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It is that time of year when Apple news turns into Apple gossip, and there was a lot of gossip the last few days. GeekBar today (via G4Games) posted an alleged image of an iPhone 6 logic board that shows a Qualcomm MDM9625 modem. This means previous rumors claiming that the iPhone 6 will support LTE Category 6 are untrue, if the image is legit. The pictured chipset does support LTE Cat.4 and can reach speeds up to 150 Mbps, but not 300 Mbps like previous reports have suggested. This is not a big deal since most carriers around the world do not even support LTE Advanced.
Yesterday Sonny Dickson posted a video showing off the rumored Lightning cable with fully reversible USB. Several sources claim that all of Apple's next-generation products will ship with the new, easier to use cable. Check out the video below.
KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is sticking by his prediction that the iWatch will not be released until 2015. Here's his latest note via Mac Rumors:
Apple is expected to announce the iPhone 6 on September 9, 2014, but nothing has been officially confirmed. You can read about all the rumored next-generation specs here, and learn more about the next-generation iSight camera here."We reiterate our view that iWatch, as compared to existing products, and as Apple's (US) first attempt at a wearable device, represents a much higher level of difficulty for the company as regards component and system design, manufacturing and integration between hardware and software. While we are positive on iWatch and believe that the advantages of the design and business model behind it are difficult to copy, we think, given the aforementioned challenges, that the launch could be postponed to 2015."