Scalpers capitalize on Apple's limited iPhone 4 stock in China

When the iPhone 4 went on sale in China last week, scalpers immediately began taking advantage of Apple's limited stock, offering the device to customers with a 10 percent markup and apparently causing a fight with regular customers at one store.

Katie Marsal 15 years ago 32

China Unicom iPhone 4 sales hit 100K in first four days

Sales of the iPhone 4 by China Unicom hit 100,000 in the first four days of availability. Another 100,000 customers will have to wait until as late as the end of October for their preorders to be fulfilled.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 13

iPhone 4 demand outstrips supply in China

Early demand for the iPhone 4 in China has outpaced initial supply as China Unicom struggles to fulfill the over 200,000 preorders it received last week.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 85

iPhone 4 to launch in China on Sept. 25, 2 new stores to open

Apple announced Sunday that the iPhone 4 will be available in China starting Saturday, September 25 at 8 a.m. The launch will coincide with the openings of the Hong Kong Plaza Apple Store in Shanghai and the Xidan Joy City Apple Store in Beijing.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 48

Crowds gather for China iPad launch, China Unicom starts iPhone 4 preorders

Chinese Apple fans braved heavy rain Friday morning to be the first to purchase the Wi-Fi iPad from Apple. China Unicom began taking pre-orders for the iPhone 4 Friday at 10 a.m.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 31

China Unicom to mitigate iPhone 4 'antennagate' with own free cases

When the iPhone 4 launches in China in September, carrier China Unicom will give every customer a free case as a preemptive strike against the antenna concerns that caused a stir in the U.S.

Katie Marsal 15 years ago 49

Apple set to launch iPhone 4 in China early next month

Apple will launch iPhone 4 in China in the first part of September with carrier partner China Unicom, just weeks after beginning sales of a WiFi-enabled iPhone 3GS in that market.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 24

Wi-Fi enabled iPhone 3GS coming to China Unicom on Monday

China Unicom said Friday it would begin selling Apple's iPhone 3GS with Wi-Fi on Monday.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 8

Apple gets Wi-Fi-enabled iPhone approved in China, but not iPhone 4

A new version of the iPhone with Wi-Fi was recently given a limited network access license in China, though the approved device is not the iPhone 4.

Katie Marsal 15 years ago 17

Apple in talks to bring iPhone 4, iPad with localized content to China

A Chinese PC maker is in talks to distribute the iPad in China with localized content, while Apple's existing wireless carrier partner hopes to carry both the iPad and iPhone 4 in the near future.

Sam Oliver 15 years ago 13

Chinese iPhone gets Wi-Fi, Apple granted iPhone design patent

An updated iPhone with support for the Chinese national standard for Wi-Fi has received regulatory approval in China, while in the U.S. Apple was awarded a patent for ownership of the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS design.

Sam Oliver 16 years ago 11

Japanese Apple resellers halt Web sales, China iPhone price cut planned

Online electronics discount stores in Japan have reportedly been asked by Apple to cease sales of iPods, Macs and other products. Also, China Unicom may cut the price of the iPhone by 1,000 yuan, or nearly $150, in an effort to boost sales.

Sam Oliver 16 years ago 16

Despite iPhone launch, China Unicom struggles to grow 3G subscribers

China Unicom net profits fell 73 percent last quarter after the company failed to significantly increase its 3G subscriber base, despite the fact that it is the sole carrier of Apple's iPhone in the world's most populous nation.

Katie Marsal 16 years ago 12

China Mobile knocks on Apple's door, seeks preferential treatment

Fearing growing competition from its smaller rivals, iPhone holdout China Mobile is reaching out to Apple this month in hopes that the mobile device maker will concede to building support for Beijing's proprietary 3G standard into its next-generation handset.

Katie Marsal 16 years ago 56

Apple expected to offer Wi-Fi-enabled iPhone in China soon

While the first version of the iPhone released in China came without Wi-Fi due to a temporary ban on the wireless standard, Apple is expected to remedy the situation with a new handset model in the near future.

Katie Marsal 16 years ago 11

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