K-Touch W700 Leaks On Its Way To China Unicom With a Tegra 2 CPU

If you're in China and you don't want to pick up a Motorola Atrix or an LG Optimus 2X then there are other phones on the market with a Tegra 2 chipset. The one you see above is the K-Touch W700 which is going to be hitting China Unicom in the future with some version of Android. Other specs reportedly include a 3.8-inch WVGA display, a 5MP camera, a 0.3MP front-facing camera, and 512MB of RAM. This one looks like it'll be launching for HK$4,200 which is right around $540 USD.

[Engadget Mobile]

Samsung Shows Off 55-Inch Glasses-Free 3DTV Prototype At FPD

Samsung has just shown off a glimpse of the future. At FPD China they have unveiled a large 55-inch glasses-free 3DTV prototype which was actually working pretty good. The display reportedly has 9 different angles where you can watch the 3D from and, of course, you can switch it to 2D mode whenever you want. Unfortunately, they mentioned that this technology probably won't be ready for the mainstream until 3 years down the road.

[Engadget]

HTC Ignite and Prime Photos Leaks, Possibly Running WP7 For Mid 2011

Two new possible Windows Phone 7 phones have just leaked from XDA.cn (here and here). The handset above is rumoured to be launching in mid 2011 and could be the HTC Ignite. Specs are unknown right now but they should be fairly good since Microsoft has minimal requirements on smartphones running their OS. With that in mind, let's hope that this one raises the bar for WP7 handsets.

The one below is reportedly the HTC Prime. This one reportedly features a 3.7-inch WVGA display, a 5MP camera, and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Yup, it's a traditional WP7 handset that doesn't really raise the bar from the HTC 7 Pro. It does look a bit better though - and thinner.

HTC Ignite Leaks Running WP7: WPCentral

HTC Prime Photo Leaks: WMPowerUser

Altek (A14) Leo Equipped With a 14MP Camera Launching This Month

According to the latest word from Altek, the A14 Leo will actually be available in both Taiwan and China later this month. Other regions that should be getting this handset in Q2 of this year will be Russia and India. This handset packs a 3.2-inch WVGA multitouch display, WiFi b/g/n / GPS support, HSDPA connectivity, an 800MHz CPU, a microSD card slot, Android 2.1, and most importantly a 14MP AF camera with a xenon flash and 3x optical zoom. Quite the cameraphone, indeed! DigiTimes has also mentioned that the company will release another handset before the end of the year and it'll launch with Android 2.2 or 2.3.

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Nokia X1-00 Budget Music Phone Gets Announced, Costs Just €34

It took Nokia long enough; maybe they were going to cancel it but it already snuck through the FCC so they might as well release it. The company has just announced the Nokia X1-00. This music phone is one of the cheapest to hit the market and it'll be available for just €34 ($47 USD) unlocked. Of course, you don't get much for what you pay. It features a small display, a microSD card slot, an FM radio, and the S30 UI. It'll be available in orange, ocean blue, and dark grey.

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Possible Next-Gen iPhone Part Leaks, Thin Bezel With a Slightly Larger Display

Coming from a Chinese reseller's website is what you see above which it looking like it could be a next-gen iPhone part. Measurements for this one unknown but thin bezels could be pointing at a 3.7 or even a 4-inch display for the next iPhone which should be launching in June. The part does tell us that the lone 'Home' button is here to stay and there'll, of course, be a front-facing camera.

[9 to 5 Mac]

Lenovo LePad To Hit China In March, Worldwide In June

Announced a long time ago we have the Lenovo LePad which has been raised from the dead. Word is that the tablet will finally be shipping in March in China and then it'll go global in June of this year. Last time we saw the tablet, it was running Android 2.2 with the "LeOS" skin along with a 1.3GHz Qualcomm CPU and a 10.1-inch display with a 1,280 x 800 resolution. Specs for launch aren't confirmed yet but we're really hoping that it'll launch with Honeycomb. No skinning needed!

[Engadget]

Lenovo Reveals Their Android-Based LePad Tablet, With Docking Station

Lenovo has finally revealed their Android-based tablet, dubbed the LePad. This tablet reportedly features a 10.1-inch display with a 1,280 x 800 resolution, a 320GB HDD, a front-facing webcam, WCDMA / EVDO connectivity, 1GB of RAM, a 1.3GHz Snapdragon CPU, and version 2.2 of the OS. Of course, the company decided to put their own customized UI over top of it and they call it LeOS. This tablet will reportedly cost $520 when it hits the market which is actually a bit expensive for the device.

This device may actually remind you of the U1 Hybrid concept from Lenovo because you'll be able to dock it to make it act more like a netbook. If you attach the tablet to the base then you'll be running on an Intel Core i5-540UM ULV 1.2GHz CPU (optional Core i7 CPU) along with 2GB of RAM. The Hybrid base will reportedly cost $1,300 which is absolutely ridiculous. Note that these prices are set for China when they'll be available in the coming months. There's no word on a North American release right now so prices may be different. Additionally, Lenovo has mentioned that this may not hit the US until it's running Android 3.0 "Honeycomb" so we could be waiting for quite a long time.

