The black/grey markets in Beijing will blow your mind! On Saturday and Sunday (November 14/15) I had a chance to do a bit of undercover work. I hired a guide to help me navigate the Zhongguancun (pronounces “Djong Guan Tsun”) shopping mall maze – Hailong, Dinghao and e-World Kemao. Jennifer, my guide/interpreter, was in the market for [...]
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Posted in China Unicom, iPhone in China on Oct 29th, 2009
China Unicom and Apple will launch the iPhone in China at The Place in Beijing. The centrally located shopping/entertainment venue is in the midst of final preparations for the launch event scheduled for tomorrow – Friday October 30th 2009.
China Unicom executives will attend the ceremonies along with several unnamed Apple executives. iPhonAsia is speculating that [...]
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There has been no shortage of rumors, denials and counter-denials in the ongoing “iPhone to China” drama. In case you haven’t been following the saga on a daily basis … let me give you the soap opera digest of the last few episodes:
August 11, 2009: China Business News reports that China Unicom (CHU) has agreed [...]
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5 million iPhone package sale to China Unicom? Carrefour to be a key iPhone distribution partner?
Update – August 14, 2009: According to the Associated Press, China Unicom spokesman Yi Difei has denied the reports of an iPhone deal and large iPhone pre-purchase. Yi Difei stated “The report is not true.”… “There are all kinds of possibilities. There [...]
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