Apple delays iPhone 5 to October release

Apple is delaying the release of the iPhone 5 to October, according to people familiar with the matter, as the next-generation device suffers another in a series of setbacks.
The Cupertino, Calif.-based company, which had scheduled a September launch, is pushing it back a month.
Reports initially alleged AT&T had blacked out employee vacations - typical during high-volume releases - during the last two weeks of September. But new sources say the information is inaccurate.
"I don't know why AT&T's calling for all hands on deck those weeks, but it's not for an iPhone launch," said a source, indicating October would be more appropriate.
Previous supply-chain sources suggested the new iPhone will feature a faster A5 chip, similar to the iPad 2, run on both GSM/CDMA networks, and offer a higher-resolution 8-megapixel camera.

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