The iPhone in its current can no longer be bought online in either the UK or, more significantly, the US. Apple has apparently declined to comment on why there's no more stock left, but rumours are reaching fever pitch that a new 3G iPhone is on its way in June, and will be announced at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco.

The current model didn't have 3G as it would apparently drain the battery too quickly. So what's changed now to enable Apple to launch a new 3G model? Well according to some reports, you'll be able to turn off 3G when you don't need it, meaning the radio buried deep inside the iPhone can be switched to the less power hungry 2G protocols when you don't need super high-speed access (in other words, when you're not using the Internet).

This seems, at best, a hack, as no other 3G phone requires you to keep switching between different communication modes, and it doesn't exactly fit Apple's mantra of ease of use. How many ordinary phone users even know of, let alone care about, 2G or 3G, or when to use each type of communication technology?

Still, a 3G iPhone at last makes Apple's Uber-phone fully usable, so however they manage, it, let's hope we see it soon.

[Source: MyMotherLode]