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Friday, November 13, 2009

Dell Dials Up Smartphones

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Dellephone: China Mobile, Claro and Then, AT&T?

dellephoneAfter nearly three years of rumor and speculation, Dell is finally entering the smartphone market–in China and Brazil. Later this month, China Mobile and Brazil’s Claro will begin selling the company’s Mini 3, a handset designed around Google’s Android mobile OS.

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Friday, October 30, 2009

Year of the iPhone Officially Added to Chinese Lunar Calendar

1945557Apple’s iPhone finally arrived at market in China today and is evidently selling fairly well, despite wallet-emptying prices. ChinaNews.com found about 300 people queued up to buy the device at China Unicom’s flagship store in Beijing.

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Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Apple in iPhone Talks With Second Chinese Carrier?

chinaiphoneApple will sell somewhere between five and seven million iPhones in China in 2010, according to research house Broadpoint AmTech. But that’s assuming its distribution deal with China Unicom is exclusive. And according to Apple, it’s not. “I can confirm it is not an exclusive deal,” an Apple spokesperson told Dow Jones.

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Monday, August 17, 2009

Dell Dullephone Sighted in China

dellephoneNo wonder cellular carriers rejected Dell’s first smartphone offering for its “lack of differentiation.” Unveiled in China this morning, Dell’s “proof of concept” handset looks like the chimerical offspring of Apple’s iPhone and the Palm Pre, but lacks some of their more powerful features.

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Thursday, August 6, 2009

Google: The World’s First $100 Billion Brand

Google began using billboard advertising for the first time earlier this month, though it may not have needed to. Because according to Millward Brown Optimor, the Google brand is the most well known and valuable brand in the world.

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Tuesday, July 28, 2009

China Unicom Signs/Doesn’t Sign Three-Year iPhone Exclusive

chinaiphoneIf China Unicom and Apple haven’t already inked a deal to bring the iPhone to China, they’re very close to doing so. This morning, a report in Shanghai Securities News claimed the two companies had reached an agreement that grants China Unicom three years of exclusivity.

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Tuesday, February 10, 2009

The Winklevoss Variations

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Friday, September 26, 2008

Ballmer’s Solution to Financial Crisis: Stop Watching CNBC

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Is the Victorian Mourning Garb Really Necessary, Steve? Hong Kong’s Pretty Warm This Time of Year …

It’s been nearly a year and China Mobile is still in talks with Apple about bringing the iPhone to China, though the revenue-sharing issue that had stalled them was resolved back in July. Now we know why the talks keep dragging on: hardware localization.

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