Despite denying reports that it had made a deal with Apple, multiple iPhone 5s preorder ads have been spotted on China Mobile websites, and a new preorder registration form has appeared on the China Mobile Beijing webpage, suggesting that Apple is about to gain millions of potential new customers. A reservation page for the iPhone 5s was spotted on China Mobile's Beijing webpage on 12 December, which suggests that the carrier is about to begin taking preorders of Apple's flagship smartphone very soon. This is despite China Mobile's denial a deal with Apple, after earlier reports that claimed the pair had finally come to an agreement that would mean the carrier's 740 million subscribers could become potential iPhone customers. A China Mobile representative issued a statement confirming that it was talking with Apple, but that negotiations were still “in progres