I was one of the last people I knew – besides my parents, who don’t really count – to get an iPhone. It took so long for me to obtain said item that I was renewing my contract at the same time as the iPhone 3G S became available for free. At this point, the iPhone 4G S was the hottest item.

It took until I moved to New York for people to comment on my “outdated” technology. Seriously. This went so far as to a complete stranger (perhaps trying to be witty, who knows?) turned to me in a bar and said, “wow, your phone is so old – why do you still have that” as if I had the plague. What am I supposed to do, haul off and just buy a new phone as to avoid social ridicule in New York? Apparently so. But that’s another story.

My phone is just about to get older, however, because last week rumors concerning the iPhone 5’s release started to circulate. Apparently, Apple are set to change the docking pins on this device, which means any of the accoutrements that one may have purchased for their iPhone 4 or 3 will no longer be compatible. This also means that Apple and its associated companies (who make said accoutrements) are set to make a lot of money.