: This seems almost inevitable, but not quite. Rather than suffer any resurgence of the drama, I suspect Apple will tweak the iPhone 5's antenna design some. I wouldn't be shocked--in fact, I would be delighted--if Apple replaced the iPhone 4's glass back, too. It's shatter-resistant, but not shatter-proof, as too many iPhone 4 owners have learned the heart-and-phone-breaking way. And let's not forget, the only thing that Apple loves more than straight lines--which the iPhone 4 is full of--is curves, which the iPhone 4 lacks.

: "Wait," you cry, "we've seen iOS 5 previews for months! There's no voice navigation!" If you hadn't interrupted me, though, I would have explained that we've only seen iOS 5 previews on , not on new hardware that might feature specific improvements aimed at taking advantage of such capabilities.

One particularly juicy iPhone 5 rumor suggests that--thanks to those sure-bet under-the-hood processor improvements, the iPhone 5 (and the iPhone 5 alone) will support systemwide voice interaction. That might take the form of voice transcription anywhere you can currently use the keyboard, or it might get fancier still: that the iPhone 5 might understand commands like "Text Dan Moren 'Book a flight to northern California ASAP.'" Boy oh boy, do I want to believe.

: Android phone owners get turn-by-turn directions for free. iPhone users can buy numerous GPS apps from the App Store, but a built-in offering from Apple would be nice. I don't care much one way or the other, having already plunked down cash for the excellent , but keeping feature parity with Android's plusses makes good business sense.

: The iPhone 4 comes in GSM and CDMA flavors. If Apple can cram all the necessary hardware into a single phone, I see no reason that the company wouldn't favor a single model of smartphone that would function no matter which carrier you agree to use.