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Next iPhone found in new SDK, codenamed N89, has support for 720p video recording

Categories: Apple, iPhone, Rumors
By: , IntoMobile
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 at 3:00 PM

iphone-hdApple launched the iPad exactly 1 week ago today, and although they said it wasn’t going to be shipping for another 60 days, they were nice enough to post a new version of the iPhone SDK (3.2) so that developers can start working on their new higher definition versions of iFart. Inside that SDK there just so happens to be some information about the next iPhone.

Codenamed N89, the next iPhone has support for 720p video recording and version 3.1 of the AVC codec according to the MediaValidator.plist file that stores what types of media a device can handle. Does this mean the iPhone can record 720p video or simply be able to play it back? Is Apple going to increase the current 320 x 480 screen resolution to something like 800 x 480 to deliver more of that wholesome goodness that is HD video?

These are questions we’re going to have to wait until the summer to get the answers to, probably June 8th at the Worldwide Developer’s Conference.

One more thing … a bit of news via Digitimes, so take it with a grain of salt, they say that Apple is going to add Pegatron as an OEM to build their iPhone. Right now the iPhone is made by Foxconn, so this move could be seen as wanting to start a price war, or providing additional capacity, or as Engadget predicts: make one model of the iPhone in one factory, make another model, the newer one, at another factory.

Yes boys and girls, the world of Apple rumours never stop turning, and frankly it’s making me sick to my stomach.

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Stefan Constantinescu

Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.

  • The Fixer

    I wonder if they’ll increase the resolution to 640×960? That way it would be double res… simple to upconvert apps that way…

  • bunje

    hi there i have an iphone n_89 which i can’t find any drivers. i tried installing itune (latest) to no avain all i could find as information on its drivers were PnpID: usb\unknown