According to Huawei chariman ‘Richard’ Yu Cheng-dong, posting to his Weibo account, the company is ready to impress with its upcoming MediaPad 10 tablet. He claims that it is the “most powerful tablet that ever existed.” It will be powered by something called the Hisilicon K3 V2 processor, but it has not been made clear if it will be dual- or quad-core. It might well be a quad-core beast if it shares the same heart as the forthcoming Ascend D1 Q phone. Photos of the 10-inch screen MediaPad 10 tablet have leaked, ...
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Feb 22 2012
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QQ Users in China Pay For a Fake ‘Sent From My iPhone’ Hack
File this one under ‘people are vain’ and ‘not great publicity for Android.’ Some users of Tencent’s (HKG:0700) social network and IM service, QQ, are paying one of several dubious hackers up to 8 RMB (US$1.25) per month to have their status messages appear with a fake ‘Sent from my iPhone’ or ‘Sent from iPhone QQ’ tagline. The service is available only to Android users, as it requires usage of a modified version of the QQ for Android app which will transmit that fake tagline on your QQ IM profile, making ...
Feb 22 2012
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It’s a Smartphone? It’s a Tablet? It’s the LG’s 5-Inch Optimus Vu
When devices play in this mid-size space I tend to have mixed feelings. Here in Japan, where I live, I can see the value in larger mobile devices that can still be used if you’re clutching a strap while standing on a train. LG’s (066570:KS) new Optimus Vu LTE phone is the latest phone to play in this large-phone/small-tablet grey space. It was announced just before Mobile World Congress, boasts a 5-inch IPS display with a 4:3 aspect ratio and is being marketed as “a multimedia lover’s dream device.” While the ...
Feb 20 2012
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Android More Than Twice as Popular as iOS in China [STATS]
China’s largest mobile ad platform, Madhouse, has released new stats which give a fresh picture of the smartphone landscape in China. It shows that, up to the very end of 2011, there has been a recent strong surge in Android usage, and that consumers are buying both cheaper and more high-end phones as iOS and Android phones spread across the social (and wage) spectrum. The stats were taken from a very broad range of apps and websites that make use of Madhouse’s mobile ad platform, allowing the Chinese company to collate ...
Feb 20 2012
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Changhong’s Ciri is a Talking TV (But is it Ready for Primetime?)
One of China’s leading electronics manufacturers, Changhong (SHA:600839), has released a series of smart TV sets with a voice recognition system built-in, a first for the domestic TV industry. Supposedly, the TV can even understand some local dialects in addition to Mandarin, like Sichuanese, Cantonese, and Hunanese. And, much like the Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) Siri (from which the set clearly draws its name), Ciri does its processing in the cloud, meaning that you need an internet connection to use the voice interaction features. If you speak Chinese, you can check out an ...
Feb 16 2012
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5 Features in Mac OS 10.8 That Apple Has Added for Chinese Users
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has just released an early preview of its next version of Mac OS X, which will be called Mountain Lion. Along with a bunch of new features come several that are aimed exclusively at Chinese users. And so the update, which will go on sale this summer and be numbered 10.8, adds five elements that’ll be useful for users in China. They are: Support for Tencent QQ, and Netease 163 or 126 email, in the Mail, Contacts, and Calendar part of the settings. Support for login to Sina Weibo in ...
Feb 16 2012
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iPad Heading for E-Commerce Sales Ban in China as Yet More Sites Remove It
Yesterday we first broke the story in English of how Amazon China had quit selling the iPad as part of the Apple vs Proview litigation over the iPad trademark. And now a much larger e-commerce store has also cleared its virtual shelves of iPads: 360buy, the second-largest such site in China. At this rate, Apple’s tablet will be facing a blanket e-commerce sales ban. Luckily I grabbed a screenshot of 360Buy’s iPad listings yesterday, and so we can compare it with the scene today where every single iPad model has had ...
Feb 16 2012
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Does Apple Really Care About Factory Workers?
In response to the growing brouhaha over working conditions at Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) suppliers' factories in Asia -- not to be confused with the growing brouhaha over Apple's iPad trademark problems in China -- Apple CEO Tim Cook said this: Apple takes working conditions very very seriously, and we have for a very long time. We care about every worker We believe that every worker has the right to a fair and safe work environment, free of discrimination where they can earn competitive wages and where they can voice their complaints ...
Feb 16 2012
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Amazon China and Suning Quit Selling iPads in Ongoing Trademark Battle
Two Chinese B2C e-commerce sites, Amazon China and Suning.com (SHE:002024), have removed the iPad from sale in an apparent move to avoid implication in the Apple versus Proview legal battle over the use of the iPad name in mainland China. Today, a search for ‘iPad’ or ‘iPad 2’ or any relevant permutation yields results only for accessories for (or rivals of) Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iconic tablet on both those sites (pictured above). Just two days ago, an Apple reseller in a city in central China was raided by authorities and had 45 ...
Feb 14 2012
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Apple Gets $150 For Every iPad Sold, Chinese Workers Get $8
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is getting it from all angles right now in China. Concerns about working conditions at Apple suppliers has led to the company requesting a Fair Labor investigation, the lost court case with Proview means iPads are being taken off store shelves and the import and export of iPads from China may be banned, and now Sina Tech is reporting that of the $500 sale price of an iPad, the people who actually made it -- the Chinese workers -- only get $8. Of course, the hardware in an iPad ...
Feb 16 2012
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One Chinese City Raids an Apple Reseller in Growing iPad Trademark Row
Government officials in the city of Shijiazhuang raided an unnamed Apple reseller (not an official brand store) over the weekend, seizing 45 iPad 2 units as part of an investigation into Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) “iPad” trademark dispute in the country. This seems to be a one-off swoop (pictured right), and the iPad remains on sale in China as a whole, so there’s no need for iPad-toting CNN reporters to rip out their hair. But there is a chance - albeit slight - of this legal case turning even nastier. We know that ...
Feb 13 2012
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Shanda, With a View to a Phone of its Own, Launches an Android ROM
Shanda (NASDAQ:SNDA), a leading web and gaming company in China, has released the open beta of its new Android ROM, dubbed Lezhong. It’s the first step towards launching its own budget Android smartphone later this year, on which we reported recently. The Shanda Lezhong OS is based on the open-source parts of Android, and incorporates all of Shanda’s standalone apps. These include Yuncheng, its cloud-based e-book platform, and the Evernote-style note-syncing app Mknote. This effort is an attempt by Shanda to make use of Android to push more into mobile. It’s also ...
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