India May See iPhone Launch in Sep

Those in the business of unlocking Apple iPhones may well make hay while the sun shines...

Because Apple Computer may launch its iconic iPhone in India this September. Apple retail sources have been quoted by a leading business daily as saying that the iPhone is expected to launch in India through carrier Vodafone sometime in the first week of September 2008. The sources have hinted that initially only the 8GB version will be launched for somewhere around Rs 28,000 with the 16GB version to follow suit sometime later.
Meanwhile, unnamed Vodafone sources have been quoted as confirming the iPhone carrier deal, though the Apple retail sources haven't ruled out the company extending access for iPhone users to all major telecom carriers in the country.

We sincerely hope this isn't a mere speculation but the real thing! For Apple remains tight-lipped as usual, except for the perennial (and rather stiff) "launch will happen in 2008" response.