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iPhone 3G lines start at the Apple Cube… one week early
So we heard some really over-eager folks have decided to get a jump on the iPhone 3G line — a really, really big jump. Obviously, we had to head down and see if it was true… and it is. Right now, about ten people have started a line outside of Apple’s flagship store on 5th Avenue in New York. Word is that the family at the head of the queue are attempting to break some kind of record which involves their baby — which kind of sounds a little intense if you ask us. On the other hand, you didn’t hear Greg Packer complaining, right? We’re going to wrangle some of these cats for an interview and video, so stay tuned! For right now, check some more pics after the break.
Update: We got a chance to speak with group leader Daniel on video, who let us in the gang’s desire to break the world record for waiting in line, as well as some… er, broad political ideas. We also learned that the baby probably won’t be forced to stay outside of the Apple Store all week. See it for yourself in the clip after the break!
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5th Avenue Apple Store starts iPhone 3G line
GearDiary is reporting that a lineup of about 10 people started queuing up Friday for the iPhone 3G launch at the 5th Avenue Apple Store in New York. You may recall last year’s 5th Avenue store queuing started about a week early as well. The iPhone 3G goes on sale at 8 a.m. on July 11th.
The first people in line are a man, his wife and their young child. According to GearDiary, the couple told security that they’re trying to set a record for time waiting in line and possibly having a baby waiting with them. Police are allowing the 10 people to wait in line and currently have no plans to use barricades.
GearDiary has posted some pictures for your viewing pleasure.
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Apple on how to replace an original iPhone with a new 3G iPhone
Apple has posted a Support Document that explains exactly how to replace your original iPhone with a new 3G iPhone. Basically there are two tracks: 1) In the US you don’t need your original SIM as your original “account information will be transferred to iPhone 3G’s included SIM when you purchase iPhone 3G.” 2) Outside the US, “you can use your original iPhone’s SIM with iPhone 3G.”
Once that’s done it’s just a matter of backing up your original iPhone to iTunes 7.7 and then restoring that backup to the new iPhone 3G. This should transfer all your saved SMS messages as well as email accounts, notes, etc. Once that’s done you just need to erase the old iPhone with the new secure erase option.
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Tap Tap Revolution to be sold by Tapulous, called Tap Tap Revenge
Nate True, iPhone developer extraordinaire and friend of Apple (but who isn’t, really), has sold off his Tap Tap Revolution game to a company called Tapulous, and they’re renaming it Tap Tap Revenge and are going to try selling it in the iPhone’s (and iPod touch’s) App Store. The game isn’t much tweaked from its jailbroken incarnation, but there is a chaotic two-player mode, seen above, that could be a lot of fun. I’ve never played the original version, so I have no idea what’s up with the shaking, but it looks like it incorporates some accelerometer fun as well.
If you’re a super TTR fan, Tapulous tells us that they’ve got a wallpaper to download on their site right now, and that more videos will be coming out over the weekend, so stay tuned. All these games are looking terrific, but of course the one thing we haven’t heard confirmed from any of them is when and if they’ll be showing up on the App Store. That, it seems, is up to Apple. It doesn’t matter how many games you’ve got ready to go — if Apple doesn’t have them set for download right away, both the devs and iPhone owners will miss a nice opportunity.
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Apple Expo ‘08 dates announced, events detailed
The Apple Expo is Europe’s Apple conference — similar to the Macworld expo in the US. Apple Expo ‘08 has posted details about the expo, including dates for this year’s conference: Wednesday, September 17 through Saturday, September 20, in Paris, France.
Currently, there are only two iPhone events scheduled out of the over 30 planned events. It is a nice change to see that the iPhone will not “steal the show” in Europe like it does at Apple conferences in the US. You can see all of the details, exhibitors, and scheduled events on the Apple Expo website.
As we noted earlier, Apple will not be attending this year’s Apple Expo.
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