INVERNESS, FL--(MARKET WIRE)--Mar 18, 2008 -- Phonedifferent.com, a leading iPhone blog and iPhone community, today announced that the iPhone App Wait-a-Thon contest is underway. Every week until Apple releases the iPhone 2.0 software update, the Phone different community site is going to give away a $100 iTunes gift certificate to a lucky site visitor. Also, in anticipation of the myriad of iPhone applications that are under development for the iPhone, the Phone different site has started an App Watch section where a consolidated list of all known iPhone applications will appear with their expected arrival dates.

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(click to enlarge) Phone different Kicks off Wait-a-Thon

"Those of us with iPhones can hardly contain our excitement regarding what kinds of software will be arriving in June," said Dieter Bohn, vice president of communities at Smartphone Experts. "We decided to make the wait for the iPhone 2.0 software update and the upcoming applications more bearable by creating some iPhone community activities, like this Wait-a-thon contest."

To participate in the contest, visitors to the Phone different website need to just click on the box that says "iPhone App Wait-a-Thon!" to be directed to where they can learn more.

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Being a one-stop-shop for all things iPhone related, Phone different is an iPhone-focused blog, discussion forum, and accessory website that offers news, reviews, commentary, Podcasts and more. Affiliated with Website is the Phone different Store (http://store.phonedifferent.com), which carries a wide selection of iPhone accessories, including cases, headsets, and chargers. New items, which are rigorously tested for iPhone compatibility, are added weekly. Phone different is a member of the Smartphone Experts family of community and e-commerce sites that also include TreoCentral.com, CrackBerry.com and WMExperts.com.

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