Apple's heavily rumored iPhone could be released as soon as Monday, according to a bold claim by Gizmodo's Brian Lam. "It isn't what I expected at all," he says. "And I've already said too much."

While an established author of the technology news website, Lam does not elaborate on the hardware or his sources. If true, the launch would be highly uncharacteristic of Apple, which seldom launches new devices on Mondays and generally refrains from introductions in December due to a combination of supply constraints and the proximity of the MacWorld San Francisco expo in early January.