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by Andrew Martonik
May 21, 2013
Coolpad continues to stay under the radar and is hoping to make another splash in the low-end market
Coolpad, a name that may not come to mind as a common phone manufacturer, is showing off...
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by Andrew Martonik
May 16, 2013
Pricing set in retail and online at RMB 3,299 for Chinese launch
We've been getting looks at the latest high-end Intel device from Lenovo, the K900, since all the way back at CES and it'...
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by Alex Dobie
May 09, 2013
Ren Zhengfei spoke to reporters for the first time since founding Huawei in 1988
Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei denied allegations that its products represent a threat to U.S. national securi...
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by Alex Dobie
May 08, 2013
A wider Asian launch for the Optimus G Pro? Event scheduled for May 30.
LG has sent out "save the date" invites for a launch event in Macau, China on May 30. The event, which will focu...
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by Richard Devine
Apr 24, 2013
A removable back cover houses the extra goodies, but the battery still remains untouchable
The HTC One is steadily making its way into hands around the world, and the next big launch announcemen...
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by Sean Brunett
Apr 24, 2013
Amazon brings their tablet-optimized experience to shoppers outside the US
When Amazon launched their Amazon Mobile version that had been optimized for tablets, it was only available in the Unit...
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by Andrew Martonik
Apr 15, 2013
Selling devices at cost and online-only seems to be a lucrative tactic for at least one Chinese manufacturer
Speaking at the D:Dive Into Mobile event in New York City, CEO of Xiaomi Bin Lin made...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 03, 2013
'HTC 802w' hides external storage and two SIM slots behind removable back cover
As much as the 32 to 64 gigabytes of internal storage in the standard HTC One might be enough for ...
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by Richard Devine
Mar 27, 2013
ZTE's latest high-end devices finally set for launch in their native China on March 28.
ZTE has brought some impressive looking high-end devices to the table in the early part of 2013,...
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by Andrew Martonik
Mar 25, 2013
HTC is well known for pumping out well-built and budget-friendly devices in Asian markets, and it continues that run today with the Desire P (above, left) and Desire Q (above, right). While bo...
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by Andrew Martonik
Mar 21, 2013
Shortly after MWC we saw a leak of the Huawei Ascend G710, and now a very similar G700 is making an appearance online. The renders above, tweeted out by leakster @evleaks, show a devi...
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by Richard Devine
Mar 16, 2013
Google TV may not yet have really taken off, but that hasn't put Chinese manufacturer, Xiaomi, off the idea of an Android powered set-top box. The Xiaomi Box is set to come to market on Mar...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 12, 2013
Yesterday we saw screenshots allegedly from a dual-SIM Samsung Galaxy S4 variant destined for the China Unicom carrier. Today we're getting an even closer look at the handset in question, c...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 11, 2013
The Samsung Galaxy S4 rumor mill has been churning in the run up to Thursday’s big announcement event in New York City, but so far we’ve seen little to indicate what the upcoming handset...
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by Andrew Martonik
Feb 23, 2013
ZTE is looking to launch its flagship Grand S LTE in mainland China at a competitive price, based on statements by executives. With a svelte design concealing a 1080P 5-inch display, Snapdragon...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 07, 2013
Much of the HTC-related buzz in North America and Europe may be centered on the rumored "M7" handset, but let's not forget that China is a hugely important mobile market. That's wh...
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by Andrew Martonik
Jan 25, 2013
HTC looks poised to launch a companion handset device in the Chinese market to go along with the new HTC Butterfly (aka Droid DNA.) The Mini, which looks similar to many candybar phones of yesteryea...
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by Richard Devine
Jan 18, 2013
Reports out of Korea today cite a milestone figure for LG Optimus G sales, and information on the device's arrival finally in Europe. Since the launch of the Optimus G in the latter part of 2012...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 16, 2013
As was revealed at last week's CES unveiling in Las Vegas, the Huawei Ascend D2 is ready to go on sale in China. The China Mobile version of the 5-inch, 1080p-screened smartphone went on sale to...
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by Andrew Martonik
Jan 09, 2013
ZTE just made its latest flagship Grand S LTE official here at CES 2013, and we've got our hands on it. This is definitely the top of the line model for ZTE right now, joining in on the 1...
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by Alex Dobie
Dec 27, 2012
By now we’ve heard plenty of leaked details about Sony Mobile’s next big thing, the ‘Yuga,’ also rumored to come to market as the Xperia Z. We’re due a 5-inch, 1080p ph...
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by Simon Sage
Dec 26, 2012
ZTE has unveiled a phablet with a 1080p-resolution display, the Nubia Z5. ZTE had first kicked off their Nubia brand in late October, which included a mention of the Z5. At that point they didn...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 18, 2012
There's a new report out today from informa, and it's about Android adoption rate and market share in China. We all know that Android has the lions share of the Chinese market, but now we ha...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 15, 2012
Samsung has responded to and rejected claims from China Labor Watch saying that one of their component part suppliers, HTNS Shenzhen, was hiring underage workers. The investigation by Samsung i...
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by Alex Dobie
Dec 07, 2012
We don't yet have confirmation that the HTC Butterfly will launch anywhere outside of Asia. At the moment, it's only confirmed launch market is China, where it'll be available on the Chi...
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by Richard Devine
Dec 07, 2012
First, we had the HTC J-Butterfly. Next, came the Verizon Droid DNA. Now, what we appear to have is the same phone, with a slightly different name heading for other markets. The Butterfly has appear...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 04, 2012
Call it the S4, Snapdragon, or Krait -- it makes no difference. The latest and greatest from Qualcomm is a proven performer and in high demand because of it. Today they have announced the expansion ...
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by Andrew Martonik
Nov 27, 2012
Meizu is a name you probably haven't heard of before if you live outside of China, but they're an up-and-coming OEM that's trying their best to offer some compelling smartphones as of la...
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by Andrew Martonik
Nov 26, 2012
Lenovo isn't a name you hear thrown around when talking about smartphones very often. The only product most people in the U.S. have been exposed to is their tablet offering, the Ideatab, and eve...
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by Andrew Martonik
Nov 23, 2012
In a rather quick turn-around since the code has gone live, ZTE has just announced that it is pushing an Android 4.2 update to one of its devices. Interestingly enough, this update is pushing to a m...
