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Louis C.K. cuts out the middle man by directly selling tour tickets online
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Louis C.K., stand-up comedian and creator of the series Louie, is adopting an unconventional business model for his upcoming tour — he'll be selling all the tickets online directly to fans, with no middle man. All tickets will sell for the actual face price of $45 without any taxes...
3rd Generation iPad Launches Around the World
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The 3rd Generation iPad continues to launch around the world to long lines in many locations. The iPad is launching in ten countries including the US, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Switzerland and the UK. Paris was the most impressive line photo we received. This photo...
Apple is reportedly beating scalpers in China, thanks to increased supply to the country
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Apple’s continued expansion of supply chain and new partners in China is leaving unofficial iPhone ‘scalper’ sellers struggling in the country, according to a Chicago Tribune report, that claims increased product availability is squeezing the once successful black market there. A series of moves to open up supply to China,...
Apple warns Hong Kong iPad scalpers against queueing ahead of Friday launch (but that doesn’t stop them)
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Sales of new Apple products in Asia are blighted with sophisticated scalping operations and healthy demand for aftermarket sales. So, before it debuts its new iPad in Hong Kong on Friday, the company appears to have begun fixing notices in the areas surrounding its flagship store at the IFC Mall,...
Apple warns Hong Kong iPad scalpers against queueing ahead of Friday launch (but that doesn’t stop them)
Apple is opening its second retail store in Hong Kong on September 29
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We’ve known for a while that Apple is developing a new retail in Hong Kong and now the store has been given an official launch date, after the company revealed it will open its doors on September 29. The information for the Festival Walk-based store is up on the Apple Hong...
Apple's New iPad Finally Comes To China July 20
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A little over a week after finally settling its iPad legal case against Proview to the tune of $60 million, Apple today is delivering some more good iPad news in China: it’s going to start selling the new iPad on the mainland starting July 20. The Retina-display-enhanced model will be priced...
Here’s a guy with 100′s of iPhones taped to his body trying to smuggle them into where they are made
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Two things to note: 1. Geographically, this is insane because he’s trying to smuggle those phones into where they are made to turn a profit. Political issues cause this. 2. No white? via Liveleak Related articles Apple combats scalpers with new lottery system for iPhone reservations in Hong Kong...
Here’s a guy with 100′s of iPhones taped to his body trying to smuggle them into where they are made
Apple's iPhone 5 passes its first regulatory hurdle in China
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It looks like Apple’s got its iPhone 5 ducks in a row in China, after the device received a mandatory regulatory certification required before it goes on sale in the country. Sina Tech noticed that two iPhones received the China Compulsory Certificate approval on Monday – a WCDMA phone model...
Proview lawyers sue for their piece of Apple's $60m iPad trademark payout
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After not receiving payment from its client, the law firm that represented Proview in its Chinese trademark case against Apple has done what it does best: sue. Sina Tech (translation, via Engadget) reports that the Grandall law firm filed a suit against Proview last week laying claim to its four...
Second Apple Store in Hong Kong confirmed for Festival Walk mall in Kowloon Tong
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Telltale under-construction hoardings have gone up for Apple’s second retail store in Hong Kong, with the new location situated in the Festival Walk mall in the Kowloon Tong area. Engadget China (translation) posted pictures of the new signs, which simply directs shoppers to its website. According to the report, an...
How Apple Took On China's iPhone Scalpers, And Won
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Brusque with a 2-day-old stubble and a cigarette dangling from his lip, Zhao Xin is the last guy you'd want waiting on you at the Apple store Genius Bar. But if you need to get your hands on a genuine iPhone immediately, Zhao is your man. Skimpy supplies of...
Apple removes two per customer limit on iPhone 5 as stock improves, goes on sale in China
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Apple has updated its online store this afternoon to display the iPhone 5 is no longer limited to two per customer. The unlocked version of the iPhone 5 was first released last week, with the limit stated on the purchase page, and as MacRumors points out, dropping the limit most likely...
Apple Turns To A Lottery System For The New iPad's Launch In China
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The new iPad launches in China this Friday, July 20th. Big crowds are expected. But Apple is using a reservation lottery service to allow buyers to essentially reserve their place in line now. Interested buyers simply need to go to this page, select a version of the iPad and provide...
Apple rolls out anti-scalping reservation system in China for the first time, as new iPad orders go live
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The wait is almost over Apple fans in China seeking the new iPad and its Retina screen goodness. The device goes on sale tomorrow, and today Apple’s stepped up its preparation for the launch by rolling out a system designed to combat the country’s prolific scalper industry. In a bid...
Apple rolls out anti-scalping reservation system in China for the first time, as new iPad orders go live
Apple's third-gen iPad makes quiet Chinese debut
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Apple launched its Retina display-sporting iPad in China on Friday to orderly lines, a scene contrasting the company's most recent product launches in the country which were marred with unruly crowds and scalpers....
