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Say hello to the Changhong H5018: Better known as the Baidu smartphone
Last month we filed a report that said Baidu was going to release a Foxconn manufactured 1,000 RMB ($160) smartphone with a 3.5 inch screen. Today, that device becomes official. It’s called the “Changhong H5018″ and it runs the “Baidu Cloud Smart Terminal platform”. Here’s how to think of this thing: Google started out a search engine, then built services, then released Android, and then finally started the Nexus program whereby they selected a company to make a “Google Phone”. Baidu is the Chinese version of that story. Last year … Read more
Stefan Constantinescu
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 of Mobile as saying: “We have a few partnerships coming up and will announce it in a week.” Said device will run “Baidu Cloud” which is a newer version of the “Baidu Yi” operating system … Read more
Stefan Constantinescu
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 a large import tax on products like the iPhone, making them key targets for folks with disposable cash who want to make a quick buck. Would-be smugglers can purchase iPhones outside of China, sneak into … Read more
Anthony Domanico
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 more than they do in Hong Kong, and some smugglers are hoping to make a pretty penny off of this price inconsistency. One crafty Chinese man had over 30 iPhone 4S devices on his person … Read more