Geek Posted February 18, 2011 Posted February 18, 2011 <div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/iphone-5-iphone-mini-mockup.jpg" alt="iphone-5-iphone-mini-mockup" title="iphone-5-iphone-mini-mockup" width="587" height="435" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12820" /></p> <p>The <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/18/technology/18apple.html?_r=1">New York Times</a> has apparently confirmed that Apple is working on a cheaper iPhone, aimed to broaden the devices appeal in the face of an increasingly competitive mobile landscape. The NYT also disputes some of the <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/02/10/iphone-mini-apple-working-on-smaller-cheaper-iphone/">past claims</a> regarding new iPhones from WSJ and Bloomberg, specifically that the cheaper device won’t be <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/02/13/iphone-mini-rumors-smaller-iphone/">smaller</a> than the existing iPhone 4. </p> <blockquote><p>Another person who is in direct contact with Apple also said that the company would not make a smaller iPhone at this time, in part because a smaller device would not necessarily be much cheaper to manufacture and because it would be more difficult to operate.</p> <p>More important, a phone with a smaller screen would force many developers to rewrite their apps, which Apple wants to avoid, the person said.</p></blockquote> <p>This is interesting because the language specifically addresses the disadvantages of a smaller screen, to me this continues to suggest the new cheaper iPhone will <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/02/14/iphone-mini-mockup-screen/">use the same screen as the existing iPhone 4</a>. Maybe this is a controlled leak to alleviate some of the concerns voiced in the developer community about working with another iOS screen resolution? </p> <p>The New York Times also specifies that the new iPhone will be ready this summer, perhaps at <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/02/08/iphone-5-release-date-to-be-june-5/">the rumored date of WWDC 2011 and iPhone 5 launch</a>.</p> <p><strong>Wireless Syncing via Free MobileMe</strong> Finally, backing up prior reports, a new free version of MobileMe will also be released that allows for wireless syncing, according to the NYT:</p> <blockquote><p>“The goal is that your photos and other media content will eventually just sync across all your Apple devices without people having to do anything,”</p></blockquote> <p>Wireless syncing and easily accessible cloud storage have long been desired by the Apple community. The New York Times did not specify a timeline for the relaunch of MobileMe, but we assume it would be made available along with the new <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/iphone-mini/">cheaper iPhone</a>, <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/iphone-5/">iPhone 5</a>, and a new version of <a href="http://osxdaily.com/tag/ios/">iOS</a>. </p> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W_m_S2C_YCLGpEHmR7W_gq0Qs0E/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W_m_S2C_YCLGpEHmR7W_gq0Qs0E/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W_m_S2C_YCLGpEHmR7W_gq0Qs0E/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W_m_S2C_YCLGpEHmR7W_gq0Qs0E/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=wlw9MPATwyI:j_IN7WKdA8k:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=wlw9MPATwyI:j_IN7WKdA8k:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=wlw9MPATwyI:j_IN7WKdA8k:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=wlw9MPATwyI:j_IN7WKdA8k:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=wlw9MPATwyI:j_IN7WKdA8k:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=wlw9MPATwyI:j_IN7WKdA8k:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=wlw9MPATwyI:j_IN7WKdA8k:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/osxdaily/~4/wlw9MPATwyI" height="1" width="1"/> View the full article
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