Rumors really are doing the rounds at the moment concerning the new iPhone that is due to be launched in September. The latest report is that the new iPhone will have an even smaller 8-pin connector port which is twice as small as the recently reported 19-pin connector port.
As well as having a supposedly longer slightly thinner form factor, reshuffled headphone jack and a few cosmetic tweaks, the one recurring feature to be discussed is the smaller dock connector. The current 30-pin connector was said to be making way for a 19-pin connector which was half the size but now iLounge has speculated that Apple might in fact be cutting this new port down to just 8 pins. Two of iLounge�s sources corroborate that 8-pin notion as well as hinting the dock connector itself could be subject to a name change. The report suggests that Apple doesn�t need more pins than a USB offers although their connector does have advantages.
The current 30-pin connector has 11 pins that are deemed surplus to requirements but the 19 that are left are still used by accessory makers. By cutting this number down to 8 it would appear that the majority of accessories will become useless which really won�t do Apple any favors especially considering that consumers have already spent hundreds on iPeripherals. With this being said, the new leaked shots of the new dock do look a lot smaller than 19 pins so we will really just have to wait and see what Apple are planning. Either Apple have packed the pins in tightly or there is going to be a lot of disgruntled third party accessory makers and purchasers.
As well as the dock speculation there is also talk about the new iOS 6 which is said to also include a new Bluetooth 4.0 bridging feature which opens the door to an iPod nano watch. This feature could allow for iMessages to be read on the iPod nano which could be interesting to a lot of gadget geeks.
