iPhone 5 Release Date: Thousands Await Apple Announcement on Twitter

As Apple fans await an announcement concerning the newest iPhone release, Twitter has been abuzz with fans eager to own or learn more about the item.

Tim Cook, newly named Apple CEO after Steve Jobs’ official retirement announcement, will lead a “Let’s talk iPhone” show at the Apple headquarters. At 1 p.m. Tuesday, many fans were excited to hear about the newest iPhone 5 release.

"I think I'm getting the I phone 5," one Twitter user wrote.

“Kind of anxious to see this i-phone 5," another tweeted.

However, some are unsure of whether they will be able to get their hands on the newest mobile device released by Apple. However, Sprint may be the only mobile carrier selling the coveted item.

"So Sprint is getting the I-Phone 5 this year and AT&T and Verizon are going with the 4’s until 2012,” somebody tweeted. “Sprint equals test Dummies."

Sprint has agreed to purchase over 30 million iPhones over the next four years, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Although Sprint may be the only available carrier for the newest Apple mobile phone release, it did not stop people from expressing interest in the newest features that come with the device. One rumored feature came in the form of a hologram screen.

"I cannot believe what I just saw,” a fan of the phone tweeted about the rumored features. “I Phone 5 will be the first to get you..that is absolutely amazing. holographic? Can't wait"

While many people were expressing their excitement, others pointed out that the country was still in a recession.

“Everybody in the U.S. is saying they're hurting financially but watch how many i-phone 5's are purchased on the first day," somebody tweeted.