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Unruly crowd disrupts iPhone 4S launch in Beijing – Apple Insider

As thousands of prospective customers gathered outside Apple’s retail stores in China in advance of the expected iPhone 4S launch on Friday, an unruly crowd has disrupted the release of Apple’s best-selling handset at its flagship location in Beijing …

iPhone 4S Forces Apple to Close Beijing Store – Hispanic Business

Apple Inc closed its flagship store in Beijing Friday after hundreds of people clamoured to buy the latest iPhone 4S model, many of them reportedly sent by touts. A store manager announced the company’s decision to suspend its scheduled launch … Continue reading

Apple iPhone 4S Beijing Debut Delayed as Main Store Unopened – Businessweek

Jan. 13 (Bloomberg) — Apple Inc.’s iPhone 4s debut in Beijing was delayed as a crowd of about 500 people gathered around its main store in the capital, which remained unopened as of 7:25 a.m. local time. Apple had planned … Continue reading

Apple Suspends iPhone 4S Launch In China – The Business Insider

Apple has suspended the launch of the iPhone 4S in China due to concerns about being able to handle the size of the crowd, reports The New York Times. The trouble started when Apple’s flagship store in Sanlitun, China failed … Continue reading

iPhone 4S sales halted after protesters egg store – Windsor Star

Apple Inc. said it has suspended the sale of all of its iPhone models in its retail outlets in China “for the time being” after customers pelted a Beijing outlet with eggs following the delayed release of the iPhone 4S. … Continue reading

Apple suspends iPhone 4S sales at Beijing, Shanghai stores – ZDNet

Summary: Sales of the iPhone 4S have been suspended in Beijing and Shanghai, after huge crowds queuing outside Apple’s main store in Beijing became unruly. When huge crowds swamped Apple’s main store in Beijing’s Sanlitun district, there were already …

Apple halts iPhone 4S sales in China after near-riot – Chicago Tribune

Apple Inc. halted sales of the iPhone 4S at its retail stores in mainland China after a massive crowd waiting outside its Beijing flagship turned unruly, pelting the windows with eggs, hitting a mall employee and refusing police orders to … Continue reading

IPhone 4S Sales Stopped In China After Scuffle – KCRA.com

BEIJING (CNN) — An angry shopper hurled eggs at the glass exterior of an Apple store in China on Friday when a scuffle broke out over a delayed launch of the popular iPhone 4s. Some kicked security guards trying to … Continue reading

All iPhone Sales Suspended At Apple Stores in China – New York Times

BEIJING — The introduction of the Apple iPhone 4S in Beijing turned ugly Friday morning when Apple failed to open its flagship store and a frustrated crowd reacted by pelting the store’s gleaming glass walls with eggs. Apple said in … Continue reading

Apple Halts Sale Of IPhone 4S In Chinese Cities After Scuffle – wcyb.com

BEIJING (CNN) — Apple halted sale of its iPhone 4S in Beijing and Shanghai on Friday after scuffles broke out over a delayed launch of the device, sending a shopper hurling eggs at one of its stores in the capital. … Continue reading