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And the first Windows Phone to start selling in China is… (drums please)… HTC Eternity, which will be offered in its unlocked form until some carrier picks it up (though we don’t know whether that will actually happen) and offer it with a contract. The device rocks a huge 4.7-inch screen, dual cameras, and also comes preloaded with a number of popular Chinese apps.
To celebrate the occasion, Microsoft China held an event in Beijing for press and phone industry executives to show off the Chinese-language interface in simplified Chinese, though traditional Chinese is also supported.
Next in line is Nokia, which Windows Phones will too start selling in the near future, eventually offering more choice to the consumers. Hopefully, some of the country’s operators will embrace Microsoft’s mobile platform and subsidize the handset cost, helping the Redmond giant get some decent market share in the world’s most populous country. We’ll see…
[Via: WindowsTeamBlog]
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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.
