Apple seems to be in trouble for using the “iPad” name in China.
reports that Apple could be fined 240 million yuan ($38 million) by government authorities over alleged trademark infringement involving the “iPad” name.
But the $38 million fine just seems to be tip of the iceberg as Proview Technology is also suing Apple for $1.6 billion. It also wants Apple to apologize and is seeking an injunction that prevents the company from using the
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The iPhone 4S launch in China did not go quite as Apple had planned.

Throngs of people are a norm for new product launches at Apple , but the gaggle of scalpers trying to hustle the system caused Apple to delay sales, earning its stores an egg wash and plenty of animosity. Now, after implementing a lottery system for ordering the iPhone 4S, Apple has resumed selling the device online and will ship by (more…)

Apple ‘s dealings in China have been all over the Web lately due to an eye-opening New York Times report blaming Apple for extremely subpar working conditions in its manufacturing plants in southeast Asia. That story has cast a nasty shadow over Apple in China, and now there’s some more news of a deal to bring the iPhone 4S to China Telecom, China’s third largest wireless carrier.

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It’s no surprise that China’s mobile market is highly coveted by any handset manufacturer. According to a new report from Wireless Intelligence, reported by GigaOm, China is approaching the 1 billion mark for mobile connections, largely due to the popularity of 3G, which accounts for nearly 25 percent of subscribers.

China’s mobile connections grew almost 17 percent from 2010 to 2011. China Mobile, China Unicom, (more…)

As we had reported earlier, Apple was forced to cancel the
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in all the five retail stores in the country due to the crowd trouble.
The iPhone 4S, which went on sale early Friday, caused a near-riot in one of Apple ‘s Beijing retail stores.
“The demand for iPhone 4S has been incredible and our stores in China have already sold out,” an Apple spokeswoman said.
“Unfortunately, we were unable to open our store at Sanlitun due to the large (more…)

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Apple has pulled the plug on iPhone 4S sales in mainland China after unruly crowds hurled eggs at the company’s flagship store in Beijing.

Hundreds of people had waited in line overnight to grab the new phone at the Santilun outlet (English translation) in Beijing, only to find out in the morning that Apple had decided not to open the store in light of safety issues over the huge throngs of people, (more…)

China is booming, and Apple knows it. While the only official iPhone carrier in China, China Unicom, is offering free iPhones with long-term contracts, a new competitor may be soon entering the market.

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According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, China Telecom, the third largest wireless carrier in China may soon be offering the iPhone on its network. China Unicom is expected to start (more…)

As expected, 
on Friday, January 13th.
are reporting that there are already long lines outside Apple Stores in China.
There are already huge queues outside of China’s five official Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stores in readiness for tomorrow’s launch of the iPhone 4S. At the two stores in Beijing, and the three in Shanghai, there are clearly lines stretching hundreds of meters, with reports of hundreds of queuers at each, snaking around city blocks (more…)

, Apple ‘s special one day shopping event in some Asian countries to celebrate the Lunar New year has just gone live.
Dubbed “Red Friday” the event is similar to the “Black Friday” in the US and elsewhere where Apple offers discounts on Macs, iPads, and iPods, as well as accessories.
The countries that are included in this promotion are China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines. The promotion doesn’t seem to have (more…)

will be finally available in China and 21 new countries on January 13th.
The new launch countries includes Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bolivia, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Cameroon, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, China, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Grenada, Guam, Guinea Conakry, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Niger, Senegal, St. Vincent and The Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos (more…)