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You may have read here earlier in the year that a new iPhone was likely to appear this summer. Well that time is almost with us, with rumours of the product being launched at the Apple worldwide Developers Conference tomorrow. And just to add to the excitement there are now stories curculating that Steve Jobs will be making an early return from sick leave to announce the new product.

What features would a new iPhone be likely to have? How about:

• Better battery life
• A better camera that finally does video
• Voice memo and cut & paste
• Support for stereo bluetooth headphones
• Wifi auto-login
• In-device search
• A digital compass

If the rumours are true the one feature missing will be Flash video. When the new phone does appear it may actually turn out to be two different models – a full spec version with all the bells & whistles and a cut-price version aimed at soaking up the lower end of the smart(er)phone market.

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Noticed how Apple launch new versions of the iPhone and make the features available on the older nodels with a software update? Well Apple have announced a new software update for the iPhone and iPod Touch this summer, which tips the wink that a new iPhone will also be on the way.

Existing iPhone users will get the new software for free, while iPod users will have to pay ($9.95). The software is a bit of a catch-up for Apple, providing many features that are standard on other phones, such as voice memo and cut & paste. What isn’t known is whether any new phone will have hardware features that the current phones lack – iPhones have always been poor performers in the camera stakes so maybe the new version will have a decent camera and the ability to shoot video.

Other new features planned for the new software release include support for stereo bluetooth headphones on the iPhone 3G, wifi auto-login and in-device search. Apparently still missing from the iPhone’s feature-set will be support for Flash video.

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