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iPhone in China Today and Tomorrow

Posted in Apple, China, China Mobile, China Unicom, Hong Kong, iPad, iPhone, iPhone Hong Kong, iPhone in China on Mar 12th, 2010

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 translation

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China Mobile takes a swipe at iPhone with new ads

Posted in Apple, China Mobile, China Unicom, iPhone on Dec 21st, 2009

In a sign that iPhone may be a threat to OPhone* offerings, China Mobile has launched new ads that take a not so veiled swipe at iPhone. The new ads show China Mobile’s latest smartphone offerings standing proud in a defensive circle (think circle the wagons) against loosely scattered green apples. The implication of the [...]

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iPhone in China – “Are we there yet?”

Posted in AAPL, China Unicom, iPhone in China on Jul 25th, 2009

Apple’s iPhone managed to land in Hong Kong last year, but the drive across the Kowloon Toll Road to China is taking a bit longer. Antsy youngsters (media, investors and analysts) in the back seat want to know one thing… “Are we there yet Uncle Tim (Cook)?” … Apple COO Tim Cook: “Um, not quite yet. The [...]

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Apple’s iPhone in China Deal in Jeopardy? No!

Posted in AAPL, Apple, China, China Unicom, iPhone on Jun 10th, 2009

iPhone in China deal FUD  NOTE: Lead buried at post’s end – Beijing Apple iPhone job posting I’ve been picking up some rather annoying buzz about a story on China’s NBD.com (use Google translate). The NBD.com post states that Apple and China Unicom ”are notmaking progress in negotiations” and iPhone is ”now less important in China Unicom’s strategy.”  This story and several other [...]

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China Unicom and China Mobile unveil operating systems

Posted in China Mobile, China Unicom on Jun 6th, 2009

  Update – June 10, 2009: Interesting factoid from Ultimi Barbarorum… China Unicom will be building 125,000 base stations in the first 12 months of their W-CDMA 3G network rollout. That’s more 3G base stations than all the operators in Western Europe have rolled out in the 9 years since the 3G wireless standard has been in existence. Update [...]

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