CNET UK noticed a job posting on Reed calling for full-time, seasonal sales staff to work from August 16 through October 29. The posting specifically asks for people with knowledge of the iPhone and/or mobile phone sales, and it notes that successful applicants will attend a four-day training event in London from August 9 through 12.
Building off of that, CNET speculates that the next-generation iPhone will launch on August 16, the first day these new seasonal staff begin working in UK-based Apple Stores. While the timing is interesting, we're less convinced that the iPhone 5 will launch on this date, because iOS 5 is unlikely to b