China Mobile

Via Licensing Adds Two More to LTE Patent Pool, but Big Names Still Missing

Ina Fried in Mobile on February 21 at 6:00 am PT

China Mobile and Deutsche Telekom are contributing their patents to the licensing effort, but big names such as Ericsson and Qualcomm still aren’t on the list.

iPhone Global Growth May Be Slowing

John Paczkowski in Mobile on January 28 at 4:10 am PT

International iPhone sell-through growth has slipped a bit — for the moment, anyway.

Apple Is Killing It in China, and Cook Says That’s Just the Start

John Paczkowski in News on January 24 at 5:15 am PT

Wondering why Apple just made Greater China a new operating segment? Here’s your answer.

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Cellular iPad Mini, Fourth-Gen iPad Coming to China January 18

Bonnie Cha in News on January 14 at 6:24 pm PT

Apple announced today that it will launch the cellular versions of its iPad mini and fourth-generation iPad in China on Friday, Jan. 18. Both tablets will be available online and at Apple retail stores and authorized retailers. The Wi-Fi-only versions of both tablets went on sale in China on Dec. 7, with the iPad mini drawing more interest than the fourth-gen iPad. China is becoming an increasingly important market for Apple. Just last week, Apple CEO Tim Cook made his second visit to the country in less than a year.

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Apple’s Cook, China Mobile Meet, Raising Possibility of iPhone Deal

Lorraine Luk, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on January 10 at 9:32 am PT

Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook and China Mobile Ltd. Chairman Xi Guohua met Thursday and discussed cooperation, raising the possibility that the world’s largest mobile carrier soon would begin offering the iPhone.

Why Is Tim Cook in China Again?

John Paczkowski in News on January 8 at 8:19 am PT

Second visit in less than a year.

China Mobile Starting to Need an iPhone Deal

John Paczkowski in Mobile on January 3 at 4:13 am PT

The iPhone could hit China Mobile in the second half of this year.

Nokia Lumia 620 Makes Colorful Debut at LeWeb

Bonnie Cha in Product News on December 5, 2012 at 9:01 am PT

And China lands the Lumia 920T, its first Windows Phone device.

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Report: Nokia Has Lumia 920 Deal With China Mobile

John Murrell in Mobile on December 4, 2012 at 11:28 am PT

Nokia is set to announce a deal with China Mobile that would bring its flagship smartphone, the Lumia 920, to China’s largest wireless carrier by the end of the month, according to Bloomberg. The handset will be compatible with the country’s homegrown TD-SCDMA technology.

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China Telecom Prepares for iPhone 5

Paul Mozur, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on November 9, 2012 at 1:23 pm PT

China Telecom Corp. plans to begin offering the iPhone 5 in late November or early December, which would mark the entry of Apple Inc.’s latest smartphone into China.