Source: Foxconn Receives Order for Next iPhone
Foxconn has reportedly received an order for the next iteration of Apple's iPhone.
While AT&T is busy making vague statements about introducing "incentives" to encourage iPhone users to reduce their data usage, Apple is reportedly busy making a completely new iPhone.
I'll give you a few minutes to get over the shock.
Editor in chief of Mobile Review, Eldar Murtazin, today tweeted, "Foxconn received order for next generation iphone." Dubbed "the ultimate insider when it come to all things mobile" by Engadget, Murtazin is a trusted source in the mobile industry and the timing (assuming a mid-2010 launch) does seem to fit.
Late last month certain application developers who log usage statistics found that an iPhone identifying itself as version 3,1 has been running current apps. iPhone developer Pandav told MacRumors that its iBART public transportation for San Francisco guide is reporting usage from an iPhone 3,1.
Apple refers to the first iPhone as 1,1 and the 3G as 1,2, signifying feature set upgrade with a similar class-CPU. The iPhone 3GS got bumped to 2,1 thanks to a massive CPU upgrade.
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And AT&T exclusivity contract with Apple ends in 2010.
hmmm... I wonder what Luke Wilson will have to say next year.
"Only AT&T is one of many carriers offering the iPhone"
"Verizon begins with the letter V. And has more 3G coverage. And doesn't whine about smartphone users actually using the bandwidth"
Excellent (channeling Mr. Burns). I was planning to get a 3GS in January when my contract with AT&T is up but plenty of people have talked me into waiting for the new iPhone.
Hopefully the new iPhone will be way better than 3GS which is way better than original and 3G.
Mid 2010, thats when my Alltel contract is up.
Foxconn makes apple gear? That explains why my Foxconn Renaissance motherboard is so crappy!
Foxconn makes MSI, Asus, and otherboards too mate. They actually make allot of stuff. Next time when you pull your motherboard out, you very well may see Foxconn stamped on it some where. So don't say their boards are crappy
I know the picture is someone's best guess, but I really hope they don't make them any thinner than they are now. Unless they put in OLED so I can accidentally sit on the thing and not shatter it.
Yeah but Foxconn is notorious for crapy workmanship. Failboat steaming towards Apple on this one.
Foxconn is the second largest PCB Assembly manufacturer in the world and build many many boards for different customers. They have contracts with IBM, Dell, HP, Acer, Apple, Asus, MSI, Gigabyte... to name a few. I think you need to get your facts straight...
Lets hope no one kills themselves over this one..
It will short the battery and explode like other Iphones. By then thay will have passed healthcare reform so you will be forced to have health insurance.
Haven't heard much from FoxConn as of late, but they used to be FTW back in the day
It will short the battery and explode like other Iphones. By then thay will have passed healthcare reform so you will be forced to have health insurance.
This kind of insinuation does nothing but spread disinformation around. Prismatic lithium polymer cells like those in the iphones and all other cell phones cannot explode because they simply cannot hold enough pressure and neither can the non-hermetical shells of the phones. In the worst catastrophic failure scenario, you'll need to duct-tape the phone to yourself to cause anything other than superficial injury.
In comparison, the cylindrical 18650 lithium ion cells in laptop batteries packs are way way more dangerous and while they do contain high energy density, they have no way to release it anywhere close to fast enough to be considered an explosive hazard.
Ok. Maby I should have just asked if it would run crysis. My bad.
Foxconn is awesome, you maybe be upset over a product or two, but you obviously have no idea how much stuff everyone uses on daily basis that they manufacture.
And AT&T exclusivity contract with Apple ends in 2010.hmmm... I wonder what Luke Wilson will have to say next year."Only AT&T is one of many carriers offering the iPhone""Verizon begins with the letter V. And has more 3G coverage. And doesn't whine about smartphone users actually using the bandwidth"
Actually Verizon does, hence why they threw a cap on monthly bandwidth. I refuse to use ATAT or Verizon. I have excellent Sprint Service here though and I only pay about $50 for unlimited data, unlimited messaging, unlimited talk to ANY mobile. Nights at 7 (dont you pay extra for that lol) 450 anytime minutes to non mobiles. Normally this would run for about 70 on sprint, or 100+ on other networks, but i get a 25% discount for sprint. Ultimately though everyone has better service in particular areas, and I know in some areas even sprints network lacks.
