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iPhone 4S receives network approval in China
The iPhone 4S has received network regulatory approval from China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) and may go on sale there as early as Christmas, according to a report from Mic Gadget. MIIT is a state agency in China that regulates the Internet and wireless communications. The new iPhone 4S, like all mobile […]
Continue reading...China Unicom sells 100,000 iPhone 4s in just four days
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
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Say what you will about previous sales of the iPhone in China, but it’s overwhelmingly apparent that the iPhone 4 in China is a bonafide hit. The iPhone 4 launched in China this past weekend as thousands of interested shoppers lined up outside of Apple stores in anticipation. In the week and a half before […]
Continue reading...Amidst 200,000 pre-orders, China Unicom struggling to meet iPhone 4 demand
Monday, September 27, 2010
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This past weekend, the iPhone 4 debuted in China to thousands of Apple fans who couldn’t wait to get their hands on Apple’s new toy, antenna issues be damned. China Unicom, which for now is the exclusive iPhone carrier in China, noted that it had already processed 50,000 iPhone 4 pre-orders leading up to this […]
Continue reading...iPhone 4 Gets China Network Access License
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
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Fox Business reports: Apple has been given a China network access license for its iPhone 4 smartphone, according to the website of China’s Telecommunication Equipment Certification Center, indicating the new version of the popular device could soon make its debut in China. China Unicom said last month it expects to offer the iPhone 4 sometime […]
Continue reading...China Unicom inks deal to distribute the iPad and iPhone 4
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
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Caixin online is reporting that Apple recently inked a deal with China Unicom, the second largest mobile operator in China, to distribute the iPad. As of now, there is no word as to when iPad sales might begin. Moreover, the report notes that China Unicom will start selling the iPhone 4 sometime in early September. […]
Continue reading...China Unicom in talks to start selling iPhone 4 and iPad by early August
Thursday, July 29, 2010
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Tradingmarkets reports that China Unicom deputy general manager Li Gang recently flew to the US to finalize discussions with Apple over the company’s plans to start selling the iPhone 4 and iPad in China. Terms of the deal will reportedly be announced on August 1. Negotiations with Apple Inc. are said to include discussions on […]
Continue reading...China Unicom iPhone sales surpass 300,000 units
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
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After getting off to a lackluster start, sales of the iPhone via China Unicom seem to be picking up steam. China Unicom is China’s second largest mobile carrier behind China Mobile and when it began selling the iPhone in early November, the expectations were high. But after first week sales clocked in at a paltry […]
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...How Apple miscalculated the iPhone’s debut in China
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
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Last week we reported that iPhone sales in China got off to a lukewarm start, with China Unicom reporting that they only sold about 5,000 devices in the first week since Apple’s iconic smartphone officially went on sale. When the iPhone typically goes on sale in a country for the first time, scenes of crowded […]
Continue reading...China Unicom purchases 5 million iPhones from Apple
Thursday, August 13, 2009
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After months of speculation, it appears that the iPhone will finally be coming to China in September, with China Unicom having purchased 5 million iPhones from Apple according to a report in the International Business Times. And as opposed to every other rumor about the iPhone in China, this report is actually corroborated by an […]
Continue reading...Greg Joswiak heads to China with team of Apple execs as iPhone launch nears
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
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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...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 […]
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Sunday, December 11, 2011
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