The white iPhone 4 was last week reportedly seen in an internal Best Buy inventory database with a February 27th release date and similar reports of listing sightings with Vodafone Germany, and now the case seems to be that the white iPhone has appeared as an option for the users who manage their accounts online. The option appears in a section of the site where users can specify their current phone if the one automatically generated by AT&T’s systems is incorrect.
The entries appear in AT&T’s Online Account Management system (OLAM), and read as “iPhone 4 – 16GB White” and “iPhone 4 – 32GB White.” While we have been unable to confirm that these options are indeed new, we have verified that they are present on AT&T’s site. Also unknown is whether the growing number of listings are based on actual information on the device’s availability being provided by Apple or if the carriers and retailers are simply preparing their systems for a potential launch based on Apple’s most recent public claims of “spring” availability.