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CDMA iPhone 4S Coming to China in February via China Telecom

Apple’s iPhone 4S has already been launched in China last month and is now available for purchase exclusively from China Unicom. However, the China Unicom’s exclusivity over the iPhone 4S is about to end, as Apple it trying to boost the sales of its latest iOS smartphone in China, one of the biggest ...

1 February 2012
20:01 GMT

iPhone 4S Is Free with a Multiyear Agreement at China Unicom

For 386 yuan a month, China Unicom customers will get to take home a free iPhone 4S with a two year plan, the wireless operator announced today. Unicom is China’s second-largest wireless services operator. The company has just kicked off a killer promotion that provides customers with a free iPhone 4S when the...

6 January 2012
11:02 GMT

Dell Streak Pro Officially Introduced in China

As expected, Dell officially announced the upcoming availability of the Streak Pro smartphone in China. The device will be available via China Unicom possibly for a suggested retail price of $475 (360 EUR) outright. The Streak Pro is the result of the collaboration between Dell and Baidu, the Chinese search gian...

20 December 2011
19:31 GMT

Lenovo LePad S2005 Now Available for Pre-Order in China for $390 (295 EUR)

Lenovo announced its LePad S2005 in China about two weeks and confirmed that the smartphone will be exclusively available in the Mainland. Anyway, the smartphone is now up for pre-order at China Unicom for RMB 2,499 (390 USD or 300 EUR). Customers who want to wait until the phone goes live should know that the L...

13 December 2011
17:11 GMT

Lenovo IdeaTab S2005 Launched in China with 5-inch Display and Dual-Core CPU

A new Dell Streak clone has just been launched in China, the Lenovo IdeaTab S2005. The smartphone will be available within the next few days via China Unicom carrier.   According to the folks over at Engadget, the tablet will be launched as LePad S2005 and is powered by Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread.   In addit...

29 November 2011
18:01 GMT

iPhone 5 Supports HSPA+ Tech, Says China Unicom VP [Updated]

A China Unicom executive pulled out a slide in front of a live audience at this week’s Macworld Asia event and claimed that the "iPhone 5", which Apple is said to unveil next week, will support the HSPA+ wireless standard, or "3G on steroids", as some describe it.Citing a Japanese IT site, Macotakara has a two ...

29 September 2011
10:22 GMT

Huawei Honor Spotted in the Wild with 1.4Ghz CPU, 4'' Display

Chinese handset manufacturer Huawei focuses aggressively on building low- and mid-end Android smartphone, which is the main reason it is not a major player in the market, yet.According to the guys over at LandOfDroid, Huawei has just released a high-end device that should take over as the company's flagship smar...

31 August 2011
03:25 GMT

K-Touch W700, a Tegra 2 Android-Based Behemoth for China

Among the many mobile phones that would be on their way to the Chinese market during the ongoing year, one seems to be standing in the crowd, one that comes from a local maker, rather than from abroad, the K-Touch W700.Apparently, Chinese phone manufacturer K-Touch decided to up the ante with the release of a powerf...

4 April 2011
13:41 GMT

China Unicom May Offer the iPhone 3GS for $600 without Contract

China Unicom is the official retailer for Apple's iPhone in China and is currently selling the 3GS model for 4,999 yuan (about $730) with a two year contract. However, one of the carrier's officials who refused to reveal his identity, stated that the iPhone 3GS 8GB version might be available from China Unic...

27 December 2010
13:31 GMT

China Gets the Galaxy S Treat with Three New Samsung Smartphones Announced

One of the biggest telecom markets in the world, the Chinese market has just received three brand new Galaxy S devices. Samsung has recently announced officially, that some of its already leaked Galaxy S smartphones will be available in China from three major carriers, China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom.The...

8 September 2010
06:24 GMT

China Unicom Confirms September 16 iPhone 4 Launch

A source from China Unicom has confirmed that Apple fans in the territory can expect iPhone 4 to go on sale on September 16, with the carrier including free cases for every customer, the English version of caing.com reports.According to the China Unicom source, plans for a September 16 launch of the iPhone 4 remain i...

24 August 2010
04:09 GMT

Confirmed: China Gets iPhone 4 in Early September, Pre-Orders Available in South Korea

China Unicom, the wireless operator in the Republic of China, will launch Apple’s iPhone 4 in September, Caixin media group announced on Monday, citing a source within Unicom.According to a report by MarketWatch, Caixin media group reported on its website on Monday that Apple will launch iPhone 4 in China in th...

