China: Apple to open new store in Beijing. It is the sixth in China.

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China: Apple to open new store in Beijing. It is the sixth in China.

Apple Inc. is expected to open a new store in downtown Beijing, its third in the city and sixth on the Chinese mainland, on October 20, the company said Wednesday.

The new store, which will reportedly be the largest Apple store in Asia, will be located on Wangfujing Street, a bustling commercial area.

An Apple spokesman declined to say whether the company will offer the iPhone 5 to the mainland market after the store opens.

Apple's iPhones and iPads are immensely popular among young Chinese. But with only five authorized Apple stores in the country, copycats have sprung up to meet market demand.

Last year, police in southwest China's city of Kunming busted 25 stores that were using the company's logo and selling counterfeit Apple products.

China: Public buses to connect with free Wi-Fi in Beijing.

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China: Public buses to connect with free Wi-Fi in Beijing.

Public buses in Beijing, China, will be mobile Internet hotspots for commuters to connect to the Web through Wi-Fi, following a deal signed between China Mobile and the city's bus service provider.

A Xinhua report Friday said state-owned Beijing Public Transport signed an agreement with China Mobile's Beijing subsidiary which will see the operator provide Wi-Fi services on the city's public buses.

According to the report, mobile Internet hotspots will be installed on the buses and allow passengers with Wi-Fi-enabled devices to connect to the Internet for free through China Mobile's network.

Passengers will also be able to access information on bus routes, public transport services, and promotions provided by shops along the bus routes through the free online connection, it noted.

Xinhua said this marked the first Wi-Fi service to be offered on buses in the country. China Mobile, however, did not announce when the service will be launched, it added.

Intel Developer Forum (IDF) 2012: Intel expected to reveal details of its cooperation with China players.

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Intel Developer Forum (IDF)  2012: Intel expected to reveal details of its cooperation with China players.

Intel is set to host its Intel Developer Forum (IDF) for China on April 11 in Beijing, China with the market expecting the company will reveal details about its cooperation with China-based players such as Lenovo and ZTE in the smartphone industry as well as the performance in China's embedded industry.

Sean Maloney, executive vice-president of Intel and chairman of Intel China will make a speech on the first day of the show and is also expected to reveal details of Intel's plans for the latest notebook, smartphone and tablet PC platforms.

In addition, Kirk Skaugen, who just recently took over Intel's PC Client Group as the president, is also expected to explain the details of the Ivy Bridge platform as well as the related technologies R&D and plans for second-generation ultrabook platform.

Meanwhile, players such as Asustek Computer, Gigabyte Technology, Micro-Star International (MSI), ASRock and BioStar are all expected to showcase their latest Z77-based motherboard at the show.

On the second day, Diane Bryant, vice president and chief information officer (CIO) of Intel as well as Ian Yang, vice president of Intel's Sales and Marketing Group and General Manager of Intel China will make speeches about server platform development and Intel's performance in China in 2011.

For smartphones, after launching the Atom Z2460 processor (Medfield), Intel is set to launch Atom Z2580 with a performance close to double of that of the Z2460. The Z2580 will feature built-in LTE/3G/2G integrated solutions and will start supplying testing samples in the second half of 2012 with related products to appear in the first half of 2013.

For emerging markets, Intel also plans to launch the Atom Z2000 series processor for the entry-level smartphone market, supporting Intel XMM 6265 3G HSPA+ and Dual-SIM 2G/3G dual-SIM card technologies. Intel will start supplying samples of Z2000 in mid-2012 with the related products to show up in early 2013.

Meanwhile, Intel's 22nm SoC will start shipping in 2013 and the company will also start developing a 14nm SoC.