iPhone 5S to be 'Revolutionary' With a Unified Operating System, iWatch to Come 2013

Apple is prepping to launch the successor to the iPhone 5 in June/July. Credit:Reuters

The next iPhone is said to be "revolutionary" will Apple reportedly having a unified operating system. Also, iWatch rumors have been running rapid for 2013.

According to CNET, an analyst at Jefferies & Company said that Apple plans on merging operating systems and tap more into Apple's in-house chip technology.

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"We believe Apple is looking to merge iOS (iPhones/iPads) with OS X (Macs) into a single platform for apps and cloud services starting in 2012-13," Jefferies & Company analyst Peter Misek wrote in an August 2 research note entitled "One to Rule Them All: iOS and OS X Roadmaps to Merge."

In his research note, Misek noted, "OS merger to start in 2012 or 2013 and be complete in 2016. Apple can use a 32-bit ARM chip design "to address the vast majority of the OS X ecosystem's needs in 2012-13 except for high-end professional devices. Then, when a 64-bit ARM chip arrives in 2016, Apple will have a single OS and hardware architecture."

Inquisitr reported that Apple's next smartphone may be "revolutionary" and that "unified operating systems are expected to be the wave of the future." Apple would be trying to merge Mac OS X with iOS.

No one is sure if the next iPhone will be called the 5S or iPhone 6. It is expected to have a smaller battery, an Igzo display that will be thinner and lighter, NFC, and will come in 6-8 colors, similar to the iPod Touch.

In terms of the iWatch, rumors suggest that Intel is developing the processors for the upcoming Apple smartwatch design that will be supposedly released in 2013. 4

"SmartWatches like the upcoming Apple iWatch are intended to supplement the functionality of other iDevices like an iPhone or iPad. Instead of being as powerful as an iPhone, or even a Nano, the iWatch would connect to other devices using low-power Bluetooth 4.0," Inquisitr said. The iWatch "allows you to do things like read a text message or control music directly from your wrist without having to pull out your device." 

It is not known if it's true or not whether Intel will produce the processor.

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