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Smart relaunches online store with iPhone 4S offering – Philippine Star Online

MANILA, Philippines – Digital consumers can now purchase their iPhone 4S and other latest mobile and broadband devices through the recently launched revamped online store (smart.com.ph/store) of Smart Communications Inc. This is the only online store that …

Apple Suspends iPhone 4S Sales in Mainland China Stores – New York Times

BEIJING — The introduction of the Apple iPhone 4S in Beijing turned ugly Friday morning when Apple failed to open its flagship store and a frustrated crowd responded by pelting the store’s gleaming glass walls with eggs. Apple said in … Continue reading

Tech Today: Angry Scene in Beijing Delays iPhone Launch – Wall Street Journal

Near Riot Delays Beijing iPhone 4S Launch: Customers pelted Apple’s Beijing store with eggs and tussled with police after they were told that the store would not open for the retail debut of the iPhone 4S in China.  Many customers … Continue reading

France’s Free vows iPhone 4S for 20 euros a month on Jan. 27 – Electronista

Free’s new mobile division has become the fourth major carrier in France to offer the iPhone. The Iliad-owned group plans to carry the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S on January 27 with one of the least expensive plans yet. At … Continue reading

Beijing Apple Store Pelted With Eggs on IPhone Delay – Bloomberg

Apple Inc. (AAPL), whose skill at hyping new products has helped make it the world’s most valuable technology company, became a victim of its own success with a botched introduction of its iPhone 4S in China. Would-be customers who had … Continue reading

Scalp the iPhone 4S in China? No phone for you, says Apple. (+video) – The Christian Science Monitor

Apple’s long-awaited release of its iPhone 4S in China turned into an abortive slugfest at dawn on Friday, as an army of scalpers erupted in fury at the company’s decision not to open its flagship store in Beijing. Thousands of … Continue reading

Apple Cancels Beijing iPhone 4S Sales, Gets Egg on Store and Face – Time

Note to Apple: If there’s any way you can avoid shuttering one of your flagship stores on the very day you launch a new iPhone, well, good luck with that when the store’s in Beijing, your customers broke its glass … Continue reading

China: iPhone 4S launch delayed due to crowd trouble, Beijing store pelted with eggs – YAHOO!

The unbridled whooping and frenzied high-fiving that usually marks the first day of sales of a new product at an Apple store were replaced at the company’s flagship Beijing store on Friday morning by arguments, fights and even a spot … Continue reading

New iPhone Will Be Slimmer, Run On All Networks – WebProNews

According to Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty, Apple’s next iPhone will be slimmer than the iPhone 4S and would be capable of running on all 3G and LTE networks. In a note to clients, Huberty said that the forthcoming iPhone … Continue reading

Apple Suspends iPhone Sales in China After Crowd Turns Violent – FOX News

BEIJING – Apple on Friday suspended the sale of its new iPhone 4S at some stores in mainland China after a rowdy egg-throwing crowd disrupted the device’s debut at one of its two official stores in Beijing. Would-be customers, many … Continue reading