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Published Tuesday, September 18, 2012

UNITED STATES, San Francisco: Apple on Monday announced it had received more than two million orders for its iPhone 5 within the first 24 hours of its pre-sale. The device, a lighter, thinner and more powerful version of the iconic mobile unit, was unveiled last Wednesday and opened to pre-orders on Friday.

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