iPhone launch generates crowds, queues worldwideApple’s global iPhone launch Friday was marked by excitement and frustration as fans queued to find scarce models of the coveted smartphone. NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 16: One of the first customers to buy a new iPhone walks out of an Apple store in Manhattan on September 16, 2016 in New York City. People around the globe waited in long lines to be among the first to purchase both the iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 Plus. BTIG research said in a note to investors that, despite a lack of lines, analysts there expected iPhone sales in the final quarter of this year to grow 3.6 percent to 77.5 million. At the Apple Store in the Georgetown district of the US capital Washington, dozens of consumers were still waiting in line hours after the store opening to get the new handsets.

Source: Manila Bulletin September 17, 2016 03:45 UTC