Our source also said the phone's entered DVT (Design Verification Test) phase for some time, so it might not be long before we hear an official announcement in China.
According to Gruber, that's just one step below "design verification test, " which is what that stolen iPhone 4 prototype was -- meaning the CDMA iPhone is apparently just two hops away from production.
Not only did the students inventory all of the conversation paths between company headquarters, towboats, USACE, US Coast Guard, National Weather Service, and the IRS, but they demonstrated a simplified design to eliminate multiple entries, improve accuracy, and reduce expensive data verification.