IPhone 5 pre-order race begins

China Unicom launched pre-ordering for its version of the iPhone 5 Monday, on the heels of its smaller rival, China Telecom, which rolled out pre-ordering Sunday for its customized version of the gadget.

China Telecom, the smallest of the country's three carriers, started taking pre-orders Sunday, showing its eagerness to participate in the iPhone bonanza with promotional tactics such as giving supermarket gift cards or iPhone 5 aftermarket kits to certain early birds who pre-order. The telco has not yet revealed how the pre-orders are progressing.

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