CNBC’s Jim Goldman is reporting that, based on accounts of “Asian manufacturers partnering with Apple Inc.,” a new 3G iPhone is due in June 2008 and that Apple has begun production of a new sub-portable (50% thinner) Macbook Pro featuring flash memory instead of a hard drive that will be announced at Macworld San Francisco in January and will be priced around US$1,500.
Goldman also reports that, due to heavy demand, Apple has increased iPod touch production to 5.1 million units for the current quarter.
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Well, that should just about kill iPhone sales until June…
In other news, CNBC is reporting that the SUN will rise again tomorrow!
MAYBE the new MacPro will be out by then too.
@Frank
That’s probably the point of the report considering the CNBC/MSNBC/MS connection.
Oh yeah, Don’t forget NBC’s grudge with Apple over iTunes…
Yeah the motivation has to be because of the whole NBC/MS thing because all news reporters love to be scooped by their competition on a story. Why would they try to report this first?
Grow up!
The real news here is: How will Steve Jobs financially apologize to “early adoptors” (i.e. iShow-offs) this time around?
Just my $0.02
All of this false media blitz is being paid for by both Microsoft and RIM to try to slow down iPhone sales.
Ray, come on. iShowoffs? Steve Jobs and Apple did not need to do ANYTHING of the sort. I can’t think of any company gave customers a $100 back for buying something two months earlier. Microsoft? No. Sony? No (did they ever do anything about the Rootkit?). Motorola? Nokia?
It’s a tech thing. One would expect a new, better one out in a year. I’d be surprised if there was NOT a new one.
zucker you suck
Frank,
not everybody in the world watches CNBC or reads tech blogs. … in fact a very small minority of People would even notice this. Even though, I cannot see what is new here. Apple revamps its products annualy so it’s only natural that the next iPhone comes out at this time. I tell you what. New ipods will be out before next Xmas 2008, so maybe you should’nt buy. Oh and a New Nokia phone will be out this afternoon, and another one tomorrow afternoon…
Ray, what do you mean exactly? Every time Apple releases a product, would you like Steve to say “oh, by the way, we’ve got talented engineers hard at work on making a better version of this”?
zucker you zuck
@Ray.
Apologize for what?
Not waiting a whole year to introduce the iPhone until battery tech caught up to 3 G chips?
The new mac pro with a penryn processor is a given for mac world.
Ray is probably still bitter about that whole Apple II to Mac transition. Aren’t there kids on your lawn you can yell at?
“Just my $0.02”
You’re overcharging.
Well, this collaborates what a Rogers representative told me about 2 months ago: The iPhone will come to Canada in July 2008.
golfer,
Collaborates?
You mean “corroborates,” you big dummy.
(shakes head)
Let’s also blame MDN for reporting this type of news.
@ realnbk
Yep, the vast majority of users out there will never hear about this and keep buying iPhones every month right up till the new one comes out.
Ah so what does everyone do with all these beta units we paid $600 for.
“Ah so what does everyone do with all these beta units we paid $600 for.”
Sell them on eBay for $300 or more.
“Ah so what does everyone do with all these beta units we paid $600 for.”
Transform into Ultraman and save Tokyo.
@ Think:
Yea, and most of the “tech blog reading” minority eaither have an iPhone since June 29 or decided since January 2007 that they will wait for 3G. They do not need CNBC to tell them so.
@ Retard….
Thank you very much. Didn’t you stop to think for a frigging second that maybe english is not my first language. I may be a retard, but you are ignorant.
Ampar, you rock!
I personally keep my beta capsule under lock and key. Let’s just say that we’re still paying for the last time I used it. Global warming? Afraid that was me…
Oh yeah, I totally buy the conspiracy. Power interests have aligned to damage Apple this holiday season. Quick, someone call the Science Police!