This extremely simple but highly effective ad made its presence felt at the Academy Awards where it was screened. It of course made its way to Youtube from where, again, of course, it made its way to you courtesy Fashionfunky. 28 actors have been selected from across history, saying Hello and ends with the much anticipated handset being revealed and saying Hello - Arriving in June. Reghardware also mentions that Apple spent almost $1.7 million USD to ensure that the ad got screened at the Academy Awards. These people certainly know how to come in with a bang.

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June of course is the date when the iPhone is expected to go on sale in America - others including us in Australia will have to wait longer. The anticipation of this baby can be judged from the fact that people are selling and buying anything and everything related to iPhones, which included at last count, iPhone thongs.

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