Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Motorola's MT716 OPhone launched in China, looks just like a Droid with Cliq's keyboard]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/05/motorolas-mt716-ophone-launched-in-china-looks-just-like-a-dro/http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/05/motorolas-mt716-ophone-launched-in-china-looks-just-like-a-dro/http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/05/motorolas-mt716-ophone-launched-in-china-looks-just-like-a-dro/#comments If only this was a hoax. Yes, that's some bitter talk alright, because this Motorola MT716 from China Mobile is almost the perfect Droid that we once had on our dusty wish list: a similar slider form factor but with a hard-cap keyboard, as opposed to one with spongy mashers. In fact, eagle-eyed readers might have already spotted that this is the exact same keyboard as featured on the Cliq. Compared to its distant relative, other differences on this OPhone include an 8 megapixel camera (with dual-LED flash and 720p camcorder feature), an extra VGA front-facing camera, TD-SCDMA radio, WAPI connectivity (WiFi-compatible), and CMMB TV streaming; otherwise, you'll find the same weedy 600MHz TI OMAP3430 chip, 480 x 854 LCD, AGPS and Bluetooth 2.1 inside. Now if you'll excuse us -- we have a petition to write up.

Motorola's MT716 OPhone launched in China, looks just like a Droid with Cliq's keyboard originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 05 Oct 2010 10:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ChinaChina MobileChinaMobileCMMBMotorolaMT716omap 3430OMAP3430ophoneophone 2.0Ophone2.0TD-SCDMATI OMAP3430TiOmap3430WAPITue, 05 Oct 2010 10:12:00 EST<![CDATA[Sony Ericsson announces China-bound A8i Ophone: its first-ever TD-SCDMA smartphone]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/31/sony-ericsson-announces-china-bound-a8i-ophone-its-first-ever-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/31/sony-ericsson-announces-china-bound-a8i-ophone-its-first-ever-t/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/31/sony-ericsson-announces-china-bound-a8i-ophone-its-first-ever-t/#comments We're actually surprised it's taken that long for Sony Ericsson to join China Mobile's TD-SCDMA bandwagon (potentially 554 million accounts!), but as the old Chinese proverb goes: "it's never too late to fix the fence, even if you've already lost a few sheep." The new Ophone 2.0 handset in question is the A8i, which bears much resemblance to the oh-so-popular Xperia X10 (also available in China) except for the smaller 3.5-inch touchscreen, 5 megapixel camera, CMMB mobile TV feature, and the seemingly missing Timescape plus Mediascape apps. No prices announced just yet, but we're told that both the "Titanium Black" and "Shiny White" editions will be heavily subsidized when they come out in October.

Continue reading Sony Ericsson announces China-bound A8i Ophone: its first-ever TD-SCDMA smartphone

Sony Ericsson announces China-bound A8i Ophone: its first-ever TD-SCDMA smartphone originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>a8icellphonechinachina mobileChinaMobilecmmbmobilemobile phoneMobilePhoneophoneophone 2.0Ophone2.0phonesmartphonesony ericssonSonyEricssontd-scdmaTue, 31 Aug 2010 11:06:00 EST<![CDATA[Motorola Ming A1680, MT810, and XT806 begin their Android mercy mission in China]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/30/motorola-ming-a1680-mt810-and-xt806-begin-their-android-mercy/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/30/motorola-ming-a1680-mt810-and-xt806-begin-their-android-mercy/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/30/motorola-ming-a1680-mt810-and-xt806-begin-their-android-mercy/#comments Motorola's venerable MING handset revisions were just made official in three Android-toting varieties for China Unicom (model A1680 pictured above left), China Mobile (MT810, pictured center), and China Telecom (XT806, on the right). The TD-SCDMA riding MT810 ships with the Android derived OPhone 2.0 operating system and two touchscreen displays: a 3.2-inch stylus-friendly resistive touchscreen and a second transparent capacitive cover that provides a finger-friendly experience when closed. Other specs include 720 x 480 video capture, 720p video playback, and support for China's CMMB mobile television spec. China Telecom's XT806 is built on Android 2.1 with GPS, 720p video capture, and support for both CDMA EVDO and GSM for global wanderings. Finally, China Unicom's A1680 packs a 3.1-inch AMOLED touchscreen, Chinese WAPI WiFi, 5 megapixel camera, GPS, and Motorola's sixth-generation SoftStylus handwriting system.

Continue reading Motorola Ming A1680, MT810, and XT806 begin their Android mercy mission in China

