According to reports, it is rumored that Apple will be shipping the next generation 5-megapixel iPhone during the second half of 2010. A report at DigiTimes suggests that Omnivision Technologies, the supplier of CMOS image sensors (CIS) for the iPhone, that currently supplies the 3.2-megapixel CIS for iPhone 3GS, has received bulk orders for supplying 45 million CIS for the next generation iPhone, during 2010.
For the past 3 years, Apple has launched a new iPhone every summer, so it is expected that iPhone 4G will be launched during summer 2010.
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San Francisco’s Moscone Center is the venue where Apple usually holds its annual World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC). According to AppleInsider, Moscone Center is booked from June 28 to July 2, 2010 and the event has been listed as a “Corporate Event”.
Apple had earlier reserved the venue with the same title and every year they launched a new iPhone during WWDC. So, it is expected that the next gen 5-megapixel iPhone would be launched during the WWDC 2010. Let’s wait till Apple make an official statement.