U.S. Patent Office Preliminarily Invalidates Apple's 'Steve Jobs Patent' on the iPhone
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FOSS Patents reports that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a notice preliminarily ruling that Apple's massive iPhone patent popularly referred to as "the Steve Jobs patent" invalid in its entirety upon reexamination. The patent, issued as Patent No. 7,479,949, had been granted in January 2009 and incorporated...
Upcoming Apple TV iOS Update to Unlock Bluetooth Keyboard Support
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Last year, it was revealed that Apple may have been working on offering Bluetooth keyboard pairing with the second-generation Apple TV. The ability to pair a Bluetooth keyboard with the Apple TV would obviously make for significantly easier text entry, simplifying such tasks as initial setup with iTunes Store accounts...
Bose SoundDock III with Lightning Support Shipping Later This Month for $250
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Following announcements from JBL and Philips regarding their new speaker docks compatible with Apple's Lightning connector, Bose has begun advertising its upcoming SoundDock III digital music system for Lightning-equipped devices. The SoundDock III is priced at $249.95 and is currently listed as shipping in 7-10 business days, making for a...
Louis C.K. sees ticket scalping drop over 96% by switching to selling tickets himself
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Comedian Louis C.K. made the technology world turn his direction when he decided to sell his latest comedy special himself, digitally, and DRM free. It was a smashing success. The $5 download proved a fresh model for artists in the broadband age. Louis has again taken to task an entrenched...
iPhone 5 Now 'In Stock' in Apple's Online Stores for Several Countries
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Just days after shipping estimates for new iPhone 5 orders improved to 2-4 business days, they are taking the final step with Apple now listing the device as "in stock" in many of its online stores. We've noticed the new "in stock" quotes in Apple's online stores for the U.S,...
Apple resumes iPhone 4S sales in China online, shipments by March 2
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The iPhone 4S launch in China did not go quite as Apple had planned. Throngs of people are a norm for new product launches at Apple, but the gaggle of scalpers trying to hustle the system caused Apple to delay sales, earning its stores an egg wash and plenty of...
Louis C.K. Responds To Online Ticket Sales Experience: Scalper’s Opinions Have Been “Enlightening”
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When Louis C.K. announced that he was selling tickets to his shows for $45, cutting out ticket middlemen entirely, the response was fairly giddy. As of this writing, he sold $6,102,000 in tickets, not a bad haul. Of those 135,600 tickets, 500 are now floating around the scalping sites. He...
iPhone 4S sales resume online in China, shipments by March 2
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Apple's newest handset returns to the company's Chinese online store following a brief stoppage of sales due to overwhelming demand that led to scalpers and violence, though wait times for orders can range from overnight to weeks....
The New iPad Launches In China Without Incident
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Apple product launches in China traditionally draw big crowds. Thousands of prospective buyers (and scammers) usually amass outside Apple Stores, all hoping for a chance to buy the latest iDevice. This time around Apple turned to a reservation lottery system to curb some of the chaos. It seemed to work....
Confusion in Asia as Apple's iPhone 5 is unavailable for pre-order in Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan
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When Apple’s iPhone 5 goes on sale next Friday, it will launch in a record three Asian countries: Singapore, Japan and Hong Kong. However, Apple’s would-be customers in Asia were confused today when pre-orders began, as they appeared to be unavailable in the region. The press release announcing the new...
Confusion in Asia as Apple's iPhone 5 is unavailable for pre-order in Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan
China passes US in smartphone usage, over a billion mobile subscribers overall
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The importance of China to Apple has been discussed many times by CEO Tim Cook and is now clear due to the last couple of quarters. China’s sheer population makes it the perfect market, and it looks like it may now be even more vital than the United States....
Louis CK's Direct Tour Sales: Over $6 Million In 1 Week, Scalping Drops From 25% To Below 1%
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We recently wrote about Louis CK's latest experiment in being open, human and awesome and connecting with his fans: selling his entire tour directly from his own site at a flat price (no service fees, nothing) of $45. One of the "features" of that offering was also an attempt to...
Apple's iPad mini fetching $480 in Chinese gray market
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Supplies are tight, say Shanghai scalpers, but should ease in a week or so FORTUNE -- "iPad mini price fry the 3000 yuan cattle worried not sell." That, according to Google Translate, is the headline in The Phoenix, a Chinese language website that covers the Asian tech market. The thrust...
Pandemonium at the opening of Beijing's new Apple Store
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Apple built a huge, three-story retail outlet -- the city's 3rd -- just in time for the iPhone 5 FORTUNE -- Remember what happened in January when the iPhone 4S arrived in Beijing? Would-be customers and rival gangs of scalpers massed by the thousands outside the company's two stores. Demand...
No Egg-Throwing Crowds at Mainland China iPad Launch
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Apple’s new iPad finally arrived at market in mainland China today, remarkably without incident. Gone were the unruly crowds and egg-throwing scalpers that so disrupted the iPhone 4s launch at Apple’s Sanlitun store in Beijing that the company was forced to postpone it. Evidently the pre-sale reservation system Apple instituted...
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