http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/07/technology/daily-report-iphone-season-is-here-but-these-days-surprises-are-rare.html 2016-09-06 18:35:51 Daily Report: IPhone Season Is Here, but These Days, Surprises Are Rare For almost a year, Apple rumormongers have been trotting out bits and pieces about what to expect from the latest device. And often, these rumors are picked up by mainstream media. === It’s September, which means (drumroll) it’s For many years now, Yet what will be shown will not really be a surprise. An ecosystem of Apple rumormongers, which stretches globally and pounces on any scrap of information, has been trotting out bits and pieces of what to expect for almost a year. Those hints and clues — sometimes flimsy, sometimes accurate — are then amplified by tech sites and social media. Often, the rumors are picked up by mainstream media. Then all of it is fed to a public that is hungry to know if they should buy an iPhone now or resist until a new one is released. David Streitfeld Interest in iPhones may be helped this year by stumbles from a rival. Last week, Samsung, the world’s biggest maker of smartphones, said it had to