Dive Summary:
- TechCrunch's trusted source, a worker at Verizon, has confirmed a vacation blackout, for all staff members beginning Friday, Sept. 21, and ending Sunday, Sept. 30, suggesting that the period will mark the release of the iPhone 5.
- TechCrunch believes that Apple's official release announcement will take place on Wednesday, Sept.12.
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If the model release trends follow the same pattern that the iPhone 4S did, the preorder date should also hit Sept. 12.
From the article:
A trusted Verizon employee has just confirmed to TechCrunch that the carrier is having an all-staff vacation blackout from the dates of Friday, September 21 to September 30. You know what that means, right?
The next iPhone, whether it’s called the iPhone 5 or simply the new iPhone, will almost certainly be available in stores (with lines wrapping around the back of them) starting Friday. ...
