The Chinese media just can't get enough of Apple: this time the Cupertino company is being investigated for providing pornographic content in the country alongside 198 other websites. (more…)
Last week Apple faced accusations from state-controlled media in China over its warranty policies, as the latter stated it received different treatment compared to other countries, such as the company repairing iPhones instead of replacing them, which is common at the retail level overseas. Apple responded at the time their "warranty is more or less...
Apple has been sued by another Chinese company owned by the government, the South China Morning Post reports (via 9to5Mac). This time, the lawsuit has been filed by a Shanghai based animation studio, who claim that Apple has sold unauthorized movies through its iTunes store. (more…)
People's Daily, the Chinese Communist Party propaganda machine's mouthpiece, accused Apple of declining journalists' request for interviews and replying with a self-praising report after China's national television broadcasted a critical report. (more…)
Apple this morning updated its Supplier Responsibility page to update how the company has been successful in tracking excessive work hours throughout its supply chain, which their Supplier Code of Conduct limits work weeks to 60 hours "except in unusual circumstances", with voluntary overtime. The company now tracks over 1 million employees as of January...
A low-cost iPhone could triple Apple's market share in China, Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty claims. Sales of the iPhone 5 didn't perform as well some had expected, but Apple still retains roughly 10% of the rapidly growing Chinese smartphone market. (more…)
Flurry Analytics, that reliably measures activity across more than 90% of the world’s smart devices, has revealed in its latest report that China has knocked off U.S. to become the world’s top country for active Android and iOS smartphones and tablets. In its previous report, Flurry said that China has the fastest growing smart device market...
Apple has updated their Supplier Responsibility Report for 2013 and within the document it is revealed the company discovered corrupt third-party labour agents responsible for hiring underage workers: In many of the cases of underage labor we’ve discovered, the culprit behind the violation was a third-party labor agent that willfully and illegally recruited young workers. In...
Patently Apple reports that Apple has filed for a new iPad trademark in China to further protect their key tablet trademark in the country. On Friday, the Cupertino company submitted two designs to China's Patent and Trademark Office covering one black and white iPad, and the other in full color. (more…)
As it struggles to reach the mid-range consumer market and to compete with lower-cost devices for market share in China, Apple has introduced installment payment plans for iPhone and MacBook laptop buyers, Bloomberg reports. (more…)
Apple has just issued a press release to note Wi-Fi + Cellular iPad fourth generation and iPad mini models will be made available in China this Friday: Apple® today announced the Wi-Fi + Cellular versions of iPad® mini and the new fourth generation iPad with Retina® display will be available in China on Friday, January...
