The iphone 4s hits markets worldwide

Published October 15, 2011
People queue up to buy the new Apple iPhone 4S on the day of its release at a Paris Apple Store.
People queue up to buy the new Apple iPhone 4S on the day of its release at a Paris Apple Store.
Two women carry their newly purchased iPhone 4's after leaving the Apple store in Hong Kong on October 14, 2011. Tensions were high at Apple's plush new harbourside store in the Chinese territory as people queued to buy a maximum of five iPhone 4's at a time, sometimes only to hand them over to ?friends? outside the store and try to return for more.
Two women carry their newly purchased iPhone 4's after leaving the Apple store in Hong Kong on October 14, 2011. Tensions were high at Apple's plush new harbourside store in the Chinese territory as people queued to buy a maximum of five iPhone 4's at a time, sometimes only to hand them over to ?friends? outside the store and try to return for more.
Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak walks out of the Apple Store in Los Gatos, California after purchasing the Apple's latest iPhone 4s.
Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak walks out of the Apple Store in Los Gatos, California after purchasing the Apple's latest iPhone 4s.
Apple's latest iPhone: The iPhone 4s
Apple's latest iPhone: The iPhone 4s
A customer jumps into the arms of an Apple employee outside the Apple Store in Covent Garden, to celebrate his purchase of the his iPhone.
A customer jumps into the arms of an Apple employee outside the Apple Store in Covent Garden, to celebrate his purchase of the his iPhone.
Fehmeeda Bakhshi from Reading, England holds up her purchase of two iPhones
Fehmeeda Bakhshi from Reading, England holds up her purchase of two iPhones
Duncan Hoare of north London who was first in the queue after camping out since Tuesday, celebrates as he emerges from the Apple store with his new iPhone.
Duncan Hoare of north London who was first in the queue after camping out since Tuesday, celebrates as he emerges from the Apple store with his new iPhone.
A man wearing a mask of Apple founder Steve Jobs stands in a line to buy an iPhone 4S in front of an Apple Store in Tokyo. Hundreds of fans queued around city blocks in Tokyo to be the first to get their hands on the iPhone 4S, which looks similar to the previous iPhone 4 but has a better camera, faster processor and well-received voice
A man wearing a mask of Apple founder Steve Jobs stands in a line to buy an iPhone 4S in front of an Apple Store in Tokyo. Hundreds of fans queued around city blocks in Tokyo to be the first to get their hands on the iPhone 4S, which looks similar to the previous iPhone 4 but has a better camera, faster processor and well-received voice

Stores worldwide were gripped Friday by the now familiar scene of gadget geeks scrambling for Apple's latest smartphone, the US giant's first new release since the death of co-founder Steve Jobs. -Photos by agencies

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