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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Jack Schofield

The iPhone is out, just not THAT iPhone

"A couple of days ago, Brain Lam of Gizmodo played a cruel joke on the world, promising details of an iPhone1, which he hinted would be launched on Monday, December 18th," reports Om Malik.

It is an iPhone, but from Cisco-owned Linksys. Malik adds:



The iPhone branding could pose some serious challenges for Apple, if and when it introduces its own phone. Cisco/Linksys are risking the ire of King Steve by brilliantly usurping the iPhone branding, and turning the rumored-hype to their advantage.



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