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Found iPhone Prototype Sparks Web Frenzy

Written By
Andy Patrizio
Andy Patrizio
Apr 20, 2010
1 minute read


Straight from the “truth is stranger than fiction” files, what looked to be a prototype of the Apple iPhone was discovered left in a bar not far from the Apple campus. Buzz immediately gripped the blogosphere as fans debated whether the phone was a hoax or a legitimate look at what’s ahead for the popular smartphone.

But in a surprise turn, Apple itself seems to have let the cat out of the bag, revealing that the phone is real. And now it wants its prototype back. Enterprise Mobile Today takes a look.


So this iPhone walks into a bar …. Not really, but read on.

Just when you thought Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) couldn’t light up the blogosphere any more than it did with the iPad run-up, the story of a lost iPhone found in a Silicon Valley bar has thoroughly taken over not just the tech blogosphere but even the local news.



Read the full story at eSecurity Planet:


The Curious Case of the Lost iPhone Prototype

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