RSSWith Macworld Ahead, iPhone Rumors Abound
By Ed Oswald | Published November 20, 2006, 5:37 PM
With Macworld fast approaching, and news of an apparent manufacturing deal in the air, Apple enthusiasts are again abuzz over the oft-rumored iPhone. Two separate reports indicate that the Cupertino company has signed a deal for as many as 12 million units.
Both AppleInsider and ThinkSecret both say that Apple is aiming to debut the devices at Macworld 2007, alongside the iTV device and a rumored refresh the flagship iPod line. It is not known how much the iPhone device would sell for, or its exact feature set.
It is widely expected that the phone would double as a music player, and could include a 2-megapixel digital camera according to AppleInsider. While the exact manufacturer is in dispute, both sites point to companies that Apple has worked with in the past.
But don't expect smartphone manufacturers to worry about Apple encroaching on their turf. At a gathering with reporters last Thursday, Palm CEO Ed Colligan dismissed the Cupertino company, saying making phones is not that easy.
"We've learned and struggled for a few years here figuring out how to make a decent phone," the San Jose Mercury News quoted him as saying. "PC guys are not going to just figure this out. They're not going to just walk in."
The first "iPhone" is expected to come in a single model. However, American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu wrote in a research note Monday that the company is already working on a second model that focuses on instant messaging capabilities.
"We believe it will focus initially on mobile IM as opposed to e-mail," Wu wrote. He said the phone would likely be the company's smartphone model, whereas the first phone would focus more on the music capabilities.
An Apple a day keeps the mundane away...
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That explains why those Mac users are all dreaming.
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They just refreshed the iPod lines, why the hell are they going to do it again?
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yay apples
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iThink iThey iNeed iA iNew iMarketing iGimmick.
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Is that what passes for wit these days?
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Just ingnore the iTroll.
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iClever!
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Let's see you contribute something constructive to this subject, you freaking genius.
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iPhone won't work unless it's subsidized.
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hmm If this is indeed true then it'll be, basically, as successful as the zune.
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I hope Apple makes an iPhone that sports HSDPA or EV-DO. I also hope that Ed Colligan was not as smug as he is portrayed by the report. Apple does not really fit into the typical "PC guy" category.
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GSM/CDMA/EVDO/DOCOMO hybrid handset.
Avialable in white or black.
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Or in MS's case, Brown. =)
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Sweet another piece of junk that will break in my pocket. I'm gonna wait for the Zune phone.
Just kidding.
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Zune Phone..... LOL
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Instant collectors item. Microsoft's worst ever device? ;)
EDIT: Spelling.
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