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# iPhone Countdown is a prettier version of the countdown above, which won't work unless JavaScript is enabled in your browser.

# lifehacker - Drag and drop to tweak your driving route - a short interlude in the iPhone news. Google Maps now allows you to drag and drop the route marker in its directions to change the route. I've wanted this for a long time. Tried it. Works.

# Apple - iPhone Premieres This Friday Night at Apple Retail Stores - All 164 Apple Stores will be open tonight from 6pm to midnight. iPhone sales will be limited to two per customer. Tomorrow, they'll have free, in-depth workshops. And, if you're too late to get yours today, or just wanted to wait, you can check availability at your local store at apple.com/retail/iphone, updated nightly for the following day. Apple stores will be open at 9am throughout the summer for iPhone sales. [everybody]

# Robert Shrimsley at Financial Times - Cometh the iPhone, cometh the iCult - an hilarious put-down of the Apple cult. [macdailynews]

The first Apple iPhones hit US shops tomorrow and their arrival has thrown the spotlight on the fanatical and burgeoning movement known as the iCult. Already iPilgrims are queuing outside the Apple temple in Manhattan's 5th Avenue to be the first to own the holy handset.

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So now it is down to you. Are you dork or dude? As they [say] at the temple: iPhone therefore iAm.

# Scott McNulty at The Unofficial Apple Weblog - Apple employees to get free iPhones - Steve Jobs held an all-company meeting yesterday. He announced that all Apple employees who have been with the company for a year or more will get a free 8 gig iPhone by the end of July. Bravo! They deserve it. [tuaw]

# arn at MacRumors - Pre-Paid iPhone Available for Some? - The Boy Genius posted an AT&T Training Manual (PDF) that customers who don't pass the credit check for the 2-year contract can either choose a prepaid GoPhone plan or make a $250 deposit (at an AT&T store). longofest posted More Details From AT&T Training Manual. [macrumors]

# Playboy - iPlayboy is a free, PG-13 rated, offerring 12 iPhone wallpapers, a photo-album, Playboy Radio sample, and a video. 76.1 meg download.

# Think Secret - Gallery: Full Resolution iPhone Interface Shots - a few interesting screen shots.

# Dermot81 at MacRumors: Forums - Cities affected by EDGE upgrade! 200kbps! - looks like AT&T has boosted the EDGE data network speed. Lots of people are getting close to 200 kbits/second, rather than the usual under 100. [gizmodo]

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