Sigh. I can’t seem to watch the video on the link provided. Anyway, the 3.0 firmware is just a beta version, right? I guess its still being improvised and hopefully, they do include flash feature into it when its stable.

Late to the "response" party but not on getting the news. Also just watched the Keynote through the podcast downloaded from iTunes.

Looks like there's no news on the "next-gen" iPhone, although the point brought across that the hardware may just be barely enough for the current iPhone3G to run all these new features may point towards either a hardware improvement(better processor, more random access memory, more capacity) but still essentially an iPhone3G, or a whole new iPhone.

I'm starting to feel the pinch on the capacity side, having to now designate podcasts, songs, and TV shows between my iPhone3G and my iPod Touch. I would be happy with just a capacity bump to 32GB this June/July, but a processor bumps alongside that new delicious mobile GPU being introduced by the company that makes the current iPhone graphic processor unit, would take the "next-gen" iPhone to new heights.

Either way, this June/July will be glorious, with or without new hardware upgrades. The new OS3.0 is awesome, feature set would simply shut up the moaners and snickerings from the naysayers.

Normal phone features like Call Log is finally on the iPhone OS 3.0, hopefully more useful phone features to be unveil.

Yup, u r right...

Just minor tweaked new OS3 iphone with few extra storage or better camera is plausible but total revamped new Iphone is really slim chance...

Plus the price will be high for the beginning of sales, always like that when new toy out...

To those doubting the future timeline of the iPhone to lead to a new iPhone, I'll hold you to it. I know we all want to justify our recent purchases of the iPhone with denial claims of a new hardware refresh..."no, it cant be, I just got it"..."it's too soon, Apple will not do that"...and all those other excuses, READ UP ON APPLE's PRODUCT CYCLE AND REFRESH HISTORY. I come to realise that with the iPhone's popularity, there is an influx of a lot of naive, ignorant newbies who take Apple's product refreshes just like how other product refreshes they are familiar it and equate that to Apple's own.

Don't believe me? I've been saying this and I'm saying this for the UMPTEENTH time, head to Macrumors Product Guide and read their Buyer's Guide. Apple's product cycles are thoroughly explained and described there for all their products, including the iPhone. Read what it says and come back here. That guide there basically advises savvy and knowledgable Apple users who are looking into buying either new product or looking into upgrading, about how old a product cycle is about a particular item, and should or should you not buy it now.

Just because YOU buy it recently, DOES NOT MEAN that Apple is obliged to follow your own purchase trend and hold off a product refresh/upgrade to a year so that you feel that you made an intelligent purchase. Next time, KEEP UP. Buy them either when they are relative fresh and new in that product cycle, so that when the time comes for the next refresh, it actually does feel you had made full use of that purchase.

Apple does not follow YOUR timetable, they follow their own. This same fact applies to everyone, INCLUDING late-acting telcos like Maxis, who take their own sweet time to release this locally, Apple does not compensate for your lack of vision or forward thinking if you are late on keeping up with technology. If you're late, bye bye.....you're left behind. There is no room for backward-minded folks in the current digital age of technology. If you plan to be a savvy iPhone or any Apple product user, KEEP UP.



This post has been edited by stringfellow: Mar 20 2009, 12:15 AM

Besides the well-informed guide at Macrumors, more indications pointing towards a new iPhone from this news blurb:-

http://www.iClarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=3296



I hate to be the bringer of bad news to new, recently purchased iPhone owners, but I'd hate myself more when the moment comes this June/July and having to spurt out those 4 words that these eternal hopefuls would hate to hear: I told you so!



This post has been edited by stringfellow: Mar 20 2009, 12:34 AM

http://www.iClarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=3301

The floodgate is slowly trickling out its embargoed info.

http://www.macrumors.com/2009/03/19/upload...in-next-iphone/





..........well? Anybody else want to live in the Matrix and pretend the next-gen iPhone is not coming this summer?

more evidence towards new iphone .... even though i'm trying hard not to believe it and resist my temptation to get one from maxis right now because i have been waitin for the past 2 years T_T.

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/03...t_contract.html

at&t offering Iphone wihout contract , somewhat similar to wat they did last year b4 the launch of Iphone 3G.

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/03...ce_upgrade.html

Imagination technologies announced new generation graphics core ...

sigh sigh sigh

Good to see someone with a common sense here. Reality is a nice place to keep our feet on. Denial though, can be an ugly thing. I've been saying that it is coming, but naysayers here want to protect their beloved investment in their iPhones and in their perfect world, the product cycle of an iPhone starts the day they buy their iPhones, not when Apple introduced it, like it should be.

