As further proof of the power of the shroud of secrecy that covers everything Apple, even Apple employees aren’t sure what’s going on. I recently spoke to an Apple employee who reports that the rumor flying around the Apple campus is that we’ll have to wait until September for new iPhone hardware. No word on what the hold up is.

 

Of course, I have my own theories about a July release--July has traditionally been iPhone season, and all the first-gen iPhone users’ AT&T contracts are about to expire, after all--but according to an Apple employee I spoke with, apparently the smart money is on a September release. If you’re the type to heed water-cooler chatter, that is.

Is it true? I hope not. And unfortunately, the source I spoke to doesn’t work on the iPhone. But it is nice to know that we’re not the only ones subject to the Apple rumor mill. Even at One Infinite Loop, iPhone gossip is alive and well.