White iPhone coming on April 27?
By Rosa Golijan
If a screenshot of electronics retailer Best Buy's inventory system is to be trusted, then the wait for the white iPhone — the abominable snowman of the gadget world — will finally be over in a few days.
9to5 Mac reports that a "source at Best Buy" sent in a screenshot which indicates that the long awaited gadget will make its debut in retail stores on April 27:
Furthermore, the information fits with statements by Apple's Senior Vice President Phil Schiller — he remarked that the white iPhone would be "a beauty" and arriving in the spring — as well as prior reports that the white iPhone would hit store shelves before the end of the month.
At this point most of us have probably given up on waiting for a white iPhone long ago — it's been about ten months after all — and won't be rushing to buy one, but there should still be a slight sense of satisfaction when the device is finally available. After all, it'll mean that one little wave of iPhone rumors will be completely quelled.
By Rosa Golijan
If a screenshot of electronics retailer Best Buy's inventory system is to be trusted, then the wait for the white iPhone — the abominable snowman of the gadget world — will finally be over in a few days.
9to5 Mac reports that a "source at Best Buy" sent in a screenshot which indicates that the long awaited gadget will make its debut in retail stores on April 27:
A source at Best Buy sent us the above inventory screenshot and this screenshot details the April 27th launch date for the product. That particular screenshot is for the AT&T, GSM model of the white iPhone 4, but our connects at Verizon told us there is a CDMA version coming, too. We suppose that the Verizon version is launching that same day in the United States.
Additionally, we have been told that both 16 GB and 32 GB white units have already been shipped to Best Buy locations across the United States, so those models should arrive by Monday or Tuesday ahead of the Wednesday launch.
According to 9to5 Mac, this timeframe would match up perfectly with the rumored European release date for the device.Additionally, we have been told that both 16 GB and 32 GB white units have already been shipped to Best Buy locations across the United States, so those models should arrive by Monday or Tuesday ahead of the Wednesday launch.
Furthermore, the information fits with statements by Apple's Senior Vice President Phil Schiller — he remarked that the white iPhone would be "a beauty" and arriving in the spring — as well as prior reports that the white iPhone would hit store shelves before the end of the month.
At this point most of us have probably given up on waiting for a white iPhone long ago — it's been about ten months after all — and won't be rushing to buy one, but there should still be a slight sense of satisfaction when the device is finally available. After all, it'll mean that one little wave of iPhone rumors will be completely quelled.
