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A Chinese court has denied the lawsuits of Apple Inc. to acquire rights to the iPad trademark in the country, while a small company seeks to ban the tablet from being distributed under the iPad name. In Tuesday, the Shenzhen Municipal Intermediate People’s Court said in a statement that it had rejected the company’s lawsuits against Proview Technology, a Shenzen-based...

Chinese authorities have arrested five people for selling fake iPhones, a newspaper reported on Thursday. Police officers said that those who were arrested were part of a group that purchase phone components from Guangdong in China, and assemble them in Shanghai. Around 200 fake iPhones were found during the raid on the apartments. “The cost to make one fake iPhone,...

A theme park inspired by a popular mobile app game has opened in China’s Hunan province. An unlicensed Angry Birds theme park was opened in Changsha City, where the park’s visitors take turns to shoot pig balloons placed inside brick castles with birds using giant slinghots. A news report by CBS News said that the theme park is completely unlicensed by the...

Just when you think the hilarious fake Apple retail stores in Kunming, China are gone, they pop out again, changing their name from “Apple Store” to “Smart Store.” A few weeks ago, a number of Apple Stores emerged in the Kunming province in China, which will make you think its weird that Apple will put a number of retail stores in such a remote...

Since Apple is keeping everybody waiting for its next-generation iPhone and with no official announcement of it coming anytime soon, some people in China decided to take advantage of the delay and cash in on consumers’ desire for the iPhone 5. One of China’s top online retail stores, Taobao, is selling an iPhone copycat called the HiPhone 5. CNET reports that...

The authorities in the Kunming province in China have identified 22 more fake Apple Stores since reports of Apple Store knockoffs have surfaced in July. Apple China has accused these stores for violation its trademark, and officials say that the stores have been ordered to remove or stop using the company’s logo. The Chinese Administration for Industry and Commerce...

You can really find anything and everything in China… even products from the future! Yes, you read it right. China has it all, even unannounced products, like this iPhone 5 knockoff that was recently spotted by tech website GizChina. This iPhone 5 was apparently designed by “Appole in California,” and was “Assemeaded in USA.” It even has its...

Last week, reports of fake Apple stores in China surfaced and has been one of the most popular topics in the web. Now, Chinese authorities have been reported to shut down these fake Apple stores for operating without business licenses. After searching 300 electronic stores in the city, the Kunming Trade and Industry Bureau found five fake Apple shops when it launched its...

Certain manufacturers from China might be well-known as makers of the fake iPhones and other devices, but what about whole Apple stores? This is surprising, indeed. China is home to a number of fake Apple Stores. Don’t be deceived by the blue shirts with logos of Apple and the slick marketing materials, it is not a real Apple Store. What’s shocking about this...

The sovereign wealth fund of China is reportedly trying to buy a stake in social networking website Facebook, Business Insider reports. An anonymous source who had bought shares from former employees of the company told business site Business Insider that China is positioning itself to buy “a huge chunk” of Facebook. According to the website, Beijing has approached...