NewsFactor Network | What Will Apple Release in 2008?

NewsFactor Network | What Will Apple Release in 2008?: "A new report from investment bank Goldman Sachs predicts that Apple's 2008 releases will include a 3G iPhone and a modified Apple TV. According to AppleInsider, the research report was written by Goldman Sachs analyst David Bailey and was based on information obtained from component suppliers in Asia.

The impact of the iPhone's highly successful U.S. launch in June, and the iPod's position as the leading portable media player, has reignited media curiosity about what Apple has coming up in the year ahead. Several news agencies have reported that Apple will introduce an ultraportable, 12-inch Mac laptop with flash memory instead of a hard drive.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs and AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson have indicated that a 3G iPhone is planned for release next year, although there has been no formal announcement. The second-generation iPhone is currently being designed, the Goldman Sachs report said, and will have a form factor similar to the current model."

What makes Apple Tick in the Media?

Apple gets a lot of attention. What is the explanation for Apple's success? The image has never been so strong and glorified.

1. The idea that Apple is innovative
2. The iPod changed a lot
3. Apple has learned how to approach and embrace the consumers
4. The company has learned to co-create and innovate with the media
5. The media darling knows how to build the hype
6. Community building: rock star fun club metaphor
7. Fundamentalist followers and supporters
8. The Apple Store's are retail innovations as well
9. The company has optimized the supply chain
10. How open is Apple?
11. They know how to use secrecy
12. iPhone is a big test of the company's ability to grasp $10 billion dollar opportunities
13. The pre-sales and advance information buzz is stronger than for any other ICT company
14. The message gets through to the consumers
15. The press and media is doing a big part of the job for free
16. Apple and Jobs are big news like Paris Hilton or rock stars

Apple Inc. iPhone

Apple Computer Inc. = Apple Inc. The iPhone is here and the computer word is out. The US mobile phone market will look very different through 2007. We are going to see big changes. Networking is taken to a new level. The Apple iPhone introduction certainly shows that they are in agreement with Cisco, the owner of the iPod trademark. But the carriers, Yahoo, Google and other players are also going to be a part of a new generation of Web 2.0 and Mobile 2.0 mashup and integration.

“Phone combines three products — a revolutionary mobile phone, a widescreen iPod with touch controls, and a breakthrough Internet communications device with desktop-class email, web browsing, maps, and searching — into one small and lightweight handheld device. iPhone also introduces an entirely new user interface based on a large multi-touch display and pioneering new software, letting you control everything with just your fingers. So it ushers in an era of software power and sophistication never before seen in a mobile device, completely redefining what you can do on a mobile phone.” Informs the new website.

iPod News Apple Phone soon

How long do we have to wait for the new iPhone? They rumour that the iPhone is already in production in Taiwan? What will it look like? Apple's challenge is to make a great phone, a good music player and the new gadget should also be looking good. iPod users are thinking about switching over to a cell phone with a support for iTunes. American's are able to download movies to their iPods but it's not yet possible in UK. Consumers expect they will get the following with the new Apple Mobile iTune, iPod, Phone:

• Music
• Video
• Phone
• Podcast