It's pretty much the eve of Apple's big
WWDC press conference, and
Daring Fireball's John Gruber is back at the eleventh hour to chime in some more on
his previous (and perhaps
well-informed) iPhone predictions. He sticks to his previous wagers -- twice the CPU speed, twice the RAM, a heavy emphasis on a new video camera (no word on if there's an additional
front-facing one), and $199 / $299 for the 16GB and 32GB models, respectively -- but additionally chimes in that the new device's codename is... drumroll, please... the iPhone 3GS, which he surmises is probably going to be the final product name, as well. Kind of a yawner, if you ask us, but it'd sell like gangbusters no matter what it was called. As for that
lowered-tiered iPhone, he's expecting it to be the current 3G model with a price drop to $99. Also on the table is iPhone tethering, which we already know was
built into OS 3.0, likely for a fee chosen by each carrier. Teasing farther into the future, he suggests "Marble," codename for an OS X visual overhaul, and the tablet are very much real projects but that there's little to no chance it'll be at WWDC. No clue what the "S" stands for (speed, perhaps?), but at this point we're pretty much counting the minutes to tomorrow's keynote, and our clocks can't tick much faster.
posted June 7th 2009 6:15PM
I can't wait when people returns their Pres after tomorrow's announcement.
3GS = 3rd Generation of Suck
Sorry, but I don't understand why people would care so much about video, it'd never be decent enough with the iphone's space requirements to be actually useful, and it's not really something most people would use that much even if it was a decent video.
i'll bet that the pic above is the next iphone, and the ''S'' means 3GS as in theres more than 1
maybe i'm just completely out of the loop..but new itouches too?
Still not interested in an Apple Iphone, I still haven't got get the hype over the Apple Iphone!
My WM phone has done all this stuff for many many years and I have ultimately decided that a phone should just be a phone and not a PC!! or pretend to be anything else other than "JUST MAKE A CALL WHEN I NEED IT"
Also the shock rating on the Iphone needs to be raised, everyone who drops an Iphone 2 or 3x ends up having to get new one.
My current phone is used for tennis and wall throwing, no problem here.
I've dropped it a zillion times, on pavement many times, hardwood floors, etc... and while it was never a directly flat landing on the screen, it works just fine.
I eat poop.
when will iphone 3GS launch ??????
When will it arrive at indonesisa????????
The "S" stands for Suckers!!!
Which I am because I have the 3G and I will still get the 3GS when it comes out.
LET THE S be for synergy or sync
its pain in a** to sync google outlook sunbbird etc AT ONCE
3GS probably stands for 3G Sweet.
I bet it stands for Slim. It will be thinner than paper
I've been waiting ages for an update to the Apple IIGS. Best PC I ever owned. This is great news. Yay! Hope I can still play Defender of the Crown in glorious 256 colours on it. ;)
Beat me to it!
How about 3g snow leapard?
Seems like it's going to be a RAZR for Apple.
When will they run out of new backs to make users feel bad about their old iPhones?
3GS , S stands for plural of 3G? This new iPhone has 3G 3G 3G !!
what a perfect leak, though at 11th hour
Not to knit-pick, but "farther" is the wrong word for your context. It's actually "further".
"Farther" is only used for actual physical distances. English is not logical, but it's still got rules, no matter how dumb they seem.