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:
AAPL ) 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 will come in a third 64GB package as well. Apples internal
inventory system allegedly lists three separate models of iPhone generation N94.
(iPhones are labeled with a multi-digit alphanumeric code in Apples 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 Apples 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 Apples 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: T ) 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. As of this writing, Anthony John
Agnello did not own a position in any of the stocks named here. Follow him on
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