No iPod Touch 5G This Year?Earlier this week, iOS 5 was unveiled at WWDC 2011. The latest OS was quickly made available to developers and in it there were indications of two iPad 3 models and two iPhone 5 models. The SDK references iPad3,1 and iPad3,2 as well as iPhone4,1 and iPhone4,2. Unfortunately, no new iPod touch.
AT&T and Verizon iPhone 5 release date delays iPod touch 5G?
Now if you're wondering why the iPhone models had a fourth generation reference, it makes sense if you count the 3G as first generation. As for the lack of an iPod touch, speculations suggest that since the iPhone 5 release date is now rumored to be this fall, the iPod touch will get its release date pushed further away as well. With iOS 5 referencing the two iPad 3 models (we're guessing its the WiFi and WiFi+3G model), we may not see an iPod touch anytime before the iPad 3 is released hence the lack of support for it in iOS 5. In this case, the iPad 3 is expected to only be released in 2012.
So could we only see the iPod touch 5G in 2012? We hope not but it does seem possible as Apple is highly unlikely to release the iPhone 5 and iPod touch 5G simultaneously.
As for the two references to the iPhone 5, it may be for the Verizon iPhone 5 & AT&T iPhone 5.
More on this as it develops.
