“Another area of concern is whether the iPhone’s on-screen keyboard will be as easy to use as Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs claims. A wonky keyboard could turn off power users who write a lot of e-mail. AT&T’s network speed, however, poses no problem for Shaw Wu, an analyst with American Technology Research.”

“Wu said the iPhone’s network and battery are competitive with what’s already in the market. Apple says the phone will allow up to eight hours of talk time, six hours of Internet use and 24 hours of audio playback.”

“Some customers plan to camp out on Thursday night to ensure a place in line at stores. And on one popular Web community site, craigslist, customers unwilling to miss work on Friday were posting requests for people to stand in line for them.”