The next-generation iPhone handset(s) may go on sale on 20 September, if reports suggesting T-Mobile employees in the U.S. have been denied time off during that weekend prove accurate.
The U.S.-based Tmo News website said the mobile network has blocked off September 20-22 (a Friday, Saturday and Sunday) as vacation-free times for its in-store employees.
With the iPhone 5S and perhaps the iPhone 5C scheduled to be announced on September 10, that prospective release date ten days later certainly plays into Apple's previous form in this area.
The company always seems holds iPhone releases on a Friday, for the same reason Hollywood movies come out on the same day - to cash in on weekend sales and then boast about the figures.
Plastic fantastic
Meanwhile, speaking of the iPhone 5C, Apple is shopping around for a top class plastics guy, presumably to oversee its less-premium range iOS devices.
According to the posting on the Apple jobs site, the company is looking to hire an "experienced plastic materials engineer" who can "lead the development of new plastic materials and processes."
The successful applicant will work on the iPhone / iPad materials team and have reponsibilities relating to the aesthetic and cosmetic qualities of the devices.
The company is widely expect to launch a more affordable, dare we say cheap, iPhone 5C with a plastic casing, as a means of tackling emerging emerging markets.
Judging by this jobs posting, it appears their work in that area will be a going concern with the company looking to perfect new materials for the lesser devices.
Source : techradar[dot]com
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