The days pass and the tension grows and Apple has not yet sent the invitations for the conference where it will present the iPhone 5 and the new iOS 5. This conference could it still took place in 2 weeks, that is, on October 5, and the information is provided by an employee of the company from Cupertino who, of course, speaks without the consent of his bosses. According to him, Apple would hold the presentation conference of iPhone 4S, iPhone 5 and iOS 5 in 2 weeks, and next week the official invitations for the conference should be sent to journalists.
The long (inter)national iPhone 5 release date nightmare is fourteen days away from being over, according to an Apple employee who's speaking out of turn. Assuming the event isn't being held on a Monday, that points to October 4th or 5th for the event. One week from now, Apple will announce a media event and send out press invites. Nothing will be said in advance as to what the event is about, but the images and catch phrase on the invite will subtly hint that it's the iPhone 5 so that the correct journalists show up, as opposed to if this were the launch of a new iMac. The event will then be held on the 4th or 5th, and if Apple's recent tradition holds true, will be live-broadcast over the internet in an effort to get Apple's message directly to mainstream consumers without being entirely filtered through the tech media. Tim Cook will see his first action in an Apple product launch event, as dodging the stage entirely would lead to "Where's Tim?" questions which would only build up otherwise.
Next Tuesday we should see for the first time the invitations for the presentation conference of iPhone 5 and iOS 5, invitations in which of course Apple will not clearly specify that it will present a new iPhone. Considering that today is Wednesday and Apple has not yet sent invitations, the theory presented by those from beatweek she could be credible but she basically reiterates a rumor I presented on the weekend, but which, strangely, was not widely publicized. It is almost certain that Apple will not hold the conference until the end of September since it has not yet sent the invitations, so it should take place in the first week of October.
If the presentation will take place on October 5, then the launch on October 14/15 is more than plausible because it comes 9 days after the presentation, exactly as it happened in the case of the iPad 2. Now, of course, it remains to be seen what Apple will do in finally but theoretically on October 5 we should see the new iPhone 5.
