iPhone 4.0, 4th Generation iPhone Rumors at CES – Limited Multitasking, Verizon-capable
While iPhone accessories and apps are everywhere here at CES, the iPhone — meaning Apple itself — is characteristically absent. That doesn’t mean people are whispering about it. There are lots of rumors about iPhone 4.0 software and the 4th generation iPhone hardware, but the ones floating around the most are:
Limited multitasking ability. Whether it’s that new multi-core ARM Cortex A9 processor, a new SpringBoard (Home Screen) metaphor, or just Apple finally deciding to invent it, iPhone 4.0 may see us able to run a few apps (or more?) in the background.
Verizon-capable. Again, it could just be the buzz around Qualcomm’s new dual CDMA/GSM chipset which should be ready just in time, but the technology seems to there and all that remains is for Verizon and Apple — control freaks both — to come to a subsidy agreement.
[Oh, and by the way Google, we've been using that whole superphone meme since February of 2008.]
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I’m still the only person who doesn’t think it’s coming to verizon…
Me too never
With Wind (new Canadian carrier) running the same aws network as verizon, there is more incentive for phone makers to add the capabilities in.
I don’t see the iPhone on verizon till 2011. The Qualcomm chips won’t be ready in time fo production, and I don’t see apple using something that is unproven.
I’d put the odds of multitasking at around 3-1.. odds of it coming to Verizon.. I’d put at about 20-1.
Wonder when Apple will consider releasing a CPU from it’s P.A Semi plant…?
I agree that elegant, limited multitasking is coming. My money says one background app, two at the most. On Verizon, I was on board with this rumor until I remembered Apple’s recent commercials which show emailing/browsing while on a call. This wouldn’t be possible on the iPhone if that were the case so I’m starting to think Apple is going to stick with GSM. I’d like to see a version with T-Mo 3G so that I could save some money on my monthly bills!
I heard from my brothers friend, who is a tech in a VZW store, that they are going to start pre-orders for iPhone 4.0 in March. They are also going to lower their rates to be more in-line with Sprint, He also said that When VZW buys Sprint there will be a WiMax/LTE global version released. I believe him cuz he said he read it on the internet.. I’m saving my new-every-two… HA!
I don’t know about CDMA but certainly more memory, it should be at least the same as the Nexus One (512MB), giving space for a seamless multitasking.
Perhaps the 4.0 will enable it on the 3GS too, but I doubt iPhone 3G will have it.
I’d like to change my Verizon getting iphone from 20-1 to 5-1, as Davie199s brothers friend sounds pretty in the know.
Verizon lost the opportunity to carry the iPhone when they teamed up with motorola in the droid campaign. How do you fix that?
I don’t think the chipsets is for the iPhone. I think it’s for the tablet. It would make sense to have the tablet on multiple networks.
Doesn’t AT&T have a 5 year exclusivity contract with AT&T ?
With all the rumors going around about the iPhone coming to Verizon I won’t believe anything until I hear it straight from Apple or Verizon Wireless. I personally wouldn’t believe any techs or Verizon Wireless staff say because they might just say anything to get suckers to renew contracts in hopes they’ll hold out longer IF the iPhone ever arrives.
I am currently a Verizon customer, been very pleased with my service, I do hope for the iPhone to come but I’m prepared to stick with Verizon if it comes and also ready to jump ship if it does not.
@Terry. Verizon does not use the same frequency as Wind. Verizon is CDMA, same as the old Bell and Telus networks. (Not their Hspa network). Wind uses the same AWS frequency as T-mobile.
If does go to verizon, i wonder if you can talk on the phone and browse webpages at the same time?
