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How the Very Uncool ‘CoolPad’ is Outselling Apple’s iPhone in China
Apple has been pushed down to be China's sixth-largest smartphone maker, and the very uncool CoolPad brand is now way ahead... more »Tech-Webiphoneappleapple iPhoneCoolPadsmartphones
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Undercover Reporter Reveals Poor Work Conditions at Factory for Apple...
Tales of exploitation and sexual harassment from this Chinese media perspective of what really goes on in a contract manufacturing factory in China for Apple products. more »China...
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Did China state media pay Weibo celebrities to bash Apple?
This year on its annual March 15 consumer rights show, CCTV went after Apple, but a careless mistake made by Hong Kong star Peter Ho has successfully turned Chinese consumers’ anger towards CCTV,...
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Attacking Apple backfires for CCTV
China's state broadcaster CCTV appears to have fallen victim to one of its own shows, according to Chinese netizens. For the 23rd consecutive year, the annual show on China Central Television exposed...
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Bad Foreign Companies Hurt China!
Once again the news is abuzz in China with the latest attack on foreign companies and their brands. This time it’s Apple paying the Chinese Commie Piper for being successful. more »China...
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Apple opens 5,000th store in Kunming, a city of 6 million
This past weekend, Apple Inc. completed an experimental market saturation campaign in southwest China's Yunnan Province. The two-year effort concluded when the consumer electronics giant opened its...
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£10 Million iPhone 5 Solid Gold with Black Diamond
A Chinese businessman from Hong Kong has spent £10million ($15.3million) on a solid 24 carat gold iPhone 5 with a black diamond weighing 26 carats as the home button along with 600 white diamonds...
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Apple Named in China Porn App Investigation
Apple Inc. is once again in the pages of the People’s Daily, this time in an article listing a number of websites and app stores that have been investigated for providing pornographic content in China....
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China Names Porn Offenders That Should be Shut Down, Apple’s App Store Included
Just a couple of weeks after Apple’s apology to Chinese consumers that followed a media attack on the company’s returns policy in China, the gadget-maker is under assault again. more...
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Combatting "Expat Illiteracy" with Apps
Read my interview with Aaron, developer of the nommoc app, designed to combat the phenomenon of expat illiteracy in China. more »LanguagelanguagechineseappsiOSiphoneipadappletech
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China’s First Lady Busted Using (Gasp!) an iPhone
Next time China’s first lady goes on a diplomatic trip she might think different about what phone to bring along. more »China NewsPeng Liyuanapple
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Apple to probe death of Chinese woman who used iPhone when it was charging
Last Thursday, Ma Ailun, a 23-year-old woman from China's western Xinjiang region and a flight attendant with China Southern Airlines, was electrocuted when she took a call on the charging mobile...
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Apple, Watch Out: Xiaomi Has Overtaken You In China
At noon on August 12, Xiaomi Tech's latest smartphone goes on sale in China. Priced at just 799 yuan ($130), the Android-powered Hongmi, or "Red Rice," is expected to be this year's smash. Even without...
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Apple Needs A China Mobile Deal To Regain Momentum In The World's Largest...
China is now the world's largest smartphone market, with over 77 million smartphones sold in the second quarter 2013 according to a new research report. Apple had a 4.6% share of those sales and in...
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CCTV’s Starbucks Attack Backfires As Weibo Users Sound Off
China's social media response to the state-run outlet's critique of Starbucks' China prices has been mostly disdainful—but not toward Starbucks. more »Food & Drinkstarbuckscctvchinese...
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Christmas China Style
Nowadays, Christmas in Beijing is a surprisingly spectacular sight. Enormous Christmas trees, department-store window displays, family walks, Christmas, carols, the city is positively Christmassy. The...
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Why Apple's 'Champagne' iPhone Isn't True 'Tuhao Gold'
For China's nouveau riche, the gold iPhone 5s isn't quite gold enough, but private companies are stepping up with modification services to meet their demands. more »Tech-Webiphoneapplegold iphoneiphone...
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Luxury Gifting By China's Wealthy Plummets 25 Percent
Hurun's annual survey finds that China's high-net-worth individuals scaled back big time amidst the government's austerity campaign. more »China BusinessChinaluxurychanelhurunchina wealthyHermèsapple
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Is Mercedes CCTV’s Target For Annual Foreign Brand Attack?
It’s that time of year again: March 15 is World Consumer Rights Day, when retailers wonder who is going to be next on Chinese state media network CCTV’s chopping block. Every year, CCTV targets one or...
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Smog Ruining Your Pictures? There’s a ’Blue Sky' App For That
With the aid of an iPhone, you can now imagine a city in China where pollution has been effectively stamped out. more »China EnvironmentChinahong kongsmogappiphoneipadapplechinese
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