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The Stakeout

Way back when, investigators followed suspects to uncover crimes and infidelities. Nowadays, such efforts are reserved for the choicest of gadgets, namely the next version of the iPhone.

All around the trucks, workers wheeled around pallets of the plain brown boxes, some using forklifts, others with hydraulic dollies. A security guard working for the company across the creek from Quanta's facility approached this reporter before a thorough survey could be made.

Oooh, real pulse-pounding stuff there. But oddly fascinating all the same. Mostly because I'm due for a cell phone renewal discount in a couple of months. Glad to see the mainstream press getting into the Apple rumor-mongering business. It's definitely a fresh angle in contrast to the usual wild-eyed speculation.

Are the new iPhones inside? "No, no," he said, before flashing a grin and heading back into the building. "If so, I'm not at liberty to discuss it."

At least the Quanta drones are well-trained. Looks like all shall be revealed at the grand event next week, as ordained by the mothership.