> Several rumors popped up this week suggesting that Apple might push the release of both the next iPhone hardware and the next major iOS update from its usual summer release [to the fall](http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2011/03/wwdc-2011-may-be-all-software-signaling-change-in-iphone-strategy.ars). In the wake of those rumors, which claim the announcement will coincide with a new cloud-based iTunes “locker,” it’s possible that Apple may use the extra time to integrate newer technologies, including Siri’s AI-based, voice-controlled searching, improved mapping, and possibly LTE compatibility into next-generation iOS and…

> The main idea is that the iPhone nano would rely on the cloud to such an extent that the device wouldn’t really have *any* local storage to speak of, outside of a streaming buffer. This would of course go hand in hand with a MobileMe / Lala-powered streaming music service, and result in significant component cost savings (flash memory is still pretty spendy). via [engadget.com](http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/14/the-iphone-nano-to-forgo-local-storage-common-sense-says-no/)Do people actually use their phones everyday? Anyone in San Francisco or New York City will…

> Phone users on tighter budgets have been shunning the pricey iPhones in favour of less expensive models which have Google’s popular Android software,” the report said. “Apple will now hope to lure away customers from the likes of Nokia. via [appleinsider.com](http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/02/14/apple_distracts_from_mobile_world_congress_as_iphone_nano_rumors_continue.html)This quote makes no sense. For starters, until very recently, no Android phone was cheaper than Apple’s $100 3Gs. Especially once you factor in data costs,…

I’ve been thinking about this “iPhone nano” rumor that’s been resurrected by the Wall Street Journal this week. On one hand, the WSJ has had an impeccable record of getting Apple rumors right recently. So it’s hard to discount the rumor as nonsense. On the other hand, this rumor has been around since the day after the original iPhone was announced, and it hasn’t come to pass yet. Plus, lots of smart Apple bloggers like John Gruber are rightly questioning the idea of an iPhone that’…

> At a lunch in Sydney today, Patrick Lo said Apple’s success was centred on closed and proprietary products that would soon be overtaken by open platforms like Google’s Android. > > Apple has had unparallelled success by being able to control the entire ecosystem around its products, from the hardware to the software to the acquisition of content and apps through iTunes. > > It has used this to effectively dominate the market and shut out competitors. Consumers have also benefited because they get a consistent experience and products that are easier…