“Apple is up to something. This morning reports emanating from the much-maligned but sometimes accurate Digitimes claim the company is beginning trial production of the next-generation iPhone, called for the sake of it, the iPhone 5S,” Jonny Evans reports for Computerworld.
“Digitimes also speculates Apple will introduce a new model iPad in Q2: ‘While the speculated iPhone 5S is expected to enter volume production in the first quarter of 2013, Apple is also likely to release a new version of iPad a quarter later than the iPhone 5S, since the display resolution of its latest version of iPad has come out lower than expected, the paper added,'” Evans reports. “And there’s more: Apple’s long-awaited Apple television device is also on track for introduction in the first half of next year the report claims.”
Evans writes, “Digitimes reckons the iPhone 5S could enter volume production in the first quarter of 2013. However, I recall a seven month gap between initial claims of the iPhone 5 entering production and its eventual appearance, so I’m speculating a June/July introduction on strength of the title’s claims.”
Read more in the full article here.
Party time!
iMac A6 = iTV
“This morning reports emanating from the much-maligned but sometimes accurate Digitimes…”
When was the last time Digitimes was 100% accurate about anything (except after the fact)? In fact I cannot remember the last time Digitimes was accurate about *anything* this far in advance. Vague prognostications don’t count. Claiming an Apple will do a new iPhone and new iPad in 2013 is not news. The true shocker would be if Apple *didn’t” do a new iPhone or a new iPad in 2013.
Suggestion: Don’t take anything Digitimes says with a grain of salt. Take whatever Digitimes says with a 100 pound block of salt!
DigiTimes reported that Apple started production of “iTV” at least twice before; now it is already third time.
While the accuracy of Digitimes is questionable at best, the maligning of it has to do with the direction of its rumors, and thus the likely sources of them. Somehow the new product rumors almost always emerge at a time when consumers are making decisions about whether to buy the current generation of products. Moreover, those new product rumors always seem to involve unexpectedly early releases.
If you keep predicting that the new Apple television device will be introduced next quarter, eventually you may be right.
How does display resolution “come out lower than expected”? (Reference iPad) Does he mean that compared to competitors, Retina has a few less pixels ?
I assume they’re referring to the iPad mini, the only iOS device left at this point that doesn’t feature a Retina display.
Correct, Apple is going to fix this mistake ASAP.
They’re done with once a year updates. They’ve said as much. Things will be rolling out of Apple as soon as they’re ready from now on, including iPhones and iPads…
This rumor isn’t surprising at all.
iPhone 5S? Well, that’s original.
Not this soon…
This is FUD to try to slow the iPh 5 and iPad mini sales. Key is China roll out. Seems to be tracking earlier as supply situation improving.
Just what I was thinking. This is an article designed to slow sales of current Apple products.
Correct
for the billionth time, there will be no branded standalone tv, not next quarter, not next year, not next century, not ever.
Yes, and there doesn’t have to be a stand-alone television product for there to be a new AppleTV device.
I’m so sick.of my tv experience. Changing inputs through crappy on screen controls, the horrific experience of navigating the “guide”. The only good thing about it all is the screen and the content.
Therefore, apple allows me to keep the screen and content and fixes the navigation and content acquisition problem.
That’s it.
How about a new Mac Pro?
Come on guys! It can’t be that hard to bring together the latest technology and put it into a smaller box and sell it for the same price.
Get off your lazy butts on this item and provide your power users with a nice offering. It’s embarrassing how long you have diddled around on the Mac Pro.
Yes, it is a small niche market but it can be an important one for the type of user interested in a Mac Pro.
Whether Digitimes is reliable or not is irrelevant, here’s what will happen when Apple releases the next iPhone:
– Presales run out of stock in 5 minutes
– Average wait time is 5-6 weeks
– Cook says demand is incredible and Apple is working hard to bring it to everyone who wants it
– Terry Gou says the new iPhone is very very hard to assemble
– Paid bloggers and analysts rise up to defend Cook (the so-called supply chain genius) and pound the table urging investors to buy the battered stock
– Apple earnings miss again blamed on iPhone supply shortages
– Stock tanks 20%+
– The saga continues
And…. My Apple made mobile classic dock?
And you know this how?
I thought the “S” in the 4S was because of Siri. iPhone 5 already has Siri. So why add the S again?
The “S” in the “4S” was “For Steve”.
The S in 3GS was “speed”.
I really don’t want to see the next one named “5S”, if nothing else to avoid stupid detractors calling it the Nazi phone or something (“iPhone SS”).
Personally, I miss those goofy Taiwanese computer animated reports about Apple. They were certainly more accurate (and hilarious) than DigiTimes.
When you think about it, why do inaccurate publications, shills like Rob Enderle or most Wall Street analysts even have a voice? Repeatedly, they are quoted by the tech and mainstream media as if they have a clue. They might as well start quoting me, which would be terrifying. But don’t quote me on that.
100% FUD to slow Apple sales during holiday season. Competition has the best interest with these kind of rumours.
I agree… There are always rumors about the NEXT model, to keep people from buying the current model. Doesn’t really matter, because even if the ploy works, it’s just delaying the eventual purchase.
The only thing I expect is something completely new to fill the March/April slot, now that the iPad refresh date has moved to early Fall. I hope it’s Apple’s (complete) TV.
Xmas shopping season is party time for Apple.
Apple is still catching up with iPhone 5 orders and has just refreshed their entire product line. Anyone with half a brain knows that new models aren’t gonna pop up before their designated cycle refresh.
Apple TV (dedicated tabletop) is still a posiibility but not untill Apple has the deals in place to make it a boom, Apple TV (hobby) is still a viable and flirting real product that keeps getting better.
FUD all you want we know now that all consumers aren’t as stupid as the media thinks they are…
I swear these rumours must come from Apple’s competitors in order to slow sales.
All they would have to do is claim to be an Apple employee or recently fired employee with secret knowledge. And since nobody checks facts any more, they would get away with it.