iPhone says 'Allo to UK

The iPhone's arrival on UK shores became imminent Tuesday as Apple revealed that O2 will be the device's official carrier for the area, confirming widespread speculation. The price for the device in the UK will be about US$542 - less than the iPhone's price when it debuted stateside, but significantly more than Americans currently pay. It will hit UK shelves on 9 November, little more than five months after its US launch.

By Walaika Haskins

19 Sep 2007

The company remained silent, however, on details about the iPhone's carrier and release on the European continent. Industry watchers anticipate that Apple will name France Telecom's Orange and Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile as exclusive carriers in France and Germany.

Read the full article here.

About Walaika Haskins

Walaika Haskins is a journalist for MacNewsWorld - part of the ECT News Network.

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