Here are your Apple rumors and news items for Friday:
iPhone Gets Major Storage Upgrade With New Models: Previous iPhones have had fairly limited storage for apps, documents and media like music, at least compared to other Apple (NASDAQ:) devices like the iPod Classic. iPhone users have had either 16GB or 32GB of flash memory space to store whatever they like on their iPhone. According to a Thursday report from 9 to 5 Mac, citing source “Mr. X,” the new iPhone set to debut next Tuesday as well. Apple’s internal inventory system allegedly lists three separate models of iPhone generation “N94.” (iPhones are labeled with a multi-digit alphanumeric code in Apple’s inventory. The iPhone 4 is listed as “N90A.”) A second report at Mac Rumors suggests that the new 64GB model might be the rumored iPhone 4S upgrade and not the new iPhone 5. A prototype iPhone 4 with 64GB of flash memory appeared in Chinese reports last March.
Half of All iPhone Games Make Just $3,000: For people looking to invest in the next app developer that pulls in revenue like Rovio, remember this: Few iPhone games are Angry Birds. Where even free advertising-supported versions of that game pull in $1 million per month, most iPhone games make barely any money at all, according to a new survey compiled by app developer Owen Goss (via TUAW
.) After surveying 252 game developers working on Apple’s portable devices, Goss found that 50% of those developers’ games earned $3,000 or less through sales and in-app purchases. While there are more than 425,000 apps available in the store, Goss’ data still paints a disheartening portrait for businesses looking to capitalize on the popularity of Apple’s machines. Apple shareholders, meanwhile, can take comfort in knowing their company still is taking 30% of every transaction on the App Store, even it is just a 30% cut of $3,000.
AT&T Already Offering iPhone 5 Cases: You can tell when a new tech toy is about to release by the number of accessories for it that hit the market. How do we know the iPhone 5 will release soon? Not because Apple is holding a press conference about it next week. According to Apple Insider, AT&T (NYSE:) is listing cases for the iPhone 5 in its inventory. This news comes from a source claiming to work at an AT&T retail store. The inventory listing, if true, confirms the new phone will indeed be named the iPhone 5 if nothing else.
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