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As part of its efforts to fight terrorism and also as a result of lobbying by Nokia and other handset makers, India is moving to block sales of cheap copy-cat Chinese mobile phones and accessories.
According to Indian Cellular Association (ICA) — the lobby group representing major handset makers in the country — some of the phones that come from China have fake batteries that can blow up on users. Moreover, some of these device ship without the so called “international mobile equipment identity” number, which allows handsets to be traced to prevent their use by terrorists.
According to analyst estimates, 40% of Chinese replica aka “whitebox handset” shipments are exported, with India becoming their biggest overseas market. The ICA estimates that about 1-1.5 million handsets imported to India each month are cheap replicas produced by small shops in southern China…
[Via: FT]
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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
