Dec 12 2007

Goldman Sachs: New iPhones, Apple TV for 2008

We had a pretty good idea that a new iPhone would be coming in 2008, but what will it look like?

A report from Goldman Sachs Wednesday spotted by AppleInsider doesn't exactly shed much more light on that subject, but says that Apple is gearing up to deliver two new iPhones next year. The first one sounds like it will be just a storage upgrade with more flash memory in the first half of the year, while the second half of the year should bring the long-awaited 3G iPhone, according to the report.

Not one, but two iPhones could be released next year, according to Goldman Sachs.

(Credit: CNET Networks)

Both Apple CEO Steve Jobs and AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson have indicated that 2008 is the year for the 3G iPhone, so that's not much of a surprise. An iPhone that could connect to 3G (third-generation) data networks would allow for faster download speeds, but Apple has held off on introducing such a model to this point because of concerns over battery life, according to Jobs.

Goldman also thinks that Apple is getting ready to introduce a newer version of Apple TV, which had a disappointing first year. But the report doesn't make much sense; it says Apple is going to attach an LCD screen to Apple TV. Maybe I'm missing something very obvious, and feel free to point it out below, but I just can't fathom why Apple would want to do that. Apple TV's problems have nothing to do with the lack of a display.

Anyway, the report also says that Goldman can't find as much evidence of the long-rumored ultraportable notebook that's supposedly on tap for Macworld, saying that "possible design issues" might have delayed that model. Just another day in the Apple rumor business.

Posted in: Phones
Tags: Apple, Mac, iPhone, Goldman Sachs
 

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One angle that might work...
by Dirk VanNerden December 12, 2007 7:54 PM PST
Maybe the screen will just be an iphone styled remote control.
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by micvalentine December 13, 2007 2:44 AM PST
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A little moderation perhaps...
by epimetheus13 December 13, 2007 6:40 AM PST
How about a moderator step in and remove the blatent advertisement posted in this talkback? It's a shame people can't respect others and read instructions. And I agree: a LCD would not make me any more likely to buy an Apple TV. And I still can't believe the iPhone didn't originally come with 3G. It's success anyway is a statement to people's love of a supposed status symbol.
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Web or DVR function
by daedbird December 13, 2007 9:53 AM PST
The only way Apple TV becomes a success is if it allows greater access to free content. If I could use an Apple TV to view webpages, and say, watch streaming video from Networks, well I would get it in a second. I would also get it if it had DVR functionality, and maybe a better remote. Add both? I would plunk down my money in a second. I just don't think it will happen because it would mean certain death to the agreements with the networks, and since most are owned by movie studios, it could hurt the iTunes movie store. In the long run, however, I think Apple would be best suited to add DVR, and work out a way that a TV show could be downloaded for free with advertising, but you couldn't fast forward through the commercials.
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Apple TV will be included in a line of LCD TV's
by billsbob December 13, 2007 2:06 PM PST
This makes alot of sense. Apple is going to rollout a line ot LCD TV's and Apple TV will be built in. It will also include the new features like hard drive, cable tuner, sat tuner, sd card reader and HD DVD drive.
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