- The Washington Times - Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Apple’s official Twitter account accidentally tweeted out details about the new iPhone 7 smartphone Wednesday afternoon prior to its official unveiling at company headquarters in Cupertino, California.

“Briefly shown were iPhone 7 in matte black and iPhone 7 Plus with dual-lens camera in piano black,” AppleInsider.com noted. “Both models are ’water resistant’ and have stereo speakers.”

“Apple pulled [the tweets] just a few minutes after they began spreading around, but they’d racked up thousands of retweets by then,” tech-news site The Verge reported. “The tweets revealed various top line features of the phone, including new colors, water resistance, and a dual camera.”



The iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus will hit stores on Sept. 16.

 

• Ken Shepherd can be reached at kshepherd@washingtontimes.com.

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