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UBS: Apple’s 3G iPhone to launch by mid-year, include Infineon chip

Thursday, February 28, 2008 · 9:31 am · 37 Comments

“German chipmaker Infineon Technologies AG will likely be supplying the new systems solution to Apple Inc.’s next-generation iPhone, UBS analysts told clients in a note published Thursday,” Aude Lagorce reports for MarketWatch.

UBS also believes “that 3G-enabled iPhones will be released by mid-year and that the current EDGE iPhone platform is being ramped down earlier than expected to ‘clean’ inventories,” Lagorce reports.

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Mac Maniac

Thursday, February 28, 2008 - 10:40 am · Reply

I love Apple and have done so for over 20 years.

I love my matte Macbook Pro and all others that came before that.

I dislike the iPhone because it’s too clumsy and small screen size. The slow connections speeds and lack of Javascript etc.

I totally dislike glossy screens, because they hurt your eyes after looking at them for long periods like at a job.

I thank Apple for not mandating glossy screens on the new MacBooks.

I loath Apple for contributing to the detriment of people’s eyesight with glossy screens.

I am very confused.
Mac Maniac

Thursday, February 28, 2008 - 10:48 am · Reply

Oh yes,

I am waiting for the iPhone Rev 2 with:

1: Open carrier
2: 3G
3: GPS
4: User replaceable battery
5: Some sort of goggles for a bigger screen experience.
6: Much much larger storage capacity.

I’m not repeating with the iPhone what I did with the iPod, buying just about every new version that comes out.

This time I will wait, because my investment in a MacBook Pro is much better than a hobbled iPhone capabilites.

The iPod is great for playing music and storing stuff mainly. So the larger the capacity the better in my book.

The iPhone pales in comparison to a laptop in functionality. I have no problem carrying a laptop because I drive.

Now if I lived in the city, rode the subway. A iPhone would be preferred, but because of my work, would require a laptop anyway.

So I will buy a iPhone, when it’s fixed.
Wrong Again

Thursday, February 28, 2008 - 10:51 am · Reply

I like products that a company named “Apple” makes.
I dislike some products they make.
The ones I like, I buy.
The ones I don’t, I don’t.

Life is simpler that way.
shen

Thursday, February 28, 2008 - 10:52 am · Reply

you dislike the small screen size, Maniac? buy a bigasstable from microsoft.

you dislike the slow connection, but many tests have shown it to be far faster and more useable than any other choice on the market.

and you want java? you complain it is slow, but you want it to be slower?

you are right, you are confused…..
DJ

Thursday, February 28, 2008 - 10:52 am · Reply

Macmaniac — I just love glossy screens,and I work for looong periods onscreen.

We’re all different I guess, and luckily there are effective matte screen coverings available for those who dislike glossies.
Tom Strong

Thursday, February 28, 2008 - 10:53 am · Reply

Whaaa whaa whaa! I’m not buying anything by Apple until they specifically make it exactly the way I want it! The world revolves around me!!!
Mac Maniac

Thursday, February 28, 2008 - 10:53 am · Reply

Oh by the way, AT&T;does have a 3G network in effect. My friend has a phone on it.

But it’s glitchy right now and not everywhere.

So this is what Apple is waiting for. So waiting for iPhone Rev 2 is a GOOD THING.

Because one keeps a phone for years.

Good day.
Mr. Reeee

Thursday, February 28, 2008 - 10:53 am · Reply

I can’t wait for iPhone v2! By then the SDK will have been out for a while and we’ll see third party apps for the thing.

I’d love to see a simple GTD app, like Things, for the iPhone. Then i could kiss my Palm TX buh bye.

MacManiac…. The MacBook Pro offers a choice. If you go with a macBook or MacBook Air, you’re stuck with glossy. UGH. I guess it’s because pros use matte screens. The Air should still offer a choice.
Wrong Again

Thursday, February 28, 2008 - 10:54 am · Reply

“So I will buy a iPhone, when it’s fixed.”

Or maybe you’ll NEVER buy an iPhone. And you know what? That’s just fine! It’s OK not to buy Apple products…
DLMeyer

Thursday, February 28, 2008 - 10:55 am · Reply

Mac Maniac, you juxtaposed “too clumsy” with “small screen size”. Are you suggesting Apple found the perfect fit where you are satisfied with neither? That it must be clumsier to provide a better screen or have an even smaller screen to be less clumsy?

Now I’m confused.
Dave
ralph from berlin

Thursday, February 28, 2008 - 10:56 am · Reply

“EDGE iPhone platform is being ramped down earlier than expected to ‘clean’ inventories”

no way apple will do that. people in irland and all the other new countries that will hopefully be announced next week would zeter mordio over that. imagine you buy a brand new phone and 4 month later it is obsolet. apple is already a burned child on that (early price cut, anyone?)

apple will introdice a new 3g model and lower the price for the existing model. that’s it. (an iphone nano with a lower contract requirement aimed at teens would be nice though)
G Spank

Thursday, February 28, 2008 - 10:58 am · Reply

Mac Maniac, you’ve missed out on Apple’s best product release EVER. The iPhone is Apple’s greatest accomplishment, and it fits in your pocket. It’s a shame you’ve been a fan for so long, and then you “don’t get it” when Steve releases this masterpiece.

