Expanding its reach, Apple is all set to launch the iPhone 3G in 29 more countries before the end of 2008. With this latest announcement the iPhone will now be officially available in 73 Countries against the existing 44 Countries.

The countries included in this iPhone 3G 3rd phase launch are Botswana, Brazil, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Croatia, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Latvia, Lithuania, Madagascar, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Niger, Panama, Russia, Qatar, Senegal, South Africa, Turkey, and Venezuela.

The first phase and the second phase of iPhone 3G launch covered 22 countries each. In the first phase Canadians complained about the pricing and data plan of Rogers. In the second phase, many iPhone fans  in India were put off again, because of the high pricing. We will know the pricing details and the reception of the device in these soon to be released countries.

The long awaited lauches in China and Korea are further delayed as Apple and the regulatory bodies in these two countries failed to come up with a fair deal.