China Unicom managed to sell 5,000 iPhones in first four days of launch
Apple iPhone launch in China was much awaited.
But it turned out to be a huge disappointment for China Unicom which managed to sell only around 5000 units in the first four days of availability.
It is not surprising however considering the [...]
Apple iPhone arrives in China
Apple iPhone is finally available in China. Legally!
The launch has been less than spectacular as there were not many takers for this device.
The possible reasons are high price of the legal version and easy availability of unlocked smuggled units in the market.
The smuggled units are also cheaper [...]
Baidu in a mobile app deal with China Unicom
Baidu has some bad news for Google in the Chinese mobile market.
They have entered into a deal with China Unicom.
China Unicom would now offer their mobile devices with mobile apps powered by Baidu services.
Baidu dominates the search engine market in China and Google is [...]
Apple iPhone to go on sale in China next month
China Unicom has announced that they would start selling the Apple iPhone in the Chinese market from next month.
The device would be sold for 5,000 yuan which comes to around USD 730.
China Unicom would offer several monthly plans for iPhone users in the country. [...]
Lenovo OPhone announced
China based personal computer maker Lenovo has announced their OPhone in collaboration with China Mobile.
OPhone has been designed to take on the Apple iPhone in this market.
Huang Xiaoqing, president of China Mobile’s Institute of Research spoke about their aims with this new range of phone: “We hope OPhone will take [...]
China Mobile focuses on oPhones while China Unicom gets the Apple iPhone
China Unicom has just announced that they would be launching the Apple iPhone smartphone in the Chinese market later this year.
The deal is not exclusive so there is a possibility that China Mobile might enter into a similar deal with Apple in the [...]
Apple iPhone deal with China Unicom is not exclusive!
Apple has revealed that their deal with China Unicom is not exclusive and they are open to sell iPhones through other mobile service providers in the China market.
Apple and China Unicom had recently announced their plans to bring the Apple iPhone 3GS to china.
This [...]
Apple iPhone in China could be a bestseller
Market analysts believe that China could become one of the biggest markets for Apple when it comes to Apple iPhone.
China Unicom has just announced a three year long deal with Apple that enables them to sell the iPhone in the world’s largest mobile market.
Analysts believe that [...]
China Telecom said to be interested in Palm Pre
China Unicom has just announced a three year long deal with Apple which would enable them to sell the iPhone in China.
This has put tremendous pressure on the rival mobile service provider China Mobile.
Industry sources claim that China Mobile is considering bringing the Palm Pre smartphone [...]
Apple iPhone launch in China confirmed!
It is now confirmed that Apple iPhone is coming to the Chinese market (officially!).
Apple and China Unicom have together announced a multi-year deal that would enable mobile users in the country to get an iPhone.
Apple spoke about their deal with China Unicom: “We have signed a multi-year [...]
