If you read veteran Wall Street Journal columnist Walt Mossberg's recent Palm Pre review, it's obvious that this longtime Apple fanboy is holding back intimate knowledge of Apple's next-generation iPhone and impending launch date. At one point, Mossberg almost deliberately blurts out a blatant reference that a newly improved iPhone device will be unveiled next week at Apple's WWDC event.
"Whether the Pre is better than the iPhone depends on your personal
preferences, though I’d note that the new iPhone to be unveiled next
week will have lots of added features that could alter those
calculations." Mossberg wrote in his WSJ post.
Mossberg continues to wax on about Pre's features and benefits by way of comparison to the iPhone as he lets more hints slip through the cracks. He points to an iPhone release date along with OS 3.0 within a month which lines up with my own Friday, July 10th prediction for launch. Though the popular vote is July 17th. Like a true Apple fanatic even the title to Walt's post includes iPhone in it, "Palm’s New Pre Takes On iPhone".
"Unfortunately for Palm, Apple has both a new iPhone operating system and new iPhone hardware coming, likely available within a month, that could obliviate many of these advantages."
"And, although Apple hasn’t announced any new hardware features, I expect to see an iPhone with up to 32 gigabytes of memory, video recording, a higher-resolution camera, a compass, and greater operating speed." Source: WSJ
In his Palm Pre video post Mossberg goes onto say that at the WWDC 2009, "There will be changes to the iPhone, not all of which are known." Which sounds like code for "not known" to all of you lowly peasants out there. It's no secret that Walt Mossberg is accustom to getting Apple hardware weeks ahead of any public unveiling. iPhone has been no exception to that rule.
If Mossberg is not currently up close and personal with a private preview copy of the next-gen iPhone device, he will be soon. Very, very soon!
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