China Telecom is getting very near to launching Apple’s iPhone 4S on its network, according to a new report. China Telecom subsidiary Beijing Telecom said it will likely offer a CDMA version of the iPhone 4S by the end of February or the beginning of March. Read More »
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In a note to investors today, Sterne Agee’s Shaw Wu discussed his company’s expectations for Apple’s earnings call Tuesday afternoon, which were up once again from earlier predictions. Wu’s revised estimate joins a chorus of rosy outlooks about the Mac-maker’s performance. Read More »
On the day Apple was set to sell the iPhone 4S for the first time in China, huge crowds gathered outside the Shanghai and Beijing stores. At the Beijing store, crowds became so unruly Apple had to close the store and SWAT teams were called in. Read More »
Apple is one step closer to nearly doubling its potential iPhone subscriber base in China, thanks to a new regulatory approval it secured in that country. Apple now has permission to offer a handset that operates on the network used by third-largest Chinese carrier China Telecom. Read More »
According to a new report from app market research firm Distimo, the App Store, which has traditionally been dominated by U.S. downloads, is seeing another major driving force on the rise as more and more Chinese shoppers pick up iOS devices. Read More »
The iPhone 4S is being hailed by pretty much every quarter as a success these days, including users, carriers and analysts. But Apple is also making gains in a less brightly lit area of smartphone sales: the world of gray market devices on prepaid contracts. Read More »
Apple’s iPad trademark is being challenged by Proview Technology, and the Shenzhen-based company is having some early success, with a court rejecting Apple’s claim that it already owns said trademark in China. Here’s a blow-by-blow of the story so far, and its likely conclusion. Read More »