Push IM feature in iPhone/iChat Mobile?

TUAW reader Andrew Leitch spotted a possible item of interest in the Apple online Leopard iChat preview. One of the contacts, 'Karin Svensson', whose status is set to online, without voice or video capabilities, has an "airport-esque array of concentric arcs" next to her name. Andrew asks whether this hints at a possible Push IM feature, perhaps supported in iChat Mobile on an iPhone. We're throwing the question out to you readers. What do you think?

Update: The consensus is clearly that this is all a big nothing. Thanks for the feedback!

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Source: http://www.apple.com/macosx/leopard/ichat.html

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TUAW reader Andrew Leitch spotted a possible item of interest in the Apple online Leopard iChat preview. One of the contacts, 'Karin...

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derek

It means the user is on a phone. Just delete this whole post and save yourself the embarrasment
http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/6511/picture12oj4.png
Oh, and BTW, tell Andrew Leitch he is an idiot

December 17 2006 at 8:47 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

oliver

no it's the voice mail feature nothing to do with phone thingy...

December 17 2006 at 8:25 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

AKIS

I believe that it will be some type of notice in itv and perhaps some handling ichat via itv.

December 17 2006 at 7:38 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

eirik rustad

Speaking of iphone... look at the background on this new lg phone that is soon to be released. http://www.mobile-review.com/news.php?language=en#news11863
maybe the iphone is not a inhouse product at all

December 17 2006 at 7:10 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Travis L

Those on Hiptop's (Sidekicks) get it as well.

December 17 2006 at 6:26 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Laurence Anderson

Further proof of what I stated earlier.

http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/6511/picture12oj4.png

December 17 2006 at 5:51 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Andrew

Currently, if a user is signed on with his/her mobile phone, the word, "Mobile" appears under their username in iChat. This new airport symbol could be replacing the mobile text or could indicate a user on your current network ... i think Apple would want to play up thier iPhone intigration with a little more than just that.

December 17 2006 at 5:19 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

danny Ruchtie

If this is the icon of a person on ichat via a iPhone.. why isn't there a green phone icon on the right? (what is the use of a iphone if you can't phone"ichat" with it?)

December 17 2006 at 5:04 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

vitor leite

Yeah, I agree with Marre. It's probably an indication that the person is on the same wireless network.

December 17 2006 at 4:59 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Dan Bedford

I think it's just a indicator that the person is on a mobile device.

December 17 2006 at 4:54 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply