The Import Genius blog has a new article describing their examination of shipping manifests for Apple Computer, and they have found an unusual and very large set of shipments over the past couple of months that they suggest is imports of the heavily-rumored next version of the iPhone. I geek out over this stuff, simply because I really like my iPhone and I'm looking forward to the next version and the capabilities we all assume it will have.

According to the Import Genius people,

Since mid-March, Apple Inc. and its logistics partners have imported
188 ocean containers of a product type never before declared on its
shipping manifests.

With iPhones currently out of stock at many Apple stores,

including its flagship outlets in New York City, rumors abound that the
company is winnowing stocks in preparation for a new 3G version of the
phone.

Well, we shall see. And hope. Lots more details and evidence are available in the ImportGenius.com blog entry.

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