There’s no guarantee that Apple will announce a new iPhone at WWDC 2009 this evening, but if it doesn’t it’s going to make everyone look a bit silly as the internet tubes are naturally full of iPhone buzz.

That said if you’ve got iTunes on your computer you many have noticed Apple update pushing out version 8.2 of iTunes – supporting the new iPhone 3.0 software, of which we already know plenty, so the timing is apt.

Some analysts have suggested that Apple should hold off on the new iPhone to take it what the Palm Pre is doing, and then counter it, but I don’t think that Apple will take that approach – I’m sure it had a good idea of what the Pre would be capable of before the phone’s release last Saturday.

Here then is a list of some of the things I would like to see in the new iPhone, though I’m sure I’m going to be disappointed in my regards.

•    Higher resolution screen – Likehood - medium

The 3.8in 800 x 480 screen on the HTC Touch HD is fantastic (it’s best feature by far) and I’d love to see Apple match that. I doubt it’s going to increase the size of the 3.5in display, but more pixels to up that dot pitch would be great.

•    32GB capacity model –likelihood – high

When I was using an iPhone it was fantastic for music and video but as I owned an 80GB iPod (5th gen) I really missed having all my stuff available – a 32GB model is really needed, especially with all the app that are out there.

•    4GB capacity model – likelihood – medium

However, not everyone really needs all that space. A 4GB model would bring the price down and make it more affordable for more casual users

•    MMS - likelihood – likelihood  - high

This feature may be ‘old skool’, but it’s still a quick and easy way of sending snaps to other users – especially for those who don’t have email on their phone. Rumours are strong Apple has finally succumbed – let’s hope so.

•    Front video camera  - likelihood - low

I think I was one of the only people who actually used to make video calls – back when my wife and I both had Sony Ericsson V800s. However, the concept that the network 3 has actually launched itself on has died a death – for a number of reasons but if there’s any company that can improve the experience surely it’s Apple.

•    Video recording – likelihood - very high

Rumours suggest the new phone will be dubbed the iPhone video (although other rumours also go with iPhone 3Gs), so this one’s pretty likely. The quality is likely to be very average, and why we should get excited about a feature that most phones have had for years it anybody’s guess.

•    Cut and paste – likelihood – very high

This was a much bemoaned missing feature – and it’s announced as part of iPhone 3.0 OS. Good.

•    Turn by-turn-GPS – likelihood - very high

Google Maps is great on the iPhone, but why it’s taken so long to offer turn by turn direction support I’m not sure. Hopefully now we can see fully fledged navigation packages from the likes of Co-Pilot and TomTom

•    Bluetooth data - likelihood  - low

Bluetooth support has always been poor – but in iPhone 3.0 we’re promised support for the Ad2P profile so users can now use iPhone wireless headphones. But what about data support. I can’t use the iPhone with my TomTom as it won’t accept data connections – frustrating.

•    Flash – likelihood – very low

Will Flash support still not becoming to the iPhone it could get left behind, especially if it arrives firs on the Palm Pre.

•    Push notifications - likelihood - high

The iPhone famously can’t do multi tasking, something that WinMo phones do – even if they don’t do a great job of it. Push notifications would enable developers to get info out about their app without if having to be fully running – e.g. Messenger type apps, or Twitter. At the moment, if you get a phone call, your messenger app would show you as offline. It’s promised though for iPhone 3.0 software- htis could be mega.

•    More sensitive scrubbing – likelihood- medium

I’ve always found winding forward or back though video (scrubbing) a lot harder on the iPhone than on the classic wheel on the iPod. Apple has apparently improved the sensitivity for iPhone 3.0 – let’s hope its true. Well I do, anyway.

•    Landscape keyboard – likelihood – very high

Why oh why oh why, was the landscape keyboard not available on all apps. We’re told that it is now in iPhone 3.0.

•    Document viewing – likelihood – low

Though you can view attachment on the iPhone, you can only do it by accessing the email they are sent with – there’s no way of saving them to the phone for access later. I don’t believe this behaviour is changing for iPhone 3.0 OS. So we’re going to end of this list on a downer.