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Greg Joswiak heads to China with team of Apple execs as iPhone launch nears
Apple’s Vice President of iPod and iPhone Product Marketing, Greg Joswiak, is in China with a team of other Apple executives to meet with officials from China Unicom to discuss plans for the upcoming iPhone launch in China, according to a report in the International Business Times.
Continue reading...Foxconn suicide raises issue of Chinese counterfeits
Thursday, July 30, 2009
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It’s been about a week since a Foxconn employee committed suicide after losing a fourth generation iPhone prototype he was responsible for. Since then, a number of issues have been raised about Apple’s prevailing culture of secrecy and the working conditions of Chinese employees who help manufacture Apple products. The missing iPhone that was at […]
Continue reading...Report: iPhone officially coming to China in September via China Unicom
Monday, July 27, 2009
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Update: China Unicom spokesman Sophia Tso says an agreement hasn’t been reached yet, noting that “Discussions are still ongoing, we have not reached any formal agreement.” After months of speculation, it appears that the iPhone will finally be coming to China in September. According to the Shanghai Securities News, Apple was able to secure a […]
Continue reading...Foxconn employee commits suicide over missing iPhone prototype
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
In a sad news story from the Far East, a Foxconn employee in China has reportedly committed suicide after a 4th generation iPhone prototype he was responsible for went missing. Foxconn is the Taiwanese based company that manufacturers a number of Apple’s most successful products, in addition to a number of other devices like the […]
Continue reading...Will the iPhone hit China sooner than expected?
Saturday, July 11, 2009
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According to the stock research firm Wedge Partners, Apple recently applied for a Network Access License in China which might soon pave the way for the iPhone to finally hit the streets of Shanghai. Interestingly, Wedge Partners noted that the license application from Apple doesn’t reference an iPhone with wi-fi connectivity, a point worth mentioning […]
Continue reading...Report: iPhone to launch in China this July
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Earlier this week, the Taiwan Economic News reported that the iPhone will launch in China in July. Apple has reportedly placed contract orders for the production of the third version of iPhone, which is available in three different communication standards, including EDGE (enhanced data rates for GSM evolution), 3G and China`s related standards, and is […]
Continue reading...Photo renderings of upcoming Beijing Apple Store
Thursday, June 4, 2009
The exact location of the upcoming Apple Store in Beijing, China isn’t yet publicly known, but photo renders on the website of American architect Benjamin Wood might give us an idea of what to expect when the store finally opens. You can click on the photo below to see the image in greater detail. ifoAppleStore […]
Continue reading...China Times: Apple orders 4 million new iPhones, includes 3 separate models
Monday, April 13, 2009
The China Times reports that Apple has already ordered 4 million iPhone units for the second quarter, though it remains unclear as to how that number should be interpreted. The report suggests that the 4 million figure might actually be comprised of 3 separate iPhone models. Here’s a translation via Google: Apple has officially announced […]
Continue reading...Potential glitches in Apple/China Unicom iPhone deal
Monday, March 30, 2009
Well, it looks like we might have spoken too soon. Last week we reported that the iPhone would be coming to China via China Unicom sometime in Mid May. But now Barron’s is reporting via the research firm Wedge Partners, that a number of significant roadblocks remain un-resolved, including the following: Apple’s reluctance to disable […]
Continue reading...It’s Official: Apple inks iPhone deal with China Unicom
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
The iPhone is finally coming to China. China Unicom on Wednesday confirmed that they have signed a deal with Apple to officially bring the iPhone to China starting on May 17th. China Unicom has over 150 million phone subscribers, and is the second largest mobile provider in China, coming in behind China Mobile which has […]
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 […]
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Tuesday, August 4, 2009
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