the buzz log

We're just two weeks out from the rumored release of the new iPhone, and speculation is flowing fast and free in Buzz. Will it be solar powered? Will it allow geo-tagging? Will it sashay down the aisles in a variety of stylish colors? And most importantly, will it be ours?

Playing coy, Apple refuses to confirm that a new version of the sleek mobile masterpiece is, in fact, coming. But fans of the design-oriented company seem convinced. Over the past seven days, hundreds of news reports and blog posts have fanned the high-tech frenzy.

Search is equally enthralled. Demand for "new apple iphone" rose 160% over the past seven days. Among the fastest moving queries, "3g iphone," "new iphone," and "3g iphone rumors" have all picked up speed. Some intrepid fans have refused to leave anything to chance, seeking "new iphone 2" at the Search box, as if there were another new Apple phone waiting in the wings. But then, one never knows.

Until Steve Jobs takes the stage at Apple's Wordwide Developers Conference, all of this "iphone" chatter remains just speculation—and red-hot buzz.