Apple’s much-hyped iPhone is finally going on sale in the US.

Some people have been queuing for days outside Apple and AT&T stores across the US to ensure they get hold of one of the devices. Hundreds more began queuing during the day because stores will not start selling the iPhone until 1800 local time (2300 BST). Apple said buyers visiting its stores would not be able to walk out with more than two iPhones each. iPhone’s battery would give eight hours of talktime, six hours of net use or seven hours of video watching. Early reviews of the iPhone have been broadly positive but those who have played around with it said touch screen typing took some getting used to and data download speeds were very slow. The handset has also been criticised because it does not use the 3G network, does not support instant messaging or voice-activated dialling and does not let people choose ringtones beyond the 25 pre-installed on it.