32GB iPhone looking more likely

From InfoWorld: New iPhone rumors out Tuesday come very close to confirming the existence of a 32GB iPhone, and even resurrect the possibility of a $99 iPhone from Apple. We're less than two weeks away from Apple's Worldwide Developer's Conference from June 8-12, and it is assumed Apple will unveil new iPhone hardware during WWDC or shortly thereafter. No one knows for sure what a new iPhone would look like, but the most popular iPhone rumors include the addition of an OLED screen, rubber backing, a faster processor, more RAM, improved battery life and bigger storage. Today, no new features are hitting the rumor mill, but if news from around the world is to be believed a 32GB iPhone is all but inevitable before the end of the summer.

Here's the iPhone scoop -- international edition:

Austria
T-Mobile is one of two iPhone carriers in Austria, and recently the company posted a placeholder reference to a 32GB iPhone on its Website, according to a screenshot on Austrian Blog Area Mobile. The screenshot contains no pricing information or image of the new iPhone, so it's unclear what new features the new iPhone would sport.

Australia
News from Australia adds a new dimension to the iPhone discussion by resurrecting the possibility of a low-end iPhone. Australian blog MacTalk recently got its hands on what it claims to be an internal e-mail from Australian iPhone carrier Vodaphone, one of three iPhone carriers in Australia. The email is a memo to retail staff declaring the 16GB iPhone as an "end-of-life" product that will only be available for a few more weeks from Brightpoint, Vodaphone's iPhone supplier.

If the Vodaphone memo is genuine that means the 16GB iPhone could soon be discontinued to make space for a new iPhone. What is interesting though, is that Vodaphone does not mention the 8GB iPhone. Could this mean the current 8GB model has a future as the mythical $99 iPhone? While MacTalk figures Apple will offer only an 8GB and 32GB iPhone, my guess is that Apple will sell three different iPhone models, with revamped hardware for the 16GB and 32GB iPhone--assuming the memo is genuine of course.

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