Posts tagged Rumor
Rumor: White iPhone HD Front Faceplate Leaked
May 19th
Now this is interesting: a Taiwanese site, Apple.pro, has gotten their hands on a white faceplate with the same shape and specs as the previously leaked iPhone HD faceplates that have been so ubiquitous in the last few months.
What we don’t know is whether this is real, but it would be a nice change to have the option of white-white, black-white, black-black and black-white. More choice is better, that’s what I say! What’s next, a pink iPhone?
(via TUAW)
T-Mobile’s Project Emerald is the new Sidekick Twist With Android 2.1?
May 15th
Who wants a Sidekick with some kick? T-Mobile users have been hurting for a worthy successor to the aging G1 (and a new Android phone in general) and rumour has it that this phone, codenamed Project Emerald, will be that phone. HTC has been given the task of designing the phone, with the Sidekick handle, and will provide many of the same features previous sidekick owners are used to in a beefier package. TmoNews reports the Sidekick “Twist” will boast “Android 2.1, a 1 GHz Processor (Snapdragon?), with a front facing Camera, a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED display, and 16 GB onboard storage“. These specs are similar to the also HTC-designed EVO 4G, with the major difference being the slide-out QWERTY keyboard that Sidekick users are used to.
The problem with this rumour is that the Sidekick is aimed at the lower-priced crowd, and as a result, the brand is synonymous with texting teens. Bringing the hardware to the high-end spectrum will do two things: dictate a much higher starting price point for the hardware (anywhere from $150-$200 on a two-year contract) and force the user to pay a premium for data, something Sidekick users traditionally aren’t used to spending.
This rumour has some legs, however, as HTC is known for bringing some decent hardware at a pretty good price to most consumers, but I don’t know if this will check out. It’s entirely possible this phone will have all those specs described without the Sidekick name attached to it.
(via Android and me)
Apple may be looking to expand iPhone OS to “new hardware platforms.”
Feb 23rd
Apple recently posted a job listing on their website. The post reads:
The Core Platform team within Apple’s Core OS organization is looking for a talented and inspired manager to lead a team focused on bring-up of iPhone OS on new platforms. The team is responsible for low level platform architecture, firmware, core drivers and bring-up of new hardware platforms. The team consists of talented engineers with experience in hardware, firmware, IOKit drivers, security and platform architecture.
It appears that Apple is looking to bring the iPhone OS to other platforms. What this means exactly is unclear but TiPb speculates that it could be hinting at the iPhone OS on the Apple TV. The Apple TV has been one of Apple’s least successful products recently and perhaps the prospect of yet another device running the popular OS will spark its’ success. Implementation of the iPhone OS on the Apple TV does seem pretty difficult. As you know the iPhone OS is navigated purely by touch gestures while the Apple TV has no peripheral to allow this kind of input.
It seems unlikely but it could be possible that Apple is cooking another device that will run the iPhone OS. With the recent announcement of the iPad this does however, seem improbable. Maybe we will hear more about this when iPhone OS 4.0 is announced, hopefully in March.
Any ideas what “platforms” Apple could be pushing the iPhone OS to? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.
