Launch date for iPhone confirmed

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Apple will launch its iPhone in the U.S. on June 29, the company says in TV commercials that began airing on Sunday.

The much-talked-about iPhone combines the features of an iPod music and video player with those of a cellular telephone and will be available through AT&T Wireless Services Inc.

AT&T, which acquired Cingular Wireless, hasn't yet announced details of how it will sell the phones although long lines outside outlets are almost assured if the phone will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

Two models will be available. One with 4GB of memory will cost $499 and a version with double the memory will cost $599, the companies said previously.

Market sources say that Apple Inc. is likely to restrict the sales of their upcoming Apple iPhone product in the market till next year.

This is more likely due to supply issues which are always a problem for a first generation product.

Market analysts are saying that the company is likely to make available only 4 million units this year which could end up disappointing a lot of potential customers.

Incidentally, AT&T recently said in a statement that the company has already received more than 1 million queries related to the Apple iPhone.

The company is likely to have a back order system in place to let customers order for an iPhone.

Apple claims that the iPhone would revolutionize the mobile phone industry. The phone features a mobile phone along with a full screen iPod and an Internet device.

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