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Comment by kyro | Hacker News Reader

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.

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