Apple will begin taking pre-orders for its new iPhone 5 smartphone on September 30th

Apple will begin taking pre-orders for its new iPhone 5 smartphone on September 30th, with a launch set to occur one week later on October 7th.

Certain blogger sources claim to have confirmed the dates with multiple sources, though it does say Apple is currently deciding between two launch dates, October 7th and October 14th.

The report also says Apple is mulling September 29th as the date pre-order availability will begin, though one source says the 30th is more likely.