In what might turn out to be an unintentional boost to Starbuck's sales, more than 200 Apple stores across the country will open at 7 a.m. Friday morning to make the first load of new iPhone 3G S phones available.

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) unveiled the new model earlier this month and more recently announced it's already sold out of the initial shipments based on pre-order sales. You must have pre-ordered the 3G S to pick it up Friday.

The current 3G model, recently reduced to a $99 sale price with two-year contract, is already available.

Apple watchers are also waiting to see if company co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs returns from his self-imposed medical leave. Jobs and Apple officials have maintained he will return full time by the end of this month.

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