iOS6 spotted, likely a June release at WWDC 2012.

WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesùs.

iOS6 spotted, likely a June release at WWDC 2012.

Developers noted evidence that the OS likely to appear with Apple’s next iPhone, iOS6, is already being tested by the company, pointing to a June release at the company’s World Wide Developers Conference. The reports coincide with speculation that the next version of the smartphone will have a larger screen.

9to5Mac reports that references to the iOS6 beta have been found in the code strings on the iCloud.com online storage beta site, suggesting that Apple is already carrying out compatibility testing. App developers have also noticed in their analytics that a handful of app users have been running iOS6 in the past week – other developers said they have been seeing similar hits since the end of April.

Rumoured features of the next version of iOS include Apple’s new Maps app and 3D capability.

According to Reuters, the next iPhone will also feature a larger screen, with claims that Apple has already placed orders for the displays with suppliers in South Korea and Japan. It will reportedly be 4 inches compared to the current 3.5 inches, a 30 percent increase.

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Video: iPhone 5 finally to come with 4 inches screen display, production to start in June,coming out this fall.

Video: iPhone 5 finally to come with 4 inches screen display, production to start in June,coming out this fall.

WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesùs.

Video: iPhone 5  finally to come with 4 inches screen display, production to start in June coming out this fall.

The WSJ reported today that people familiar with the matter said, the   new iPhone (5) which is expected Apple to unveil this year is likely to have a larger display than its current models have. The new screens measure at least 4 inches diagonally.

 Production is set to begin next month, the people said. Analysts have predicted that the next iPhone will come out in the fall.

Apple is working with several screen makers on the new phone, including South Korea's LG Display Co., Japan's Sharp Corp. and Japan Display Inc., which was created last month by three Japanese companies and the government. 

Apple faces particularly fierce competition from Samsung, which sells a broader variety of phones. The two companies together account for more than half of the world's smartphones. Samsung shipped 44.5 million smartphones to grab 30.6% of the global market in the first quarter, topping Apple's 24.1%, with 35.1 million iPhones, according to market-research firm Strategy Analytics.

"The smartphone market has become diverse, but the iPhone still sets the agenda," said Mizuho Investors Securities analyst Nobuo Kurahashi. The iPhone's strength lies in the overall experience, including its user interface and applications, and the screen's size wouldn't be its defining feature, he said.