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So, the iPhone 5c has gone through its fair amount of abuse in the past, where one of them include having it shot at with a .50 caliber rifle. Well, it might seem to be a rather foolhardy move that, but this has not actually made the iPhone 5c all the more desirable. In fact, everywhere you go where the next generation iPhones are on sale, most folks would have gone for the iPhone 5s instead of the iPhone 5c. In fact, there are now rumblings on the ground that Apple has already halved the production orders of the iPhone 5c, which is not good news at all.

This particular report hails from the folks over at CTechCN, where it is suggested that the number of iPhone 5c devices produced each day has been dropped to just 150,000 units instead of the initial 300,000 per day order. CTechCN has had its fair share of hits in the past, so it is most likely that this rumor by them could turn out to be true. Are you one bit surprised by this piece of news? After all, when Apple reported the sales of their iPhones, they lumped all the iPhones together without a particular model breakdown. If the new generation iPhones did well, I am quite sure that they would have trumpeted that fact alone instead, it is logical to do so.

Apple Halved iPhone 5c Production Orders (Rumor) original content from Ubergizmo.

If there haven’t already been many hints of the impending launch of the iPhones on China Mobile, here is another one. Apple has a new position open at its Beijing office who has knowledge and experience of working with China Mobile’s homegrown unique network standard. The person hired in this position will be required to “support and drive the carrier approval of mobile phones.” Now the company won’t be doing that if it didn’t have any plans of bringing its smartphones over to the world’s largest mobile carrier, which touts more than 700 million subscribers. Only recently Apple received the network access license required to put its new iPhones on China Mobile’s network, so its probably just a matter of time before an official announcement of the partnership is made.

China Mobile has never offered the iPhone, ever. It has had a number of discussions with Apple and it is believed that a favorable arrangement has now been hashed out. Purported promotional material depicting iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c available on China Mobile has leaked, while only recently we saw a leaked screenshot of an iPhone 5s working on China Mobile’s unique TD-SCDMA and TD-LTE standards which aren’t used by any other carriers. China Mobile said a few months back that it is keen on selling the iPhone, though several technical and commercial issued remains. Hopefully they’ll be cleared up soon so that current and prospective China Mobile customers can finally get their hands on the new iPhones, officially.

Apple Looking For Someone With Knowledge Of China Mobile’s Unique Network original content from Ubergizmo.

Got an old smartphone you’re wishing was an iPhone 5S or 5C? Best Buy just confirmed they’re knocking at least $100 off a new iPhone when you trade in a working smartphone October 13th through 19th. [AllThingsD]

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Last month Apple finally announced its two new smartphones, the iPhone 5s and the iPhone 5c. Both smartphones were initially released in a select number of markets, which included the U.S., China, Japan, Australia, Singapore and a number of countries in Europe. With the initial launch frenzy taken care of in these markets, the company has now decided to detail launch plans for the new iPhones in other markets. Come October 25th, the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c will be available in 30 additional countries.

Quite a lot of these new countries are located in Europe, while Taiwan, Thailand and Macau make the list as well. South Korea is on it as well, it will be interesting to see how both smartphones perform there, given the fact that it is the home turf of Apple’s biggest rival, Samsung. Expansion of international availability doesn’t stop after October 25th. On November 1st, the new iPhones will become available in as many as 16 countries, including the UAE, India, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Mexico and Malaysia. Pricing will obviously vary in different countries, though it can be said without a doubt that iPhone aficionados in those countries will be stoked about the official launch of iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c in their respective nations.

Apple Details Availability Of New iPhones Beyond Launch Markets original content from Ubergizmo.

It was nearly one month ago when Apple announced its iPhone 5C, which went on sale shortly after its announcement. The colorful iPhone 5C is a device people either love or could absolutely do without considering the iPhone 5S is around. We’ve seen both devices go through some torture tests in the past, but have you seen the iPhone 5C getting shot with a .50 caliber rifle? Probably not, although we’re looking to completely change that right now.

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