Apple has confirmed that anyone buying an iPhone will need to have an iTunes account in order to set it up.
The eagerly awaited iPhone - which Apple has billed as a combination of the "best iPod ever made", a mobile phone and internet on the move - will finally go on sale on June 29th 2007.
Earlier this week, Apple emailed a list of tips to people who had expressed an interest in buying one, including sections on how to access email and transfer contacts and calendar entries from a PC or Mac.
However, the key piece of advice was that "in order to set up iPhone, you need to have an iTunes account" and that people should obtain one in advance of buying the iPhone.
Apple also pointed out that "iTunes is required to sync your music and video to the iPhone" and recommended that people should compile a music and video library in advance.
Meanwhile, Apple supremo Steve Jobs has confirmed that the iPhone will support third-party applications created using Web 2.0-based standards.
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