Currently in China, a legal battle is going on between Chinese company Proview, Apple, and a group a eight Chinese banks. Proview claimed that it owned the trademark for the iPad name in China, and as a result the new iPad (third generation) is still not available to the public in China. A group of eight Chinese banks are also saying that they own the trademark, not Proview, after a seizure of assets from the company that occurred in 2009.
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Yesterday, Apple opened up a massive new store in Shanghai – the largest Apple store in China to date.
According to sources, the opening required 500 people on hand, with 300 employees working in the store. The store has multiple stories.
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Before, there’s been a lot of leaked case designs coming out from a variety of low-key Asian case manufacturers. While these cases did start a lot of different rumors, they haven’t given as much credibility as a larger American supplier – say.. Case-Mate – would.
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It seems that Apple has finally come to an agreement with China Telecom, as the Chinese business is gearing up for launch with a flurry of activity.
The telecommunications company has reportedly started training staff members and begun advertising in preparation for next month – when it will start taking orders.
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Even though Apple has been trying for years to push against illegal counterfeiting in China, it still seems that not a lot of significant progress has been made.
One reason for this lack of law enforcement is the apparent non-cooperation of the Chinese authorities to excersize their power.
In a recent Wikileaks article from U.S. diplomatic cables, details were given on these difficulties.
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Angry Birds is old news now for the iOS platform, so the devs (prudently) thought to release the game that has sparked the interest of millions in another form, but not one that you would expect. Rovio Mobile is now selling Angry Birds moon pies in China, as the Chinese mid-autumn festival is approaching, and hey, this would be another great chance to make some even more money off of the Angry Birds franchise.
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Just a couple of weeks ago, Chinese authorities found and shut down 2 illegal Apple stores in the KunMing area, seeking to make a statement that the fake stores would not be tolerated.
The police have now continued that campaign, having found and shut down a total of 22 more fake Apple stores throughout China according to Reuters.
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Is the rumored tapered iPhone 5 design actually true? Do we really have the actual design on our hands?
More and more evidence has been piling on, and it has all pointed towards one common direction.
According to Macrumors, Chinese case manufacturers have already started producing cases based on the rumored design. If this information is true, then we can be fairly certain that the rumor is true. After all, Chinese manufactures are typically very close to Apple’s productions, seeing as much of Apple’s devices are produced in China.
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As Apple products become more and more inventive – so do the people who smuggle them.
According to an article by Tuaw, Asian smugglers recently thought up a new way to get iPads and iPhones from mainland China into Hong Kong while bypassing security.
Apparently, the criminals used a system of a crossbow combined with ziplines to secure a channel from a ShenZhen skyscraper to a small house in Hong Kong across the Sha Tau Kok river. It seems that the smugglers used the crossbow to shoot a zipline from the skyscraper into the house
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China Mobile is the government sponsored super-giant of Chinese telecommunications. The company is the world’s largest carrier, with over 600 million customers – accounting for almost all of Chinese mobile phone users.
Ever since Apple entered the Chinese market, it was destined for the two companies to make a deal. Unfortunately, for months there were barriers that kept an agreement at bay.
However, according to a report from CapitalVue, Apple has finally struck a deal with China Mobile.
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So far, Apple’s venture’s into the Chinese market have been extremely successful for the technology company.
In fact, just this year – annual revenues for Apple in China were approximately $9 billion, and that is just the beginning. Apple’s Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook and Chief Financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer both report that Apple has only tapped a small portion of China’s market so far, meaning that there is a lot more to expand on.
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For those of you who remember the fake iPhone 5 article we did yesterday, here is the follow-up video.
It’s really hilarious if you think about it, fake iPhone 5s showing up weeks before they are actually launched. But then again, it is an illegal activity, and does hurt all of the customers the [...]
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According to a report done by GizChina, fake iPhone 5s have already started showing up in the Chinese market, even though the actual device hasn’t even been launched yet. Apparently, the fake iPhones are partially tapered, made according to the design that was leaked earlier - although it is not exactly the same. The device does not have the mute button on the opposite side, nor does it feature the rumored elongated home button.
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Remember those photos of iPhone 5 cases that we mentioned in that past article? Well, according to MICGadget, those cases have started to pop up “everywhere in China”. The site also posted these pictures of the cases, showing lots of different colors.
As a refresher for those who didn’t read our original article, the case features a mute switch on the opposite side of the original device.
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Despite facing strong competition, it appears that the iPad is still the champion of all tablets when it comes to sales in China.
Last quarter, other tech companies such as Motorola, Lenovo, and Asustek Computer all began selling their own tablets in the Chinese market, however, their performance has been nowhere near the success rate of the iPad.
In total, 1.4 million tablets were sold in China during the second quarter, and the iPad made up 74% of those sales.
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Earlier, we wrote about reports of fake Apple stores which had been popping up in China. Well, according to a recent report by Reuters, Chinese officials in Kunming have discovered five such stores, and have proceeded to shut down two of them.
However, the stores were not shut down because of copyright infringement, but rather because of a lack of proper permits.
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