techradar.com - 19 days ago
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Apple's hopes of conquering China with its iPhone may be fading after reports of a dismal opening weekend for the phone on its debut in the country. According to reports, the president of the firm offering the iPhone in China, Unicom Ltd, told shareholders that sales had 'passed 5,000' ...
macrumors.com - 21 days ago
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Reuters reports that China Unicom has signed up
only 5,000 iPhone users since the device's official launch
there late last week. Despite the apparent poor performance of the iPhone, China Unicom Chairman Chang Xiobing remains upbeat about the iPhone...
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China Unicom Reports Only 5,000 New iPhone Users Since ...
9to5mac.com - 22 days ago
bloomberg.com - 22 days ago
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bloomberg.com —
Nov. 3 (Bloomberg) -- China Unicom (Hong Kong)
Ltd., the country’s second-biggest mobile-phone company, said it has
5,000 users for Apple Inc.’s iPhone, after the carrier introduced the handset in the world’s biggest phone market last week. The ...
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China Unicom Says It Has Signed Up 5,000 Users for Apple ...
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