Apple iPhone 5 Starts New Phone Life

                  

A new source said that iPhone 5 will be launched at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, Calif. on Oct. 4th instead of initial place, the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. However, the reason for the change is unclear. And this may because that iPad and iPad2 were launched at the headquarters, along with all the versions of the iPhone to date.

On Saturday, the International Business Times reported that Verizon was selling the iPhone 4 for $120 through the end of the month, with clearing inventory in preparation for the new phone the likely reason for the sale. Furthermore, PC Magazine points out that Apple has blacked out vacation dates for its employees from Oct. 9-12 and from Oct. 14-15, thus another indication that the iPhone might be hitting stores around that time.

The new phone is expected to include an 8-megapixel camera, an A5 dual-core processor, mobile payment functions and perhaps the Qualcomm mobile phone chip. Furthermore, the phone will have a better display, more memory and a more durable battery life. A longs standby time will make iPhone 5 more popular than its previous versions, I think.

                  

AT&T and Verizon are the two wireless carriers that currently sell the iPhone, although there is a lot of speculation that Sprint will also join the fray this go-around. A recent report by Boy Genius says that Sprint is not allowing vacation time for employees between Sept.30 and Oct. 15 due to the release of the iPhone 5. T-Mobile's Chief Marketing Officer Cole Brodman said that company isn't getting the iPhone anytime this year, PC Magazine reports. Of course, if the AT&T and T-Mobile merger ends up going through, then the iPhone will be sold through the company.