17 August 2010
05:30 GMT

Wi-Fi Capable iPhone at China Unicom on Monday

Wireless carrier China Unicom, one of the three large operators in China and the only one to offer the Apple iPhone to mobile phone users in the country, is expected to start selling Wi-Fi-enabled iPhone devices this Monday. The currently available version of the device does not include this feature, even if there a...

6 August 2010
02:52 GMT

Wi-Fi Enabled iPhone Approved in China

A new version of Apple'siPhone has been spotted on China's regulator TENAA (Telecommunication Equipment Certification Center), this time including the much desired Wi-Fi standard. Apple's smartphone is offered in China by China Unicom operator, but both models 3G and iPhone 3GS have their Wi-Fi chipset...

13 July 2010
09:19 GMT

Samsung Galaxy i6500U (Saturn) Lands at China Unicom

One of the Android-based mobile phones that will soon become available for purchase on China Unicom's airwaves is the Samsung Galaxy i6500U, which is said to be already put on a pre-order status through online retailer 360buy.com. The new device, which is also known as the Samsung Saturn, will soon arrive in th...

1 April 2010
08:50 GMT

Ericsson Signs Deals with China Mobile and China Unicom

Telecommunications infrastructure solutions provider Ericsson recently announced the signing of 2G/3G frame agreements with Chinese wireless operators China Mobile and China Unicom, aimed at the expansion of their networks. According to the company, the new deals will offer carriers the possibility to enhance China&...

30 March 2010
04:30 GMT

Motorola Launches Android-Based XT701 in China

Mobile phone maker Motorola has just made available in China another handset powered by Google's Android operating system, namely the Motorola XT701. Most of you might be already familiar with this device, as it has been launched already in Korea under the name of Motorola Motoroi, and now Chinese mobile phone ...

8 March 2010
04:24 GMT

China Unicom Plans Launching Android Phones

Chinese mobile carrier China Unicom is set to deliver mobile phones powered by Google's Android operating system to its users, even if Google has announced the delayed launch of such devices due to a dispute with the Chinese government. The company's top executive announced the plans on Wednesday, stating ...

4 March 2010
02:36 GMT

Google Pushes Back Android Phones Launch in China

Following the recent dispute with the Chinese government over censorship in the country, search engine-based company Google announced that it pushed back the launch on the Chinese market of two mobile phones running under its Android operating system. Interestingly enough, the dispute between the government and Goog...

19 January 2010
10:55 GMT

100,000 iPhones Sold by China Unicom to Date

Apple's iPhone, the hottest mobile phone on the market at the moment, has recently reached two major Asian markets, China and South Korea. In China, the iPhone is being sold by China Unicom Ltd., which announced on Thursday that it managed to sell a number of 100,000 iPhones since the handset's debut on it...

10 December 2009
06:49 GMT

Motorola Sholes Tablet Emerges in China as XT701

Mobile phone maker Motorola seems hard at work with delivering to the market a new series of devices that will run under Google's Android operating system, and one of them was said to be the Motorola Sholes Tablet. While a series of alleged photos with the device surfaced a few days ago into the wild, now more ...

4 December 2009
03:34 GMT

iPhone to Top the Selling Charts in China

Apple's iconic device, the iPhone, has been launched in China not too long ago, via the wireless carrier China Unicom, which is very confident in the selling power of the handset. According to the mobile phone operator, it managed to sell a number of 30,000 iPhones since launching the device on October 30, and ...

17 November 2009
07:03 GMT

iPhone Available from China Unicom Come October 1

Wireless carrier China Unicom has already announced officially that it closed a deal with Cupertino-based Apple to sell the iPhone in the country, and now a series of details on the availability of the device in China have emerged into the wild. Among them, the fact that October 1 seems to be the release date for the...

28 September 2009
08:56 GMT

Telefonica and China Unicom Announce New Agreements

Telefonica and China Unicom announced on Sunday a strategic alliance aimed at the cooperation on different business areas. According to the duo, the terms of the agreement will allow them to jointly acquire infrastructure and equipment, develop wireless service platforms, provide services to multinational enterprises...

7 September 2009
02:28 GMT

China Telecom Might Get the Palm Pre

Mobile phone users in China might soon have the chance to choose between two of the hottest mobile phones available on the market at the moment, namely the Apple iPhone and the Palm Pre. While the former will certainly come towards users in the country starting with the fourth quarter of the ongoing year, the latter ...

