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At 6:02 pm local time today, the iPhone goes on sale in Britain at Apple, O2 and Carphone Warehouse stores. In spite of the rain and cold, customers began lining up at the Apple store on Regent Street in London fully 24 hours ahead of time.   The iPhone can only be used on the O2 network, and requires a contract costing $70 a month, which is after customers have paid around $540 for the handset itself.   Writing on The Unofficial… Read More

Apple Computer Inc. has struck licensing deals with three of Europe's largest independent music labels, ending a discord that would have kept many local favorites off the new iTunes Music Store inBritain, France, and Germany. Apple officials said Wednesday it had reached deals with Sanctuary Records Group, Beggars Group, and V2, and that it now had a standard agreement with the Association of Independent Music, a trade group… Read More