TechCrunch are reporting rumors that Apple are planning to launch a Red iPhone in for the holiday season. They report:

The red iPhone will presumably be sold as part of the (PRODUCT) RED campaign, a charitable organization that donates money to the Global Fund to fight AIDS in Africa. Apple has released several products for this campaign previously, including (PRODUCT) RED iTunes gift cards, a red 8GB iPod Nano, and a red 1GB iPod Shuffle.

Will Apple Release A Red iPhone By End Of October?

techcrunch_pw predicted Yes on 25th Jul 08

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VentureBeat, TechCrunch and Silicon Alley Insider are all re-publishing photos what is allegedly the new 3G iPhone in red and grey (!). Alley Insider is slightly skeptical but doesn’t state they think they are fake. VentureBeat is very skeptical. Photo below:

Will The ‘Grey’ 3G iPhone Photos Be Shown To Be Genuine?

venturebeat_pw predicted No on 8th Jun 08

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Will The ‘Grey’ 3G iPhone Photos Be Shown To Be Genuine?

techcrunch_pw predicted Yes on 8th Jun 08

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Will The ‘Grey’ 3G iPhone Photos Be Shown To Be Genuine?

siliconalleyinsider_pw predicted Yes on 8th Jun 08

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The excitment is really building for the expected launch of the Apple 3G iPhone on Monday. We are recording two more predictions from VentureBeat. Namely that the new 3G iPhone will have GPS and that Apple will release a iPhone Nano like product which will be smaller and only support 2.5G (this is only a rumor therefore starting price is at 30%).

Will The 3G iPhone Have Built In GPS?

venturebeat_pw predicted Yes on 5th Jun 08

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Will Apple Release A iPhone Nano On Monday?

venturebeat_pw predicted Yes on 5th Jun 08

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It is rumored to be ready for sale on the day it is widely expected to the launched (June 9th) however CrunchBase points out that doing that maintaining secrecy would be almost impossible. They are predicting it hits the street around June 16th. Additionally, they think it is likely the phone will be thinner than the old model.

When Will The 3G iPhone Be First Available For Sale?

techcrunch_pw predicted W/C June 16th on 3rd Jun 08

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Will the 3G iPhone be thicker or thinner of the previous iPhone?

techcrunch_pw predicted Thinner on 3rd Jun 08

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VentureBeat is reporting rumors of a thinner iPhone, double the memory and longer battery life for $199. They have already made a punt on the $200 iPhone so this prediction is on a thinner model.

Will the 3G iPhone be thicker or thinner of the previous iPhone?

venturebeat_pw predicted Thinner on 3rd Jun 08

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VentureBeat, TechCrunch and Silicon Alley Insider are now all reporting the 3G iPhone to launch on June 9th. Interestingly they all uses Gizmodo as the source for the scoop. So I guess if Gizmodo got it wrong then it is going to be a bad week for tech pundits.

venturebeat_pw, techcrunch_pw and siliconalleyinsider_pw now all have H$10 on the 3G iPhone to launch between the 1st and 14th of June.

Apple is widely expected to launch the 3G iPhone this summer and the current forecast is for it to happen in June. Fortune is reporting:

When the 3G iPhone is introduced this summer, AT&T, the exclusive U.S. iPhone sales partner with Apple, will cut the price by as much as $200, according to a person familiar with the strategy.

AT&T is preparing to subsidize $200 of the cost of a new iPhone, bringing the price down to $199 for customers who sign two-year contracts, the source says. Apple is expected to have two versions of the new iPhone, an 8-gigabyte-memory and a 16-gigabyte-memory model with price tags widely expected to be $399 and $499.

VentureBeat is re-reporting the rumor therefore venturebeat_pw has H$10 on there being a 3G iPhone available at about $200.

To round up the three tech pundits being tracked by PunditWatch, Silicon Alley Insider made their prediction that Apple will announce the 3G iPhone in early June. And they have a pretty compelling argument to back that up. Sorry fanboys, you are going to have to mobile slow surf for a while longer.

siliconalleyinsider_pw now has H$10 on the iPhone being announced between June 1st and June 14th.

Interest in the 3G iPhone launch date is hotting up. TechCrunch is reporting that both the online Apple store and O2 in the UK stopped selling the current version completely. TechCrunch are speculating the launch could be in the next few days. VentureBeat are sticking by their assessment of a June launch however now they are plumping for June 9th, at the WWDC.

When will Apple officially announce the 3G iPhone? techcrunch_pw now has H$10 on May and venturebeat_pw has H$10 on June 1st to 14th.

VentureBeat has reported a launch date for the 3G iPhone, June 15th to July 15th with it likely to be in the first half of that period.

venturebeat_pw now has H$10 on the 3G iPhone launching between June 15th and June 30th.