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Articles tagged with: Apple Iphone and Iphone
Apple's partner sells 5,000 iPhones in China debut
Apple's local partner has sold 5,000 iPhones since the smart phone's formal weekend debut in China, a lackluster start after analysts warned the company might be setting prices too high. more
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France questions Apple about imploding iPhones
France's top trade official is meeting Friday with the financial director of Apple France to discuss several recent claims by iPhone users that their phone screens cracked or exploded. more
China's Unicom Confirms Will Start Selling Apple's iPhones
China Unicom said Friday it will sell Apple's iPhone in China this year, ending months of rumor about when the hit phone would make its long-delayed debut in the world's most populous mobile market. more
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Apple Reported to be Surrendering iPhone Revenue Share for Chinese Market
Apple is reported to be edging closer to signing an iPhone distribution deal with China Unicom and would be willing to give up its lucrative revenue-sharing model when the phones go on sale. Citing unnamed sources, the South China Morning Post said that the iPhones would go on sale from September. However, unlike many of Apple's partnerships, Unicom will not share a percentage of iPhone's user phone service revenue more
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Chinese worker commits suicide over missing iPhone
An employee at a factory that makes iPhones in China killed himself after a prototype went missing. Apple offered its condolences Wednesday as the company waits for the results of an investigation. more
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T-Mobile in Talks to Sell iPhone in the UK
O2 UK may be close to losing its exclusivity to Apple's iPhone after T-Mobile UK confirmed that it is in talks to sell the iconic handset. The mobile operator told The Register that it is in talks with Apple, although it seems the deal will exclude the latest 3GS model. more
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iPhone "Wake Up Call" for Phone Manufacturers to Focus on User Experience
A report from Strategy Analytics shows that while some cell phone manufacturers professed to always having a user-focused approach, others admitted that the Apple iPhone was "a wake up call" to increase their focus on the user experience. more
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AT&T Expecting Femtocell Launch Within Weeks
US mobile network, AT&T is expected to launch a femtocell based service within the next few weeks in selected markets, with a national launch planned for the end of this year. An update fro the Apple iPhone earlier this year, which is exclusive to AT&T in the USA hinted at femtocell specific services. AT&T is expected to brand the service as the "3G Microcell". more
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Wire-Free Power Charging for Apple's iPhone
An adaptor has been launched that offers wireless power charging for the Apple iPhone. WildCharge is now offering "skins" that the phone slips inside and then it can be recharged simply by placing them on the WildCharger Pad, or on other surfaces that are embedded with the WildCharge technology. more
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Over 30% of iPhones Fail Within the First 2 years
Nearly a third of all Apple iPhones suffer a break-down within their first two-years, although the majority of the failures are due to owner damage, reports warranty provider, SquareTrade. Their study of phone faults found that while the iPhone had a better failure rate (10%) from normal use over 22 months, compared to the Blackberry (15%) and Treo (20%), failures from accidental damage were high at over 20% in the same time period. more
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