I purchased an iPhone during the refurb sale that AT&T had last week. In two working days I got my 16 gig iPhone, times two. Two identical boxes, two identical iPhones and two identical charges on my debit card. Given the good deal, I decided to keep both (yes, despite the impending update). Imagine my surprise when my wife called me at work the next day to report that a third box had arrived from AT&T via DHL 2-day shipping, and that it was twice the size of either of the iPhone boxes. Given the previous day’s spoils, I couldn’t wait to get home.

Arriving at my house, I located the box and sat down with it on the couch. It was very, very light, but I’ve become accustomed to good things not weighing much. Pulling out my trusty Swiss Tech Utili-Key, I carefully sliced open my unexpected delivery. Inside was a packing slip with a single line item:

75011 MISC iPhone PPA BAG … $0.00

Yes, it was an unsolicited, rush delivery, plastic iPhone bag. This is definitely not a first for AT&T and the monetary waste involved in packing and shipping a completely unnecessary plastic bag is, I assume, passed back to the consumer. Next time you look at your AT&T bill, you can think about my MISC iPhone PPA BAG … which I’ll be cherishing forever. Or at least until the novelty wears off.

Apple has confirmed that the SDK launch is set for June 2008.  Many people have speculated that this is the launch date for the “New” iPhone while many others say it is just the 2.0 software update.  

As a current iPhone user, I have loved this incredible piece of technology, while wishing it had just a few more options. I was all prepared for the new software update coming next month, until…

I was at my local Apple store and after talking with a few people made a couple of observations:

1. Right before Apple launched the line of iMacs (silver and black), two things happened:

• Apple stock started going up.  
• iMacs online at the Apple Store website became unavailable to order. Now does that mean they were just out of stock, maybe.  But all of the models, makes you wonder.

2. Well today, I noticed the following:

• Apple stock is going up.
• iPhones online at the Apple Store website are unavailable to order. Again, both models? Coincidence, I think not…

Makes a person wonder!  Well I for one am more than ready for the new iPhone.  I have a little Republicrat that is itching to get mine…