iPhone 3GS lines

On Friday, June 19th at 8AM local, Apple will open their stores and begin selling the new iPhone.

The iPhone 3G S finally adds common cell phone features like multimedia messaging, video recording, and voice dialing. It runs faster; its promised battery life is longer; and the multimedia quality continues to shine.

New-customer prices are $199 for a 16-gigabyte model and $299 for a 32-GB version.

There are already reports of lines forming on Thursday night at Apple’s two flagship stores, the downtown San Francisco store and the Fifth Avenue store in New York City (according to Fortune and Engadget). The New York line is especially significant since the area was under heavy rains on Thursday.

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