China Telecom has finally started its MVNO in the UK, which runs on Everything Everywhere’s network. The service, named CTExcelbiz, marks the first time a Chinese-owned MVNO has operated outside China and is offered on a pay-as-you-go basis. In terms of clients, China Mobile is targeting Chinese people living in and visiting the UK. In…
Samsung SCH-S759 Windows Phone coming soon to China Telecom?
Looks like Samsung is preparing to release a new Windows Phone in China. The new device, marked as SCH-S759, has been caught while getting necessary Wi-Fi and Bluetooth certifications, with some blogs (Blog of Mobile) speculating it’s destined to join China Telecom’s portfolio. Of course, until we get the official press release from either China…
Official: Baidu to release a new smartphone next week running “Baidu Cloud”
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…
Samsung Galaxy S III heading to China Mobile and China Telecom
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…
Beer bottles used to smuggle 216 iPhones
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 Telecom, Nokia launch CDMA-based Lumia 800C and 610C in China
Nokia has officially unveiled its first Windows Phones (2 of them) for China – Lumia 800C and Lumia 610C. The two phones are heading to China Telecom and are therefore changed to sing along their network. Yup – that “C” doesn’t just stand for “China,” but also for CDMA. As far as I’ve understood, aside…
One man, thirty iPhones caught at Chinese border
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…
iPhone 4S coming to China Telecom in March
A report in Reuters confirms China Telecom and Apple have reached a deal and the carrier will start selling the iPhone next month. China Telecom joins China Unicom to become the second wireless carrier to sell the iPhone in the Asian country. The carrier will start accepting pre-orders for the iPhone 4S starting March 2…
Samsung SCH-W999 dual-screen flip phone officially official
Remember that Samsung’s dual-screen clamshell SCH-W999? It’s officially announced for China Telecom and that means now we have more information to share. The device that reminds me on many Japanese phones will comes with two 3.5-inch S-AMOLED WVGA (800×480 pixels) touchscreens, two SIM card slots, Qualcomm’s MSM8660 1.2GHz dual-core processor and a 5-megapixel camera on…
Motorola XT928 is the best Moto phone and it’s heading to China Telecom
Let me repeat that – Motorola XT928 is the best Android smartphone the American handset maker has ever made. Forget about the RAZR, this is like Galaxy Nexus on steroids, with specs including: 4.5-inch 1280×720 pixels touchscreen with Corning Gorilla Glass Dual-core 1.2GHz processor 13-megapixel camera on the back!!! 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera 1GB of RAM…