Rumors about the Apple iPhone 5 emerge every day, but almost none of them end up trending internationally on the popular social networking website.
But at one point early Thursday the phrase "iPhone 5 $800" was the second-most-popular non-promoted trending topic worldwide, and the third-most-popular non-promoted topic in the United States on Twitter. And the hashtag #800Dollars For An iPhone at one point early Thursday became the number-one non-promoted trending topic worldwide, while "For $800" came in sixth on the worldwide non-promoted Twitter trend chart.
For all you non-Twitter users out there, a translation: the rumor became all the rage. In fact, according to the social trend tracking website Topsy.com, a total of 4,007 people mentioned the phrase "iPhone 5 $800" on Twitter between 3:00 a.m. and 4 a.m.
