The iPhone 5 on sale in June?

Interviewed by a Japanese TV channel, a Foxconn human resources official said the company was looking for 18,000 more people to help produce the iPhone 5, which is slated to launch in June.

IPhone 5 DR concept

Will the next iPhone launch take place in June? This is what you might think following the awkward revelation of a Foxconn human resources manager. Interrogated by the Japanese TV channel TV Tokyo, this last indicated that the subsidiary of the Hon-Ai group was currently looking for 18,000 additional employees who will be used to produce the iPhone 5, "the sale of which will start in June," he said.

Until last year, Apple used to release every new iPhone model in June. A habit that broke when the iPhone 4S was introduced in October. According to this revelation, the Cupertino company could therefore revert its old habits and present its new iPhone (the sixth generation, already) at the annual event. Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) to be held in June, San Francisco.

The video of the TV Tokio interview (see from 7 minutes)

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