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Summary Apple's new iPhone 4S makes its global debut in Australia and Japan.
Apple fans in Sydney roughed it out on chilly morning on Friday, some in line for as many as three days for the launch of the new iPhone 4S. In typical Apple style, the doors were flung open at 8am local time to let hundreds through.For Mosca, it was also a tribute to the late Steve Jobs, and the last product launched while he was still alive.Others instantly raved about its new voice-recognition capability, known as Siri, that lets you use voice commands instead of keying in text.It was a scene repeated in Japan an hour later, as the smartphone made its debut there. Fans like Yoshie Tomabechi were unstinting in their praise.Japan and Australia are the only two countries in Asia to be part of the first phase of the new iPhones global launch.
