appleinsider.com - 11/14/2008
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A single listing on the Apple's career pages suggests the company has pledged itself to releasing the iPhone in China, one of its most elusive markets.
techcrunch.com - 11/13/2008
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techcrunch.com —
We’ve received multiple (if thin) reports that Apple
is working on a search engine of some sort....
At first glance, the rumors make sense. Apple’s Safari browser has 6-7% market share , and currently uses Google as the search engine for ...
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Is Apple Building A Search Engine?
gizmodo.com - 11/18/2008
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gizmodo.com —
Risking a spacetime paradox that could destroy the
entire Universe, a Japanese guy has devised a way...
to naturally grow Fuji apples with the Apple logo on them. His technique is very simple: Apply an Apple sticker (or iPod or Appleish Heart) a month ...
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Apple Apples Are Not from Apple [Apple]
appleinsider.com - 11/17/2008
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iPhone nearing China launch?
MacDailyNews —
... role," Malley reports. "Apple is looking to 'to focus on international releases of our iPhone and iPod touch products for Beijing,' it reads." "Apple chief Steve Jobs has said he hoped to launch iPhone in China and Russia by the end of 2008, and has already achieved this last goal with a three-carrier deal. No progress updates have been given since then; with the new job listing, though, Apple may have provided the first signs of clearing an impasse," Malley reports. Full article here . [Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader "James W." for the heads up.] ...
Apple Job Posting Points To iPhone China Launch
iPhone Savior —
... The iPhone Quality Assurance Engineer job posting sends a strong vital sign that the highly anticipated Chi-phone release may clearly be within arms reach. Or so it seems. The cult of iPhone is alive and well in China. Read the entire post at AppleInsider. ...
Apple: Getting Ready For iPhone China Launch?
BARRONS.com: Tech Trader Daily —
... AppleInsider reports that Apple on Thursday posted a job for an “iPhone Quality Assurance Engineer” in Beijing. The blog says that the person would “focus on international releases of our iPhone and iPod touch products for Beijing.” ...
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iPhone Hacks —
... releases of our iPhone and iPod touch products for Beijing". Apple Insider points out:"If not the victim of poor wording, the engineering position represents one of Apple's authoritative steps towards an iPhone launch in China, which has frequently been one of the hardest cellular markets to crack for the California-based electronics maker." We are not sure if the job posting was removed because of the poor wording or Apple wants to keep its launch in China a secret. [via Apple Insider ] Disappointing iPhone 3G Sales figures in India? Apple's iPhone 3G might be the largest ...
iPhone going to China? Apple iPhone engineer required for Beijing
Phones Review —
... since the Apple iPhone’s debut back in 2007, China Mobile has had multiple objections with the iPhone, along with resisting Apple’s original revenue sharing program. While Apple has negotiates the launch of the iPhone in Hong Kong, Singapore and Thailand, China still remains iPhone-less.
The engineer position listed represents a further step by Apple towards launching the iPhone 3G in China which has definitely proven to be one of the hardest markets to crack.
Source – appleinsider
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iPhone's Pricing Problem In India
Forbes.com: Technology News —
... launch of the iPhone in the South Asian country appears to have been a flop, even though India's middle class is booming. While Apple hasn't released any figures for Indian sales of the iPhone, some peg sales at just 11,000 units, according to a report published last week by Indian business newspaper Mint . That slow start might not bode well for Apple as it tries to push into China. Apple hasn't said when it will put the iPhone on sale in mainland China. However, last month Apple Insider reported that the company advertised on its site for a quality assurance engineer in ...
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