iPhonAsia.com interview with Hong Kong’s NeonPunch.com The editors of NeonPunch.com, a gadget site in Hong Kong, posed several questions for the editor of iPhonAsia (yours truly). My responses are in a two-part interview: Part 1 Part 2
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Posted in iPhone Hong Kong on Nov 30th, 2009
Hong Kong mobile operator SmarTone-Telecommunications (SmarTone-Vodafone* HK) announced on Monday, November 30th that they have reached agreement with Apple to offer the iPhone in Hong Kong. This will be the second carrier deal for Apple in Hong Kong. Apple signed with Hutchison Planet “3″ in July 2008. The move to add another carrier in Hong Kong [...]
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Real iPhones via official distributors ******************************* Official iPhone distributors in Hong Kong: “3” Shop – owned by Hutchison the official iPhone carrier in Hong Kong Fortress Mobile City Broadway Apple’s online HK store Sham Shui Po Street Market Here (below) are few photos of Shanzhai “counterfeit” iPhones found in the Sham Shui Poi Street Market [...]
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Posted in iPhone Hong Kong on Nov 24th, 2009
Finding an iPhone for sale in Hong Kong is simple. Walk out the door of your hotel and amble over to the first camera shop you see … Pretty safe bet that they’ll have handsomely boxed iPhones behind a glass display case. Downtown Kowloon seems to be filled with these camera stores. How many cameras [...]
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Posted in iPhone Hong Kong on Nov 23rd, 2009
Beijing was downright cold. Shanghai was a bit chilly. Ah Hong Kong. Take off the coat and roll up the sleeves. The weather’s just right. I landed in Hong Kong on Thursday afternoon (Nov 19) and checked into the Hotel Panorama in Kowloon. With a name like “panorama” I was hoping for a view. I [...]
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