MacMajor.com » Rumors http://www.macmajor.com Mac News and Rumors Thu, 06 Oct 2011 01:39:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 Complete iPhone Rumor Round-up http://www.macmajor.com/2009/06/07/complete-iphone-rumor-round-up/ http://www.macmajor.com/2009/06/07/complete-iphone-rumor-round-up/#comments Sun, 07 Jun 2009 22:46:14 +0000 Chuck http://www.macmajor.com/?p=168 Here is a run down of all the iPhone rumors over the past few weeks. There are a couple rumors about a 4GB iPhone and having 4 models of the iPhone. I hope this becomes a reality. I thinks that the iPhone Market share would double in a less than a year if they did this. One other rumor is that the iPhone is going to have add Parental Controls for Apps. I hope they do this. It would allow Apple to lessen the restriction on the Apps that get submitted. I mean no more rejected apps because you can read the Kama Sutra. Now to the list of rumors.

Hardware and software Rumors Roundup

  • iPhone 3.0 OS Release Date: Friday June 12th – Some site say Monday June 8th but I think it’s Friday June 12th.
  • iPhone Release Date: July 17th 2009
  • Name: iPhone Video
  • 4 Models – 4GB to 32GB
  • $99 to $299 price-points

4GB iPhone

  • Price: $99
  • Not sold in Apple Stores
  • 2.0 MP camera
  • Video Calling (iChat)
  • No GPS or Wi-Fi – I don’t believe that it won’t have Wi-Fi. If it doesn’t have Wi-Fi it isn’t an iPhone.
  • Front Facing Camera

8GB, 16GB & 32GB iPhone Hardware Rumors

  • 600MHz CPU Speed (up from 400MHz)
  • OLED screen
  • 3.2 megapixel camera with auto focus
  • Digital Compass (magnetometer)
  • 256MB RAM (up from 128MB)
  • New 3G chipset – Enhanced 3G and China network support
  • New 802.11n Wi-Fi support
  • 1.5X More Battery Life
  • Built-in FM Transmitter 
  • Nike+ Support and built in App
  • Front Facing Camera

Cosmetic Rumors

  • Apple logo on the back to light up – I hope this doesn’t happen or I hope you can turn it off
  • Speaker relocated – raised up higher
  • Rubber-tread backing – Discontinuation of the metal band surrounding the edge of the device
  • Sleeker Design
  • More Colors - Not sure this is going to happen, I think Apple is stick to the Black and White iPhones

Software Rumors

  • Video recording & editing capabilities
  • Post Videos to YouTube and MobileMe
  • HD Video support
  • Geo-Location photos in Maps app
  • Direct Movie downloads on the iPhone
  • Limited background support for Third-Party Apps
  • Percentage Battery indicator

Known Software Improvements

  • MMS – send Voice recordings, Videos, Images and Music
  • Subscription bases apps
  • In app purchases
  • Peer to peer Conductivity
  • Better Accessories Support
  • Push Notification
  • Cut, Copy and Paste
  • Send Multiple Photos in an email
  • Landscape keyboard in all iPhone key applications
  • Forward and Delete single or multiple SMS messages
  • Voice Memos Recording
  • Shared Calendars
  • Stocks App Improvements
  • Search in all iPhone key applications
  • Spotlight Search App
  • Notes Sync
  • Stereo Bluetooth
  • Improved Features for Safari
  • More Parental Controls
  • Turn by Turn Directions
  • Over 100 new features in total!!!
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TRG iPhone Rumor Round Up Graphic

TRG iPhone Rumor Round Up Graphic

Oh by the way one rumor is that it will be called the “iPhone Video”.

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1. Multiple Colors for the iPhones. I like this one, I really like the mat black iPhone.

A rainbow of iPhones

A rainbow of iPhones


2. 32GB iPhone. Best Buy’s inventory system has 3 listings for model Charlie. Could it be for 8GB, 16GB and 32GB iPhones?

3. iPhone Speed increase. MacRumors.com posted an article that someone posted on a Chinese forum details about the next iPhone. Here are the details

  • 600MHz CPU Speed (up from 400MHz)
  • 256MB RAM (up from 128MB)
  • Digital Compass and FM
  • 3.2 megapixel camera with auto focus
  • 32GB size
  • No major changes in battery, screen and external casing.

4. Limited Background Support for Third-Party Apps. MacRumors.com posted an article a few months back and now Silicon Alley Insider has an article that Apple is serious about Background App support for iPhone 3.0. But TechCrunch.com thinks that Apple is only going to talk about it at WWDC.

5. No new iPhone @ WWDC. Some people seem to think that since Phil Schiller is doing the Keynote that Apple is going to wait until July sometime to have Steve Jobs debut the new iPhone.

6. No Snow Leopard release, only a preview. There are reports that Apple is going to issue another build of the beta and not the final build.

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