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A little bird has told me that the future generation of the iPhone, possibly to be launched in June, will have a higher resolution (800x480 perhaps), a camera in the front for video calls and the possibility to run multiple applications at the same time. This means a big step forward in video quality (the competition has been in the 800x480 area for some time now), a nice-to-have feature i.e. video calls and something that has been awaited since iPhone 1G. This will allow having msn messenger or Skype presence running while you check e-mails or watch a video. From my point of view this is the biggest weakness of the iPhone so far and it's Apple's way of ensuring performance remains stable and the OS does not crash. With more powerful processors, maybe even the new A4 built in, the iPhone should be capable of handling multiple Apps with the kernel shooting down any App that goes over its quota.

This should be interesting and it means a bigger leap that it was from the 3G to the 3GS. Who knows if I skip 3GS and go from 3G to 4G.

Note: iPhone 4G is speculative name following the names so far (2G, 3G and 3GS). Taking network in consideration, 4G would mean LTE network (Long Term Evolution) but I hardly believe the iPhone is going that direction just yet. The name will probably have to be something with 3G but different from 3GS. Maybe iPhone 3GSH? 3GSP?