Shenzen Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

iPhones smuggled into China in beer bottles

by Mike Schramm (Apr 23rd, 2012)

It's pretty easy to understand most of this story. Someone in Hong Kong wanted to get a bunch of iPhones into Shenzen, China, so they decided to smuggle them across the border. That's illegal, but it makes sense. China charges heavy taxes on importing goods like these, and whoever ran this ...

7-inch iPad coming? Loose lips in Shenzen say yes

by Steven Sande (Sep 24th, 2010)

Since the iPad was first announced in January of this year, there's been speculation that a smaller form factor -- say, something between an iPad and an iPod touch -- would be added to the line. Shanzai.com, a site that follows China's technology industry, has posted a rumor to the effect that ...

Track an iPad from Shenzhen to you

by Dave Caolo (Mar 31st, 2010)

There's a fun post at Silicon Alley Insider today that traces an iPad's journey from China to the customer's home. By monitoring Twitter and tracking reports, Nick Saint has assembled an iPad's typical journey to the US. It starts at the infamous Foxconn factory in Shenzhen, China. That's the ...