http://www.thevarguy.com – An Apple iPhone 5 launch could surface Sept. 12. Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) are holding a preemptive Windows Phone 8 launch event Sept. 5 in New York. Meanwhile, the Nokia World conference is set for Sept. 5-6 in Finland, while Samsung and HTC each appear to be prepping Windows Phone 8 devices for launch, perhaps as soon as September. (IT news)