China approves new Apple wireless device
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese regulators have approved a new Apple wireless device, possibly moving the company closer to the launch of its latest iPad in the fast-growing Chinese market.
The Chinese government's telecommunications equipment certification agency identified the product as A1430 in an announcement dated Monday. That is the model number of the third generation version of the iPad sold in the United States.
An Apple spokeswoman in Beijing said the company had no comment.
China is Apple's second-largest market after the United States and the source of much of its global sales growth. But the company has released popular products in China behind other markets.
Apple is in the midst of a legal battle with a local company over ownership of the iPad name in the Chinese market.
