Taiwan Begins Shippment of iPhone 3G Parts

Over the past few weeks, there have been rumors that Taiwan-based component suppliers will begin shipping parts for what seems to be a new 3G iPhone in anticipation of the projected June 2009 launch of the next generation iPhone.
The rumor has been more intensified by the actions of several carriers that are slashing the price of their current iPhone 3G stock claiming that they were clearing out inventory in preparation for the update to the handset.
It is also rumored that the new iPhone will come with a handful of teriffic features that include a 3.2-megapixel CMOS camera with auto-focus and video recording capabilities, a digital compass, more internal memory, possibly 802..11n and new software featuring multimedia messaging, copy/paste functionality and push-notification. Also, the new parts supposedly feature an FM transmitter as well as 802.11n support and a digital compass. Of course this is all speculation at this point.
Also, Apple’s part suppliers have been previously rumored to be shipping hardware for an upcoming Apple device. It should be recalled that early this year (January) Apple’s executive vice president of marketing, said Apple’s business revolves around five separate cycles: the holiday season in November, the educational buying season in late summer, the iPod product cycle in October, the iLife cycle in March and the iPhone cycle, which cumulates in June around the time of Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference.
The China-based suppliers have projected an estimated number of 2-3 million units per quarter with the June launch. Well. only time can prove otherwise, June is just by the corner and till then we will keep our fingers crossed.