iPhone News Updated

Apple selling iPhone 3G S at 8 a.m. June 19, AT&T at 7 a.m.

Apple selling iPhone 3G S at 8 a.m. June 19, AT&T at 7 a.m.

Apple offered clarification Wednesday for when exactly the new iPhone 3G S will go on sale.

Though Apple Senior Vice President of Marketing Phil Schiller said during his keynote speech at the company’s Worldwide Developers Conference that the phone will first be available in the U.S. and seven other countries on June 19, he didn’t offer a specific time. The 3G S will go on sale starting at 8 a.m. (in all time zones) next Friday. We know that many stores will open early that day for the occasion.

AT&T Stores will open even earlier, at 7 a.m., just for those who have pre-ordered an iPhone 3G S from the carrier. Those who haven’t will have to wait outside AT&T stores until 8 a.m. with the rest of the public.

As usual, we’ll be following iPhone sales in various time zones. Will Apple fans stand in line for the third straight year? We’ll find out. In the meantime, click the photo above for a gallery of very committed line standers from the 2008 launch of the iPhone 3G.

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