iPhone 5 mania: It’s a party as Apple faithful line up worldwide

The new iPhone 5 is available online, but the Apple faithful were more than happy to wait in line Friday to snap up the hot new device.

In New York, Chicago, Washington and elsewhere around the globe, iPhone aficionados spent the night sleeping on sidewalks just so they could be among the first in the door to buy the iPhone 5. The gadget boasts a thinner, sleeker profile than its predecessors.

— Los Angeles Times