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Shanzhai Eye: The Hi-Phone

Make no mistake about it, Shanzhai (fake) phones are big business in China. According to some in the local mobile industry, shanzhai phones make up between 20-30% of the market in China. If you take the industry figure of 650 million mobile subscribers in the middle kingdom then you’re looking at a ballpark figure of [...]

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Video: Lenovo’s Android phone for China

According to Engadget this is a hands-on video of Lenovo’s Ophone, a new smart phone powered by Google’s Android operating system.
According to reports this iPhone wannabe will run on China’s TD SCDMA (China’s home-grown 3G standard) and be available through China Mobile. When? We’re not sure, but, possibly before Apple’s rumored release of the iPhone [...]

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