We all knew the 3G iPhone would arrive sooner or later, but everything I’ve read have come from analysts – and we all know how reliable those folks are. However, there’s one person in the world that I’d bet the farm on; that guy is Walt Mossberg. Walt (confidently) mentioned in passing in the video below that the “iPhone will be 3G in 60-days.” Now that’s something you can take to the bank folks. Why? Because everything and anything new that Apple release to market will land on Walt’s lap before anyone else outside of Apple.
Just a few days ago, De la Vega, CEO of AT&T Mobility told a crowd of journalist and analyst at a media lunch where I was presented that “all devices on AT&T” will be 3G-capable. That was enough to make me wet my pants, so you can imagine how ecstatic I am to hear my man Walt announce the 3G iPhone’s arrival around June 4th time frame.
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I venture to predict that the new iPhone 2.0 firmware will power the 3G iPhone (iPhone 2 or as Darren of Digg calls it the iPhone Pro) when it breaks cover during Apple’s yearly developer meet up. I wonder how Steve Jobs feel about the De la Vega and Walt’s premature announcement of the forthcoming iPhone.
In related news, iPodObserver.com published an image showing the back of an iPhone purported to be the new 3G iPhone. Rumors rarely come true, but you never know. From what I can tell from the image, Apple did away with the satin nickel in place of a glossy black back. I’m game for the black over the satin nickel – how about you? Other than that, everything else remains the same, including the 8GB configuration to the flash-less camera.
