SYDNEY: Apple Inc's iPhone 8 launch in Sydney, one of the first cities to access the product in Australia, saw a bleak turnout as fans held out for the soon-to-be-released premium iPhone X. Hundreds of people usually gather at Apple's Sydney city store with queues winding down the town's main street, George Street, when there is a new product release. The iPhone 8 will only cater to those who want a new version but do not want to pay a hefty US$999 price for the iPhone X, said iTWire.com's technology editor Alex Zaharov-Reutt, who did not line up for the launch. "Yes there is a new iPhone coming in a couple of months and plenty of people would want that," he said. The iPhone X is a glass and stainless steel device with an edge-to-edge display that Chief Executive Tim Cook has called "the biggest leap forward since the original iPhone".

Source: New Strait Times September 22, 2017 02:26 UTC