China’s smartphone makers brace for Apple onslaught

HONG KONG, Jan 9 — With less than a week to go before Apple releases its iPhone 4S across mainland China, local smartphone makers are steeling themselves for battle. With China now being Apple’s second-largest market — after the United States — with sales to the financial year ending last September accounting for some US$13 billion (RM40 billion), …
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