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China Unicom plans to start selling a version of Apple’s iPhone with Wi-Fi capability next week, a move that could help boost Unicom’s sales of the device. The iPhones that Unicom has offered in China so far come with the wireless function disabled to comply with previous government regulations, making it less attractive to buyers. [...]

The Apple iPhone handsets set to be released by China Mobile in the mainland market may lack the 3G and Wi-Fi network functionality found in the phones elsewhere, as phones with those functions have not yet been approved by regulators in Beijing, citing the Daiwa Institute of Research. Daiwa analyst Calvin Huang was cited as [...]