"One of the big U.S. wireless carriers has finally admitted that its "unlimited" data plan is, well, not quite unlimited. CyberNet News scoured Verizon Wireless' most recent terms of service and found a clause that states, in no uncertain terms, that any BroadbandAccess subscriber who uses more than 5GB of data a month on their cell phone or wireless PC card will be unceremoniously kicked off the service.
Foxconn makes MSI, Asus, and otherboards too mate. They actually make allot of stuff. Next time when you pull your motherboard out, you very well may see Foxconn stamped on it some where. So don't say their boards are crappy
Ummm... what? Last time I checked, Foxconn was only making the sockets (remember the problems with the i7 sockets?) and connectors and just the PCB for ASUS,MSI,etc motherboards. I wouldn't really call that making the motherboard.
Ummm... what? Last time I checked, Foxconn was only making the sockets (remember the problems with the i7 sockets?) and connectors and just the PCB for ASUS,MSI,etc motherboards. I wouldn't really call that making the motherboard.
'agreed
Ok. Maby I should have just asked if it would run crysis. My bad.
Your bad yet again, they've already ran Crysis on an iPhone through an ATI render farm over wireless. Get some facts first please.
"next generation" != "completely new".
Lets hope no one kills themselves over this one..
Just because they make a lot of boards doesn't make them good. Stick with a quality Taiwan or Japanese board and skip the Chinese crap.
Oh my God another iPhone is being made wow I did not see that coming what an excellent article guys it's really awesome to see stuff like this
Foxconn are the cunts who deliberately sabotaged their BIOS to make Linux run like crap on it:
http://ubuntu-virginia.ubuntuforum [...] p?t=869249
That couldn't be any more intentional, Linux runs fine on Vista's ACPI table, yet if the BIOS detects Linux, it get's it's own special buggy ACPI table... and... despite putting forth the effort to write "special" code for Linux, they claim that Linux is "not supported".
In all fairness, Foxconn aren't the only ones who do that, though...
Haven't heard much from FoxConn as of late, but they used to be FTW back in the day
They're dropping Quantem Force (enthusaiast motherboard line).
Sad to see...
I think they were the first one with a BIOS for the sexacvore Gulftown (they released the beta bios for the Bloodrage a while back).
Hopefully they can make a decent phone. More importantly, I hope they can it do very cheaply (making the phone affordable off contract).
Foxconn makes MSI, Asus, and otherboards too mate. They actually make allot of stuff. Next time when you pull your motherboard out, you very well may see Foxconn stamped on it some where. So don't say their boards are crappy
they don't make the motherboards the make some of the components but not the board
they don't make the motherboards the make some of the components but not the board
Agreed. I use to sell motherboard. Foxcon and Gigacrap I mean Gigabyte. I'd always get returns for them for lack of compatibility with other hardware and they were always crashing.
Verizon begins with the letter V. And has more 3G coverage. And doesn't whine about smartphone users actually using the bandwidth"
No, they just cap you at 5GB, which a large percentage of iPhone users including me exceed redularly, and charge rediculous fees for data overages that would cost many iPhone users an added $40-80 a month. Oh, and they charge extra for ActiveSync users (even if you have your own Exchange servers and don't touch their infrastrcuture)
Oh, and their 3G is slower, edge still works in places Verision has NO coverage, and I can use Data AND voice at the same time on AT&T. I'm not in NYC or San Fran, so my 3G coverage is AMAZING on AT&T. My wife switched FROM Verizon to AT&T just to get away from their god awful service qaulity. I've dopped maybe 5 or 6 calls in my 3 years on AT&T, and those have been in known dead zones out in the middle of God's country, never in populated areas.
If verizon was the exact same price, full unlimited data, they'd still need to add data/voice concurrent use before I could even CONSIDDER switching. At least DAILY I'm on a call and look something up, or an using GPS and want to be able to take calls... Verizon can not do that, so I can not be a customer of theirs. End of line.
Amen..... (cue the crickets)