AppleInsider Staff
More evidence suggesting a possible September launch for Apple's upcoming iPhone surfaced on Thursday, with AT&T reportedly blacking out employee vacation dates for the second half of the month.
Citing inside sources, BGR claims that AT&T has blacked out vacation dates for the second half of September, a move supposedly meant to handle an expected deluge of customers looking to get their hands on Apple's next-gen iPhone. The telecom did the same last year ahead of the iPhone 5 launch.
The publication also notes that the nation's second largest mobile carrier will not be releasing any other major handsets during the period, suggesting the no-vacation days are being set for the
While somewhat vague, the report comes just one day after T-Mobile purportedly issued its own employee blackout dates set to start on Sept. 20.
Apple is expected to announce the next-generation "iPhone 5S" at a special event on Sept. 10, possibly alongside a lower-cost plastic composite handset many have taken to calling the "iPhone 5C."
The iPhone 5 successor is rumored to sport a fingerprint sensor embedded in its home button, a 31 percent faster A7 processor, motion tracking and upgraded camera components. Numerous parts "leaks" have also pointed to a new "champagne" color option for the handset.
The iPhone 5C is rumored to carry a plastic composite shell to be offered in a variety of colors, though not much is known regarding its internals. Some claim the unit will use the same 4-inch form factor of the iPhone 5, but with older components to keep costs down.
Charles Martin
Christine McKee
Wesley Hilliard
Malcolm Owen
Andrew Orr
William Gallagher
Sponsored Content
27 Comments
Yawn!
Did the carriers do this when the Galaxy S4 was released? You know, the smartphone the killed the iPhone¡
If you want vacation days on some of the busiest retail days of the year...you don't belong in retail. No there's never been blackout days for any android phone. Keep in mind the store I worked at sold a few hundred iPhones in a few days. We never sold more than 50 android phones, all models combined.
Did the carriers do this when the Galaxy S4 was released? You know, the smartphone the killed the iPhone¡
I'm pretty sure they gave their employees two hour lunchtimes and extra breaks that day.
iPhone 5S here we come, but the 5S is really not going to be sporting new stuff so same old same old, hopefully default will be 32 gb.