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reuters.com - 1/9/2009
China Mobile to launch 3G phone on android platform-source | Markets | Markets News
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BEIJING, Jan 9 (Reuters) - China Mobile ( 0941.HK ), the world's largest wireless carrier, plans to launch a 3G handset built on the Android platform in the first quarter, a source with direct knowledge of the issue said on Friday. The handset, named "OPhone", will be the first phone in China ...
techradar.com - 1/7/2009
Asus planning Eee phone... with Android? | News | TechRadar UK
— techradar.com — Johnny Shih, CEO of Asus, has announced that the company is looking at an Eee-branded phone... and that it may run Android as well. Speaking to TechRadar at Asus' keynote speech at CES 2009, Shih said that the company was looking at a 'two-pronged' ... (more) Asus planning Eee phone... with Android? | News | ...

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GiiNii's Movit Mini WiFi Android tablet hands-on
engadget.com - 1/8/2009
GiiNii's Movit Mini WiFi Android tablet hands-on
— engadget.com — We just spent some quality time playing with GiiNii's Movit Mini WiFi Android tablet, which might be one of the best things we've seen at CES so far -- think of it as the Android version of the iPod touch and you'll get why we're so stoked. The ... (more) GiiNii's Movit Mini WiFi Android tablet hands-on

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Hands On Giinii Movit Mini: The Android Tablet [Android]
i.gizmodo.com - 1/8/2009
Hands On Giinii Movit Mini: The Android Tablet [Android]
— i.gizmodo.com — The idea sounds so sexy: An Android tablet. Remarkably thin, with over four inches of touchscreen, like an Android iPod touch. Actually, that's a lot what it's like. Namely, 'cause there's no cellphone—Wi-Fi only. ... (more) Hands On Giinii Movit Mini: The Android Tablet [Android]

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China Mobile Close To Launching Android Based 3G Phone
mocoNews — ... China Mobile, the country's dominant wireless carrier, is planning on launching a Android-based 3G mobile phone in the first quarter, reports Reuters, citing a source "with direct knowledge of the issue." The device, named the "OPhone," is being built by Chinese mobile device maker Lenovo Mobile, and will be the first Android phone to run on the Chinese-created TD-SCDMA 3G network. Not much else is known about the phone, though the ...

Lenovo's Android-powered OPhone to hit China Mobile this quarter
Engadget — ... Look out, China -- Lenovo's all-too-sexy OPhone is about to land in the hands of unsuspecting China Mobile subscribers, or so says Reuters, anyway. The planet's largest mobile carrier will reportedly launch the 3G handset sometime this quarter, though ...

Lenovo's Android-powered OPhone to hit China Mobile this quarter
Engadget Mobile — ... Look out, China -- Lenovo's all-too-sexy OPhone is about to land in the hands of unsuspecting China Mobile subscribers, or so says Reuters, anyway. The planet's largest mobile carrier will reportedly launch the 3G handset sometime this quarter, though ...

OPhone: Google Android Heads to China
Mashable! — ... Called the “OPhone,” the handset is being manufacturer by Lenovo Mobile, and is expected to launch “in the first quarter” according to Reuters. With more than 300 million subscribers, China Mobile is the world’s largest carrier, and in turn, becomes the biggest potential market for applications developed for Android. ...

China Mobile’s 3G Android-based Ophone to be launched soon
Unwired View — ... be ever released, sporting a very sleek and simplistic design, with support for China Mobile’s TD-SCDMA technology. Reuters’ sources was quoted as saying, “The product is in the final testing stage at the moment.” And I’m sure you know exactly what that means. So if you’ve been waiting for a chance to paw at this handset after first seeing it in live pictures, your time will come soon enough. Via Reuters Similar Posts: Android-ready Lenovo Ophone looks better than both the G1 ...

Lenovo OPhone Coming Soon To World’s Largest Carrier
Android Phone Fans — ... Considering those statistics I think it’s fair that when Lenovo launches its Android based OPhone on China Mobile it will be a HUGE day for Google, the OHA and Android. And according to Reuters, that day will come sometimes in the next 3 months as Lenovo has promised a 1st Quarter Launch. The OPhone is “in the final testing stage at the moment.” ...

Lenovo OPhone on a fast boat to China Mobile
Phones Review — ... quarter of this year. The Lenovo OPhone will run the Google Android operating system, and obviously with it launching on China Mobile it will be a big boost for the Android OS and Google as China has a possible 400 million potential Android customers. An anonymous report was handed to Reuters stating the Lenovo OPhone was in its final testing stage at present, so when it hits China Mobile it should be interesting to see just how well it goes down. Source – Reuters ...

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