[Slash Gear]

Engadget Chinese Gets A Meizu M9; Lots Of Pics, Review Coming Soon

What you see above comes from Engadget Chinese who recently got their hands on the Android-based iPhone clone, the Meizu M9. It's running version 2.2 with a Retina display-like 3.5-incher with a 960 x 640 resolution. Unfortunately, there's no review of it right now, but it actually looks quite good. If you want to take a look at a few more pictures then check it out on Engadget Chinese here and here.

[Engadget]

New WP7 Devices Will Be At MWC 2011, Includes the Asus E600; Chinese WP7 In H2 2011

Coming from DigiTimes, is word on some Windows Phone 7 handsets getting unveiled at MWC 2011 which is expected. Apparently though, this includes the Asus E600 which hit the FCC about 10 days ago. Along with this news is word that Microsoft plans to launch a Chinese-edition of WP7 in the second half of 2011 and we can expect devices from Lenovo, Huawei, and ZTE. At the same time we can also expect the "Mango" update which will include a bunch of new features.

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Meizu M9 Hits the Website With Full Spec Sheet, Launching On Christmas?

Meizu has just put up the M9 on their own official website (here) and it includes the full spec sheet which is actually great. The M9 features a 3.5-inch touchscreen display with a 960 x 640 resolution, a 1GHz S5PC110 CPU (aka the Hummingbird), Bluetooth 2.1 / WiFi b/g/n support, aGPS, a microSD card slot, a 1,340mAh battery, GSM / GPRS / EDGE / WCDMA / HSDPA / HSUPA connectivity, and Android 2.2. Apparently, this will be available on December 25th in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen. This is actually sounding like quite the smartphone so if you ever wanted an iPhone 4 with Android then this one might be the one to get.

[Engadget]

Philips T910 Android Phone Launching In China Soon

Philips looks like they're gearing up to launch another Android phone in China. This will be the T910 which looks fairly good. This handset features a 3.5-inch touchscreen display, a 5MP AF camera, Bluetooth 2.0 / WiFi support, a microSD card slot, 900/1800/1900 MHz TD-SCDMA connectivity, and a 1,530 mAh battery. Of course, being an Android phone in China this handset will have the OPhone skin over top of the OS. This one should be available soon - hopefully before the year is over.

[Android Central]

Samsung Set To Release Android-Based W899 Flip Smartphone

Samsung is seriously about taking the first spot from Nokia for global market share in the phone space and they're doing so with the help of Google's Android OS. They have a bunch of form factors right now and here's a new one. The handset you see above and below is the W899 which is going to be running Android 2.2 "Froyo" when it hits the market. Yes, it's a flip phone.

Don't call it a feature phone though because it has external / internal 3.3-inch AMOLED multitouch displays, a 5MP rear-facing camera, a front-facing VGA camera, a 1GHz CPU, a microSD card slot, and 512MB of internal storage. If you still love flip phones then this one's definitely raising the standards. Sadly, it'll only be available on China Telecom.

[Android Central]

Motorola XT800+ Boasts Some Improvements, 1GHz CPU and Froyo

A new Motorola handset has just hit China Telecom and it's the XT800+, which is an upgrade over the original XT800. This one features a 3.7-inch touchscreen display with a 480 x 854 resolution, 512MB of RAM, a 1GHz CPU, a 5MP AF camera with 720p HD video recording, and Android 2.2 "Froyo". This is available right now all over China so you might want to give this one a look before the dual-core Android onslaught starts in early 2011.

[GSM Arena Blog]

Coolpad N930 Android Smartphone Headed To China With Titanium Body

Coolpad has just shown off their latest smartphone that's China bound. This is being dubbed the N930 and it's wrapped in a titanium body which should mean that the quality is quite good. Specs include a 3.5-inch capacitive touchscreen display with a 480 x 800 resolution, a 1GHz CPU, four touch-sensitive buttons, and Android 2.1. This smartphone will be upgradeable to version 2.2 "Froyo" sometime in the future but it's unknown exactly when that will happen.

[Engadget Mobile]

Mobile Internet Very Popular in China

For many people in China, the mobile Web is the Web. Not only do many homes in China not have (or need) landlines for voice communications, but also they don’t require hardwired Internet access for their fix of the Web.

With mobile phones, everything they need is in the palm of their hand.

The majority of consumers (54 percent) use their devices for applications including email, gaming and music, while 36 percent used their phones for text, SMS and voice only. Another 10 percent said they used their phones for calls only.

Mobile consumers in China also have surpassed their American counterparts when it comes to using the devices to access the Internet.

About 38 percent of Chinese mobile subscribers access the Internet from their mobiles, compared to 27 percent of American mobile subscribers. That is not so surprising since many Chinese consumers only access the Internet from their mobiles.

Mobile Internet More Popular in China than in U.S. | Nielsen Wire

China a High Cost Producer?

China has a "problem," caused by its success. Before the recession it was clearly the low cost provider of goods among the largest nations of the world.

It has only been in the last year or so that China’s cost of labor has spiked up, notes 247wallstreet analyst Doug McIntyre. As did the Asian Tigers and Japan before it, China is on the way to becoming a country that will progressively move up the value chain in its hardware businesses, for example.

The country is the victim of its own success as Japan was, in a sense. It has a large middle class, rising wage rates and will have to create an internal market for its goods, rather than focusing on exporting.

China Becomes The High Cost Provider Of Goods – 24/7 Wall St.