A representative from Unicom Vsens, the terminal subsidiary of China Unicom, has confirmed to the local media that China Unicom will launch the 8G iPhone 3GS handset with a Wi-Fi feature in China on August 9, 2010. The new product will reportedly be sold with a 24-month contract at the price of CNY4,999. The introduction [...]

The U.S. electronics products maker Apple has started the sales of its iPad tablet computers in Hong Kong. According to Apple's Hong Kong official website, the new iPads launched in Hong Kong have Wi-Fi and 3G versions, and their capacities are 16G, 32G, and 64G, respectively. The retail price for a 16G Wi-Fi version iPad [...]

Chinese online gaming firm The9 has made a strategic minority equity investment in Aurora Feint Inc., an American mobile game developer. Jun Zhu, The9's chairman and CEO, stated: "We are confident of the prospect for this mobile platform and believe it will play an important role in the future development of global mobile internet. The [...]

The first official Apple Store in Shanghai will open on July 10, 2010. Adjacent to Shanghai International Financial Center in the Pudong area of city, the new Apple Store, which is Apple's 295th store in the world, is designed as a cylindrical building 44 meters high. The interior design of this store has reportedly been [...]

According to Tan Qunzhao, chairman and CEO of the Chinese online game developer and operator Shanda Games, the company plans to launch several games for Apple's iPhone handsets and iPad tablet computers in the third quarter of 2010.
According to reports in local media, Tan explained that these games will mainly target overseas users. Because Apple [...]

Chinese telecommunications operator China Telecom has announced the launch of its first customized 3G tablet computer product named LifePad, which has an embedded EVDO module and supports China Telecom's 3G network.
Made by Mastone Communication & Electrical Development Company, China Telecom's LifePad adopts Freescale's i.MX51 processor based on the ARM Cortex A8 core. It has a [...]

After a half-year trial operation, Ctrip.com has launched its wireless mobile website m.ctrip.com. Consumers now can log on to the site via their mobile phones to book hotel rooms, buy airline tickets, and manage personal information.
Zhu Jianmin, senior vice president of Ctrip.com, stated to local media the WAP site is a complement to Ctrip.com's phone [...]

Chinese telecom operator China Unicom has announced that its first flagship store under its 3G brand "Wo" has been opened in Beijing.
Located in the southern hall of China Unicom's headquarters building in the Financial Street, the three-floor Wo flagship retail store covers a total area of about 800 square meters. So far, 56 types of [...]

According to reports in local media, Google has unilaterally canceled development of its gPhone with [...]

China's three major telecom operators China Mobile, China Unicom, and China Telecom have published the [...]

Chinese telecom operator China Unicom and Chinese mobile phone maker Coolpad have jointly launched the [...]

Following the intensive placement of outdoor and TV advertisements for the iPhone, China Unicom has [...]

Research In Motion has signed a cooperation agreement with Digital China which allows Digital China [...]

Apple's iPhone goes on sale tonight through China Unicom, a smaller competitor to behemoth China Mobile.

Microsoft and over 90 mobile communication partners have jointly announced at a conference held in Beijing that the first batch of 17 types of Windows phones will be launched in China at the end of 2009.
Microsoft's partners include telecom operators; 12 mobile phone manufacturers such as LG, Samsung, and Dopod; and over 70 software developers [...]

Chinese telecom operator China Unicom has announced that it will formally start to sell Apple's iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS handsets in mainland China from October 30, 2009.

Though not many details have been published about the agreement between China Unicom and Apple, an insider from China Unicom has revealed to local media that the company may start to sell Apple's iPhone in China from October 15, 2009.
At present, China Unicom has reportedly started the deployment of the sales plans for the iPhone [...]

While China Mobile and China Telecom are promoting their own respective mobile phone applications online stores, China Unicom has also announced plans to set up a similar online store, targeting WCDMA handsets.
According to China Unicom, the company is currently cooperating with related departments to develop the platform for the app program's online store and its [...]

Days after news of rival China Unicom's non-exclusive iPhone deal with Apple, Chinese telecom operator China Mobile formally launched its Ophone platform and Ophone handsets today.
According to Wang Jianzhou, president of China Mobile, the Ophone platform is the first mobile Internet-oriented smart mobile terminal software platform that has been developed by a telecom operator. It [...]

China Unicom and Apple have jointly announced that the two parties have reached a three-year agreement to sell Apple's iPhone handsets in China.
China Unicom announced the information in its semi-annual performance report published today and stated the iPhone handsets will be formally put into the Chinese market in the fourth quarter of 2009. The company [...]