If iPhone sales drop before the new model arrives, well, we'll know why. But if history repeats itself, any iPhone sales slump will be short-lived. In the first quarter of 2012, the new iPhone 4S was the main reason why Apple's phone sales reached an all-time record of 37.04 million units.

One thing's for certain: This year's iPhone scuttlebutt can't touch the drama of two years ago, when former Gizmodo editor Jason Chen in March 2010 and revealed it online, thereby spoiling Apple's launch-day surprise.

There's still time left, though! The blogosphere can only hope...

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