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Well, another week, another iPhone rumor. The current rumor has the British site Tech.co.uk reporting that the investment firm UBS is telling their clients that Apple will deliver a new iPhone - a G3 equipped one, sometime this June! Even before that, Telefonica’s CEO had said that he was expecting a G3 iPhone even earlier than that - like come this May! According to the British site, Apple has named Infineon Technologies, a German firm, as supplier of chips for the iPhone and signed a $65 million, seven year deal with the firm for both 2 and 3 technologies.

If Apple does indeed ship a G3 iPhone come either May, or June, it will be doing so almost one full year after launching it in the United States. Combined with recent statements from Tim Cook, Apple’s CFO, it all makes sense. Steve Jobs did say, with a grin on his face, when he introduced the iPhone at Macworld, that the first iPhone was just that - the first! He promised many more models, and at different price points and features, would be eventually released.

As far as the iPhone goes in Britian, O2 has already reported that the iPhone was by far it’s biggest and most successful launch of any device ever, but I’m sure, however, that as big and as successful as it was, it would have been even far greater if it had the G3 capability from the get go. Of course, this means that a lot of iPhone customers, especially in Europe, are going to feel rather cheated if and when the G3 version comes out, and especially if it comes out really soon. Tech.co.uk is advising it’s readers to wait it out, which is advice that I heartedly second.

So, the question is: will Apple release an updated iPhone sooner than in the fall as originally predicted? Again, your guess is as good as mine, but still, I believe it is not only possible, but even more likely for two main reasons: One, people have been demanding a G3 iPhone and their cries are getting louder and harder to ignore: Two, people have also been demanding a built-in keyboard, and frankly, whether Apple thinks they need one or not, this has been one of the bigger complaints against the phone and I believe that Apple is listening and will respond accordingly.

Yes, I may be going out on a limb here, but I’m predicting that Apple will indeed release a newer model iPhone, if not several new iPhone’s and that relatively shortly. With the iPhone SDK coming out early next month, and Apple’s stock in the tank, I believe that Apple will now go to the limit to “Wow Us” with newer and more powerful iPhone’s. I’m predicting, well, really just hoping and dreaming, that we will not only be seeing G3 iPhones really soon, but after Tim Cook saying that Apple will no longer be married to just one company, as in the case with AT&T, we are now about to witness a virtual explosion of new developments regarding the iPhone. Currently, the original iPhone is still not available in Canada because it can only run on one company’s network. If recent statements are true, well, then maybe, just maybe, I will finally get the opportunity to own one, and one that can be had from more than just one carrier, as sadly, is currently the case now?

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