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China Unicom Reported to Have Purchased Five Million iPhone Handsets

Apple appears to have more-or-less officially gone with China Unicom as its exclusive iPhone wireless carrier and according to an article in International Business Times, the carrier has purchased five million WCDMA iPhones without Wi-Fi from Apple at a price of 10 billion yuan (US$1.46 billion). China Unicom is slated to begin selling the 3G […]

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Apple, China Mobile Apparently Reach Terms Regarding Chinese iPhone Marketplace

After about two years of negotiation, wireless carrier has allegedly landed a three-year contract for the exclusive rights to local iPhone distribution, according to MacNN and a Shanghai Securities News report. The deal, described by unnamed sources, is said to extend for three years and guarantees annual sales of 1 million to 2 million units. […]

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iPhone OS 3.1 to Support Augmented Reality Applications, New Snow Leopard Seed Distributed

Recently, Apple released word that its upcoming iPhone OS 3.1 firmware will be the first to officially support augmented reality apps that support the iPhone 3GS’ camera. Such programs would allow for more extended use of the iPhone 3GS’ improved camera and overlay information and controls on top of real-world objects seen through a camera. […]

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Apple Applies for Wireless License in China

Apple may have finally cleared a major hurdle in bringing its iPhone handset to China, as the company has reportedly applied for a Network Access License in the Asian country. The moves could put a release just a few months away, albeit without Wi-Fi. According to AppleInsider, Wedge Partners analyst Matt Mathison claims that the […]

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iPhone OS 3.0 Users Reporting Difficulties with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Connections

As nifty as iPhone OS 3.0 may be, there may be some issues to sort out. Per The Unofficial Apple Weblog, both the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS handsets are reported to have wireless connectivity issues that, in over fourteen Apple Discussion threads and over six hundred messages, have placed the blame for this issue […]