I don’t want multitasking unless they double the ram on the next gen iphone, then it might we worth it, my friends blackberry restarts a couple times of day because it runs out of ram and they take 4-5 minutes to restart, horrible
@Ray818, Not at first. But then LTE goes live, it wont be an issue. Late this year or early next year is the current timeline for LTE.
whats ***Limited multitasking ability?? im a little confused and why wouldnt verizon or at&t go after a company like US CELLULAR??!!! i have them and im ready to own an iphone, weather or not verizon gets it or not im going to the wireless company where u can surf data (internet) while on a call, it just makes more sense to me
@Davie199, I haven’t seen a SINGLE story claiming VZW is considering acquisition of Sprint. Any links/sources?
Would this new Springboard have the capability of themes? That’s what I really want!
The current springboard is already theme-capable. U just have to lift off Apple’s parental controls.
Apple better have more than that going for them. Palm is looking pretty good over there.
Limited multitasking? There’s been nothing in terms of (notable) updates from Apple since the iphone 3GS announcement.
I’m not trying to have too high of expectations here, but its certainly more than limited multitasking. Apple needs to nail it.
Apple needs not only to catch up but pass them up.
I agree. Apple needs to bring the ruckus in july, or I’ll be bringing my business elsewhere. I own a 3GS and I already feel like it’s an outdated device compared to these new phones. Apple being the only company not on board with flash also irrates me. Time to step it up apple.
that is agood blog but wanna say that i found more than 10000 app and these increase daily for iphone and you can get them free on xxxx://3g-mob.com
Verizon reps have been telling customers the iPhone was coming since the original release in 2007. I see absolutely no reason to believe them now. Keep the odds at 20-1. I doubt Apple will ever compromise on carrier branding their device in any way, and Verizon can’t sell a product that isn’t garishly coated inside an out with their branding.
I would be nice if when your looking at a webpage the task bar just dissapeared. Or if your wallpaper would be displayed beneath your homescreen, or maybe if u could see the weather on the unlock screen.
i would bet anything the verizon chip is for the itablet not the iphone
This can’t happen. Verizon can never have the iPhone. We have Chad Garrett’s word on that!
yea and like the said before the exclusivity deal is for about 5 years so earliest vzw coukd get it is 2012-2013 with release of LTE. and then they have to get over their ego and release a phone without the verizon branding
@davie199 There’s no way Sprint is going to sell itself. who ever your friend is, he’s obviously reading some joke off the internet and is trying to hype up people. If there is a CDMA phone soon, which I know there probably won’t be, I’d be hoping for it to be on the Sprint network. It’s much more faster at 3G than Verizon. But seriously, I’m not hoping for a Verizon iPhone. It’ll just be wrong and won’t make sense to the Apple device. It doesn’t matter about revenue, Apple is still going to be doing good on their sales, and they know that. Verizon and their peoples(staff and tech.) Like to brainwash people with their words, which to me, makes them look real bad in their “reliability!”
Yha that AT&T has 5 more years with apple or 3 that’s what alot of nerds are saying??????????????????????????????????????
I’m just bubbling with excitement at this point. Multitasking (FINALLY)?? Verizon (BEEN WAITING!)?? It’s just too much to handle. I know there will be multitasking that’s probably a dead given. I am still skeptical about the Verizon part. I’m about 75% sure that Apple will go with Verizon but then you hear a few things here and there that sway you from one way to the next. It will definitely be an interesting WWDC that’s for sure.
I like how everyone is saying that the iPhone exclusitivity contract is 5 years now, when just a week ago everyone was saying that they didn’t know when it ended. In a previous article here (just yesterday) it said that the contract ends in June of this year.
I wouldn’t knock Verizon’s 3G, it’s pretty fast. I tethered my Droid to my Laptop in the middle of no where Connecticuit for the holidays and it was lightening fast, it was just as fast as cable. And in Tampa, my Droid was beating (well humiliating is the better word) the iPhone at 3G speed tests.
I love hearing you fanboys whine and complain behind a computer screen saying that “Verizon isn’t going to get the iPhone because of what they said about it.” Uh, that’s called business, Apple does it to Windows all the time so they’re no better than Verizon, but look at then now, after slandering Windows all the time they now run it on their computers.
