China Unicom iPhone gets Wi-Fi tweak
Folks who are head by heels with Apple will surely know that the iPhone which is sold in China has had its Wi-Fi connectivity disabled, but all that is about to change pretty soon. It seems that a China-specific WAPI (WLAN Authentication and Privacy Infrastructure) protocol has been born, making it possible for the next [...]
Dell Mini 3T1 and Mini 3iX smartphones spotted
A Chinese regulator’s website was recently spotted to carry a couple of images of the Dell Mini 3T1 and Mini 3iX, where they have already received network access licenses for China – a mandatory component which is compulsory for phones to be sold in China, which points toward their debut in that part of the [...]
Samsung I6500U Saturn heads for China Unicom
The Samsung I6500U Saturn which was announced in October 2009 has finally arrived in China, thanks to the efforts of China Unicom. What makes the I6500U different would be having Android 2.1 running right out of the box, making it the third Android device to do so from Samsung in China. (four whether you count [...]
China Telecom To Launch Palm Pre And BlackBerry Devices that Summer
It was previously reported that Chinese Telecom was working out a deal with RIM and Palm, and now it seems that those talks have resulted in some upcoming mobile phone offerings. It seems that Chairman and Chief Executive Wang Xiaochu has confirmed that the carrier will be offering BlackBerry devices in China come May, and [...]
China Unicom To Introduce iPhone With Wi-Fi In China
If you bought a China Unicom iPhone in China, you’ll most likely have noticed that it doesn’t offer Wi-Fi, as it was initially disabled for the Chinese market, thanks to government regulations that favored the home-developed WAPI shield standard. The rules have been relaxed since thereupon, so Wi-Fi iPhones are now allowed, as distant as [...]
China Unicom to get WiFi iPhone, No iPad/iPhone tethering, iPhone video signal rate surfaces
According to reports, China Unicom is set to sell the iPhone with WiFi. The current handsets it sells lack WiFi while gray market alternatives have it. Steve Jobs has made it clear that those who buy the iPad in April won’t be able to tether the device to the iPhone for 3G connectivity. That is [...]
FLPR remote dongle, eBooks overtake games in app store, iPhone price cut in China
The number of remote control dongles coming for the iPhone is growing all the day. The latest offering is the FLPR from New Potato Technologies that turns the iPhone or iPod touch into a universal remote. The device will sell for about $80 at Best Buy later that month. Games are the favorite items on [...]