iPhone in Asia

iPhone will be available in 20 more countries on August 22. It's not known exactly which countries will be included but the short list of 50 countries under consideration include the Philippines, Macau, Singapore and India.

The iPhone is already shipping to Australia, Hong Kong, Japan and New Zealand in Asia-Pacific region. In some areas, people waited in line for two days to get the new gadget.



A mock iPhone is on display at the first day of the release in Hong Kong, Friday July 11, 2008. As Apple rolled out its newest iPhone in Asia Friday, dealers and buyers said it's only a matter of time _ maybe as little as a few days _ before the popular device hits the region's thriving underground marketplace. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) (AP/KIN CHEUNG)



Models hold the new iPhones during the first day of the release in Hong Kong, Friday July 11, 2008. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) (AP/KIN CHEUNG)





A customer shows Apple's new 3G iPhone mobile handset at the Softbank shop in Tokyo on July 11. Apple's international launch of its iPhone 3G has begun in several Asian countries. (AFP/Yoshikazu Tsuno)