Lights, iPhone camera, action?

March 20, 2009 | MG Siegler | Comments | |

There’s been a ton of rumors surrounding the next-generation iPhone hardware following Apple’s preview of its 3.0 software for the device. The one I keep harping on is the possibility that the device will be able to record video with its camera. Now, there may be some further evidence of that.

At least one of the new iPhone models (yes, rumor has it there’s more than one) will include video recording capabilities, an “extrememly reliable” source tells AppleInsider. And that’s not all.

The same source says that the new iPhone will be able to take higher resolution still pictures. And AppleInsider notes that these upgrades are just a couple of several coming to the new device. Another one the source mentioned is “a significant boost to gaming hardware.” With gaming exploding on the iPhone, this makes a lot of sense.

The possibility of video recording is great news for services like Qik, which sends live streaming video over the Internet. The company has had an app working for some time but only on jailbroken iPhones (ones that bypass the App Store for installation).

Earlier today, Silicon Alley Insider reported that the next version of the iPhone might boast faster Internet speeds. The report was light on details, but obviously, such a feature would greatly help sending video out over the Internet.

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MG Siegler writes about technology trends and new media for VentureBeat, with a focus on mobile topics, social elements and key news stories. Before that, MG wrote about technology on his blog, ParisLemon. Originally from Ohio, MG attended the University of Michigan where he studied film. He's previously lived in Los Angeles where he worked in Hollywood and in San Diego where he did web development. He now lives in San Francisco.

  • Haggie
    The lemmings are already lining up to buy their third iPhone in less than two years which will be obsoleted by iPhone 4.0 by early 2010. Apple's marketing strategy is based on finding alot of suckers, selling them a half-baked product, and then selling it to them again and again as they fix it...
  • Actually, there won't be multiple models of the iphone, sorry to burst your bubble there. However you're correct, there will be more pixels in the new camera. The thing you have to actually take into consideration is that the backend is still as low quality as the original launch ... so you getter a bigger low quality image than before.. that's a benefit!?
  • SWEETZ
    THATS GOOD TO HEAR. I WONDER IF YOU HAVE THE 3G WILL YOU BE ABLE TO GET THE VIDEO CAM AS A APP. ARE YOU WILL HAVE TO GET THE NEW PHONE