[September 13, 2012] Apple unveils iPhone 5, embedded with Youku video sharing service Tweet BEIJING, Sep 13, 2012 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Apple unveiled iPhone 5 at 1:00 am on Thursday Beijing time its latest generation of smartphone that featur es iOS 6 mobile system, 3D mobile map system and updated safari. Parti cularly, iPhone 5 is embedded with Youku (YOKU.NYSE) video sharing ser vice, which is geared specifically towards Chinese users. The embedded Youku video sharing service enables Chinese users to s hare local videos and videos shot by themselves directly to Youku plat form. Youku.com, the leading comprehensive video network in China, boasts the largest user coverage. Meanwhile, China has become the second lar gest market of Apple, only next to the U.S.. So, Apple's move to embed iPhone 5 with Youku video sharing service will not only help Apple ac celerate its localization, but also promote Youku to realize the goal of "flickers are everywhere." (Edited by Zhang Yuan, zhangyuan11@xinhu a.org) [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]