gray market

If you live in China, there are a lot of reasons to purchase a gray market imported version of the iPhone. You can often get them sooner than the official China release, and they can be cheaper because they’re not subject to China’s hefty import tax on electronics. But here’s one good reason not to: your phone may have gotten into China by being strapped to the belly of a fat guy.

Following the launch of the colorful iPhone 5C in 11 markets, it seems like Filipino retailers don’t want to get left behind, as the iPhone 5C is now available in

Smartphone penetration in the Phillipines is not yet high, but it’s already slowly growing. We’ve previously noted how homegrown smartphones can be a factor to the growth of smartphone adoption in the country.

The iPhone 4S’s first birthday is coming right up, a China Radio report points out, but many of China’s iPhone 4S handsets may spend their birthdays back on the shelf

Vacation notice on Very Mobile (非常手机) Even though the iPhone 4S has been officially released in China, the gray market for Apple’s pretty talking rectangle is alive and well. Suddenly,

Scalpers return iPads to an Apple Store in the US The new iPad — what a stupid name — hasn’t been released yet in mainland China. But, like all iPads

A grey-importer's bounty: unlocked iPhone 4S models to sell in China at wildly inflated prices. (Image source: DoNews) Like bottles of Prohibition era moonshine, arriving in docks under cover of