The iPhone Enthusiast

A key tenet of Apple rumormongering is that Apple history repeats itself repeatedly: If Apple has done X, Y and 42 so much as twice consecutively, pundits posit that Apple will do X, Y and 42 a third time.

So I’m going to use this methodology to attempt to poke holes in a solidifying conventional wisdom that Apple will announce the iPhone 5 on June 11 at its Worldwide Developers Conference.

iPhone 5 with 4-inch screen may not be a sure thing 

As anyone who follows the industry knows, each of the past two iPhone releases has been preceded by a prototype of the upcoming model disappearing from a bar.

An iPhone 4 prototype went missing on March 18, 2010 and Apple officially unveiled the model on June 7. That’s 81 days later. an iPhone 4S prototype skedaddled out of a saloon on July 21, 2011 and Apple took the wraps off that baby on Oct. 4. Seventy-five days.

A difference of a mere six days. Coincidence? I think n … well, work with me here.

The next component in the equation is the elapsed time between the loss of the prototype and public disclosure of same.

The loss of the iPhone 4 prototype was not revealed publicly until an April 18, 2010 story by Gizmodo: 32 days. The iPhone 4S prototype was quietly MIA until an Aug. 31, 2011 story by CNET: 41 days.

Close again: We see that it takes the press an average of 36.5 days to catch wind of iPhone prototypes going missing from bars.

Which brings us back to June 11 and Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, at which – if you believe a growing chorus of pundits — there is expected to be an official iPhone 5 announcement.

Color me skeptical. unless all the iPhone 5 prototypes have been surgically implanted into the forearms of those Apple employees who have them, history tells us that one went missing on or about Feb. 27, which means the news story should have been published in early April.

Since the latter didn’t happen, the implications are clear: Either Apple has gotten much better at suppressing news about its missing iPhone prototypes. Or those looking for an iPhone 5 announcement on June 11 are going to be sorely disappointed.

History’s first prank phone call

Unless it turns out that Alexander Graham Bell didn’t really want to see Watson – that he was just goofing on the guy – then the first documented prank phone call would appear to have occurred about eight years after that famous 1876 exchange … and at the expense of an undertaker in Providence, R.I.

This nugget of telecommunications history comes from the Feb. 2, 1884 edition of The Electrical World, via Google Books, and was unearthed by Paul Collins, an associate professor of English at Portland State University, who is perhaps better known as The Literary Detective. The passage, highlighted on Buzzblog last week, reads:

“A GRAVE JOKE ON UNDERTAKERS — Some malicious wag at Providence R.I. has been playing a grave practical joke on the undertakers there, by summoning them over the telephone to bring freezers, candlesticks and coffin for persons alleged to be dead. in each case the denoument was highly farcical, and the reputed corpses are now hunting in a lively manner for that telephonist.”

Rumors of the latest Apple iPhone have been spreading throughout the internet like no other iPhone before it. There have been conflicting stories on what the new Apple iPhone will actually be called once it has been released. we have heard it be called both the HD and the 4G, however Apple are staying tight lipped on the official name of this handset.. At this stage, it is not really important, at some point Apple will be making a grand statement and will let the world know what the name will be.

In any case, stop with all the quarreling about what the heck the name is going to be. Lets get cracking on the specifics we do know for sure. the latest engineering marvel from Apple seems to have a slightly smaller screen than the 3GS, but the resolution should be better. the digital camera feature of Apple iPhone 4G HD comes loaded with a fantastic five megapixel auto focus camera that comes with excellent features for example LED flash, geo tagging and touches focus. one slight trouble with preceding iPhone models was the storage. regarding powerful music and video mobile phones, the 16gb and 32gb would have been a little light-weight. the new iPhone 4th generation is said to be available in both 60Gb and 80Gb versions, which will be a great upgrade and will be able to satisfy most people’s needs.

Customers ought to hope the call quality might be awesome. the addition of the additional microphone is yet another very good aspect for this phone. It’s buyers can also have a extended standby time with the Apple iPhone in between battery charges, this may be attained with the new battery which is is larger some say 16%, others say 18%. this has been achieved has the internals components have been reduced in size to allow space inside the device for this. the new iPhone also utilities the latest technology by using a MicroSIM card and with SIM card readers available or by using wireless Bluetooth, transferring information from an old SIM card shouldn’t cause too much of a problem.

Having taken a detailed look at the pictures it is apparent that the iPhone 4G commands a high quality finish and doesn’t disappoint in the looks department. the handset will be available in both black and white and its svelte look is something to die for. the super sleek iPhone has measurements of 114.3×58.7×9.4mm and it weighs 140 grams.Without having sharp ends the metal frame and glass fascias fuse faultlessly to make the new Apple iPhone 4G HD a fantastic looking gadget. the thinner frame includes power, mute, and volume control keys are all steel silver.

Overall, we think these are great additions and features which the legion of iPhone fans across the world will welcome. Please note, that these features have not yet been confirmed by Apple and we will have to wait and see what the final release specifications will be. Apple like to keep us guessing and are likely throw in a few surprises at the last minute.