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gsmExchange.com has launched a B2B platform – gsmLeads.com, designed to connect manufacturers with distributors and large wholesale buyers of mobile phones and accessories worldwide. The main idea is help distributors directly connect with manufacturers, hence helping them spread margins at least a bit.
Initially, as far as I can tell, the website is full of Chinese companies (the number is close to 100), which unsurprisingly offer tons of clone devices that could hardly be sold legally outside certain Asian countries. However, the goal is to have major manufacturers on board in the future, though I don’t see that happening as long as they compete with their nemesis (handset clone makers) on the same platform. Then again, who knows, and in either case — whether major brands jump on board or not — I’ve no doubts there’s a future for gsmLeads. You are free to visit the site and judge for yourself…
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Dusan Belic
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.
