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'Cheaper, Smaller' iPhone to Be Unveiled Today

Company future could rest on public response

By Peter Fearon, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 9, 2008 4:29 AM CDT

(Newser) – Apple chief Steve Jobs will unveil the second generation iPhone today, ending the frantic guessing game about the company's new key product. The future of Apple and its ability to regenerate sales of its computers may depend on how the public responds to the new... Read full story »

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