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As someone who is familiar with the coverage that surrounds the iphone, I was puzzled by Tuesday's announcement from AT&T about a new way to buy the gadget. My first reaction: something must be missing. Second reaction: Why would anyone pay more for the iphone if there's no additional benefit?

AFP - The iphone 3G, which Apple is billing as twice as fast and half as expensive as the debut model, will roll out in cities from Tokyo to Sydney on Friday -- but it could face challenges in Asia it will not have elsewhere.