Apple's IPhone Surprises Despite Rumors

January 11, 2007 Apple's IPhone Surprises Despite Rumors (AP)

Jeff Gamet, from the Internet magazine The Mac Observer, looks at the new Apple iPhone at MacWorld Conference and Expo in San Francisco, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007. Apple Inc. is a tight ship when it comes to corporate secrets, regularly suing journalists and employees who leak data about upcoming products. Although few people outside of Apple's headquarters knew product specifications for the iPhone before its announcement, the device was widely anticipated. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

(AP) -- In one sense, Apple's iPhone was one of the computing world's worst-kept secrets. But CEO Steve Jobs still managed to surprise his audience when he unveiled the multimedia device.

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