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July 9, 2008

Wireless carrier Softbank-Japan plans to open its new store in the Harajuku district July 11 at 7 a.m. local time to accommodate iPhone enthusiasts who just can’t wait to get their hands on Apple’s new 3-G handset.

Softbank's launch marks the first time Japanese consumers will be able to buy the much-hyped handset, since the original iPhone ran on networks incompatible to those in Japan.

For its part, Vodafone announced that it will also open three new stores across New Zealand at just 1 minute after midnight Friday as well, making it the first country in which the 3G iPhone will be officially available.

Australia will be second and then Japan third... In the mean time, the sheer excitement about everything that is iPhone rages on.

Not being first has not stopped a group from camping out in front of Apple’s flagship New York store. On July 3rd, a full week before the handset goes on sale, the group reportedly said it is trying to set a Guinness World Record for the most time spent waiting in line to buy something, and trying to promote sustainable agriculture. (!)

Calling itself Waiting for Apples, the group is presumably waiting for a week outside in order to purchase iPhones, but in interviews the group also said its goals are to use the stunt to promote the idea that the next U.S. president should plant an organic farm at the White House, and that “it's a good idea to grow food.”

David Bowman Simon, spokesman for Waiting for Apples, also reportedly said that he plans to buy a 3G iPhone for both U.S. presidential candidates.

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Source: Apple.