China – The Ulitimate Mobile App Dragon
As we are sure you are all aware, China is fast beoming one of the world’s most promising consumer economies. In fact, Bloomberg reported that in 2010 foreign direct investment in China rose to a record $106 billion. Within that sum, Wal-Mart alone invested $500 million. There’s tons more facts and figures we could throw around about China but what we really want to talk about is how this growth is having an impact on the App market. Flurry Analyatics have complied another great analysis showing the growth in app sessions around the world during the period of January 2011 to October 2011, not surprisingly perhaps, China has had a…
Apple iPhone 4 Big Hit In China – Awesome Images Of The Event
The iPhone 4 was well received in China on Saturday with over 1,000 people lining up outside of Xidan Joy City Shopping Mall to buy the best iPhone to date. The first in line had apparently queued for two days. China Unicom has reported that 50,000 users pre-ordered the device for launch day. The iPhone 4’s launch comes only 3 months after the U.S. launch which helped keep demand high despite a healthy grey market for the phones. In contrast, the iPhone 3G launched in China a full 2 years after its U.S. launch.
Apple Fans In China Finally Get To Purchase The Wi-Fi Apple iPad
Some eager Chinese Apple fanboys queued for three days outside Apple’s Beijing retail store to be the first in line to purchase the Wi-Fi Apple iPad. Apple employees handed out umbrellas as the lashing rain failed to dampen spirits. Coffee and water was also distributed to those waiting in line outside of Apple’s first retail store in China. As staff readied the store for the barrage of customers, over a hundred people lined up in front of the store, with latecomers continuing to trickle in.
Apple’s Chinese Glass Temple
Considering the iPad has not officially arrived in China yet, Apple have wasted no time putting in place twelve rounded glass panels standing over 12.5 meter (41 feet) to create the cylindrical dome. The Apple logo is suspended above a glass stairway that corkscrews into the underground retail space. Is this the most high-tech Apple store to date? As Apple embarks on a major China retail expansion, not least of the reasons for it to source locally is the nation’s tax of up to 30% on certain glass imports. And of course, China already has a role making its iPhone and iPad. Spectacular The glassmaking industry in China is no…
