9 posts and columns on TD-SCDMA

China Mobile Wants Cut of Apple’s App Store Revenues

in Mobile on November 9, 2011 at 4:17 am PT

China Mobile’s talks with Apple to officially add the iPhone to its smartphone lineup continue to drag on with no end in sight.
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China Mobile: Maybe if We Keep Talking About an iPad Deal, It Will Come True

in Mobile on May 12, 2010 at 9:59 am PT

China Mobile, China’s largest wireless phone operator, hasn’t yet managed to negotiate a deal to add Apple’s iPhone to its smartphone lineup. But that hasn’t dashed the company’s hopes of becoming a carrier for the iPad when it finally arrives in China.

Chinese Barriers to Foreign Firms–Good for Innovation?

in News on April 15, 2010 at 11:05 am PT

One Chinese entrepreneur feels that hurdles for foreign companies in the Chinese market may prompt more innovation. Foreign companies in China increasingly report that they feel less welcome in China, in large part because of regulatory barriers to the massive Chinese market, which is more important for global businesses than ever, and because of increasing competition from Chinese companies whom they believe benefit from those barriers.

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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Dell Dullephone Sighted in China

in News on August 17, 2009 at 6:58 am PT

No wonder cellular carriers rejected Dell’s first smartphone offering for its “lack of differentiation.” Unveiled in China this morning, Dell’s “proof of concept” handset looks like the chimerical offspring of Apple’s iPhone and the Palm Pre, but lacks some of their more powerful features.
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Ballmer's Solution to Financial Crisis: Stop Watching CNBC

in News on September 26, 2008 at 11:00 am PT

Ballmer’s Solution to Financial Crisis: Stop Watching CNBC

in News on September 26, 2008 at 11:00 am PT

Is the Victorian Mourning Garb Really Necessary, Steve? Hong Kong's Pretty Warm This Time of Year …

in News on September 26, 2008 at 7:54 am PT

It’s been nearly a year and China Mobile is still in talks with Apple about bringing the iPhone to China, though the revenue-sharing issue that had stalled them was resolved back in July. Now we know why the talks keep dragging on: hardware localization.

Is the Victorian Mourning Garb Really Necessary, Steve? Hong Kong’s Pretty Warm This Time of Year …

in News on September 26, 2008 at 7:54 am PT

It’s been nearly a year and China Mobile is still in talks with Apple about bringing the iPhone to China, though the revenue-sharing issue that had stalled them was resolved back in July. Now we know why the talks keep dragging on: hardware localization.