[Vincent Ferrari]

http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009...ill-be-hot-son/

"We can’t tell you where or who, but pretty high up in AT&T’s food chain, the following was reported to be said: New iPhone announcement around mid-June (duh) New iPhone will be faster and have a more seamless experience unmatched by any device (could be just talking about 3.0, but we think it’s also a new iPhone) U-Verse iPhone application; will allow control of your home DVR (play, pause, rewind, etc.) The annual iPhone launch is “becoming a tradition.”"

It's not surprising that in the wake of the 3.0 announcement rumors would start swirling about a new version of the phone itself.  I'm not sure I buy it, though.  They had everyone's attention with the 3.0 announcement.  To come out a mere two months later and announce a replacement phone when they easily could've done the same with a captive audience doesn't make sense to me.

Luckily, we won't have to wait long to find out of there really is any meat behind this rumor.  June is definitely not that far off!

[Vincent Ferrari]

http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009...ill-be-hot-son/

"We can’t tell you where or who, but pretty high up in AT&T’s food chain, the following was reported to be said: New iPhone announcement around mid-June (duh) New iPhone will be faster and have a more seamless experience unmatched by any device (could be just talking about 3.0, but we think it’s also a new iPhone) U-Verse iPhone application; will allow control of your home DVR (play, pause, rewind, etc.) The annual iPhone launch is “becoming a tradition.”"

It's not surprising that in the wake of the 3.0 announcement rumors would start swirling about a new version of the phone itself.  I'm not sure I buy it, though.  They had everyone's attention with the 3.0 announcement.  To come out a mere two months later and announce a replacement phone when they easily could've done the same with a captive audience doesn't make sense to me.

Luckily, we won't have to wait long to find out of there really is any meat behind this rumor.  June is definitely not that far off!

[doogald]

It makes sense that they will have a refresh, if only for a bump up to 32 GB, or a processor upgrade, or a better camera, and/or to have shiny new hardware ready for first gen early adopters coming off two year contracts. And it also makes sense that they will not pre-announce it for a couple of months; why encourage people to put off sales now, with three or four months until a new device is ready? Last year they announced the 3G in early June, about five weeks before they were available, right? (Of course, these rumors may do the same thing amongst geeks, anyway . . .)