Unconfirmed Apple Rumors

These are products and features that have not been officially announced by Apple Inc. Estimated dates and odds are based on a combination of analyst forecasts, prior product announcements, and upcoming Apple events.

Est.
Date
Odds
 Product / Feature
3Q/08
10:1
 iPod nano: new form factor
3Q/08
10:1
 MacBook: Redesigned aluminum form-factor
3Q/08
20:1
 iPod touch: larger display
3Q/08
20:1
 Mac tablet form-factor (Newton 2)
3Q/08
20:1
 Mac Pro: Blu-Ray drive option
3Q/08
30:1
 iTunes music subscription service
3Q/08
30:1
 The Beatles discography on iTunes
3Q/08
30:1
 Pre-loaded Beatles Special Edition iPod
3Q/08
50:1
 Cinema Display with HDMI
3Q/08
50:1
 Mac Pro: HDMI
3Q/09
5:1
 OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard" (announced at WWDC '08)
2009
20:1
 MacBook Pro: Quad-core Penryn
n/a
n/a
 OS X 10.6: Intel only
n/a
n/a
 OS X 10.6: ZFS
n/a
n/a
 OS X 10.6: Resolution independence
n/a
n/a
 OS X 10.6: 64-bit Finder
n/a
n/a
 iPhone: OLED display
n/a
n/a
 iPhone: Dual screen clamshell
n/a
n/a
 iPhone: Keyboard in landscape view
n/a
n/a
 iPhone: Haptic feedback
n/a
n/a
 Song lyric download in iTunes
n/a
n/a
 MacBook Pro: WiMAX
n/a
n/a
 Apple HDTV with WiFi
n/a
n/a
 Macs with DisplayPort
n/a
n/a
 AppleTV: 1080p playback
n/a
n/a
 AppleTV: 7.1 audio
n/a
n/a
 AppleTV: Divx / Xvid compatible
n/a
n/a
 MacBook Pro: h.264 encoding chip
n/a
n/a
 MacBook Pro: HDMI output
n/a
n/a
 MacBook Pro: Hybrid HDD (NAND flash + spinning disk)
n/a
n/a
 MacBook Pro: Integrated HSPDA connectivity
n/a
n/a
 MacBook Pro: ExpressCard docking station
n/a
n/a
 MacBook Pro: Carbon-fiber casing
n/a
n/a
 MacBook Pro: Fingerprint security
n/a
n/a
 MacBook Pro: Multi-touch display
n/a
n/a
 iTunes Store: Lossless encoded music downloads
n/a
n/a
 iMac: Multi-touch display
n/a
n/a
 Mac DVR / Mac mini DVR
n/a
n/a
 Handheld gaming device (not iPod)
n/a
n/a
 .Mac price drop to $39
n/a
n/a
 iPod: OLED display
n/a
n/a
 iPod: Voice control
n/a
n/a
 iPod: Swappable batteries
n/a
n/a
 iPod: FM receiver/tuner
n/a
n/a
 iPod: XM/Sirius satellite radio receiver
n/a
n/a
 iPod: GPS
n/a
n/a
 iPod: Song sharing
n/a
n/a
 iPod: Black headphones
n/a
n/a
 In-dash iPod dock in car: Integration with navigation systems

Past Rumors

Est.
Date
Odds
 Product / Feature
3Q/08
checkmark
 iPhone: 3G (announced at WWDC '08)
3Q/08
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 iPhone: GPS (announced at WWDC '08)
3Q/08
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 iPhone: Plastic enclosure (announced at WWDC '08)
3Q/08
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 iPhone: Non-recessed headphone jack (announced at WWDC '08)
3Q/08
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 .Mac rebranding/redesign (mobileme announced at WWDC '08)
3Q/08
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 iPhone: Background application support (will use push service with persistent IP instead)
1Q/08
checkmark
 Ultra-portable Mac (<4lbs, <12" display, <1" thick)
1Q/08
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 iTunes Store: High Definition downloads (720/1080)
1Q/08
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 iTunes Store: Movie rentals
1Q/08
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 Mac Pro: 45nm Intel "Harpertown"
2007
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 Apple & T-mobile partnership
2007
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 Apple & Tivo partnership or Apple buyout of Tivo
2007
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 Merger with Google
4Q/07
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 Leopard: Run Windows applications seamlessly in OS X
4Q/07
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 Leopard: Fast user switching to Windows XP/Vista
4Q/07
checkmark
 Leopard: BitTorrent Software Updates
3Q/07
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 Redesigned 20"/24" Cinema Displays with iSight
3Q/07
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 iMac: No display (Cinema Display integration)
3Q/07
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 iMac: New slim keyboard
3Q/07
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 Glossy iMac / Cinema Display LCD
3Q/07
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 iMac: Black exterior (partly)
3Q/07
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 iMac: Rotating display with accelerometer
3Q/07
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 iWork spreadsheet application (Numbers/Charts)
3Q/07
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 Mac mini to be discontinued
3Q/07
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 iPod Video: Widescreen without phone functionality
3Q/07
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 iPod Video: Aluminum casing
3Q/07
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 iPod Video: 64GB NAND flash
3Q/07
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 iPod Video: 120GB HDD
2Q/07
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 Dual Quad-core Intel "Clovertown" Mac Pro
2Q/07
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 Leopard: 802.11n 540Mbps connectivity
2Q/07
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 Leopard: Re-designed Finder
2Q/07
checkmark
 802.11n Airport
2Q/07
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 YouTube on iPhone (using h.264 like AppleTV)
2Q/07
checkmark
 Apple buys Parallels
2Q/07
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 Leopard: iTunes upload credits
1Q/07
checkmark
 Apple Phone, also known as the Apple:
  • Cell phone
  • iPhone
  • wi-fi phone
  • MVNO phone
  • Smart phone
  • iPod phone
  • iTunes phone
  • iChat Mobile
  • iPod Mobile
  • iPod Chat

Apple reported 270,000 iPhone units were sold in the first weekend. The estimates shown below were made after the first weekend.

First Weekend iPhone Sales Prediction Scorecard

Analyst

Estimates

Off by

David Bailey of Goldman Sachs

700,000

+430,000

Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray

500,000

+230,000

Mike Abramsky of RBC Capital

400,000+

+130,000*

Bill Shope of JP Morgan

312,000

+42,000

Harry E. Blount of Lehman Brothers

270,000+

0*

Shaw Wu of American Technology Research

250,000

-20,000

Richard Farmer of Merrill Lynch

200,000+

-70,000*

Benjamin Reitzes of UBS

150,000

-120,000

*If a range was estimated, the lower limit value was used to calculate the difference.

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