“The China Quality Certification Center recently approved the Wi-Fi version of the [new iPad] for sale in the country, granting it the Compulsory Certification necessary for Apple to sell it in China,” John Paczkowski reports for AllThingsD.
“The company hasn’t yet announced a hard launch date for the new iPad in China, but if it follows a timeline similar to that of previous devices, we could see sales begin in mid-April,” Paczkowski reports. “Obviously, this is great news for Apple, which — despite an ongoing trademark spat over the iPad name — dominates China’s tablet market. In 2011, IDC estimated that the iPad captured 70 percent of it.”
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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Fred Mertz” for the heads up.]
In other news, Captain Cook returns from his voyage to Beijing.