Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference will kick off on June 6th.  Historically, this is when Apple has unveiled the next iPhone.  So should we expect the iPhone 5?  Sorry, but we still don’t know.

However, Phil Schiller has said that “At this year’s conference we are going to unveil the future of iOS and Mac OS”.  So it’s probably a safe bet that Apple will want to have their latest piece of hardware on hand to show off the latest iOS.  But this doesn’t mean that the iPhone 5 will launch shortly after.  In fact, iOS 5 is likely to arrive later in the year, around fall time, which means that the iPhone 5 could follow suit.  This would also give Verizon more time to sell their version of the iPhone and position the iPhone 5 in time for holiday shopping.  

What do you think?  iPhone 5 launching this summer or fall?  In terms of updates, we’re hearing that the iPhone 5 will sports a metal back (iPhone 1 like), larger 4-inch screen and a faster processor.

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Aimed to show the power of the App Store, Apple’s App Wall display is sure to catch your eye at this year’s WWDC.  Showing 20,000 of the most popular Apps it also displays apps being purchased at about a 5 minute delay.  Looks pretty Matrix-esque.  Cool wall paper idea “indeed”!

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As we reported last night, the new iPhone is the iPhone 3GS.  It features a 3 megapixel camera, video recording, faster processor, compass and up to 12 hours of talk time over EDGE or 30 hours of music playback and is available in 16GB or 32GB capacities.  It will ship June 19th and start at $199 ($299 for the 32GB).  Unfortunately, it looks like the updates are internal only; no OLED screen or a sleeker form factor to speak of.  But at least there is voice control, which I’m sure no one will use.

And as suspected, the now old 3G iPhone will sell for $99 and is available in an 8GB flavor only.

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Although I’d like to think that I’m not one to perpetuate unfounded rumors, the announcement of the new iPhone is less than 24 hours away and well, I just can’t help myself.  According to John Gruber of Daring Fireball the new iPhone will be called the ‘iPhone 3GS’.  He predicts that it will feature “significantly faster processors, twice the RAM, and twice the storage”.  I’d have to agree with him as we’re all expecting a 32GB version.  He also goes on to say that battery life has been improved by 15-20% although he doesn’t point to an OLED screen, which we heard about some months back and makes sense given the direction the industry is going.  3GS, if that is the real name, probably stands for super, much like a Porsche Carrera 4S.  I still have my fingers crossed for wireless charging, although I think that one is a stretch in this iteration.  Tethering would be very, very welcome, but of course AT&T will charge an arm and a leg.  Until 10am tomorrow…

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