Jobs May Have Had a Hand in Next Two iPhones

The next two generations of iPhones were designed before Steve Jobs died in October of 2011, according to San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón, who reportedly gleaned this little tidbit during a rambling conversation with Apple’s government liaison, Michael Foulkes. The San Francisco Examiner reports that the D.A. was told the future iPhones “have already been developed” and “preceded Tim Cook.” Gascón was talking to Apple to get its backing for a kill switch that would disable cell phones and tablets when they’re reported stolen. The idea is to make the widgets less attractive to thieves. Devices such as iPhones were involved in half the city’s robberies last year but the D.A. isn’t getting much support for the idea from widget makers or service providers.

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