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Tim Cook meets with China Mobile chairman Xi Gouhua, says cellular iPad Mini coming to China later this month
Yesterday we reported that Apple CEO Tim Cook travelled to China this week, marking his second visit to the country in just 10 months. With Cook’s trip presumably still underway, we’re starting to hear just what dear ole’ Cook has been up to over the past few days. First off, Cook revealed in an interview […]
Continue reading...iPhone 5 coming to China Mobile second half of 2013 – Report
Thursday, December 6, 2012
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Now this would be a doozy. With literally hundreds of millions of subscribers, and quite easily the largest mobile carrier on the planet, China Mobile is undeniably a golden egg in any handset manufacturers efforts to stimulate tremendous growth. Rumors of the iPhone 5 coming to China Mobile have persisted for some time, and indeed, […]
Continue reading...Samsung bests Apple in smartphone marketshare in China
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Though China Telecom recently began selling the iPhone, Apple’s share of the smartphone market in China still lags behind Samsung whose share is surprisingly 3 times as large as Apple’s. All told, Apple’s share of the Chinese smartphone market is 7.5% while Samsung’s is 24.3%. As opposed to Apple, Samsung has been willing to play ball […]
Continue reading...China Mobile Chairman Wang Jianzhou gung-ho on TD-LTE compliant iPhone
Thursday, September 15, 2011
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China Mobile Chairman Wang Jianzhou recently intimated that Apple has given a thumbs up to producing an iPhone capable of running on China Mobile’s proprietary TD-LTE network. In a recent interview touching upon Apple’s interest in delivering a TD-LTE capable phone, Jianzhou explained that “China Mobile and Apple hope to find a solution for […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs has met with China Mobile executives several times to discuss iPhone deal
Thursday, August 18, 2011
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During Apple’s most recent quarter, revenue from China came in at $3.8 billion and comprised 13.3% of Apple’s quarterly revenue. It’s no secret that Apple has its eyes set on China and views the country as an important cog in its efforts to maintain its astounding growth. During Apple’s earnings conference call just one month […]
Continue reading...Apple strikes iPhone deal with China Mobile – Rumor
Saturday, August 6, 2011
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Apple’s revenue from China during the past quarter came in at $3.8 billion and that number is poised to balloon even higher should Apple strike a deal to get the iPhone on China Mobile, the world’s largest carrier with over 600 million subscribers. Late last week, CapitalVue reported that Apple finalized a deal with state-owned […]
Continue reading...Tim Cook in China with China Mobile – deal imminent?
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
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MICGadget today posted this blurry spyshot of Apple COO Tim Cook at China Mobile headquarters earlier this morning. Cook was reportedly traveling with 7-8 other people and, the report relays, seemed happy. The original report stems from the First Financial Daily, a “prosperous financial paper” in the country. The reporter for the First Financial Daily […]
Continue reading...Apple interested in developing TD-LTE iPhone for China Mobile customers – Report
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
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A brief report from Reuters notes that Apple is interested in developing a TD-LTE capable iPhone. China Mobile, the world’s largest mobile carrier by subscribers, said on Friday that Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs has expressed interest in developing an iPhone based on the Chinese carrier’s network standard. China Mobile is developing its next-generation TD-LTE […]
Continue reading...China Mobile still interested in selling the iPhone
Thursday, November 19, 2009
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The iPhone is somewhat reminiscent of the Sirens from Greek mythology. Try as you might to ignore it and try as you might to convince yourself that you don’t need it, you can’t help but be drawn back under the spell of its seductive powers. If you’re a consumer, you want an iPhone because, point […]
Continue reading...iPhone 3G photos appears on China Unicom website
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Photos of the iPhone 3G surfaced on the website of the Shanghai branch of China Unicom. NetworkWorld reports: The information (in Chinese), which listed smartphones supported by the 3G network China Unicom is building, appeared only on the Web site of the company’s Shanghai branch and did not say whether the products would be offered […]
Continue reading...China Mobile still in iPhone talks with Apple
Thursday, March 19, 2009
In a statement released today, China Mobile executive director, Wang Jianzhou, said that China Mobile is still in talks with Apple to bring the iPhone to China. Initial talks to bring the iPhone to China via China Mobile were roadblocked by Apple’s insistence that it take a share of the monthly revenue from each iPhone […]
Continue reading...Apple and China Mobile clash over control of iTunes App Store
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
In the latest round of negotiations between Apple and China Mobile, control over the iTunes App Store has proven to be the most recent sticking point between the two companies. According to TMT China, China Mobile wants to be a co-administrator of sorts over the app store. The third and final round of negotiations also […]
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Thursday, January 10, 2013
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