Days after Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced the iPhone in early January, chatter through the grapevine suggested the iPhone may be ready to ship earlier than the June timetable Apple put forward.

Source: >Secret Notes

There has been a bit of confusion the past few weeks about just which company got the contract to supply Apple with processors for it’s breakthrough iPhone.

Source: Infinite Loop

MacNN reports that although Apple and Cingular have signed a multi-year exclusive contract for the iPhone, it is still unclear whether the deal applies to all iPhone models: “We believe Apple will release new iPhone models quickly and these devices will eventually be open to other wireless carriers, possibly even before the Cingular contract expires.”

Source: >Macnn

Apple’s gross margins may be closer to the 20 percent range than the originally estimated 50 percent; costs of the touch screen are a focus.

Source: >Information Week

Skeptics question whether consumers are ready for $500 cost, five-hour battery, touch screen.

Source: Ohio.com

Here’s a look back at what the iPhone could’ve been if Apple had use their original design.

Source: TechEBlog