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A 3G Apple iPhone that will run on the Telstra Next G network is set to be announced on the 9th of June during a keynote speech by Apple chief executive Steve Jobs at the Worldwide Developers Conference which is scheduled to take place in San Francisco. It is also tipped that Jobs will announce a new media device for the home.
A 3G Apple iPhone that will run on the Telstra Next G network is set to be announced on the 9th of June during a keynote speech by Apple chief executive Steve Jobs at the Worldwide Developers Conference which is scheduled to take place in San Francisco. It is also tipped that Jobs will announce a new media device for the home.
We will witness the “first of an impressive wave of new products”, said Citi analysts Richard Gardner and Yeechang Lee. During the past 18 months Apple has been working on several new devices for the home including a new generation of wireless speakers as well as a new media device that also acts as a wireless router and storage device.
It is expected that Apple will role out the new 3G phone in Australia to coincide with the opening of a new Apple store in Sydney. There are rumours that Jobs is planning to attend the opening in person. For Telstra a 3G iPhone is a must as it will give them one of the most popular phones in the world running on the world’s fastest 3G network which by Xmas will deliver a very fast 42Mbps.
According to Palluxo Apple Inc is in talks with Immersion Corporation to licence Haptic Technology for its iPhone. Immersion Corporation on Thursday announced that they have appointed former Apple executive Clent Richardson to the position of President and CEO.
Palluxo say that a source (Apple Inc employee), who chose to remain anonymous, told us that senior executives of the two companies have already met once on Tuesday and the next meeting has been scheduled for Friday morning. The source confirmed that the executives will continue discussions over licencing and implementation issues of iPhone haptics.
Apple’s competitor Nokia – whose upcoming phone is likely to be called Tube 5800 – has also licenced haptic technology from Immersion Corporation that will enable it to incorporate a wide range of tactile feedback in it cellphones.Last week according to EE Times Apple scooped up embedded PowerPC designer PA Semi Inc. for a reported $278 million without saying a word to investors or even PA Semi’s customers about what it has in mind for the low-power-processor startup.
The industry was abuzz with speculation about Apple’s silicon motives. All sides agreed it will probably take a good 18 months–a CPU development cycle–before an answer ships inside a new Apple product.
Haptic technology refers to technology which interfaces the user via the sense of touch by applying forces, vibrations and/or motions to the user, but it should not to be confused with touch or tactile sensors that measure the pressure or force exerted by the user to the interface.
As we reported earlier, Apple’s on-screen keyboard has a major drawback as it lacks “haptic response.” In other words, users cannot feel the keys as there is no pressure back on the finger when a virtual key is released.
Haptic technology allows users to use a touchscreen and receive feedback like they are pressing on real buttons through vibration technology.
Meanwhile, the deal may draw the ire of the U.S. Department of Defense. PA Semi’s PWRficient processor is designed into DOD programs in every major branch of the armed services, said one of the startup’s customers, who expects Apple will end production of the part soon.
One of the few things that is clear is that Apple is on a roll. The day after Forbes.com broke the PA Semi story, Apple reported a historic high in sales for its March quarter, of $7.51 billion, up 43 percent over the like period a year ago. Quarterly profit hit $770 million.
