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China Daily lands on iPad
(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2010-04-08 17:20
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China Daily released its application for iPad as Apple Inc.'s tablet computers went on sale at Apple stores in the United States on April 3, becoming the first media outlet in China to land on iPad.
Data released by Apple Inc. shows it sold more than 300,000 units on its launch day. On the same day, several thousand people who just bought iPad downloaded and used the China Daily application recommended by App store.
China Daily releases its iPad application on launch day is to reach out to overseas readers as soon as possible, so they can get original information from China. China Daily Website CEO Zhang Xingbo said, "We will push forward China Daily's international wireless service comprehensively by dint of iPad's large amount of faithful clients all over the world."
The China Daily application for iPad provides information to Apple's worldwide clients around the clock, including news, culture, business, travel and entertainment news, for overseas readers to get to know China's social and economic development conveniently.
As early as September 6, 2009, China Daily's news application "China Daily News App" entered the App Store, becoming the first print media in China to land on the application store. Nearly 100,000 of Apple's clients have downloaded China Daily News App in half a year, with clients from the United States and Europe accounting for more than 85%.
California-based research firm iSuppli predicts that 7.1 million iPads will be sold in 2010. Insiders believe that iPad represents the future of mobile terminals and it's expected to stir up a media revolution of far-reaching impact.
