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HD iPhone rumored to be on the way
Interesting rumors are flying about the meaning behind a sales memo from Apple. According to PhoneNews, Apple has told retailers to put Apple Composite AV Cables and Component AV Cables on clearance. Why you ask?
Here's the purely speculative part. Apple is said to be coming out with a single AV cable that will support both component and composite to work with both HDTV and standard-def. One rumor states that Apple will offer a new iPhone and iPod touch with higher resolution screens to support HD.
Of course, iPhone users will need HD content. Apple has started carrying HD movies on iTunes, and there are also rumors that Apple will let the iPhone use Wi-Fi for local networks with HD streaming, as a option to using Apple TV.
While this is all purely speculative at the moment, it seems that all the pieces are falling into place as Apple takes on HD. It's all good for watching movies on the go, but would you use your iPhone as an HD streaming device in your home? Might make taking a call mid-movie a bit complicated.
By Old Man Dotes at 2:42 PM ON 04/20/09
But the iPhone is still tied to AT&T. Ergo, it's still crap.
By lee at 5:03 PM ON 04/20/09
now now... old man dotes... it's not crap. but you're correct that ATT is.
By mjmattson at 5:25 PM ON 04/20/09
I don't know why you think AT&T is crap...I don't have any problems with them...other than charging $30/month for bandwidth for the iPhone.
By jeffimix at 5:33 PM ON 04/20/09
I don't see the point of it, the iPhone screen is too small for a discernible difference on the phone, and its capacity is too small to be an effective HD jukebox for when I'm at a friend's house. Mostly I just don't get the idea of a truly high-resolution (720P or bigger) iPhone screen on such a small device.
Mind you, I still buy DVDs for our 32" HD television and PS3.
By xTdub at 7:22 PM ON 04/20/09
Apple is only doing this in response to the Zune HD.
By Complete Prat at 7:49 PM ON 04/20/09
I've noticed that when an iPod, Mac or any apple based rumour comes out that dvice always reports it. Several times I've come to the site to see just loads of apple based articles in a row... and it gets worse when MacWorld's on.
However when it comes to Microsoft it's a different matter. You just seem to put a summary and 9 times out of 10 its either negative. That's if anything gets posted at all.
For example, recently there have been several leaks about a ZuneHD including possible pictures and specs but there is not one mention to it on this site. The only time it seem to have been mentioned is when xTdub mentioned it in a post before mine.
By Weebork at 11:41 PM ON 04/20/09
Good and all that companies are adapting to the hi definition age. With that said, I agree with jeff above, while having hi def is great, it is a little moot to have 720+ lines per inch capable video when the screen is only a few inches in size.
For me, storage capacity, battery efficiency, and perhaps, maybe, just maybe, some flash capabilities on the new iPhone, rather than working on HD.
By SteelFox at 2:40 PM ON 04/21/09
Personally I can't immagine bothering to get a HD device that is smaller than say a 27" TV. Even if they don't ever release a HD iPhone, it only makes good buisness sense for apple to get all the HD stuff ready for anything else they might release.
By nulldevice at 9:21 AM ON 04/23/09
People are right, a tiny HD iPhone screen would be pretty pointless. But. Putting HD output on it would mean it could display HD on a 52" TV. In short, slap your phone in a dock and watch HD movies bought on your phone, no fiddling with extra cables or downlaoding two versions of your content - one for the TV, one for the phone.
I doubt, however, that if apple makes an HD iPhone, it'd be the sole improvement. My guess is it'd be part of a slate of improvements.
By icabod_crane at 4:16 PM ON 04/23/09
so does mean that a 32gb or larger iphone is on the way?
By Anonymous at 4:32 AM ON 04/24/09
nokia n97 records in hd and has hd out. haha. iphone has a whopping 3 megapixel no iso camera. but you can buy fart applications.
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