The latest round of rumours concerning the iPhone suggest that Apple is planning to launch the device in India in September with Vodafone as its exclusive operator partner. A report in India’s Business Standard newspaper, which quotes an Apple retail source, said that the 8Gb iPhone will be launched by Vodafone in the first week of September with a price tag of around Rs28,000 (US$700), while the 16Gb version of the device is set for launch next year. India would become iPhone’s largest market to date. According to Wireless Intelligence data, Vodafone’s Indian subsidiary is the second-largest mobile operator in the country with 39.8 million subscribers. (more…)