According to a recent article appeared on China daily, Apple’s current trademark issues with the iPad trademark in China, are entirely their fault. China Trademark Website says that the iPhone and iPad name could soon be used on hiking shoes, veterinary drugs and even diapers in China, if Apple fails to remedy flaws in its [...]
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iPad sales halted in China: a local company own the iPad name!
February 13, 2012
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If you are in China and want to buy an iPad 2, you may have a hard time finding one , since the popular Apple tablet has allegedly being removed from retail stores following a court ruling that a Chinese company owns the rights to the iPad name. Retailers have removed the iPads from the [...]
Rumors: iPhone 5 ready to enter production?
January 25, 2012
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We are well into 2012 and you’d better be ready for iPhone 5 rumor-mill because I have the feeling it will start rolling soon. The guys at 9to5Mac, quoting a purported “reliable source at Foxconn in China” [Foxconn being the iPhone and iPad manufacturer. NdR], says that the iPhone 5 is on its way to [...]
The world’s most expensive tablet ($1,580) is the communist RedPad
January 20, 2012
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Recently launched by a Chinese manufacturer, the RedPad Number 1 is the communist version of the Californian iPad. The 9.7-inch tablet, also known as HongPai, comes pre-loaded with a range of pro-communist party apps –but listen to this– it’s retail price is twice as expensive as an iPad in China, 10,000 yuan ($1,580). But that’s [...]
iPhone 4S delayed in Beijing due to overwhelming crowd. Apple store egged
January 13, 2012
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Thousands of anxious Chinese Apple fanboys gathered yesterday outside Beijing and Shanghai’s Apple stores in order to get one much awaited iPhone 4S…but things didn’t go according to plans. The Associated Press revealed on Friday that angry customers and scalpers threw eggs at Apple’s store in Beijing after Apple decided not to open the [...]
iPhone 4S launching Friday in China. $800 for 16GB model
January 10, 2012
Mainland China is getting ready for this Friday’s launch of the iPhone 4S that will be available for a hefty 4,988 yuan—about 800 dollars—for the cheapest 16 gigabyte version. The Siri voice assistant will not be available in Chinese at the device’s launch but will apparently be introduced later this year. Currently only Apple and [...]
Yet another iPhone 4 caught fire in Brazil
December 1, 2011
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It appears that the self combusting iPhone accidents are becoming more frequent. Earlier this year we reported two similar accidents, one in Italy and one in China. Both of them were involving brand new iPhones that suddenly caught fire. Only a couple of days ago an iPhone 4 handset carried by its Australian owner on [...]
February 20, 2012
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