“Stifel’s Cody G. Acree and Patrick Newton out saying that based on their checks… Skyworks (SWKS) has been selected to supply the Front-End Module to Apple’s new iPhone, which should begin contributing to revenue during the first half,” Notable Calls reports.
Full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “LinuxGuy and Mac Prodigal Son” for the heads up.]
MacDailyNews Take: The plot thickens.
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Good take MDN
What the heck is a “front end module”? Is that the user interface/keyboard?
“The plot thickens.”
I think we are way beyond pudding. More like 3-hour old cement.
The phone will be known as The Pamela Anderson®.
Wow! Things are really hitting the fan today. This is awesome.
At any moment I’m expecting to get a call from myself from the future on my “Crank Prank Time Phone” saying…
“(garbled…static…garbled) Hello?! Hello?! Listen to me! Don’t do it! You have to be patient when waiting for the Apple iPhone. Otherwise, we’ll all be hovering upside down with otters listening to our Zunes!”
come on….come on…..
Hold on, lemme check…. Yup, my front-end is screwed on tight.
Just found this about Skycom and Broadcom:
http://www.govtech.net/digitalcommunities/story.php?id=101228
Skyworks. Oops
Wasn’t the name of the company that developed the Terminators called Skynet? Skyworks is pretty close. They could change their name and we could all be in deep zune.
Tired of waiting, bought a Razor and two year contract with Cingular.
Cingular software runs on the phones and they are the carrier. How is Apple going to compete against that?
The iPhone is a myth, if not it will soon fail.
Apple is coming to the phone market way, way, way too late!
Skyworks is just a cover. Stop the iPhone at all cost. I repeat, stope the iPhone at all cost!
That govtech link sounds like this has more to do with the iTV than with the iPhone.
Of course, the iPhone could have 802.11n in addition to cellular.
Not anymore
That concerns me a little. The management at skyworks has its head up its ass. That company has been in a downward spiral ever since it was spun off from Conexant. Lots of layoffs recently.
Apple is NOT “too late” because it will be marketed as a wireless iPod, not the “iPhone.” First, it will be an iPod media player before it is anything else (probably music only like the iPod nano). Second, it will have wireless connectivity using a mobile phone network, allowing access to the ‘net and email. Third (and most importantly), it will use this wireless connection to allow purchase of songs from the iTunes Store WITHOUT the need to own or use a Mac or PC. Imagine all the additional customers who can now buy the iPod; it may double the potential market. Fourth (and finally), it happens to also be a mobile phone too (the “there’s one more thing” feature). It’s the first three points that will sell the device. The fact that it’s also a phone will be a convenience and bonus. If someone just wants a phone, they’ll just get the one that comes free (or very cheaply) with their two-year service contract; they are not going to buy an iPod.
And I hope Apple does decide to create its own service. It needs to make a deal to use one of the major networks, but the user experience should be something Apple controls.