Analyst Ming Chi Kuo of Concord Securities - a previously reliable source of information on Apple - released information to blogs such as Mac Rumours saying that there was 'no sign' of revolutionary new iPhone parts in Apple's factories or supply chain.
He also said that the new iPhone software, iOS 5, will be ready at the end of September, which seems to confirm previous rumours about a mid- to late-October launch for the company's new handset.
'While many have been holding out for a significantly redesigned iPhone 5 offering a thinner, tapered profile - as shown in 'iPhone 5' cases supposedly based on leaked design documents, essentially no evidence for such a model has surfaced in the form of parts, leaks or other details,' wrote respected blog Mac Rumours in response to Ming Chi Kuo's latest analysis.
Steve Job"s last big project :THE Next iphone
The iPhone 4S is not the last chief project that Steve Jobs work on, according to single analyst. That would be the next phone--let's name it the iPhone 5.
The next-invention iPhone "was the last scheme that Steve Jobs was closely involved with from idea to final design. For so as to reason...this product will set up the high water mark for iPhone volumes," Ashok Kumar, an psychoanalyst at Rodman & Reshow, wrote in a research letter this week. He expect the iPhone 5 to be a "cult typical" because of Jobs' participation
iPhones drive proof sales at AT&T, hurry
AT&T and gallop Nextel both said that the new iPhone 4S help drive record single-daytime sales for each carrier.
Sprint said it reach its best-ever day of sale by 10 a.m. PT. AT&T supposed that as of 1:30 p.m., it had activate a record figure of iPhones on its system.
The new iPhone, in spite of the lack of a major redesign, continues to be a tremendous draw, significantly outstrip the demand for any other smart phones. The iPhone 4S drew lines at Apple stores around the state.
Apple share close on new lofty on iPhone 4S open day
Apple's iPhone 4S was call "underwhelming" by some who were eager for a main update to the company's iPhone 4, but it appear that shareholder are more than content to see the device start on today.
As customers scoop up the new device, the company's shares closed up 3.3 percent at $422, the highest closing price on record. The uppermost intraday split price Apple stock had ever tally was $422.86, but it never congested this high
