iQueue: Apple Fans Line Up For New IPhone 4S

Apple fans who have queued patiently outside stores throughout the country are snapping up the latest incarnation of the iPhone

Although it does not look any different to its predecessor, it features an updated operating system, cable-free syncing and a voice-operated inbuilt personal assistant and a better camera.

However, iOS 5, which runs on the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, has annoyed many users who reported hours-long delays in downloading and installation.

Despite these problems the 4S has already proved itself to be more popular before its release than any other Apple product, with global pre-orders topping one million in a single day.

The device went on sale just nine days after the company's pioneering former chief executive Steve Jobs died following his lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer.

There may be several Blackberry customers in the queue following a poor week following a data centre problem which stop people receiving emails and instant messages.