More iPhone 5 rumors are emerging. 9to5mac is now reporting that Apple will start pre-orders of the iPhone 5 on September 30, with the official launch on October 7. The company has been batting around different dates to launch the iPhone 5 and it looks like October 7 could be the day.

"Apple currently plans to begin pre-orders for their next-generation smartphone in the final days of September. The company has still not finalized the pre-order start date, but is debating between Thursday, September 29th and Friday, September 30th. The 30th seems more likely at this point according to one of our sources. Pre-orders for the new iPhone starting in late September will also mean that Apple’s fall event will take place in September; which would seem to counter NewsCorp’s Kara Swisher’s combative insistence of an October iPhone 5 event."

We've heard all kinds of dates from early September to mid-October. Let's just hope it's sooner rather than later.