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Micromax, one of the many local mobile phones manufacturers in India , has recently launched the Andro A60. It’s nothing more than a rebadged ZTE Penguin, but it doesn’t matter because it’s giving countless numbers of people access to Google’s Android operating system for just a hair over $150. The Andro A60 will retail for…
AT&T has a new low-end feature phone in its GoPhone portfolio – the ZTE-made R225 which the carrier sells as AT&T R225. The dual-band GSM/EDGE candybar isn’t made for folks looking for anything other than making phone calls and texting. Sure it also comes with email and IM messaging support as well as mobile web…
The iPod touch-compatible ZTE Peel made its official début on Sprint this weekend. The 3G sleeve fits the second and third generation iPod touch and provides internet connectivity via Sprint’s 3G network. The sleeve functions as a WiFi hotspot that supports two simultaneous connections so you can share your mobile broadband with a friend, family member,…
A company called Miyowa scored a big contract with ZTE, which will pre-installed Miyowa’s IM and social networking clients on its phones. As a result, users will be able to cyber schmooze while on the go via Facebook and Twitter, as well as keep in touch with their buddies across IM networks such as Windows…
The ZTE Peel is a 3G-enabled sleeve for the iPod touch that hit the scene earlier this year when its EV-DO radio was tested by the FCC. The Peel appeared at the FCC with Sprint-branding which suggests the wireless carrier will offer the accessory as mobile broadband option for its iPod touch-owning customers. The device would…
Chinese infrastructure and handset firm ZTE has become the first to demonstrate CDMA2000 1x Advanced, an upgrade to the aging CDMA technology that’s used by relatively few operators around the world; at least compared to GSM. What CDMA2000 1x Advanced enables is a better use of one of the most expensive resources on the planet:…
Chinese telecommunications companies ZTE and Huawei are under scrutiny from the US Government because of their ties to the Chinese government and military. Based in Shenzhen China, ZTE produces a range of telecommunications gear including GSM and CDMA telecom equipment and mobile phones. Though publicly traded, ZTE was formed from state-owned agencies associated with the…
Chinese firm ZTE has announced that it has signed agreements with five major American technology companies (Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, Freescale, ALTERA, and Broadcom) that total roughly $3 billion over the next three years. This commitment to American companies is one way the Chinese are trying to penetrate the market and ease concerns that some government…
The Verizon Salute, ZTE’s first mobile phone on a major US carrier, is an acceptable alternative to the smartphone world. It reminds me of my early college years before social networking apps, 3G speeds, and FaceTime. As a dedicated iPhone 4 user it was a rough transition, but I quickly grew to appreciate the Salute’s…
ZTE, a Chinese original design manufacturer who creates gadgets that they then sell to other companies who do nothing more than slap their name on it, some may go so far as tweak the colors, has launched a tablet called the “Light” in Beijing. Information is scarce at this point, or is horribly mangled thanks…