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Nokia is bringing its new flagship smartphone, Lumia 920, to China which is now the world’s largest smartphone market. The special version of the device is marked as Lumia 920T and it’s heading to the country’s largest operator, China Mobile. From what we’re hearing, it won’t come with support for TD-SCDMA (China’s 3G standard) and…
Samsung is eager to repeat the success it had with the previous Galaxy S smartphone and is therefore cornering mobile operators all around the world as we speak. Parts of Europe already got the Galaxy S III, while the U.S. citizens will get it later this month with 5 major carriers — including Verizon Wireless,…
China Mobile is in talks with Apple to carry the iPhone, according to a report from Bloomberg. No agreement has yet been reached between the two companies, and China Mobile can’t predict whether the companies will be able to come to agreement in 2012, making it likely the company would start carrying the next iPhone…
Last month we filed a report that said Baidu was going to release a new smartphone running their in-house operating system. The rumors said it would cost roughly $160 and have a 3.5 inch screen. According to Reuters, Baidu will indeed release a handset. They quote Wang Jing, Baidu’s Vice President of Engineering and Head…
We’ve no reasons to believe Samsung won’t repeat its Galaxy S II success with the brand new Galaxy S III. To do that, the Korean company needs to make its flagship device available across all continents while at the same time signing deals with major carriers. Europe will be the first to get the taste…
China Mobile will launch an LTE network in Hong Kong on Wednesday, April 25. The world’s largest mobile operator by the number of subscribers will join CSL, which is already offering 4G services there. Pricing of the services was still not announced though China Mobile said it will unveil that information in the next few…
China is apparently the place to be when it comes to smuggling iPhones. From housewives smuggling large amounts of iPhones and iPads to one dude taping about 30 iPhones onto his person, it seems more and more would-be smugglers are trying to make a quick buck in the world’s largest nation. So, why China? China has…
China has quite a smuggling crime syndicate on its hands, and a high-tech one at that. Instead of smuggling the usual lot of illegal drugs and other not-niceties we’re accustomed to hearing about, some folks in China are attempting to smuggle iPhones from Hong Kong to mainland China. In mainland China, iPhones sell for about $125…
China Mobile has started building what it claims to be the world’s largest single site call center. When completed, the new center will house some 20,000 desks in the city of Luoyang in central China’s Henan province. Located in the Luoyang Economic Development Zone, the center covers an area of almost 710,700 square meters, with…
Just as we reported, China Telecom is preparing to launch its MVNO in the UK, marking the first time a Chinese operator has launched MVNO services outside of its domestic market. China’s largest fixed-line network and third-largest mobile operator will use Everything Everywhere’s network to provide services in Chinese languages, as well as international calls…