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With the iPhone buzz reaching the record high these days (and Apple’s stock for that matter), we all expect to see a bunch of people lining up in front of Apple’s and AT&T’s stores on 29th. In order to be able to accept all the orders, both companies will temporarily shut their stores across the States, and not reopen them until 6:00 p.m. — when Apple has stated its iPhone will be made available to the purchasing public.
The idea behind the “better serving of our customer” is to prevent large mobs from packing the retail locations ahead of the iPhone launch. Additionally, staffers need time to erect elaborate iPhone displays and set up roped queue lines.
Once reopened, AT&T stores will operate till 10:00 PM, with some of them in more populated regions indicating to remain open until midnight.
Sounds like a solid media store blitzing plan!
[Via: gadgetsonthego.net]
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
