A New iPhone in the Works: Rumor of iPhone 2, 1

According to AppleInsider, there's a new iPhone in the works. Here's what they have to say:

A poke around the latest iPhone firmware by Mac Rumors has found a product string for iPhone 2,1, a version of the handset that has never been publicly available or else visible in previous firmware.

The 2007 launch iPhone identifies itself as iPhone 1,1, while the current iPhone 3G lists as iPhone 1,2, indicating that it's a minor revision of a similar design. As with similar practices for Macs, Apple's choice of 2,1 implies a major update for the handset; the second-generation iPod touch is listed as iPod 2,1 and includes slightly faster internal hardware as well as a significant external redesign.

And while such company-produced leaks rarely hint at the state of the future hardware, a developer tracking ad views from PinchMedia claims to have seen requests coming from iPhone 2,1 devices; the discovery suggests that test iPhones are functioning at a level which lets them connect to the web.

Of course there's a new iPhone (or multiple ideas for iPhones) in the works. That's just a given when you consider that Apple is a company has introduced this new product and you could argue an entirely new platform of mobile computing. They have to keep innovating and producing new products to survive.

From using the iPhone, I'd say that it's pretty cool. Of course my biggest beef with it is that you can only use it with AT&T and not with any other cell phone service provider. But of course there are other enhancements that could be added to it too.