According to latest reports from Digitimes, a Chinese mobile phone manufcaturer, Sciphone will soon be shipping out the Android powered phone in China for a price tag of $174. Thats cheap even than the G1 phone or the HTC Dream launched few months back, which also runs Android OS from Google and the Open handset Alliance. As of now, the Chinese company has not provided any details reagrding whethe...

According to some sources, Motorola is preparing a new entry-level clamshell for the Chinese market. Specifications aren't as basic as they could be, though. Check them out below: Quad-band GSM/EDGE; Internal 220 x 176 resolution display; 1.3Mpix camera; FM radio; 20MB of onboard memory; microSD card slot The phone should be available pretty soon, but the exact pricing details and relea...

It's no world-beating Alexander or anything (not even close, really), but the W530 clamshell will still make and take calls with the best of 'em. Reportedly, Moto is preparing the simplistic handset you see above for the Chinese market, and with it will come a 220 x 176 resolution internal display, 1.3-megapixel camera, an FM radio module, 20MB of inbuilt memory, microSD expansion slot, ...

The Android-powered Dream G2 handset from China-based maker Sciphone is expected to hit the China market for less than 1,200 yuan (US$174) within 10-15 days, according to a Chinese-language Sina.com report. The Sciphone Dream G2 will run Android Home edition V1.0, and will come with GSM/EDGE support, 16GB flash memory, and Google Maps, Gmail and YouTube applications, but it will not include a phys...

There is now a translated review of the Meizu M8. It is extremely thorough and if you are not totally put off by the pigeon English translation then its worth a read. Not only does it look like the iPhone but the UI seems to be rather similar but is apparently Windows CE 6.0n

It seems that the first smartphone in Chinese Google Android, the Sciphone Dream G2, is more than a fortnight of its launch in the Middle Kingdom. Despite its name, Sciphone Dream G2 is a smartphone unrelated to the T-Mobile G1 / HTC Dream Taiwanese eponymous group. It is actually a terminal unveiled a few weeks

The Windows CE clone of the iPhone by Chinese manufacturer Meizu fares surprisingly well in an initial review on IT68's review. According to Engadget Mobile, the device only received some minor quibbles including some issues running third-party CE apps. The 480 x 720 3.4-inch screen received high marks, performance was rated as very speedy, and the integrated 3 megapixel camera looks to be ab...

Due to the global economic downturn, Korean handset vendors Samsung and LG Electronics (LGE) are reportedly trimming their global handset shipment goal for 2009, and while some market watchers expect Taiwan small- to medium-size LCD panel makers to experience related shipment drops, Giantplus Technology believes its shipments will not suffer, according to Chinese-language Apple Daily report. The r...

Alcatel-Lucent has won a US$320 million CDMA contract from China Telecom to increase the capacity and coverage of its mobile voice and data network throughout the country. The contract was secured through Alcatel Shanghai Bell, Alcatel-Lucent's Chinese subsidiary.

The problem with mobile television services -- besides the fact that no one seems to use them, that is -- is that unless you happen to be in Japan or South Korea, very, very few handsets have the hardware necessary to take advantage. Chinese company Permian seems to have it all figured out, though, crafting a nifty dongle that does the heavy lifting of pulling in and tuning a TV signal, streaming ...