Friday, 21 September 2012

Long lines greet Apple’s latest model in Asia and Australia as frenzy spreads to Europe and U.S. as the Iphone 5 got unleashed.

The latest version of the popular device was unveiled last week. Analysts say 10 million of the models could be sold through September. By the end of 2012, Apple plans to sell the phone in 100 countries.


Kae Shibata (L) and Yutaro Noji show off their new Apple Inc's iPhone 5 after waiting for two days outside an Apple Store in Tokyo's Ginza district September 21, 2012. Apple Inc's iPhone 5 hit stores around the globe on Friday, with fans snapping up the device that is expected to fuel a huge holiday quarter for the consumer giant.    REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (JAPAN - Tags: BUSINESS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY)

Kae Shibata (l.) and Yutaro Noji show off their new Apple iPhone 5s after waiting for two days outside an Apple store in Tokyo's Ginza district.

In a now familiar ritual, Apple's Asian fans jammed the tech juggernaut's shops in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore to pick up the latest version of its iPhone.
Eager buyers formed long lines at Apple Inc. stores in Australia and Japan to be the first to get their hands on the latest version of the smartphone. In Hong Kong, buyers had to sign up online for the chance to pick up the device at a preset time. The first customers were greeted by staff cheering, clapping, chanting "iPhone 5! iPhone 5!" and high-fiving them as they were escorted through the front door.

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