“The recent media trend of negative news on Apple is just a phase that will pass according to analyst Gene Munster and pundit MG Siegler, both of whom agree that the coming months will see Apple getting its groove back with a refresh in its product lines, as well as perhaps some new products,” Kevin Bostic reports for AppleInsider.

“Siegler and Munster spoke on a panel along with TUAW’s editor-in-chief, Victor Agreda, with all parties agreeing that Apple’s sales figures fly in the face of the negative coverage the company has been receiving of late,” Bostic reports. “‘I’d say it’s mostly a media-driven anomaly right now,’ Siegler said of the current perception of Apple. ‘There’s definitely some truth to the idea of, you know, success: You’re as high as you can go. Where can you go from there?’”

Bostic reports, “All three panelists agreed that Apple must move to address the low-cost smartphone market in order to continue growing. Munster was upbeat on Apple’s chances going forward.”

Much more, incuding talke of “iWatch” and “iTV” in the full article here.