Printed from  Rumor re-check still puts iPhone 5 in October
updated 12:25 am EDT, Sat August 13, 2011  iPhone 5 still pegged
for October  An unusually vociferous response Friday insisted
that the iPhone 5 would ship in October. Digging back to
"several sources" led to being told that Apple's latest would
miss September. The AllThingsD clue lacked a specific unveiling
date, but earlier claims it wouldn't be September 7 were
purportedly accurate.  Why it would wait so late isn't apparent
other than possibly wanting a long time to polish iOS 5 or else
a surprise hardware feature. Some rumors have still put the ship
date in September, such as Pegatron production plans and carrier
data plan promos that have been routinely tied to iPhone
launches. These have room to slip, however, and shipping in
September could see Apple stockpile the iPhones until October.
Others have supported Apple waiting until October, such as a
China Telecom deal that would expand Apple's Chinese
distribution for the first time.  Individua