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China Mobile Getting Desperate for iPhone, iPad Deal?

in Mobile on March 18, 2010 at 9:16 am PT

Four years after starting talks with Apple, China Mobile, China’s largest wireless phone operator, is still seeking to add the iPhone to its smartphone lineup. But these days, the carrier sounds a bit more optimistic about a deal. During a Thursday news conference, China Mobile CEO Wang Jianzhou said his company hopes to soon sell both Apple’s iPhone and iPad.

Year of the iPhone Officially Added to Chinese Lunar Calendar

in News on October 30, 2009 at 1:21 pm PT

Apple’s iPhone finally arrived at market in China today and is evidently selling fairly well, despite wallet-emptying prices. ChinaNews.com found about 300 people queued up to buy the device at China Unicom’s flagship store in Beijing.
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Apple in iPhone Talks With Second Chinese Carrier?

in News on September 1, 2009 at 3:00 am PT

Apple will sell somewhere between five and seven million iPhones in China in 2010, according to research house Broadpoint AmTech. But that’s assuming its distribution deal with China Unicom is exclusive. And according to Apple, it’s not. “I can confirm it is not an exclusive deal,” an Apple spokesperson told Dow Jones.
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