Server logs hint at new versions of iPhone and iPad running iOS 7

In a routine scan of their logs, they noticed what appeared to be evidence of someone testing a new cheap iphone 4 cases and iPad using the new iOS 7.But Trademob Chief Executive Ravi Kamran said what caught the eye of folks at the company were identifiers for hardware they had not seen before. The known identifiers for current and past models of the iPhone and iPad can be seen here.

The last identifiers for the iPhone 5 were iPhone5,1 and iPhone5,2. The last identifier for the iPad was iPad3,6. But on the logs for what Kamran said were the "world's largest hotel booking app" and an app from one of the "world's largest gaming companies," his company spotted someone downloading the apps to devices with the identifiers iPhone6,2 and iPad4,2.

Kamran said he couldn't disclose the name of the company's partners whose apps were downloaded.Still, that pattern seemed to indicate that someone was testing how apps downloaded onto current and old gadgets, as well as new ones in the works, Kamran said. "We were like, 'Whoa!" he said. "Maybe we're getting a new cheap iphone 4s cases sooner than we expected."

In the case of the iPad, this would be the fifth version of the gadget. As for the iPhone, it's unclear from the logs whether it would be the iPhone 6 or iPhone 5S. The identifier numbers don't necessarily correspond to the version of the phone. For instance, the first iPhone 4 had an identifier of iPhone3,1.

Speculation has been that the company will likely launch a new iPhone this fall. The logs don't give any indication of what new specs and features it might have. Citi Research analyst Glen Yeung called this big-screen model iPhone 6 and said it is likely to be launched in the first quarter of 2014. This smartphone has come up as iPhone Math in previously leaks. Apart from the 4.8-inch screen, it is rumoured to have an 8MP camera, while other details are yet unknown.xc5CGsdh

Don’t expect anything on the new iPhone 5S or apple accessories, or whatever the next iteration of the popular mobile phone will be. That’s probably being saved for the usual fall release.

Today will all be about a new version of the iPhone and iPad operating system, also known as iOS. And it’s liable to be a big change from before.

Since the first iPhone debuted six years ago, its operating system has been based on one design philosophy, known as skeuomorphism, in which the look of the interface is based on textured, everyday household objects. For example, the "Game Center" feature is covered with green felt and wood trim, like a playing card table. The "Contacts" template is made to look like a day planner, and the best iphone 4s accessories and iPad clock looks like an old analog face with a ticking second hand.