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iPhone To Land Next Week in Europe?

Next week Apple plans to hold a press conference on September 18 in London and the rumors are saying that in fact the company will announce the iPod launch in Europe.

On Thursday Apple has sent invitations to journalists with a mysterious line: “mum is no longer the word�

The US computer and consumer electronics company sent invitations to journalists on Thursday with the line “Mum is no longer the word”, but nothing else was announced.

According to an article from Financial Times Apple’s partners for the European launch of the craved iPhone are O2 in the UK, Orange in France and T-Mobile in Germany.

The three companies have been included in the past on the list of “usual suspects� for Apple’s iPhone Euro-debut, but nothing has been confirmed until now.

Financial Times Germany however said that Apple has managed to lure the aforementioned telecom giants into signing a contract for iPhone’s distribution, according to which the carriers must share their iPhone-generated revenues with the Cupertino, CA-based computer manufacturer.

The deal allegedly stipulates that carriers will provide Apple with 10% of the revenues made from calls and data transfers by customers over iPhones.

Yesterday an inside source confirmed for Reuters that Deutsche Telekom has clinched an exclusive deal with Apple to sell the iPhone in Germany. According to Reuters’s report the price of iPhone in Germany will be 399 euros.

There have been rumors that Apple is apparently ready to offer in Europe 16GB iPhone with 3G capabilities in Europe for 499 Euros ($687), including a coupon for the iTunes Store.

Last week Apple announced it has sold its one millionth iPhone in just 74 days from launch.

by Anne Shaw
www.efluxmedia.com