The Wall Street Journal reports that China Mobile Chief Executive Li Yue confirmed that the carrier added one million new iPhone customers in February. China Mobile is the largest wireless carrier in the world, with 776 million subscribers. China Mobile’s smartphone lineup could boost iPhone sales by 15 to 30 million units in 2014. Apple sold 51 million iPhones globally in Q1 2014 and has sold 472.3 million smartphones in total as of January 2014. » China Mobile Reports One Million New iPhone Users in February

Apple has released iOS 7.0.5 for some iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s models. The latest iOS update will correct network provisioning in China for some iPhone 5s and 5c models sold in China, Europe, and Asia Pacific. » Apple Releases iOS 7.0.5 With Fix for Network Provisioning in China

The iPhone is finally available on China Mobile, the largest mobile carrier in the world with over 76o million subscribers. Apple CEO Tim Cook was on hand with China Mobile Chairman Xi Guohua at the carrier’s headquarters store in Beijing at launch, according to Bloomberg. » Tim Cook and Xi Guohua at China Mobile iPhone Launch

Chinese news outlet Da Lian Evening News [Google Translate] reports that a woman in China suffered eye injuries from her iPhone 5 after it exploded while she was on the phone. The woman felt the device’s screen become warm after talking for 40 minutes, she tried numerous times to end the call by tapping on the screen before it exploded. She was rushed to the hospital where the doctor identified a scratch mark which suggested an object had scratched it. » iPhone 5 Explodes: Chinese Woman Suffers Eye Injuries

Shanghai Daily reports that Apple is facing a lawsuit in China over Siri, with Shanghai Zhi Zhen Internet Technology Co Ltd claiming that Siri infringes upon its patent rights.

The Shanghai No.1 Intermediate People’s Court will hold a pre-hearing at 2pm today to let Apple and Shanghai Zhi Zhen Internet Technology Co Ltd exchange evidence. […]

“Siri is very similar to Xiaoi, a chat robot system we have been developing since 2003,” said Mei Li, a spokeswoman of Shanghai Zhi Zhen which filed the lawsuit.

Mei said her company applied for patent rights for Xiaoi in 2004 in China and the patent right went into effect in 2006.

Xiaoi “which started as a chat bot for MSN” has evolved to look quite similar to Siri, is available on multiple platforms such as Android and iOS [App Store] and has over 100 million users. » Apple Faces Patent Lawsuit In China Over Siri

Taiwan’s Commercial Times reports [Google translation] that Apple is indeed preparing both an iPhone 5S and a lower-cost iPhone for launch in the August/September timeframe. Analyst Kirk Yang notes that each of the devices will be available in two models, one using the standard frequency-division duplexing “FDD” technology that is used in most of the world and one supporting the time-division duplexing (TDD) used by China Mobile “the world largest carrier”. » Budget iPhone & China Mobile-Compatible iPhone 5S Due In August

The iPad mini and the fourth generation iPad are currently available in more than 100 countries worldwide and Apple has just announced that the Wi-Fi + Cellular versions of iPad mini and the new fourth generation iPad with Retina display will be available in China on Friday, January 18. » iPad Mini & Fourth-Generation iPad Launching in China on January 18