IT'S on - After months of speculation, Apple appeared to confirm
the date of its next iPhone launch as September 12 overnight in
invitations loaded with hints.
Save-the-date cards for Apple's San Francisco event were not only tagged "It's almost here" but the date cast a shadow of the number five - a nod to its rumored iPhone 5 name.
While Apple did not confirm the launch, Telsyte research director Foad Fadaghi said "pent-up demand" in Australia was reaching a fever pitch and Apple could no longer ignore demands from consumers or progress by its rivals.
Mr Fadaghi said the new Apple smartphone was likely to be much more than an "incremental upgrade" and would feature a larger screen, NFC technology for credit card payments, and 4G connectivity for significantly faster downloads.
"There is a range of technologies that Apple can't ignore, one of them being mobile payment technology and the other being 4G," he said. "They must ensure that they keep up with their competitors when it comes to 4G connectivity.th.th. it's just as big outside the US as it is inside."
Optus last week announced it would launch a 4G mobile network in cities including Sydney, Perth, Newcastle and Melbourne shortly, with Brisbane and Adelaide due to come on board in early 2013.
The launches will see Optus go some way to catching up to Telstra that currently offers 4G in all capital cities and some regional centres, delivering download speeds up to five times as fast as 3G.
Save-the-date cards for Apple's San Francisco event were not only tagged "It's almost here" but the date cast a shadow of the number five - a nod to its rumored iPhone 5 name.
While Apple did not confirm the launch, Telsyte research director Foad Fadaghi said "pent-up demand" in Australia was reaching a fever pitch and Apple could no longer ignore demands from consumers or progress by its rivals.
Mr Fadaghi said the new Apple smartphone was likely to be much more than an "incremental upgrade" and would feature a larger screen, NFC technology for credit card payments, and 4G connectivity for significantly faster downloads.
"There is a range of technologies that Apple can't ignore, one of them being mobile payment technology and the other being 4G," he said. "They must ensure that they keep up with their competitors when it comes to 4G connectivity.th.th. it's just as big outside the US as it is inside."
Optus last week announced it would launch a 4G mobile network in cities including Sydney, Perth, Newcastle and Melbourne shortly, with Brisbane and Adelaide due to come on board in early 2013.
The launches will see Optus go some way to catching up to Telstra that currently offers 4G in all capital cities and some regional centres, delivering download speeds up to five times as fast as 3G.
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