The following screenshot popped up when someone found it in a images directory on apple.com. After studying it briefly, we came to the conclusion it had to do something with the new Mac AppStore that is coming up. It looks like some profile setup for the iphone.

In March 2008, Apple announced they wanted to control the sale and distribution of applications for the iphone and ipod touch. The applications would be distributed in a so called Application Store, Apple is going to launch. CEO Steve Jobs described App Store as “an application we’ve written to deliver apps to the iphone. And we’re going to put it on every single iphone with the next release of the software.” » First AppStore Screenshot??

Gizmodo confirmed that the 3G iPhone will be announced on the Keynote of Steve Jobs.

According to there sources the 3G iPhone will be available immediatly after the launch and not at year’s end and this worldwide !

In Spain the 3G iPhone will be launched at june 18 with a grand opening of Telefonica’s megastore.
» Breaking news !! Gizmodo got confirmation of the 3G iPhone launch

The CEO of Intel Germany Hannes Schwaderer announced that there will be 2 new iphones on WWDC, one with a bigger screen and one with 3G.

During the celebration of Intels 40th aniversary in Germany the local CEO talked about the new iPhones:

The new iPhone will use the newest Intel Atom chip and will be a little bigger then the current model.
» Steve Jobs is going to show 2 new iPhones ?

The analyst from Citi report that the 3G iPhone will be announced on june 9th.
Richard Gardner and Yeechang Lee believe that Steve Jobs will announche the new product on his keynote speech.
Personally I’m pretty convinced that this will be the case.
Some analysts also suggest that the 3G iPhone will be released in June or July.
A coincidence or not but the end of the price reduction of the current iPhone ends in July.
Europe hasn’t been a very profitable market for Apple, mainly cause almost every country in europe has an advanced 3G network, and the iPhone is still only 2.5G.
this may change very fast when a 3G model has been released to the public in Europe.
We’ll have to wait and see, but with all the rumors coming out, it’s highly unlikely that the 3G iPhone won’t see it’s debute in June.

Forbes reports that Apple has agreed to purchase chip manufacturer P.A. Semi for $278 million. The company, founded in 2003, focuses on sophisticated, low-power chips that could possibly used in future models of the iPhone.

The decision to center the iPhone design around a chip that Apple could own marks a significant strategic choice by Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs, and is aimed at ensuring Apple can continue to differentiate its flagship phone as a raft of competitors flood the market. According to a source affiliated with the chip company, Jobs and Senior Vice President Tony Fadell led the tiny group of executives who spearheaded the acquisition, which included negotiations that took place in Jobs’ home.
P.A. Semi and Apple are no strangers to each other, as the chipmaker was reportedly courted by Apple to possibly provide Power-based chips before Apple finally settled on the switch to Intel.

Recent rumors have suggested that future platforms based around Intel’s forthcoming Atom processor might be targeted for the iPhone, but Apple’s acquisition of P.A. Semi suggests that this may not be the case.

News from macrumors.Com

Ipodobserver claims to have a new picture of the iPhone 3G.

I don’t think this is Legit, but we never know :)

If iPodObserver.coms source is correct, the redesigned iPhone back also drops the black plastic end piece that covers the antenna, and it appears that Apple will continue to offer an 8GB model.

Of course, rumors are just rumors until Steve Jobs pulls a new iPhone out of his pocket. If the image proves to be legit, however, the glossy black finish will make a nice addition to the up-and-coming executive’s tech stash.