3G iPhone: Steve Jobs to deliver keynote June 9
[UPDATE: Apple made it official on Tuesday with this press release. Jobs' keynote is scheduled for 10 a.m. PT.]
Although no official announcement has been made, Apple public relations confirmed to Fortune that Steve Jobs will deliver a keynote address on June 9, the first day of the 2008 World Wide Developers conference.
It is widely expected that Jobs will use that speech to unveil the next generation of iPhones, including a so-called 3G model.
“The launch of the new model is imminent,” wrote Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster in a report to clients Monday.
Munster notes that beginning Saturday, May 10, first generation iPhones were unavailable through Apple’s online store in the United States, the most recent sign that the company is clearing inventory in advance of a new release. (Two days earlier, O2 ran out of iPhones in the United Kingdom.) On Sunday Munster called 11 Apple retail stores to check on their supply; five were completely out of stock and one of the remaining six had fewer that five phones on hand.
Munster also alerted his clients to the discovery, first reported over the weekend by MacRumors, of a switch in the latest release of the iPhone 2.0 firmware that will allow users to toggle 3G data ON for faster download speeds or OFF to conserve battery life.
Despite dwindling supplies, Munster still estimates that Apple will ship 1.7 million iPhones in the quarter that ends June 30. That’s because he expects Apple to start shipping the new model in large numbers before the end of the month.
Other signs — including the release of the new Software Developers Kit scheduled for late June and an AT&T Mobile (T) memo canceling staff vacations between June 15 and July 12 (see here) — point to Friday, June 27, as the day the new model will go on sale. That would give Apple four days of 3G iPhone sales before the quarter closes.
“Net-net,” writes Munster, “the initial surge of iPhone sales in June would likely offset the lost sales due to limited availability in May.”
The drumroll has already started on Apple’s (AAPL) website, where users can download a Dashboard widget counting down the hours before the June 9 WWDC by the days, hours, minutes and seconds.
iPhone fabulous. Cloning of iPhone proved unfruitful with its own absolescence by many brands worldwide. The clock will stop when the new iPhone is out in the market, giving the people what they’ve been waiting for. It’s like launching the PC product.
As much as my feelings swing so much from love to hate with Apple, Steve Jobs has done a fantastic job (from a business standpoint) to garner excitement and buzz around all of the products Apple releases.
With a 3G iPhone finally coming out for AT&T’s network, I may consider getting one. Maybe I’ll just pick one or two up and post them on eBay. We know hundreds, if not thousands, of people are looking to resell them for a tidy profit.
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I’ve never seen a company so in love with itself. One of these days I’d love to see them stumble. (Especially Jobs) Unfortunately, they are a machine and keeping churning out advanced products for the average consumer. And they sure know how to create a buzz around their products. They could probably get people to buy a $20 bottle of water if it had the Apple logo on it.
thank a.e. roy for a link to the truth. which was possibly the furthest thing from that. that guys rant was quite funny especially for people who actually understand that he was just talking out his a$$
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Blackberry unveiled their 3G “Bold” so you know Jobs is right around the corner with his.
I’m gonna buy me 2 2g iphones to build demand for my 5 shares of apple stocks
“enable 3g: on/off” does not make sense an for a setting lable. the option however will come for sure
This screen shot is a photoshop. Although Chronic Productions Blog did indeed find the string which proves the existence of an “Enable 3G” option, the author himself admits to not knowing how to implement this string.
It seems that the image originated on Mac Rumors and then made it’s way all over the internet.
Has anyone heard if the new iphone will have video-camera capability? Very odd that the original didn’t.
will Vodaphone launch the iPhone in Hong Kong, China?
When will Apple agree to launch iPhone in Mainland China, we hope before Olympic game begin, since we want to watch the games through smartphone anywhere within the country.
The fact that Apple is designing in the cost and trouble of providing for user switched selection of load speed shows what a battery-soak trade-off 3G is.
Do I sense some excitement? No harm done in being upbeat, is there? Thanks for the fact-backed analysis and positive conclusion this morning.
Looks like an awesome sumer for the Cupertino geeks
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Silicon Valley veterans like to joke that Steve Jobs must be surrounded by a reality distortion field; if you get too close to him, you start to believe what he's saying. Thanks to the success of the iPod, the launch of the iPhone and the renewed interest in the Mac, Apple has made believers out of millions of customers - and made a lot of investors rich. But Philip Elmer-DeWitt believes that an ounce of skepticism never hurts when writing about the company. He should know. He's been covering Apple - and watching Steve Jobs operate - since 1982, first for Time Magazine, then for Business 2.0, and now for Fortune.
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