From our front-page news:
Apple does a great job of making sure that iPhone news don't leave the front-page of any website, including ours. There are a few interesting developments to come to light over the weekend, including a new deal with InterDigital Inc. to deliver 3G technologies to the iPhone in current and future releases.
Of most interest though, is a leaked T-Mobile ad from Germany which specifically notes availability of a 16GB model. Nothing says that there is any credibility to this leak, but considering Apple is releasing a 16GB iPod touch at the end of the month, it's not an unlikely scenario. According to the ad, the 16GB iPhone would sell for close to €499, equivelent to $689USD. Given the iPod touch pricing however, it would be more likely to see the 16GB model retail for $499USD on these shores. That is... if this leak proves true.
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The ad includes an error which references the device in one instance as an iPod, but otherwise appears to be consistent with T-Mobile's advertising and may reflect a desire to return to two-tier pricing for the iPhone after the drop to $399 for the 8GB model, if proven accurate. The 3G iPhone would sell for 499 Euros ($687) including a coupon for the iTunes Store, and would be available with phone plans that all offer unlimited data and vary only in terms of general calling minutes and SMS messages.
Source: Electronista (16GB iPhone), AppleInsider (InterDigital Deal)
Of most interest though, is a leaked T-Mobile ad from Germany which specifically notes availability of a 16GB model. Nothing says that there is any credibility to this leak, but considering Apple is releasing a 16GB iPod touch at the end of the month, it's not an unlikely scenario. According to the ad, the 16GB iPhone would sell for close to €499, equivelent to $689USD. Given the iPod touch pricing however, it would be more likely to see the 16GB model retail for $499USD on these shores. That is... if this leak proves true.
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The ad includes an error which references the device in one instance as an iPod, but otherwise appears to be consistent with T-Mobile's advertising and may reflect a desire to return to two-tier pricing for the iPhone after the drop to $399 for the 8GB model, if proven accurate. The 3G iPhone would sell for 499 Euros ($687) including a coupon for the iTunes Store, and would be available with phone plans that all offer unlimited data and vary only in terms of general calling minutes and SMS messages.
Source: Electronista (16GB iPhone), AppleInsider (InterDigital Deal)