Tills already ringing for iPhone 4

Newly released gadget being brought into country ahead of official launch

Despite not being officially on sale in the Chinese mainland, Apple's latest gadget - the iPhone 4 - is already selling in Beijing's electronics hub of Zhongguancun.

"Thirty iPhone 4s from Hong Kong just arrived at our storehouse last night," said Wu Peng, a salesman at a shop in the E Plaza Mall. "The price is 9,500 yuan each."