Apple News

AAPL – the iPhone getting closer to coming to China - Talks to bring Apple Inc's iPhone to mainland China have cleared their biggest hurdle and are now focusing on practical issues, the country's top mobile operator China Mobile Ltd said on Friday. Reuters. http://www.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idUSSHA22939320080627?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews

AAPL – still more noise about the iPhone activation process – iPhone Buzz says activation will actually be done at home and in store. http://www.iphonebuzz.com/rumor-iphone-3g-activation-to-take-place-both-in-store-and-at-home-272813.php

AAPL - Conversations with numerous Apple store employees and AT&T store staff, in addition to reports of considerable iPhone 3G interest from other carriers, basically confirm what we've known all along = the iPhone will be a very hot seller. Apple has reportedly increased their iPhone 3G production goals for the remaining months of 2008. IntoMobile. Note that Friedman Billings had a note out Thurs morning talking about Apple raising production targets.