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Police in Shanghai raided an apartment and seized 1.1 million yuan (about US$174,892) worth of goods for refurbishing iPhones. Yes, according to Chinese media Eastday, the police found an entire assembly line that was run by a 53-year-old man who employed 14 young Chinese workers to produce and sell refurbished iPhones with fake parts.
Apple products have become a hit seller for second-hand gift brokers, a profession in China that involves buying and selling unwanted New Year’s presents. Brokers in China are buying up Chinese New Year gifts that recipients don’t want and selling them at deep discounts to people who want it. Brokers will repurchase these gifts at 60 to 70 percent of the original price, then resell the gifts at prices lower than face value. Usually, expensive liquors and cigarettes are the most often traded item, but now iPhone, iPad and Macbook are the most wanted …
If you are a reader of M.I.C. Gadget, you probably love to see the counterfeit iPods, iPhones, and iPads we have introduced to you. Throughout the year, Chinese counterfeiting reaches a new low with the cloning of fake Apple stores selling real Apple products. The Chinese counterfeiters even have cheap “iPhone 5″ knockoffs for sale before Apple introduces the next iPhone. What’s more impressive is that there’s a MacBook Air knockoff from Shenzhen called the AirBook that looks near identical to Apple’s unibody MacBook Air upon first glance. So, the Apple counterfeits are very attractive, and we would like to show you all the best ones in this super round-up post, just read on to catch up with us!
Apparently someone in China was smart enough to develop a mod that’ll add a backlight to your iPhone’s Apple logo. Similar to Apple’s line of MacBooks, the logo will glow when the phone’s display turns on. The best part? You can do this at home, in just 5 minutes.
Steve Jobs, the “monk” who left India to make i-Products, has changed the way people use cellphones today. Even a Buddhist monk agrees an iPhone 4 could help him to share merit, spread good will and the teachings of the Buddha to all those people who wish to hear, irrespective of personal feelings. Amazing.
This morning, we reported the insane queuers’ situation at IFC mall in Hong Kong but do you know what cause them doing this? Apparently it is about money, but more importantly, it is because China is having too many consumers make purchase without too much intelligence.
Now this is cool – and the “iPhone for Steve” should look exactly like this. One more photo after the break.
UPDATE: A reader named Johan sent us a tip. Looks like this amazing iPhone mod is available for purchase online for 20 bucks. Act fast, Apple’s next Cease & Desist is likely on the way…
China Mobile, the world’s largest carrier, has over 600 million wireless subscribers in China. According to Reuters reports, 10 million of these customers are iPhones’ user despite that China Mobile is not an official Apple partner. The iPhone in China isn’t currently compatible with China Mobile’s TD-SCDMA 3G network, meaning that these 10 million unofficial iPhone users are all limited to 2G data speeds. Most of the subscribers from China Mobile, are bringing unlocked, unsupported handsets to the party which has caused this abnormal circumstance …
I believe most of you guys would understand what do scalpers do if you are our loyal reader. Recently, we discover an iPhone app that is specifically made for all Chinese scalpers. It named “On Sale (開賣喇)”, which notified users when there are iPhone 4/4S available for purchase. It is now available at US$0.99 on Apple app store.
Taiwan’s mobile operator has designed the sleeve for Apple’s iPhone 4 with an NFC (Near field communication) chip and embedded secure element inside. The service provider in the country, to distribute the device, will enable users to tap their iPhones to pay transit fares and make purchases at convenience stores that accept preloaded mifare-based application …
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