Apple lines up iPhone Asia deals

Exclusive in-country deals have been part of Apple's iPhone strategy.

Apple has signed deals with four mobile phone networks in the Asia-Pacific region, and the firms will offer the iPhone in their respective markets.

SingTel will sell the gadget in Singapore, while Bharti Airtel will introduce it in India.

Globe Telecom has the rights to the iPhone in the Philippines, and Optus will offer it in Australia.

The iPhone was launched in the US and Europe last year. Apple chose a single network provider in each country.

The latest announcement is confirmation that Apple is looking to expand iPhone sales, though no further details have been revealed.

Earlier this year Apple and China Mobile called off talks to launch the handset to Chinese consumers amid speculation that the two firms failed to agree on a revenue sharing deal.

Analysts said that this meant iPhone were unlikely to be released in China anytime soon.


Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Justin Timberlake & Jessica Biel Top Hot Couples List

Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel have topped a new list of Hollywood's Buffest Couples.

The well-toned twosome beat Gisele and Tom Brady and High School Musical's lovebirds Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens, among others to land at number one on the new In Touch magazine hotlist.

Also making the top 10 are newlyweds Jerry O' Connell and Rebecca Romijn, Fergie and Josh Duhamel, and Eva Longoria Parker and Tony Parker.

Source: starpulse.com

Celebrity Birthdays, May 11

Happy Birthday to Australian singer Holly Valance (1983), "Riding the Bullet" actor Jonathan Jackson (1982), Rammstein drummer Christoph Schneider (1966), "The White Countess" actress Natasha Richardson (1963), "House of Sand and Fog" actresses Shohreh Aghdashloo and Frances Fisher (both 1952), comedic actor Foster Brooks (1912; d. 2001), surrealism master Salvador Dali (1904; d. 1989), and composer Irving Berlin (1888; d. 1989).


Source: starpulse.com