June 11, 2012 (AAPLTrader)

The Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Wordwide Developers Conference started today at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California and will be continuing until Friday, June 15. The big news everyone has on their mind is a release date for the new iPhone 5.

Will Apple Announce the iPhone 5?

I heard the iPhone 5 is coming out the Fall 2012.

However, rumors from birds in the sky are still whistling that the iPhone 5 release date is June 2012. It even seems Foxconn had geared up for that date with production reporting “very close” in late March 2012.

Apple can be a tricky one when it comes to the stock market and the company. Just when you think it’s not going to happen, it happens. Last year AAPL released the iPhone 4s in October 2011, which makes me believe the new iPhone for 2012 will be released in the fall as well. But then again, why not surprise everyone with a release in June 2012?

Based on the road map of mobile chip design specialist ARM (of which Apple is a licensee), we'll see a quad-core processor debut in the new iPhone 5 - probably called the Apple A6. There has been other quad core handsets debuted in 2012, so why not go along with the others and put the cherry on top?

I think we are all 99% sure that the iPhone 5 will have a slight increase in screen size. However, others suggested that a four-inch version was likely and that Sony has already shipped top secret demo screens to Apple. I heard that the iPhone 5 could feature a curved glass screen? Or what about the new keyboard, button, pop-up, touchscreen display that is made by Tactus?

Digitimes reported previously that Apple has purchased between 200 and 300 special glass cutting machines because they're too costly for the manufacturers to invest in.

After Apple launched a 4G network to the new iPad device, it's widely expected that 4G will come to the iPhone 5. With many 4G handsets already announced in the US, it can't be long before the iPhone supports 4G technologies. Because of the 4G controversy over the new iPad in the UK, we'd expect this mobile phone to be played down in the UK, or provide them with a different version of course.

More street news suggested that the new iPhone 5 would come sporting a larger 4.6-inch retina display, while even suggesting the next iPhone will use new touch technology and will be encased in something called "liquidmetal.”

I can’t be 100% sure that Apple will be announcing the new iPhone sometime this week, but I see a good probability it’s possible to catch AAPL consumers off guard. This week is going to be fun with all this new technology from Apple. From the touch of a finger to the sound of a voice, I always say, “It just keeps getting better with Apple.”

Eric Consiglio – AAPLTrader.com