Apple Inc on Tuesday invited members of the press to a news conference next week in San Francisco with a message that suggests that it will reveal the iPhone 5, as expected.  With the prominent number “5″ in the invitation’s image, the event is undoubtedly when the Apple will release its next iPhone, often referred to as the “iPhone 5″.

The newer iteration of iPhone is expected to have a larger screen with a shrunk dock connector, a high-speed LTE connection appears a certainty. Apple will reveal a smaller version of the iPad, taking on competitors like Amazon.com Inc’s Kindle Fire, which have nibbled on the edges of the iPad’s dominance in the tablet category.