We all know that the Chinese love iPhones and anything related to them, from well-made electronic rip-offs to completely non-electronic products like iPhone5 ice cream . Well, according to the Chinese website sohu.com, pre-orders for the iPhone5 are already being taken by a mobile phone shop in China – and they even have a large poster advertising the iPhone5 in front of the store! Read More
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