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iPhone Pre-Launch Hype Continues

With only 4 days until the iPhone launch, the build up continues.

We are collecting iPhone Questions for early adopters in our active iPhone Forum.
For those unwilling to wait in line for an iPhone on Friday, Craigslist offers ads for people willing to wait in line for you.
CultofMac claims that Apple employees are being a bit free with their iPhones in public, with another photo of an iPhone at use at a party over the weekend.
Per Appleinsider, the first iPhone shipments have reportedly arrived in the U.S. with armed security.
Apple Store security is at an all time high, and there are reports that Apple may prohibit overnight camping and even line formation until later in the day.
Someone posted a Youtube video of the iPhone kiosk at AT&T stores.
Engadget claims to have a 1st hand report: essentially keyboard hard to use, EDGE is slow.

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