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If they don't unveil a larger iPhone, I'm going to buy a Galaxy the second that conference is over. They've been so far behind the curve with respects to screen size -- almost every other major contender is shipping larger screens. The norm has changed.

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Should warm up the credit card then - hardware announcements haven't been made at WWDC for a long time. All iPhone announcements are in September.

The iPhone 4 was announced at WWDC, so I'm a little hopeful.

Four years ago. The only product announcement since was the Mac Pro last year, and it was a teaser. This isn't a consumer or device focused event, so big product announcements like that are unlikely, with exceptions being where they influence development. Obviously a bigger iPhone will require new development, but I wouldn't expect a full-fledged unveiling.

Even if they do intend on a changing the screen size, they're not going to let the cat out of the bag at WWDC.

When the iPhone 5 changed the screen size, we heard nothing from Apple besides a very oblique "we have AutoLayout now, use AutoLayout!", which wasn't anywhere close to conclusive about anything.

The push on AutoLayout since iPhone 5 probably also means even less chance Apple will be forced to admit anything during WWDC.

Fair enough. There's still a fair amount of AutoLayout magic I don't understand, but it has made my life a little easier. I also really didn't expect them to show anything, and it drives me nuts how blown out of proportion WWDC has become. It's a terrible day when developers can't get access to engineers and training because executives and the press want a front-row seat to the Keynote bail by Tuesday.

Let me break the news for you: Apple is gonna release the next iPhone(s) with iOS 8, which should be in beta 2-3 months before they release it to public. We don't have iOS 8 beta now, which means zero chance of them drop the public release in June.

It's unlikely that they'll announce a new iPhone at WWDC, since (as others have pointed out) it's been years since they've done new hardware announcements (apart from the Mac Pro in 2008 and again last year.)

However, it's entirely possible that they'll announce new capabilities in iOS 8 which make it easier for developers to create apps that adjust easily to different screen sizes... in which case, speculate away. :-)

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