China Mobile is still in talks with Apple on launching iPhone in Chinese market, but has not reached any agreement yet, according to Wang Jianzhou, chairman of the Chinese mobile carrier.
Wang made this remark during an interview with media on TD-SCDMA service at the Beijing Olympics.
No agreement has been reached so far, though both sides [...]
After talks broke down earlier this year between Apple and China Mobile over the (non-pirated) introduction of the iPhone, Apple’s concession to non-U.S. carriers that they don’t need to share revenue has apparently restored progress with the world’s largest carrier.
This comes as China’s government reports mobile accounts are nearing the 600 million mark. China Mobile [...]
The world’s top smartphone maker High Tech Computer Corp. announced a deal with Korean telecoms operator SK Telecom for its “Touch Dual” phone, marking its first entry into the highly competitive market.
SK Telecom launched the HTC touch-screen Windows Mobile smartphone in South Korea Tuesday and is also considering launching HTC’s next version “Touch Diamond” smartphone [...]
China Mobile is close to agreement with Apple on bringing the iPhone to China, a mainland newspaper reported.
China Mobile chairman Wang Jianzhou says the “biggest obstacles” in talks with Apple have been eliminated and the two parties are “at the operational stage”, the Oriental Morning Post reported.
Tags: Apple, China-Mobile, iPhone
With the Beijing Apple store on schedule to open for the Olympic Games, Apple (AAPL) appears ready to unleash their own sleeping giant. According to recent Chinese trends, instant messaging has replaced the conventional communication methods of text messaging, email, and social networking. “Young Chinese people don’t ask one another for email addresses. They ask [...]
China, the world’s largest mobile market, remains an untapped market for the new Apple (AAPL) 3G iPhone. On June 9, Apple announced a 3G iPhone retailing for $199 at its worldwide developers conference, half the price of its $499 original iPhone model.
China could be a significant market for Apple with its 565 million mobile phone [...]
