To decrease the country’s reliance on US satellites, the most populous state in the world has launched their own GPS called Beidou. As described by China’s official broadcaster, CCTV, Beidou is “independently established and operated by China. It can provide accurate, reliable all-time, all-weather positioning, navigation and timing services.” According to their website, the satellite [...]
Continue reading →China Unicom is finally set to launch the first official iPhone sales in the country this week. And with the biggest carrier in the world as their competition, as well as the 1 million gray-market iPhones already proliferating in China, the company is preparing for battle. So how did they plan to do it? Because [...]
Continue reading →As Apple’s iPhone is expected to be launched soon by its partner carrier China Unicom, the Chinese government has given the consumer electronics maker the green light to use the country’s mobile networks. The Telecommunication Equipment Certification Center, an organization under China’s IT ministry, also posted pictures on the licensed 8GB iPhone 3G on their website. The [...]
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