nsane.forums Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 As discovered by Engadget, a suspected iPhone 4G/HD was found on the ground in a San Jose bar, inside of an iPhone 3G case. The hands-on pictures reveal a brand new look for the device, which might be an early prototype or some sort of custom modified hardware. View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted April 19, 2010 Administrator Share Posted April 19, 2010 iPhone 4G found on a bar floor? Is this the new iPhone? (Credit: Engadget) The rumor mill is gearing up for the launch of Apple's fourth-generation iPhone, and the latest rumor has an aroma of fermented hops and barley. Many observers expect Apple to release a new model in late spring or early summer. CEO Steve Jobs said recently that an updated mobile OS would be ready this summer--a perfect opportunity to release new iPhone hardware. Fueling speculation that a June launch is imminent is a report from Boy Genius Report that it has "confirmed with multiple AT&T sources that the carrier has now put a block on employees taking vacations in June." Engadget is fanning the flames with photographs it says contain images of the forthcoming phone. Here's Engadget's explanation on how the images surfaced: Apparently the phone was found on the floor of a San Jose bar inside of an iPhone 3G case. Right now we don't have a ton of info on the device in question, but we can tell you that it apparently has a front facing camera (!), 80GB of storage (weird, right?), and isn't booting at this point (though it was previously, and running an OS that was decidedly new). It's not clear if this is definitely a production model, or just a prototype that found its way into the world, but it's certainly a compelling design, no matter how you look at it. Perhaps bolstering Engadget's report is a Twitpic posted in February that bears a striking resemblance to Engadget's images. However, other blogs reported that the images were actually of a Japanese iPhone counterfeit. In defense of its previous post, Engadget reposted a grainy, heavily redacted photo it posted with a January iPad prototype story it now says showed the forthcoming iPhone sitting next to the then-yet-to-be released iPad. Additionally, a MacRumors reader posted these images--purportedly from a Chinese Web site--that appear similar to those posted earlier by Engadget, although some readers suggest these are really images of the what was described as a Japanese counterfeit. Of course, one has to wonder whether a company that guards the secrecy of its unreleased products as fiercely as Apple does would actually allow an employee to take a prototype out to mingle with pretzels and spilled beer. Source: CNET Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hottwire Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 Very interesting, will be interesting to see what the actual release is like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPell Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 its been confirmed by apple to be real but if you ask me its not that appealing to the eye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoKz Posted April 21, 2010 Share Posted April 21, 2010 Its UGLY lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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