It was a fun guessing game while it lasted, but those mysterious AT&T displays turned out to be housing the BlackBerry Torch after all. Phew! We can all finally stop losing sleep over a marketing obelisk. [Thanks Bryan!]
AT&T Monolith Display Contents Finally Revealed
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