might be most buzzing topic among tech geeks. The rumors about the iPhone 5 launch being in October have finally been confirmed: Apple has officially set iPhone 5 launch event for October 4. The invite of the event clearly says, “Let’s talk iPhone”. It has been very smartly presented: The date is indicated as part of the iOS calendar app, the time by the clock, and the location (which is to be Apple’s campus) by the Maps icon.

The iPhone 5 is claimed to be the next best thing from the Apple factory. The device itself has now become something of a legend. There are many features that are touted to be there in the iPhone 5 but nothing can be ascertained about the device, as Apple remains tight-lipped about its products right until their launch.
Apple has released a new iPhone every twelve months like clockwork since 2007. When this summer came and went with nary a peep from Apple, it pointed to potential issues with bringing the iPhone 5 to market which could have ranged from iOS 5 development delays to hardware manufacturing or component issues. Sprint and its “wimax” HSPA+ 4G network may have won the lottery by being the beneficiary of the only iPhone 5 variant which isn’t suffering from hardware issues, and so Apple is bringing it out now even as the 4G LTE-enabled iPhone 5 for Verizon and AT&T needs more work and will need to wait until 2012 before it sees its release date. The iPhone 4S, then, would be less of low price replacement for the iPhone 4 than a stopgap device for AT&T and Verizon customers so they don’t need to continue selling the iPhone 4 for another few months until their iPhone 5 iteration is ready for launch.