Ok, we will admit that we have been trying to avoid reporting on this story as it seems to be lacking in real weight, but it’s about the 3G iPhone and we are helpless to resist so bear with us, we promise to be brief.
AppleInsider has been reporting about a web page leak on AT&T’s website concerning a mysterious option for an ‘iPhone Black’ in the drop down menu for ‘Model’. Given all the recent tongue wagging about the 3G iPhone having a glossy, potentially black finish, the appearance of this option on AT&T’s site has inflamed an already very excitable crowd of rumour traffickers.
Since the whole thing has blown up on the interwebs, an AT&T spokesperson got in touch with Gizmodo, who also picked up the story, commenting that the ‘iPhone Black’ dropdown reference on the AT&T Wireless website is just a temporary placeholder in leu of a “scheduled catalog update,” to distinguish existing iPhone models.
Though the mysterious ‘iPhone Black’ product description may not contain any robust clue about the physical characteristics of the new device, it is conceivable that this catalogue update could include the 3G iPhone (at least that’s what we are hoping). Not long now people…
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