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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InMobi Makes Mobile Ad Deal With Detikcom in Indonesia
Fresh off its recent rebranding, mobile advertising company InMobi is off to a strong start in 2012, today announcing that it has landed an exclusive two-year advertising deal with Indonesia’s largest online news portal, Detikcom. Readers may recall that Detikcom was acquired by Para Group last year. Detikcom sees over 25 million page views a day and has over 2.2 million users on “smart devices.” According to today’s announcement, the partnership will see InMobi bring mobile ads to Detikcom’s customers, and that includes its iOS and Android apps. Gerry Leo ...
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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Will iPhone 4S Buyers Choose China Telecom or China Unicom?
Now that the iPhone 4S is coming to China Telecom (HKG:728, NYSE:CHA), Chinese iPhone users finally have a choice. Do they stick with China Unicom (HKG:762, NYSE:CHU), previously the only official option for the iPhone, or switch to Telecom? Or just forgo 3G service altogether and shove a China Mobile SIM card in instead? Sina Tech put together a comparison of the plans which might be interesting if you're actually trying to buy one of these phones in China, but they also are conducting a user poll about what they think ...
Feb 22 2012
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Vibease, the Vibrator Add-on for Smartphones, Opens For Pre-Orders
We’ve received news from Vibease that its smartphone-controlled vibrators are now available for pre-order. Each vibrator costs $99.99 but pre-ordering it can get you up to $45 in savings, which is pretty neat. The product will ship in July. The Singapore-based vibrator product is unique in the sense that it is controllable remotely, even from the other side of the world, via a mobile app, which could certainly help many long distance relationships , if you know what I mean. Plus, it allows users to create ‘fantasies’ which would help the device ...
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 21 2012
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GREE Gets Games from Gameloft, Ubisoft for Global Gaming Platform
Japanese social gaming giant GREE (TYO:3632) is announcing today that is is partnering with two big game publishers on titles for its upcoming global platform. The first is Ubisoft (EPA:UBI), who the company will work with to exclusively bring a new Assassin’s Creed title to the upcoming global GREE mobile platform. This is certainly a big-name addition for the company as Assassin’s Creed is one of the best-selling game franchises in the world right now. The game is coming in December in both English and Japanese, with other languages to ...
Feb 21 2012
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Made-in-China Mobile Browser Takes off in India
China’s social media and online gaming giant Tencent (HKG:0700) has a stake in India’s largest gaming site Ibibo, and thus was born the iBrowser, a web browser that was conceived in China and is now taking off in India having just passed the six million download milestone. The Ibibo iBrowser app is available for Android, Symbian, and JAVA-based phones, thereby making itself available to nearly all of India’s 860 million mobile users, most of whom are on basic feature phones. iBrowser’s six million milestone comes a very short time after its formal ...
Feb 21 2012
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Panasonic Eyes European Smartphone Market with its Elegant Eluga
Japanese electronics maker Panasonic (TYO:6752) today unveiled a new smartphone which it hopes can make an impact overseas in the European market. It’s new Eluga smartphone is an ultra-slim (7.8mm thin to be exact), waterproof, Android handset that features a large 4.3-inch display. The Eluga monikker is an unusual one, apparently coming from the phrase ‘elegant user-oriented gateway’ . The body, like some Panasonic phones we’ve seen in Japan, has a sort of D-shape, with curvy edges that is “designed not to ruin the line of clothes.” Panasonic sounds like ...
Feb 21 2012
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CyberAgent Ventures Invests in a Fun Chinese Video-Sharing Startup
Back in December of last year we predicted that social video apps would be big in China in 2012, led by a fun one called iSheHui (pictured above). And the Japanese investment firm CyberAgent Ventures seems to agree, having this week confirmed that it has invested 10 million RMB (US$1.59 million) in the startup that makes it. iSheHui is sort of an Instagram for videos, allowing users to add funky filters to an iPhone or Android smartphone vid and then easily share it with friends on Weibo. The startups two founders, ...
Feb 21 2012
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Apple Takes Another Bite out of China: iPhone 4S Coming to China Telecom
Rumors of the iPhone 4S coming to China Telecom (HKG:0728) have been swirling for months now, but today the company issued a release confirming it as a March arrival. Specifically, the iPhone 4S will be available beginning on March 9th, and online orders can be placed on March 2nd. According to The Loop citing the China Telecom, the all 4S models (16, 32, and 64GB) will be available starting at 0 RMB on selected contracts. China Telecom is the third largest carrier in China sitting way behind the dominant China Mobile ...
Feb 21 2012
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Japan-based Metaps Raises Another $1.3M, Poised for Overseas Push
Back in December we told you about Japan-based Metaps Inc., a smartphone monetization platform, which at that time had raised $4.2 million from various venture capital firms. And now today we received word that the company has secured another $1.3 million in financing. That brings its total to $5.5 million for its series A financing round. The company says the funds will be used in further staffing its Singapore subsidiary, and to help expand Metaps market share abroad, particularly in Asia. In the next six months the company says offices ...
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