Telstra has revealed the addition of almost one million new mobile services in the six months to December 2011, but Sensis revenues plummeted 24 percent in 12 months.
Speculation about an iPhone nano appear to revolve around an Apple patent application revealed last week that describes a "Touch pad with symbols based on mode" with applications that include phones.
"The invention pertains to a user interface for controlling an electronic device, particularly a multifunctional electronic device that is capable of operating in multiple modes as for example a phone mode for communications and a media player mode for playing audio files, video files, and the like."
Diagrams accompanying the application show a device resembling an iPod mini, but it would be unwise to read too much into that. However, an iPod nano-sized phone would be remarkably small, and something similar to mini dimensions is more plausible.
According to Reuters, JP Morgan analyst Kevin Chang claims "people in the supply channel he did not name" as well as the Apple patent application were the basis for his prediction that an iPhone nano will appear during the fourth quarter, priced at no more than $US300 and with the potential to achieve sales of between 30 million and 40 million in 2008.
A simpler iPhone would not need to be tied to any particular carrier (the iPhone's visual voicemail support requires carrier cooperation) and so could be sold unlocked through any of Apple's channels.
If you thought the iPhone was expensive at $US599, the idea of selling a comparatively basic phone with music-playing capability - even one with Apple's design cachet - for $US300 will seem a stretch.
Still, 'they' said the iPod was too expensive, and it became a top seller. 'They' said the iPhone was too expensive, but that didn't stop it effectively selling out within a few days. But that doesn't mean 'they' are necessarily wrong in claiming $US300 is too high a price for the iPhone nano (or mini, or whatever).
David Bass
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