Tag: China
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iPhone Nano Rumoured: Will Too Much Apple Tip Over the Basket in 2012?
Not content with just a smaller tablet, with speculation recently surfacing of an “iPad Mini” being in production as we speak, it seems that Apple may seek to also miniaturise its leading mobile smartphone, if rumours today are too be believed. It’s certainly not the first time we’ve heard talk of an “iPhone Nano”. And…
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Daily iPad Mini Rumour: 7.85-inch Apple Tablet Production Underway in China?
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As we said yesterday, with news breaking that a scaled down version of the iPad, currently referred to as the “iPad Mini”, is heading into production – the speculations are really about to kick off. The Gadget Helpline will attempt to keep you updated with all the latest leaks- but with no official word from…
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HTC Reveals 3 New Desire Range Android ICS Smartphones for China
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After delivering the One range to the west, Taiwanese co. HTC has officially unveiled a trio of tech aimed at building up its presence on the ever-growing Chinese mobile market. Now these three new sets won’t rival what we’ve been blown away by with the likes of the quad-core HTC One X or dual-core HTC…
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Tim Cook & Mark Zuckerberg Both Visit China To Improve Relations
Apple CEO, Tim Cook, visited China this week to meet with future Chinese Premier Li Keqiang to discuss “intellectual property-issues and great cooperation” as well the thorny issue of working conditions at Foxconn. It was the first time Tim Cook has visited Beijing as CEO of Apple and the low-key visit is seen as a…
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HTC Wind Update: China Exclusive Android (ICS) Model Combines Elements of the HTC One Range with Dual SIMs
A few new details have become available, allowing us to update our previous post regarding the HTC Wind, an Android ICS model which has recently been spotted out and about in China. We now know that while the HTC One line-up will be winging its way to the west starting this April, China will exclusively…
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Two Warehouses of “Apple iPhone” Branded Gas Stoves Raided in China!
Here’s an amusing afternoon tea-breaker to give you a little rest from all this MWC news, which has already seen big announcements from the likes of HTC, ZTE, ASUS and Nokia. We’ve seen that the Chinese will do nearly anything to cash-in on the reputable Apple name, including bootlegging gadgets to counterfeiting entire stores. This latest…
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Android Running PS Vita Knock-Off Surfaces In China (Where Else?)
Is that a PS Vita…? Ahead of schedule and flaunting it’s gaming stuff over in China? Sure looks like it. And on first glance you’d be easily fooled into believing so. But no, this is actually an Android-running Chinese rip-off called the Yinlips YDPG18 – and not the anticipated Sony next gen portable currently prepping…
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Apple Loses iPad Trademark In China
According to latest reports, it would appear that Apple have lost their legal dispute with a company in China who own the iPad trademark in the country. Apple now have little choice but to call their extremely successful tablet device something else in China, or face having to pay a very hefty fine of about…
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China Blocks Access to Gmail App and Android Market
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China has enforced a block on both the Gmail and Market apps for Android devices, rendering both apps to be almost useless on millions and millions of smartphones and tablets in the country. It’s no secret in the tech world that China dislikes Google. The nation has enforced strict censorship laws on the hugely popular…
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Fire & Explosion At Foxconn In China
Apple iPhone producer Foxconn has been hit by another major accident resulting in a fire and explosion in one of their factories in the Chinese city of Yantai in Shandong province. From early reports it is suggested that the fire begun the in the finishing area where phones are sprayed and was caused by “improper…
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Fake Angry Birds ‘Theme Park’ operating in China
As you’ve maybe read, those Angry Birds have recently reached 350-million downloads and flown the coop landing in China for the grand launch the brand and the popular feather-flinging app game for iPhone, iPod and Android gadgets in the Far East, as well as introducing a new stage for its Seasons spin-off to celebrate the…
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Nokia’s ‘sweet’ new mobile launched in China!
It’s a pretty sweet time to be a tech-fan – quite literally! Following from the news that Google’s next Android offering might just be called ‘Jelly Bean’ and the recent launch of Angry Birds in the East, which saw some avian themed not-so-traditional moon-cakes up for sale – Finnish co. Nokia has commissioned some treats…