AT&T CFO Rick Lindner has let slip a semi-confirmation regarding the arrival of the much anticipated next-generation iPhone. Widely believed to be announced during Steve Job’s keynote address at the Apple Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) on June 9th, the next iPhone is expected to run on the AT&T’s recently upgraded 3G network. Lindner’s comments regarding the iPhone indicate that pricing has not yet been determined, which leaves the door open to continued rumors of a subsidized version of the device:

“There’s not been a product announcement. There hasn’t been any pricing decision made. That’s yet to come,” he [Lindner] said.

Other popular smartphone devices, including RIM’s Blackberry devices and the Motorola Q are offered on all major networks at reduced prices, in exchange for a long term contract commitment. Rather than profiting from the device sale, the carrier added packages or services to the plan, including data access and MMS messaging, to recoup the cost of the handset. At its introduction, the iPhone bucked this convention by offering a full price handset and cheaper, unlimited data packages, a condition set by Apple.

The mother of all 3G iPhone rumors has been smashed, ladies and gentlemen, by none other than an Apple fanboy who happened to pass by a mobile phone accessories store in Hong Kong. While the rest of us here have been speculating (some even giggling) about the possibilities of a glossy black 3G iPhone coming more »

Walt Mossberg of The Wall Street Journal recently cause a commotion when he let some info loose about the possibility of a 3G Apple iPhone in June. And as he was doing this in a public press conference, it’s easy to see why everybody in the Web took his word so seriously (and didn’t even more »

Fresh from the rumor mill is the black 3G iPhone. I am thinking this is somewhat credible. A new look for a new phone; Apple would want to create some visual differentiation among its new product. The rumor also says the black case is plastic, which I don’t believe. I think Apple is rooted in more »

You’ve lived with your 8GB model no for at most 8 months. Seemingly, you’ve come to terms with 8GB, perhaps holding on to your 30/80GB iPods for mass storage or whatever. AT&T told us we’d see a 3G model this summer. Are you upgrading before then? Good God man, why?