Reuters’ source refutes delay of Apple’s iPad 2, iPhone 5 [updated]

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Thanks to reports filed by two financial analysts, the Internet has been abuzz with rumors and speculation about an alleged delay to Apple’s two flagship products: the iPhone and iPad. Citing last minute design changes and supplier bottlenecks, the unrelated reports both concluded that the launches of the two iDevices would be pushed back several months. Apple’s stock is currently trading down nearly 2.5% on the news.

Enter Reuters. Adding a little ying to the bearish analysts’ yang, the publication is reporting that its sources indicate both delay rumors are simply ”not true.” Citing people “familiar with the matter,” Reuters writes that both the iPad 2 and iPhone 5 should be delivered on time and as expected in the coming months.

It’s all hearsay at this point, but if Wall Street (and consumer) expectations are correct, we should see the iPad 2 unveiled in the next 30 to 45 days and a revamped iPhone sometime in June.

UPDATE: A new report suggests Apple will soon announce a March 2nd media event where, presumably, the company will unveil the iPad 2.

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18 Comments
  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=503037611 Brett Smith

    So, no actual sources named on either report. Looks like a bunch of crap either way.

  • http://twitter.com/MattSTKC MattSTKC

    This is the biggest bunch of conjecture and both the original article and the rebuttal are pure bullshit. I think we jumped the rumor-shark back at iPad 3.

  • guest

    How can something be ‘delayed’ that was never announced or scheduled to be released?

  • Anonymous

    If this two analyst made up the report to affect the stocks, then thy should be jailed.

  • Anonymous

    Every executive from every company on earth wakes up every morning with this thought:

    “How do we get our company in the news every single day like Apple does.”

    • Anonymous

      Pay off a Blog like BGR to post worthless news everyday?

      • dan

        ha ha , cause the ipad 2 announcement is worthless news. FAIL

      • http://twitter.com/jj_hh1 J Hamburg

        I just wonder about myself for returning every now and then to BGR just to be disappointed again about their lack of seriousness in checking their sources. But i guess i will check back again and give them another chance…

  • guest1

    No shit, a new iPhone is announced every June…

  • iPhoop

    In other more important news, I ran out of cat food.

  • Anonymous

    MORE APPLE NEWS?!?!?

    We need more DROID news asap.

    • Kitty Claws86

      I believe the word you are searching for is Android. . .

  • Ed

    The Reuters report says nothing about the iPhone 5. It only talks about the iPad 2.

  • Drew

    This is just stupid… There’s a “pre-announcement” about a media event to “presumably” announce a product that may be delayed. Yet, it hasn’t been announced. WTF do you guys smoke all day??

  • Anonymous

    Please, make it stop! I can’t take any more Apple and/or tablet speculation!

  • peter fitzenwell

    this new ipad comes with a ffc a new bff ,sd card slot and steve jobs signature on it …. yawnnnnnnn

  • http://twitter.com/jj_hh1 J Hamburg

    NO – not teh internet was abuzz about this dubious rumor about a dely – no word on that in most serious sites like engadget or mashable. But you guys jumped on it as usual. So dont blame the INTERNET but just start to do some serious work yourself geniuses.

  • Djbtam

    So I go to the Apple store in midtown NYC and they tell me that they are out of macbook pros! So I would think that Apple would slide the new ones in on us the same day. (March 2nd)… I hope.

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