31 August 2009
05:05 GMT

China Unicom Denies Buying 5M iPhones

Cupertino-based Apple and Chinese mobile phone carrier China Unicom have been recently rumored to plan on launching Apple's iPhone on the Chinese market as soon as September, yet it seems that the rumors are now proved false. While previous reports pointed towards the fact that a deal between the two had already...

15 August 2009
07:00 GMT

China Unicom Buys 5 Million iPhones

Apple's iPhone is set to reach the handset market in China as soon as September, the latest news on the matter points out, becoming available on the airwaves of wireless carrier China Unicom. An agreement for the selling of the iPhone seems to have been inked recently between the operator and the Cupertino-based...

13 August 2009
10:15 GMT

iPhone Model for China Unicom Receives Approval

The agreement between Apple and China Unicom for the distribution of the iPhone on the Chinese market seems to have been confirmed through the fact that the iPhone model that will be launched in the country has just received regulatory approval. Although Apple and China Unicom stated that the deal between them wa...

31 July 2009
11:06 GMT

Apple-China Unicom Deal for iPhone Exclusivity

Cupertino-based Apple and Chinese mobile operator China Unicom are reportedly getting closer to announcing a three-year exclusivity deal for the distribution of the iPhone into the country. It seems that the two have already reached an agreement on the matter, though the deal is expected to be different than the reve...

28 July 2009
11:38 GMT

Apple's iPhone to Go to China in September

Apple has been rumored to be getting ready to launch its popular iPhone 3G on the Chinese market for quite some time now, and it seems that the rumors might turn out to be true in the end. According to China Business Network (CBN), a deal between Apple and China Unicom, one of the mobile phone carriers in the country...

20 July 2009
06:41 GMT

Alcatel OT-S988W Goes to China with Windows Mobile

Mobile phone maker Alcatel is reported to come to the market with a new device, the OT-S988W, which, surprisingly, is not a low-end mobile phone; it turns out to be a smartphone. Moreover, it seems that the latest release from Alcatel will be running under Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional operating sy...

22 May 2009
05:42 GMT

China Unicom Unveils Wo 3G Services

China Unicom is the second largest mobile phone operator in the country, following China Mobile, and the company is now reported to prepare the launch of its first UMTS/3G network, planned for May 17, in a move triggered by the fact that the Chinese government granted licenses for 3G networks at the beginning of this...

29 April 2009
06:13 GMT

Motorola Signs New Agreement with China Unicom

Leading mobile phone maker Motorola, Inc. has recently announced that it has managed to ink a commercial W-CDMA contract with China United Network Communications Corporation Ltd. (China Unicom), the largest telecom operator in China. According to Motorola, the new deal marks a significant milestone for Motorola on Ch...

25 April 2009
05:41 GMT

Chinese 3G Tender Won by Five Firms

The latest WCDMA infrastructure tender from China Unicom is reported to have as its biggest winners Huawei, Motorola and Ericsson, according to the South China Morning Post, which cites industry sources. China Unicom has been recently granted a license for the deployment of a 3G network based on the European WCDMA te...

26 January 2009
09:51 GMT

Nokia and China Mobile Will Release TD-SDCMA Phones

TD-SCDMA handsets created by Nokia will soon be coming to China, and it looks like the reign of exclusivity around this kind of handsets has ended for Samsung and LG, which have been, until now, the only foreign companies supplying China.China Mobile's Chairman and Chief Executive Wang Jianzhou declared that the...

18 November 2008
06:08 GMT

China Unicom and China Netcom Are Officially Merging

China Unicom, the second largest mobile carrier in the Asian country, announced that its merger with China Netcom, a leading Chinese provider of fixed telephony and Internet services, has been approved by the shareholders of both companies.The news comes after China Unicom has also said that its CDMA mobile division ...

17 September 2008
09:30 GMT

Ericsson Expands China Mobile's And China Unicom's Networks

Ericsson unveiled today that it has signed two "GSM expansion framework agreements" with China Mobile and China Unicom, the giant Chinese mobile operators. The agreements were announced during a ceremony in Beijing, attended by Wen Jiabao, China's Premier, and Fredrik Reinfeldt, Sweden's Prime Minister. The...

14 April 2008
10:25 GMT

Ericsson Manages Major Expansion in Three Countries

Ericsson proves to have been very successful lately and has managed to close a series of profitable contracts with other companies. We are actually talking about three different contracts with operators from distinct countries.Ericsson has recently closed a deal with China Unicom in order to upgrade its GSM network a...

19 June 2007
11:05 GMT


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