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The iPhone is getting cheaper. Yesterday Apple announced it was slashing the price of the current iPhone in half just as it launches a new version, which is the third new model since 2007. This comes days after Palm launches it’s so-called “iPhone killer,” the Palm Pre. New York Times personal technology editor Sam Grobart helps us navigate the buying frenzy.

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