With just 7 days to go until Apple take to the stage at WWDC, the rumors are flying as to what the company will announce. Top of the list and highly expected is a revision in hardware to the iPhone product line, with a new rumor surfing today that the new version could hit stores June 25th.
Its been a long and winding road as far as rumors and leaks surrounding the “next generation” iPhone go.
The first solid information came in the form of Gawker’s @Gizmodo saga, were the site allegedly bought the next generation iPhone off of someone who had stolen it off an Apple engineer (still with me?) the previous night. Apple then confirmed this was in fact Apple property sending a letter to Gawker to return it. They added it was considered a “prototype”.
Shortly afterward Apple enthusiasts @iSpazio leaked what appeared to be the bezel from the next-gen iPhone, all but confirming the next-gen device would have a larger resolution.
Next up was a video which surfaced on social sharing network @YouTube, with SmartPhoneMedic posting a first video look at the new iPhone’s outer case. Interestingly enough, the video also seemed to match the photos from Apple’s claimed ‘prototype’ previously leaked by Gizmodo. But the leaks weren’t over, far from it.
Hot out of Vietnam another iPhone prototype was discovered, with the new claimed owners, taoviet.vn, releasing both full video and photos of the device publicly, for everyone to scrutinize.
A few days later, @MacRumors reported Taiwanese site Apple.pro had a recent posting which depicted the “next-gen” iPhone’s bezel with a never-before-seen White fascia, and a few days after that, the site posted full shots of the next-gen iPhone device with the previously pictured fascia in tact.
Then on May 25th, @AppleInsider reported a trusted source had confirmed Apple is working on a new set of exclusive adverts for the next iPhone, with Academy Award winning director Sam Mendes.
Finally, yesterday @9to5Mac claimed via a tweet that they had received a tip from a person claiming to be an AT&T employee, stating the “iPhone HD” would hit store shelves June 25th, alongside the tipster stating the back of the device would be ‘touchable”.
With just over a week away before Apple open the doors to its now sold-out Worldwide Developers Conference, and all the above rumors and leaks, this is sure to be a show not to miss.
In fact, we’ll be reporting on the action minute-by-minute LIVE, via our feed which you’ll find here.
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