Apple going nuts and upgrading everything at WWDC, according to blogs

June 06, 2012, 12:11 PM —

What if Motorola figured out a way to make a few cents from every incorrect prediction about an Apple product? Would that make Google’s newest acquisition a viable, profitable phone company once more? Just a thought, as we dive into the latest rumors about an Apple product, an Apple software upgrade, an Apple product going prepaid for the first time, and, wait a minute, a leaked ship date for the Galaxy SIII! That counts as diversity in these days of Complete Cupertino Coverage.

Galaxy SIII phones shipping on July 9, at least on Verizon

Source: Droid Life

Details: As the Galaxy SIII goes live for pre-orders on Verizon’s site ($199 for a model with 16 GB onboard storage, $249 for 32 GB), a rumor and a leaked screenshot of an internal Verizon page suggest July 9 as a potential ship date.

Likelihood: Seems pretty likely, around 85-90 percent, given previous rumors and Verizon’s oft-leaked internal sales memos.

*Get excited?: Pretty good price, seemingly good phone, so get your pre-order in if you’re sold on Samsung.

Siri, not just dictation, coming to iPads

Source: 9to5Mac, citing “trusted sources,” of course. Because their strategy of late seems akin to this:

BREAKING: Every conceivable thing that Apple could or will ever ship is being updated at WWDC. (thanks for the tip, @9to5mac!)

— Every Tech Blog (@EveryTechBlog) June 5, 2012

Details: Apple has supposedly been testing a full implementation of its virtual assistant product, Siri, on at least the latest (third-generation) iPad. It would work just as it does on the iPhone 4S, with much the same look and feel, and issues with having the microphone farther from the user seem to be shaken off by 9to5Mac’s sources.

Likelihood: 50-55 percent. You could see Siri as a slow rollout of a product to balance web server loads, and the iPad (at least the latest iPad) as the obvious next phase. Or you could not be that surprised when Apple decides to define Siri as a product people use when they’re away from their more stationary devices.