Going to an Apple Store on the launch of a new product is certainly an experience to remember. For the launch of the iPhone 4, I was at the Mayair Mall store in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Compared to the iPhone 3G launch day here, the line was much, much longer, with many more people arriving earlier than before. And let me tell you, there were many, many more employees working than usual.

Orange, the carrier of the iPhone in Poland, is apparently not very confident that the iPhone will drum up big lines on this second iPhone launch today, August 22nd. It has decided to hire actors to stand in a line outside of 20 Orange stores, waiting for the iPhone, to “drum up interest.” Apparently, prospective buyers in Poland are reluctant to pay heavy monthly charges, and so Orange has opted to go the fake customer route.

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If you live in Singapore and are widely anticipating the launch of the iPhone there, your wait will soon be over. According to a source close to Reuters, Singapore Telecommunications Ltd will be launching the iPhone before the end of the month. Although SingTel announced they would carry the iPhone back in June, we didn’t more »

When Apple announced the iPhone 3G would be available in Canada, Apple lovers in America’s top hat the country were ecstatic at the idea of the iPhone being in their hands in a little over a month. However, the phone is being vended exclusively by the notorious customer-abusing company, Rogers Wireless. As it turns out, more »

With just four more days to go, it seems that a line (albeit a short one) has already formed outside the 5th Avenue Apple store in New York. Two men have apparently begun camping outside the store, and are seeking food and MetroCards as donations from the general public. The first in line, known only more »