Lenovo executive says to expect Google Play Services in China in 2016
Late last year, there were murmurs that Google was looking to mend its relations with the Chinese government so that it could get its Google Play Services...
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Reuters: Google is planning release of Chinese Google Play Store in 2016
This isn’t a particularly new rumour, but the fact that it is being reported more and more is definitely giving it more credence. Word on the...
SuperData: Japan spends more on mobile gaming than China
Intuitively, given that China has a vastly larger population than Japan, you would expect that expenditure on mobile gaming wouldn’t even be comparable between the two...
Pepsi smartphone will be launching in China in the near future
This is by far the most random news you’ll hear all day. According to Reuters, there is going to be a Pepsi smartphone – yes, that’s Pepsi...
Google is set to mend ties with China, launch modified Google Play Store there
It seems pretty obvious not to argue with your customers, especially relatively new customers, but that’s exactly what happened in 2010 when Google famously got into...
China forces Samsung to allow “unwanted apps” to be deleted from Samsung handsets
Samsung‘s bloatware apps are legendary in the Android community and the fact all these apps can’t be deleted has turned away many an Android purist. Thankfully for...
Lucky Number 66: Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Iron Man edition sold for $91,000 in China
A few weeks ago, we covered the story of how early preorders of the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Iron Man edition were being listed for more...
The Fourth is with Samsung too: Samsung is fourth largest smartphone manufacturer in China
When a report comes out detailing the performance of the top 3 manufacturers in China and Samsung isn’t one of them, you really take notice. In Strategy...
Samsung allegedly hired 500 fake fans for Chinese Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge launch event
Samsung has been known for making questionable marketing decisions before, but this one seems to take the cake (if true). According to a report out of China, Samsung allegedly...
Oh snap: Motorola chief suggests Samsung, like Nokia and Blackberry, will fade away in the future
In case you haven’t heard, Motorola has had a great quarter. While it hasn’t yet translated to profit for its now-parent company Lenovo, it’s innovation and...
Nokia N1 sold out in China again in a matter of minutes
We’ve said it once, but we’ll say it again: the Nokia N1 is a very nice device. Quite unlike Nokia‘s previous pastel smartphone offerings, the Nokia...
Only 20,000 Nokia N1 tablets were available to be sold despite half a million people trying to get one
The Nokia N1 is a pretty fantastic device – I’m not going to lie, I wish I could get my grubby hands on one. Unfortunately, that...
Leaked memo claims 40% growth of Huawei’s smartphone sales
The Chinese smartphone market is a very interesting beast to keep tabs on. In the past year, we’ve seen the “Apple of China“, Xiaomi, leapfrog its...
Must have been an Android fan: Man gets rejected despite using 99 iPhones in proposal
People do some pretty kooky things for love, and while some attempts end up outrageously romantic, others fall flat on their face. This is one case...
China is trialling a mobile-only sidewalk in Chongqing City
We’ve all done it before – walking while on your smartphone is perilous at best, avoiding other pedestrians or sometimes vehicles if you’re particularly confident/oblivious. To remedy this,...
Xiaomi leapfrogs Apple for number 2 spot in China, Samsung next in Sights
Xiaomi is a name that is still very foreign in the Western smartphone market, though they have recently been on the radar courtesy of their bold “Hunger...
The LG G3 Beat looks like the LG G3 on a diet with appropriate specs to Match
We’ve recently become aware of a device known as the LG G3 Beat which is going to be released in China. When placed side-by-side with the...
Huawei Ascend P6 gets Android 4.4.2 via OTA update in China
A whole slew of Android smartphones have been getting updated to the latest software, Android 4.4.2, and the latest to join the party is the Huawei...
Invites to Meizu event on March 6th sent out; is a Meizu MX4 on the Cards?
While Meizu isn’t a particularly big name outside of its native China, within the country, Meizu is one of the rockstars of the Chinese smartphone market....
I Wonder How The Reception Is In There: Cell Phone Building Spotted In China
A bit off the beaten path, but interesting nonetheless. Apparently there is a current trend in China where quite a few cities have designed and constructed...