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Mark July 11th on your calendar. The iPhone is coming to Canada and 22 initial countries on its roll out to more than 70 countries worldwide. Rogers in Canada will require a 3 year commitment but pricing will be the same as the US: $199 for the 8GB version and $299 for the 16GB version. Data and voice plans will be announced at a future date. The full press release is listed below. As expected, along with the new iPhone supporting 3G technology, Apple announced a number of products at WWDC including the replacement of .Mac with MobileMe and further clarified features in iPhone OS 2.0 and iPhone SDK. Apple  Here are some notes of interest around the new iPhone: no longer includes Dock. includes USB Power Adapter supports HSPA (High speed packet access), technically 3.5G technology not available through the Online Apple Store activation in-store only requires iTunes 7.7 (not yet released) continues to feature 2.0MP camera A-GPS technologies Enterprise support significantly … [Read more...]