Breaking news, everybody: Apple's working on some stuff. The rumors are flying in all directions today, starting out fairly innocently with word from the oft-innacurate DigiTimes of an iPhone-destined 5 megapixel camera sensor. Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster piled on with an investor note saying they're giving an Apple January event a 75% chance of happening, and the tablet is squarely at 50 / 50. The most interesting word, however, comes out of the Silicon Alley Insider, who is quoting a "plugged-in source in the mobile industry" who says that Apple is working with some select app makers on prepping high-res apps to demo on a "new, larger mobile device." The device would be shown in January but not available at that time -- presumably in wait for these redesigned apps to mature (at WWDC, perhaps?). While that rumor is being piled in with the ever-present tablet hubbub, if we were to read between the lines we'd say it sounds more like a higher-resolution iPhone in the style of Google's Nexus one or Motorola's Droid -- both of which are making the iPhone's 320 x 480 screen look a tad archaic. Certainly more likely than Apple releasing "several tablets" to match up with all the disparate rumors we've seen of the 7-inch / 9-inch / 10-inch unicorn device.
http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/apple-planning-event-for-january-with-high-res-iphone-or-small/I guess it is that time of year when Apple unveils new products, features, and upgrades. I'm sure all the iPhone enthusiasts will fall to the ground in orgasmic glee knowing they can buy an apple phone with a 5 megapixel camera... Which has been pretty standard for cellphone camera's for about a year now.
Oh Apple, your ability to repackage old shit, slap on the Appletax, and sell it like it's a Tickle Me Elmo still amazes me.
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