Apple holding iPhone 5 event on October 4

As expected, Apple will be holding an iPhone event next Tuesday at its Cupertino, Calif. headquarters.

The company sent an e-mail to select reporters earlier today, saying that the event will start at 10 a.m. PT next week with an "executive presentation." Although Apple didn't specifically mention the iPhone 5 by name, speculation abounds that the company will unveil one, or perhaps two, iPhones at the event.

Rumors have been swirling for months over when Apple would finally unveil its next iPhone. In previous years, Apple has shown off a new version of its popular smartphone at the Worldwide Developers Conference in June. However, the new iPhone was conspicuously missing from this year's event, prompting the rumor mill to speculate that Apple would wait until September or October to show off its latest handset.

Last week, AllThingsD reported, citing sources, that Apple would be holding a special event on October 4 that would be led by its new CEO Tim Cook. The publication's sources said that the new iPhone would go on sale "within a few weeks" after the announcement, pegging the release at late October.

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iPhone 5 to offer 1GB RAM and voice control?

Apple's iPhone 5 will include a whopping 1GB of RAM and a voice-control system known as the Assistant, according to the latest reports hopping onboard the iPhone rumor mill.

Word of these potential new features was apparently leaked to TUAW by an unnamed but "reliable source" last week. However, the tech news site said it was hesitant to publish the details without corroboration.

But yesterday 9to5Mac said it received the same information from a "source familiar with the SOC's manufacturing," which refers to the phone's expected A5 processor, or system-on-a-chip.

Based on details revealed by the source or sources, the new iPhone will come equipped with the A5 chip, 1GB of internal memory, and an 8-megapixel camera. The phone will also include a Qualcomm Gobi Baseband chipset that will allow it to run on both CDMA and GSM networks, claims 9to5Mac's source.

Beyond the boost in memory, the most compelling feature to reportedly pop up on the new phone will be a voice-control system called the Assistant. Described by 9to5Mac as the "biggest game changer" of the next iPhone, the Assistant will allow users to navigate the device and issue commands via voice.

Reports of a voice control system coming to the next iPhone and iOS 5 have been around for several months. But the Assistant, which is based on voice technology from Siri, will let people run some pretty sophisticated tasks using just their voice.

For example, you could tell the iPhone to "send a text message to John Smith asking him to come to dinner tonight," and the Assistant will do just that. Even further, the voice feature will include an intelligent conversation mode so that you can engage in a dialog. As an example of this, you could tell the phone to "call mom," and it might ask if you want to call her on her home number or her mobile number.

Beyond requiring iOS 5, the new voice feature apparently needs some beefy hardware to support it, specificially the A5 chip and the 1GB of memory. If true, that means owners of older iPhone models won't be able to join in on the conversations with their phones.

The Assistant certainly would sound like a game changer and something that should make the next iPhone worth the wait. But as with all iPhone rumors picked up over the past several months, we won't know anything for sure until Apple finally pulls back the curtain on its new phone, which according to yet another rumor could happen exactly one week from today.

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Apple to unveil iPhone 5 on October 4: report

Apple plans to unveil its next generation iPhone next month, technology blog AllThingsD said Wednesday.

AllThingsD cautioned that Apple could "change its plans anytime," but said the present plan calls for Apple's new chief executive Tim Cook to preside over the launch of the iPhone 5 on October 4.

Cook, 50, replaced Apple's ailing co-founder Steve Jobs as chief executive of the Cupertino, California-based gadget-maker last month.

Citing "sources close to the situation," the Dow Jones-owned AllThingsD said the iPhone 5 would go on sale within a few weeks after the announcement.

Jobs, 56, the Silicon Valley visionary behind the Macintosh computer, the iPod, iPhone and iPad, stepped down as Apple's CEO on August 24.

Jobs has presided over Apple's splashy product launches in the past and AllThingsD said "the pressure will be on Cook to turn in a good performance."

"What will be interesting to see, of course, is if Jobs himself will also make an appearance, which is something that is likely to be determined by his health, in a decision that will be made very close to the event," it said.

Jobs underwent an operation for pancreatic cancer in 2004 and a liver transplant in 2009.

Apple released the iPhone 4 in June 2010 and sold 20.34 million of the devices last quarter.

Apple shares have been trading at record highs this week and the stock was up 1.37 percent at $419.13 on Wall Street on Wednesday.

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iPhone 5 on October 4 (well, that's what a technology blog told us)

The unveiling of the iPhone 5 will be Apple CEO Tim Cook's first big test. Source: AFP

THE iPhone 5 will be unveiled on October 4 - but don't hold us to that.

Sources have told tech blog AllThingsDigital that Apple's new CEO, Tim Cook, will preside over the launch and that the iPhone 5 would go on sale within a few weeks after the announcement.

But the blog also said that Apple could "change its plans anytime soon".

While the iPhone 5 will be the star of the show, the tech industry will be more interested in the performance of Mr Cook.

The event will mark the first time the public and investors get to see him as Apple CEO, which could set the tone for his new role.

Apple's outgoing CEO and co-founder Steve Jobs has always been closely identified with Apple and its product innovations - the Mac, the iPod, the iPhone and more recently the iPad. Since his decision to step down was announced in August, many investors expressed fears his departure would change the company.

AllThingsDigital said "the pressure will be on Cook to turn in a good performance".

"What will be interesting to see, of course, is if  Jobs himself will also make an appearance, which is something that is likely to be determined by his health, in a decision that will be made very close to the event," it said.

Mr Jobs underwent an operation for pancreatic cancer in 2004 and a liver transplant in 2009.

Apple released the iPhone 4 in June 2010 and sold 20.34 million of the devices last quarter.

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iPhone 5 aparecerá em Outubro?

Muitos rumores têm sido lidos por aí e até ao lançamento oficial, mais alguns poderão aparecer, mas agora este ganha força, de que o iPhone 5 será lançado em Outubro.
Quem avança esta notícia é o The Wall Street Journal, que indica que a Sprint Nextel, uma operadora dos Estados Unidos, irá lançar o iPhone 5 em meados de Outubro.
A Sprint tem, praticamente, metade dos clientes das outras maiores empresas norte-americanas, a Verizon e a AT&T, mas com o lançamento do iPhone 5 para quase todas as operadores, deixando as exclusividades de lado, aumentará o número de vendas da Apple e, também, o das outras operadores.
A apresentação do iPhone deverá acontecer no dia 7 de Setembro, quando costuma acontecer a apresentação do iPod. A Apple continuará a política de vendas, que é reduzir o preço das versões anteriores, no caso o iPhone 4, e, ainda, deverá lançar uma versão do iPhone 4 mais barata.

A decisão de Steve Jobs demitir-se não irá parar a Apple.

 

 Posted by Tony

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