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Apple iPhone, Asia demand create touch-screen boom
Summary from multiple countries, from articles in English
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The launch of the first iPhone model a year ago boosted interest in the technology tremendously, and the updated model available Friday likely will stoke enthusiasm further. (article 5)
Carrier Softbank Corp., which beat market leader NTT DoCoMo for the right to sell the iPhone in Japan, is planning a countdown ceremony at its flagship downtown store. (article 3)
The iPhone goes on sale there five hours earlier than other nationwide outlets, helping to kick off a global rollout in 22 nations. (article 3)
Has Apple finally gone sour? Some frustrated Apple customers, either turned away from stores after waiting in line for hours or left with malfunctioning next-generation iPhones after spending hundreds on the device, are saying " yes. (article 8)
An inadequate supply of iPhones at many AT&T locations, combined with a glitch in iTunes that prevented customers from activating their phones, caused chaos over the weekend. (article 8)
AP reports that just as the 3G iPhone was being debuted on Friday, underground electronics markets across Asia were gearing up to sell the latest version, unlocked. (article 2)
Some dealers said the unlocked 3G iPhone would sell for $700 and that the bulk of the illegal phones would come from the US and Hong Kong. (article 2)
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IPhone, Apple, phones, Japanese, Touch |
Source articles
- World First: iPhone 3G Goes on Sale in New Zealand (Washington Post, 07/16/2008, 531 words)
- Apple Sells One Million iPhones In 3 Days; Gray Market Still Thriving In Asia (Washington Post, 07/14/2008, 255 words)
- Apple iPhone debuts to lines in Japan, elsewhere (Washington Post, 07/16/2008, 666 words)
- Japan cautious in iPhone's bid for world dominance (Washington Post, 07/16/2008, 602 words)
- Apple iPhone, Asia demand create touch-screen boom (Washington Post, 07/16/2008, 449 words)
- ABC News: Must-Have Apps for the Iphone - (ABCNews, 07/15/2008, 359 words)
- More iPhones available this week (cbc.ca, 07/14/2008, 439 words)
- ABC News: iPhone or iCan't: Will Apple Survive Glitch? (ABCNews, 07/14/2008, 353 words)
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