So long iPhone Nano, it was a nice dream whilst it lasted

A keynote speech without mention of the iPhone Nano, and with those in the know saying…. “ummm no”, seems to have left the future of the iPhone Nano looking a little shaky.

So fast were domainers, iphone accessories websites/companies and the pirators to jump aboard many of people will be left out of pocket.

There is quite intelligent quote over on the BBC from Ian Shircore, at fraud and counterfeiting specialists Envisional.

“Our view is that it’s unlikely an iPhone Nano is in the works at Apple. You would have to radically reinvent both existing battery and radio technology. What’s more, the LCD – currently the killer feature of iPhones – would also be shrunk,” Mr Shircore told BBC News.

“If I was Apple, with the fastest selling handset in history, and I currently couldn’t make enough units to sell, why would I want to make a smaller one?”

iPhone Popularity In Japan: FAIL

Earlier this spring Japan looked like one of Apple’s most promising markets for iPhone 3G (AAPL). But even a price cut isn’t helping the gadget take off there. This doesn’t seem to be a problem with the iPhone per se: It’s a problem with the Japanese handset market, which has a ton of high-end phones at competitive prices.