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To the Apple employee who left it, the missing phone likely started out as a familiar inconvenience. But this was no ordinary phone to leave behind ? it was Apple’s new, unreleased iPhone, now outed by tech site Gizmodo.
To the Apple employee who left it, the missing phone likely started out as a familiar inconvenience for cell phone owners who enjoy libation. This was no ordinary phone to leave behind though ? it was Apple’s new, unreleased iPhone. Proof? Apple sent a letter to the finder, asking for it back. Takeaway digital editor Jim Colgan tells us more about how tech site Gizmodo outed the top-secret phone; an unusual occurrence for a company like Apple, which is famous for keeping its unreleased new products under wraps.