More websites picking up what iClarified website is reporting about the next-gen iPhone, this time with analysis:-

http://i.gizmodo.com/5175348/iphone-30-os-...ysterious-iprod



......Cry?

based on the style that apple release product, i doubt it will be a new iphone or iphone 3G with minor upgrade in june / july.

just take the white macbook as example, everyone taught they will discontinue the white macbook after alu macbook introduce into the market. but suddenly apple upgrade the white macbook with nvidia chipset instead.

you will never know when will apple launch the new iphone as they love to give surprise!!

IMHO, apple will launch a new iphone in june / july in order to maintain their market share as palm pre will launch during that time as well.

2yrs back, AT&T launched the iphone during this time, and the contract of those phone is going to over soon, therefore that have to come out with something interesting (OS 3.0) in order to ensure their customer wouldn't change camp.

okies all the above is just my personal opinion

http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/comm...-future-iphone/

All these info pointing towards the "next-gen" iPhone, goes "nicely" with this music video. Suck that lemonade!

ahaha string why are ya rubbing it in onto the iphone users!! give them some sympathy!

well there are already some spy shots of the up and coming iphone its on macrumors as well!

Pheww.. luckily I did not upgrade my Iphone 2G to 3G 3 weeks back ...

I dont mind, and in fact I totally agree with you on being neutral on this issue, but denial of not seeing a new iPhone (new here meaning a cosmetic, processor change, or total hardware revamp) because they have just recently purchase their iPhones and not wanting to see their iPhone purchases being obsolete this June/July, irks me to no end.

Guess what? My 8-months-old Aifontriji will be obsolete as well this June/July, but you dont see me denying the emergence of a new, next-gen iPhone. That is part and parcel of technology. The rubbing-in as you so eloquently put, are targeted at those in denial, not those who kept things in check-and-balance.

These rub-ins are also targeted towards the new, naive, fledgling of an iPhone user(s) who have no clue whatsoever on how Apple refreshes their product. Unlike their previous crappy Nokias or SE which refreshes practically every months with minor hardware upgrades and product number recycles(N93 to N93i? Plllleeeeeeezzzee!), Apple takes pride in the longevity of their product and keep bringing refreshes to the table to keep the product fresh.

What also a lot of newbies here dont realise is how Apple approaches a product refresh. Remember the first iPhone EDGE? AT&T ties up tons of iPhone EDGE subscribers for 2 years with their contract plans, and these plans are about to expire. What's the pull for these subscribers to renew their contracts with AT&T(and in turn, Apple as well, since Apple retains a portion of profit margin from their tie-up with their chosen telco), if the product remains stale, with no new upgrades after their 2 year contract expires? An impending product refresh, my dear ignorant newbies!

This creates a spillover effect where other regions also receive these new hardware upgrades/product refresh in terms of better hardware and feature set. We are enormously lucky that Apple chooses this roadmap to refresh their product, as it creates milestones and timeline where a new refresh can easily be tracked and projected, hence helping those who are in the process of getting an iPhone, know EXACTLY where in that product refresh period they are in now, and should or should they not upgrade based on that information.

It is nothing complicated, it is not rocket science. It is purely keeping up with the inside info, and a bit of common sense. Tear away from that archaic, old-fashioned mindset you once subscribed to when you had your Nokias and SE phones, they are not applicable once you moved on to Apple's own roadmap.

So, with that, my little "sweeties", listen to Planet Funk and "Suck your lemonade!"

stringfellow, salute to u...

Ur explanations seem logical and convincing, mayb after all we'll have a total new iphone launch this year, great but too bad to the recent new iphone 3g buyers...

Embrace to the new tech iphone, the era has come sooner than u expected!

i dont know about u all... but i DO believe they'll be launching the new iphone 3g based on some indication that we been recieving (OS3??)

maybe to some of ppl it seems just a minor adjustment, but for me i see apple is trying to hint us something by this OS3 preview....

and im not saying only this OS3 preview... but history showed that once a year, in june, apple launched the iphone 2g on 2007 and 3g on 2008.

this is just my personal opinion... and as for me, i wont mind saving some money now than later regreting that when my head telling me "i told u so" part, and start bashing my head to the wall....

hohohoho.....

but den u cant say jus bcos 2years in a row they did it, at d 3rd year its gonna be d same. 2 years is not a long history. apple is capable of doin anythin. they might even drag the launch towards end of d year as nowhere is it stated dat apple MUST release an iphone in june/july. so yea, jus go wit d flow and not wait for sumthin dat ur not sure of oso.. rumors will always be rumors unless sumthin concrete surfaces.

I definitely believe iphone gonna come out with new iphone in June. But heck... 3 months is long enough. I've waited since last year to get a new phone... at last, last night, I paid deposit for a new Singtel iphone.

Yup... must be a dumb "as" to buy it now at high price somore... but heck... I can't wait.

If the new iphone is really cool... e.g. big adjustment on hardware (5mp camera is not important), then, I just ditch this and buy another one. Kakakakaka... (as if I will since I took more than 6 months to consider getting one)...

But haiz... we always want to buy the best right?