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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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Flagship Apple Store coming to Shanghai this summer

Posted in AAPL, Apple, China on Feb 23rd, 2010

Update Feb 25, 2010: Apple Plans 25 Stores in China > read more Feb 23, 2010: There have been rumors for months that Apple would open a store in Shanghai. The rumors took on credence by way of brief mention in The Wall Street Journal last November. And now today (Feb 23) Apple Chief Operating [...]

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iPhonAsia Travelogue Part 5: Secret rooms with hidden Shanzhai treasures

Posted in Apple, Blackmarket, China Unicom, iPhone in China on Nov 19th, 2009

Landed in Shanghai on Monday evening and took in a night stroll along the Bund. Then a fun glass elevator ride up to the Vue Room Bar for a look at the Shanghai skyline. Impressive. A veritable rainbow of Bund lights shimmer across the water as the glimmering tour boats glide by. Tuesday I hired [...]

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Empire of the Sun and the Flying Tigers

Posted in Shanghai on Apr 26th, 2009

Last week I added a wonderful movie to my iTunes library – Empire of the Sun. The film was based on a book by J.G. Ballard who sadly passed away last Sunday (April 19, 2009) at the age of 78. Ballard based the “Empire of the Sun” on his boyhood experiences (< Ballard’s real story) [...]

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Updated: China Unicom deal and the game of "telephone"

Posted in iPhone on Mar 27th, 2009

Update – 03/27/09: China Unicom executive mgmt in Beijing have now “explained things” to the Shanghai subsidiary. The flashy iPhone images and special page used to promote 3G services are now no where to be found on the Shanghai Unicom website.  This is no surprise as the over eager Shanghai subsidiary was a mite early in [...]

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