Can you tell how much I love mine?
Mac Maniac

Thursday, February 28, 2008 - 10:58 am · Reply

@DJ

Anti-glare screens collect dirt, melt and peel. Mess up a otherwise great looking piece of hardware.

Nice impression it makes to Windows losers to boot…not.

@Tom Strong

Apple is very attentive to our computing needs and wants or they would be out of business.

And yes I like being pampered, God knows we pay for it.
Jesus

Thursday, February 28, 2008 - 10:59 am · Reply

I like the iPhone, but I can’t justify buying it because it does not have a 13 inch screen, 200 gb HD and at least 2 gbs of ram. I also can’t create and edit word documents, nor can I run my protein folding screen saver.

I guess I’ll have to wait until Apple releases a portable computer that I can carry easily, has a decent processor and memory, and is multitouch.

Oh wait… they already have that.
Randian

Thursday, February 28, 2008 - 11:06 am · Reply

@Mac Maniac

Whine, whine, whine, bitch, bitch, bitch, sob, sob, sob, sniffle, sniffle, sniffle, etc., etc., etc. Voltaire once said, “The best stomachs are not those which reject all food.” Clearly, you and your lofty standards are much too high for this imperfect world and its flawed art. Perhaps you should just wait for heaven, nirvana, the Elysian Fields, or the like to be truly satisfied with life.

Good luck to you, but remember: The greatest enemy of The Good is The Perfect. Something tells me you’re never going to experience either.
Mac Maniac

Thursday, February 28, 2008 - 11:08 am · Reply

@ DLMeyer

The iPhone interface is clumsy in my opinion.

Hopefully Apple will get back to it’s roots of making the UI simple and uniform.

Even OS X is showing signs of flipping out.

Too much change is no good, people like stability. Some people are slow learners and if the UI keeps changing they get discouraged and miss new features.
Mac Maniac

Thursday, February 28, 2008 - 11:13 am · Reply

@ Jesus

can I run my protein folding screen saver.

Laptops are not advised to run Folding@home because it’s very demanding:

1: eats battery
2: auto heat processor performance hobbling reduces performance.

And the MacBook Air is glossy. Totally worthless for professional work, unless your a ignorant newbie.

Try showing up to a design job with one of those glossy screens…
Mac Maniac

Thursday, February 28, 2008 - 11:16 am · Reply

@ Randian

No, I’ll just wait until iPhone Rev 2 comes out and make a decision then.

Which can be put off if Apple doesn’t make it the ultimate phone EVER!
Bartsimpsonhead

Thursday, February 28, 2008 - 11:17 am · Reply

I’m waiting the arrival of a 3G iPhone here in the UK before buying one, as O2′s current (Edge) network downloads the sort of web pages I view too slowly.

No, not porn, but most of the websites do have a lot of pics and graphics, so speed is what I want.

Hopefully when it’s upto 3G speeds (which I’m sure the network is already – just needs the iPhone to handle it) then I’ll buy one on the first day.
marcos

Thursday, February 28, 2008 - 11:28 am · Reply

Mac Maniac, just close your eyes and rest for a while and when you open them, relaxed, you will realize that of all the appliance manufacturers out there, Apple is the hero. Then go out an support the valiant efforts of your hero.
REALTORben

Thursday, February 28, 2008 - 11:32 am · Reply

I haven’t read all the posts, but I did see a lot of posts about screen size, and glossy screen etc…

It’s a portable phone. It’s not a laptop computer. If you want a bigger screen, get a laptop computer. If you want a mobile phone, then by a mobile phone. As far as mobile phones go, the iPhone has the biggest screen with the best resolution making it the easiest to see. And ALL cellphones have a glossy screen, so it doesn’t matter if you like it or not, it’s all you have to choose from.

If you don’t like it, don’t use a cell phone. I like whomever said “I buy the products I like, I don’t buy the products I dislike, life is easier that way”. Good rule of thumb
Yours Smugly

Thursday, February 28, 2008 - 11:44 am · Reply

I love glossy. Glossy: The Way of the Future™.
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Thursday, February 28, 2008 - 11:56 am · Reply

–Mac Maniac
Oh yes,

I am waiting for the iPhone Rev 2 with:

1: Open carrier – not for at least 4 years
2: 3G – yes
3: GPS – maybe
4: User replaceable battery – never
5: Some sort of goggles for a bigger screen experience. – moronic
6: Much much larger storage capacity – yes
Waitforit

Thursday, February 28, 2008 - 12:02 pm · Reply

Why doesn’t AAPL put a phone in the MacBook? I already use it for Skype calls @$35 a year to CAN&US;via Internet, and as a touch typist I prefer a full size keyboard to something I have to look at to enter data. I for one would buy one, no worries.

If they put a phone in the MacBook this would be a masterstroke. But they won’t: Dell will. They are innovative and commercially minded.
OldMacFan

Thursday, February 28, 2008 - 12:10 pm · Reply

Matte vs. Glossy…

I prefer a Matte finish personally.

I believe a Glossy screen should only be an option not the first and only choice.

When you look at the average consumer you will see that they like to buy shiny, glossy things.