The only theing that would stop Verizon from getting the iPhone is Apple and Verizon themselves when it comes to negotiating. Which is what happened the first time, Apple and Verizon couldn’t make a deal on data usage so Apple took their business elsewhere.
The all mighty dollar is a powerful thing, never underestimate the power of money. Apple changed the way we think about smartphones, even though the iPhone wasn’t the first touchscreen phone, it was the first one to perfect it. They changed the game, but they’ve pretty much stayed where there are since then, now Google is changing the game even further, by selling the Nexus One, unlocked, so it can be taken to other carriers. Apple should do the very same thing.
Smartphone and regular phone exclusitivity is going to be a thing of the past eventually. So stop your belly-aching about a Verizon iPhone, if you’re happy where you are and with what you have, do everyone a favor and shut up. The iPhone going to Verizon isn’t going to affect you in anyway because you’ll still have your iPhone on AT&T.
@TK actually the part about when exclusitivity ends for AT&T and the iPhone appear on the Verizon Network it might only be on the network as an exclusive for the newer model not the older ones. Just take a look at what happened with Palm, Verizon, and Sprint
Limited Multi-tasking. By this, I mean there will be the ability to:
1) Setup a background timer process to bring your app to the front.
2) Setup the ability to watch for specific network traffic. This is a bit more than what notifications provide. Think IM clients.
3) Setup the ability to ping out small amounts of data at specific times (see 1 above). Location services for example. There may be limits to how fast you can do this.
4) Setup the ability to stream data to the audio. Think pandora.
5) The objects that actually do this will exist outside the “main” app. They will be limited in size and scope.
@TK,
Umm-I am a fan-boy of neither network, hating them both equally. But when you say you tethered and it was “as fast as cable”, that is CLEARLY BS.
AT&T’s 3G, while obviously not as extensive as VZ’s IS MUCH FASTER, and it is only a fraction of the speed I get from Comcast.
You had a reasonable argument going until you posted something that is clearly and demonstrably false.
@Tranceaddict420
Actually, I’ve also tethered (both my Droid and Palm Pre, so Sprint and Verizon) and if your in the right place, for instance in a relatively sparsely populated area of Connecticut where there aren’t a lot of people using network resources, 3G speeds get pretty darn fast. I live in San Francisco and I’m frequently impressed by how quickly pages load when my Macbook is connected through my Droid.
Back ground applications in the age of cloud has really two components (data and state info from the device) and processing in the cloud. Apple has and will continue to promote that Architecture, this architecture ensure greater stability and scalability. Not only apple but Google is heading in that direction; Google’s new text-voice converision is happening in the cloud not on the Nexus. Some of the background application needs are already supported via Apple Push Notification Service. I believe apple would enhance PNS service in a way that cloud (other applications and devices)can subscribe to various services or state on the device, such as location of the device, back ground audio streaming (this service would be from device to the cloud), other phone state info. The goal would be to cover maximum scenarios of back ground application foot print without compromising the quality of the user experience, security and battery life.
My contract is up in March, so I’m probably going to switch to Pre Plus if nothing iPhone-related is announced before then.
I’m getting tired of the stagnation. All the 3GS added was a compass, essentially, while other companies are innovating.
Whatever Apple does, I doubt will will be more than ripping off of Palm (again) and releasing a more powerful device.
@matt The Nexus One will be sold unbranded… so why would Verizon sell an unbranded device with Google but not Apple? That doesn’t make any sense whatsoever.
I can’t find my sources any more, but I’ve heard some (unsubstantiated) rumors that there will be an iPhone on Sprint with WiMax support this summer, and that Verizon will get it later in the year. Interesting? Yes. BOOM!? Definitely. Likely? Meh.
Iphone 4.0, 4th Generation iPhone Rumors at CES – Limited Multitasking, Verizon-capable is very exceptional in terms of features. Imagine doing a multi-task function ill definitely advantageous.
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