Those epic knock-off Apple Stores in Kunming, China, shocked the world with their intricacy. More than 22 other stores have been discovered in the same area, but now it appears most of them are starting to change their operations to avoid attention, according to M.I.C. Gadget. These stores have started to rename their storefronts as...
Last month, the discovery of meticulously built knock-off Apple Stores in Kunming, China, set off a media firestorm. The clever locations were so 'real' that even employees and customers had no clue they were not actually official stores. Reuters now reports an additional 22 fake Apple Stores have been uncovered by Chinese authorities. Authorities in...
Today marks the first day of August, so that means we're about a month away from the rumoured September iPhone 5 launch. We've seen a plethora of leaked silicone case designs, which have now been utilized by knock off artists to sell fake iPhone 5 units in China. According to images posted by GizChina, the...
With recent images of iPhone 5 silicone cases surfacing, M.I.C. Gadgets reports cases can now be seen 'everywhere' in China. They posted a gallery of cases, that look eerily similar to the ones we've seen so far. According to the word on the street, Chinese case manufacturers are now widely distributing iPhone 5 cases for...
China has been in the news lately thanks to their epic knock-off Apple Stores in Kunming. The Chinese market is a large one, and is responsible for Apple's increasing quarterly profits. Speaking of China, Rovio is making some huge inroads into the nation's iOS market. Rovio has been quick to cater to their second largest...
Remember those ingenious fake Apple Stores in Kunming China? Well, it appears two of them have shut down, according to Reuters. Officials ordered two out of five stores to close due to lack of official business permits, and not because of piracy concerns. However, one of the knock off Apple stores is still up and...
Remember those incredibly real knock-off Apple Stores built in Kunming, China? Turns out the stores are not authorized Apple resellers (duh), but the products they sell are genuine and sold at the same prices as Apple's website. The WSJ's China Real Time, they were able to reach out to a store employee, while calls to...
Apple has four Apple stores in China: two in Beijing, one in Shanghai, and one more opening soon in Hong Kong within the iconic International Finance Centre (you know, the one where the Dark Knight leaped down from), located in Central. So when a husband and wife expat couple working in Kunming, China, noticed an...
Apple announced yesterday in a PR statement that China will be officially getting the iPhone 4 on September 25. This is amazing news for people there as they will finally get the real thing, instead of pathetic looking knock offs. Here's an excerpt of the press release: CUPERTINO, California—September 19, 2010—Apple® today announced that iPhone®...
