The new iPhone 5 is here. It's thinner and faster than ever, with a new form factor that uses a gorgeous panoramic screen with more resolutions and less consumption. It also surfs the web much faster, thanks to its new LTE capabilities. And, just as we knew, it has a new smaller dock connector called Lightning.

We're a week and a half away from Apple's iPhone gala, which means we're in the absolute thick of Apple rumor season. And while you may have tired by now of hearing about—and seeing—that stretched-out unibody handset, this latest curveball from Vietnam should have your full attention.

Purported iPhone 5 parts just keep on leaking out, and this time around, photos from Apple.pro are showing what could quite possibly be a front-facing NFC chip.

How can you improve on Apple's nine-year-old 30-pin dock connector?

As iPhone rumors develop apace, a WeiPhone forum user—who accurately revealed the iPhone 4S's motherboard last year—has leaked images of what he claims is the logic board of the new iPhone.

There's been much speculation that Apple's next iPhone will come with a unibody, two-tone design, a significant departure for the company. But fewer people have bothered to ask why. Industrial designer Don Lehman does here for The Tech Block—and comes up with some convincing answers.

iMore is reporting that Apple will announce the new iPhone and an iPad Mini on September 12, for release on the 21st.

We're in the hot thick summer of New iPhone rumors, now: Japanese bloggers have shot video of an alleged piece of Apple's next handset. If it's true—a big if—you're looking at the iPhone 5's face. It's bigger.

This is the final update from your tweets, emails, comments and Facebook messages. Here is the review that you've written for the iPhone 4. (For the most part, you seem to like it...aside from that pesky antenna issue.)

IPhone 4s are already starting to pop up days ahead of schedule. First, we heard that Apple pre-orders were shipping early. Then, suddenly, they were on FedEx trucks, and now they're showing up on people's doorsteps. So, how's yours?

The iPhone 4 is coming and you want one in your hands as soon as humanly possible. Upgrades! Retail outlets! Pre-sales! It's all a bit overwhelming. Take a deep breath: here's where you can pre-order your new iPhone.

Sure, you can buy the next iPhone from Apple, AT&T, Radioshack (and Best Buy?) on June 24th. But for the first time, Walmart will be selling an iPhone on launch day. You know, if you wanted to be stampeded. [CNET]

Now that iPhone 4 is official, it's clear where the iPad is gonna be heading. Steve Jobs even gave us a couple clues.

Most of the media is getting their hands on the iPhone 4 for the first time. So what do they think? The screen seems like the biggest standout feature, but then again, no one could really test the camera.

Along with HD video recording, the iPhone 4 is getting a way to edit it right on the phone itself: iMovie for iPhone.

Steve Jobs mentioned an all-new "Retina Display" for the iPhone 4. But what exactly is a "Retina Display?" Apart from a marketing buzzword, it's essentially a high-end screen with four times as many pixels in the same screen real estate.

Curious about what WWDC will bring? If our meta-liveblog is too overwhelming for you, then you can pick just the right dose of WWDC news for yourself by following along on Twitter or Facebook:

As you heard, we weren't invited into the WWDC keynote itself, but that doesn't mean we're not going to be liveblogging today's events. We've had an impressive outpouring of support from our readers on the inside to help us liveblog.