Belvedere Times

It Looks Legit!

Michael Stone, Editor-in-Chief

Oh Apple!  Apple, Apple, Apple. How could you make such a rudimentary mistake? Silicon Valley's most secretive company has let it slip. The big secret, the one techies wait for on the edge of their seats to hear snippets about has gotten out. The next iPhone was found in a German bar in Redwood City, CA. The device, cunningly disguised as an iPhone 3GS, was left on the countertop for anyone to find.

And found it was.  After asking around the bar for sometime to see if anyone had lost the phone, the anonymous patron inspected the phone only to find out what it actually was. The lucky fellow later sold it to Gizmodo for a reported $5,000. Gizmodo then tore the phone apart before breaking the news to the World Wide Web.

Of course, the story doesn't really matter, all that matters is what is new in the newest iPhone.

• The camera at the back appears much better with flash, there is also a front-facing camera.

• The back of the phone is entirely flat with an aluminium border going around the edge.

• 3g heavier

• 16% larger battery

• An extra microphone for noise cancellation.

• The screen, although slightly smaller appears to be of better quality. Gizmodo could not tell the quality for sure as when they got at it Apple had disabled it remotely.

The phone appears very different from any other models we've seen. Nonetheless, it seems to fit in more with Apple's other products; the body seems more like the screen of an iMac, and the device seems a lot more like the iPad than older versions. It is clear that this device is merely a prototype and it may or may not match the iPhone rumoured to be released this summer.  There is no doubt that it is in fact a genuine Apple product.  First of all, the remote disabling showed a sign of its legitimacy, but a further sign was a letter received by Gizmodo from Apple requesting the return of the device. The house of Gizmodo's editor, Jason Chen, was searched by police and several of his computers were seized. It seems truly legit!