Rumor: NextGen iPhone With GPS in 2008

The Apple iPhone hasn’t even hit the shelves yet, and already analysts are speculating about its preceding generation.

This time AppleTech News reports, that the iPhone will come equipped with GPS by 2008.

The next iPhone probably due out at Macworld or early spring of ‘08 will incorporate a GPS receiver chip closely matching the SiRFstarIII from SiRF Technology.

The article, which doesn’t cite any obvious sources [Red Flag #1], then goes into some more detail about the SiRFstarIII’s power consumption.

Even though the StarIII’s power consumption is a bit higher than Apple would like it is considered the best chip for a mobile device of this kind, having the capability to receive signals from 20 different satellites simultaneously and a super fast First Fix Time.

This rumor sounds suspicious to say the least, however, many potential iPhone customers would surely welcome this addition. Should they hold their horses and wait to buy an iPhone until MacWorld 2008?

Probably not.