Updated: Apple working with China’s Alipay to develop App Store e-payment system
Posted in China Unicom, iPhone in China on Dec 4th, 2009
Update – December 4, 2009: HC360.com is reporting today that Apple and Alipay have formed a partnership to develop a new payment system. The Apple/Alipay system (name TBA) will facilitate China App Store purchases for Chinese consumers. The current iTunes App Store model requires that users provide a major credit card to purchase apps, games [...]
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Video: Frank Yu on mobile phones, gaming and social networks in China
Posted in China Mobile, China Unicom, mobile games on Oct 28th, 2009
Frank Yu is chief operating officer for Beijing-based Shouji Mobile and he has extensive knowledge of the mobile industry in China. Frank shares his insights on market opportunities for mobile applications in China in the following Mobinode TV interview. Click to watch > HERE translation
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The 2009 Silicon Valley China (SVC) Wireless Conference kicked-off yesterday in Mountain View, CA. Ever curious about mobile telecom in Asia, I dropped in to listen, learn, and do a bit of networking. While there were no major revelations at yesterday’s SVC sessions, it was interesting to hear directly from key players in China’s telecom [...]
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Posted in App store, China Unicom, iPhone on Sep 24th, 2009
The latest rumors from China (via Marbridge Consulting) claim that there will be two (2) app stores that will officially support the iPhone: Apple’s China App Store China Unicom’s Wo App Store This report fits with earlier rumors which claimed that Apple would retain control of its China App Store and today’s report about the [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 24th, 2009
Wo there … This is interesting. China Unicom appears to be preparing the launch of a “Wo” portal specially built for iPhone. This portal will make it easier for iPhone owners (including the 1.5+ million grey-market iPhones now in China) to download China Unicom’s own apps and wireless value added services (WVAS). It is also [...]
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