Well, it looks like 3G iPhone is definitely coming in June.
First - no vacations for AT&T store employees until July, second - the "next month" hint on Monday, third - the upcoming 1 year anniversary, and now this: according to O2's CEO, the anticipated handset will be launched in "the coming weeks."
But even after all that we still can't specify the exact launch date.
First is the AT&T's Black iPhone blooper and now this: Swiss carrier Swisscom announced the prices and some details about the future 3G iPhone.
They said it will be available in three capacity versions and three colors, which include black, white and silver. The prices are as following: 659 CHF (about $630) for 16GB variant and 799 CHF (about $760) for 32GB one.
A new listing of some "iPhone Black" was spotter yesterday on AT&T's account management site.
While we don't know what it was, it could be the future name of the much anticipated 3G iPhone, as it will probably have a glossy black exterior. The truth will be known in a month or so.
Here's how AT&T explained the matter: "The reference to 'iPhone Black' was simply a temporary placeholder used over the weekend for a scheduled catalog update.
That's interesting. According to a Austrian newspaper "Der Standard", the upcoming 3G iPhone will be first available in Austria.
This could be true, as there exists a highly developed 3G network with extensive coverage. Nevertheless, there was no confirmation or denial from T-Mobile.
They said they were not allowed to tell "when and where" the new iPhone would be released.
The following info is nothing but speculation, but according to what people over at Engadget found out, the launch of the anticipated 3G iPhone may be closer than we thought.
It looks like AT&T plans "an exciting Summer Promotional Launch" between June 15 and July 12, and asks its retail store employees not to take any vacations during this period.
Heating things up is the fact that, if you recall, on June 29th iPhone will celebrate its one year anniversary.
According to Chinese Commercial Times, handset manufacturer Foxconn (also known as Hon Hai) will start producing 3G iPhones in the end of May and plans to ship 3 million units in June.
The company expects to produce about 24-25 million handsets by the time they will be phased out.
If that's true, Apple will have to release the phone worldwide without any delays.
According to some sources, the release of the 3G iPhone is two months away, as the handset will be presented at Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference in June.
Apparently they will introduce three versions with different capacities, including 8GB ($399), 16GB ($499) and possibly a 32GB ($599) model, though this is yet to be confirmed.
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