cappuccino company??? - Sorry but really poor editorial, the writer would be better advised spending less time trying to conjure up "cool" sounding phrases and instead focus more on writing better quality content.

posted by : mak, 20 April 2011 Complain about this comment
apple != coffee

It's Cupertino , not cappachino !!

posted by : jnz, 20 April 2011 Complain about this comment
Rumours to keep iphone 4 sales up??

I seem to remember reading at the start of the year, Apple saying they were going to have to do a full rethink on the iphone 5. And now the rumours are more or less saying that the next iphone will be an iphone 4 with a better camera a different screen.
So I have to think, is the next iphone just a 4g/4gs of sorts, or are these rumours being made up by Apple to try to stop people holding out for the next iphone (which seems to be delayed) & just to go buy the current one?

posted by : Nino, 20 April 2011 Complain about this comment
Deadly mistake

And boring. At that point Steve has to create not iPhone5 but 5 different iPhones for different tastes & sizes, say, 2.5", 4", 4.5" screen size for different US companies from T-Mo to Virgin-Mo. Fr&@king minimalist, which is not that bad, but this time this may cost him.

posted by : Slava, 20 April 2011 Complain about this comment
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