The iPhone 5

Its safe to assume that almost everyone who has ever had a mobile phone knows about the iPhone. It is one of Apple's best selling products, having taken the record for biggest ever mobile phone launch in history.

Every year, buzz starts up from about December and continues until WWDC, one of the events that Apple unveils new products at. It is usually here that they announce the new iPhone and wows everyone with its new features, faster speeds, and prettier looks.

The iPhone has gone through plenty of versions: The iPhone, the 3G, the 3GS, the 4, the 4GS, and shortly, the 5. Many people believe that the new iPhone will be very similar to the previous one, with newer feature, and a slightly updated body. No one ever knows for sure, and this is probably one of Apple's greatest marketing tools. When you think about it, hundreds of thousands of people all talking about a product that hasn't even been released is the best a company could wish for.

Probably the most popular rumor is that Apple's recently acquired Liquidmetal could be the basis for the new shell. Liquidmetal is supposedly as strong as titanium, but as easy to produce as plastic. This has led to many, many mockups of what it could potentially look like.

A timeline of iPhones with a mockup of the iPhone 5

A mockup of a possible new body for the iPhone 5

A large part of me likes the potential look of the metal, but they need to make sure it doesn't scratch as easily as the iPod Touch, because I had mine badly scratched within a week!
Let us know what you think of the potential new look, as well as any interesting rumors you've heard.