Times reporter Salvador Rodriguez, MacRumors Editor Arnold Kim, Steve Kovach of Business Insider and the Times' Michelle Maltais discuss what to believe about the new iPhone.
The iPhone 5rumor mill has been churning nonstop recently, and that's because the latest reports say Apple will announce the next iPhone come September.
The Times will host a Google+ Hangout at 1 p.m. PDT with Times reporter Salvador Rodriguez, MacRumors Editor Arnold Kim, Steve Kovach from Business Insider and will be moderated by the Times' Michelle Maltais. We invite you to join in on the conversation by posting comments below or on The Times' Facebook and Google Plus pages or on Twitter using the #asklatimes hashtag.
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The latest reports say Apple will schedule an event?Sept. 12, when it will reveal the next iPhone. Pre-orders have been reported to start that same day, and the phone will launch?Sept. 21.
[Update, 12:39 p.m. Aug. 24: This post was updated to include Kovach.]
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