The new iPhone: It's not far away

Rumors of the new iPhone (known across the web as either iPhone 3G or iPhone 2.0) abound. While some sources suggest it will have a smaller, perhaps 2.8" screen, it will most definitely not have a smaller screen. At least yet. So what am I predicting? I think that soon, perhaps as soon as Tuesday, we will see the new iPhone 3G/2.0. Then later this year, it seems like there would be a good chance of a smaller, cheaper iPhone model coming out. Perhaps the iPhone Air or nano? Nonetheless, an updated iPhone can't be that far away. The US and UK online Apple Stores show the iPhone as currently unavailable. While it could be that perhaps there has been a problem in manufacturing, that is very unlikely. In the past couple weeks the iPhone shipped in 5-7 weeks, a huge ship time, and one that is similar to ship times on other Apple products before an update. I've never actually seen a "Currently Unavailable" status on the Apple Store before, so that hints that it will be out possibly as soon as this Tuesday. Only time will tell.