Motorola Ming A1680, MT810, and XT806 begin their Android mercy mission in China originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>a1680androidcdmaCDMA2000chinachina mobilechina telecomchina unicomChinaMobileChinaTelecomChinaUnicomcmmbevdogsmmingmotorolamt810ophoneophone os 2.0OphoneOs2.0td-scdmawapiwifixt806Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:33:00 EST<![CDATA[Motorola MT810 Ophone to sport both capacitive and resistive digitizers, makes TV cameo]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/09/motorola-mt810-ophone-to-sport-both-capacitive-and-resistive-dig/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/09/motorola-mt810-ophone-to-sport-both-capacitive-and-resistive-dig/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/09/motorola-mt810-ophone-to-sport-both-capacitive-and-resistive-dig/#comments Remember the Motorola MT820 that got leaked in China last week? Well, for some mysterious reason it's now adopted a new name -- MT810 (but with the same codename, "North Sea"). According to IT168, the tipster isn't exactly clear on whether the two model numbers refer to the same hardware configuration, but a quick search on the Chinese regulator's database reveals just MT810, and that it'll work on China Mobile's TD-SCDMA network and WAPI (China's own take on WiFi). Going back to the latest leak: we're now learning that the camera will capture 720p footage -- apparently a first on the Ophone platform -- and a minimum of 5-megapixel stills, accompanied by an LED flash. As for the flip cover, turns out it also serves as a capacitive touch layer, while the screen underneath is coupled with the good-old resistive digitizer -- ideal for those who prefer writing Chinese with a pointy stylus instead of a sausage. Sadly, the tipster's still mum about the cover's rumored 3D filter capability, which would in theory go nicely with some live soccer on the phone's CMMB mobile TV capability, as teased by a recent commercial on China's national television -- video after the break, if you can bear the jealousy.

[Thanks, Rachel]

Gallery: Motorola MT810 Ophone to sport both capacitive and resistive digitizers, makes TV cameo

Continue reading Motorola MT810 Ophone to sport both capacitive and resistive digitizers, makes TV cameo

Motorola MT810 Ophone to sport both capacitive and resistive digitizers, makes TV cameo originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 09 May 2010 07:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>chinachina mobileChina Multimedia Mobile BroadcastingChinaMobileChinaMultimediaMobileBroadcastingcmmbleakmingmotomingmotorolamotorola mt810MotorolaMt810mt810north seaNorthSeaophoneTD-SCDMAvideowapiSun, 09 May 2010 07:59:00 EST<![CDATA[Dell Mini 3T1 and Mini 3iX 3G phones spotted with Chinese mobile regulator]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/12/dell-mini-3t1-and-mini-3ix-3g-phones-spotted-with-chinese-mobile/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/12/dell-mini-3t1-and-mini-3ix-3g-phones-spotted-with-chinese-mobile/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/12/dell-mini-3t1-and-mini-3ix-3g-phones-spotted-with-chinese-mobile/#comments If we need another reason to be envious of Chinese residents, it'd be the premium treatment that they're getting from Dell these days. Spotted on Chinese mobile regulator TENAA's website are two 3G phones from seemingly different design departments -- the never-before-seen Mini 3T1 (pictured) is a "TD-SCDMA / GSM dual-mode cellphone" that "supports HSDPA," dons a 2-megapixel camera on the back plus a front-facing one, and we're betting on Ophone for the OS; the second device is the familiar Mini 3iX (an exotic cousin of AT&T's Aero) that will sport the same old WCDMA radio and WAPI (the Chinese equivalent of WiFi). No word on availability of either handsets in China yet, but hey, who cares when the Streak is on the horizon?

Update: on the same website we also dug up the Mini 3iW -- essentially the Mini 3i (so just 2G and no WiFi) but with the additional WAPI radio.

Gallery: Dell Mini 3T1 and Mini 3iX 3G phones spotted on Chinese mobile regulator's website

Dell Mini 3T1 and Mini 3iX 3G phones spotted with Chinese mobile regulator originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Apr 2010 09:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3iw3ix3t1androidchinachina mobileChinaMobiledelldell mini 3ixdell mini 3t1DellMini3ixDellMini3t1mini 3iwmini 3ixmini 3t1Mini3iwMini3ixMini3t1ophoneTD-SCDMAwcdmaMon, 12 Apr 2010 09:02:00 EST<![CDATA[Motorola XT701 finally completes Android trio in China, courtesy of Unicom]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/06/motorola-xt701-finally-completes-android-trio-in-china-courtesy/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/06/motorola-xt701-finally-completes-android-trio-in-china-courtesy/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/06/motorola-xt701-finally-completes-android-trio-in-china-courtesy/#comments It's no surprise that the Motorola XT701 (aka Motoroi) was going to land in the hands of China Unicom with its WCDMA radio, but man, that must've been a painful two-and-a-half-month wait for Chinese Motofans. Mind you, considering earlier worries about Google's departure from China, it's better late than never, right? Like its Korean and American counterparts, the XT701 also sports Android 2.0 but boosted with WAPI support -- China's very own WiFI standard. Fork out ¥4,299 or about $630 and this phone's yours.

Motorola XT701 finally completes Android trio in China, courtesy of Unicom originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We've already had a quick look at the Korean Motorola MOTOROI, and we figured it was only fair if we gave the Motorola MT710 a fair shake, too. The MT710 is running the Android-based Ophone OS on some pretty sweet hardware including an 854 x 480 FWVGA resistive touchscreen display -- to help with Chinese handwriting recognition we'd bet -- replacing HSPA 3G with TD-SCDMA for 3G, and a pretty slick housing accented in reflective and red metals. Of course the MT710 isn't meant for our market, but we're still encouraged to see how many Android sets are cropping up here at the show and indeed from Motorola.

Gallery: Motorola MT710 quick hands-on

Motorola MT710 quick hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Remember the OPhone platform, Open Mobile System? You know, China Mobile's supposedly beefed up Android? Things have become even more interesting as OMS jumps from 1.5 to 2.0 -- it now supports Scalable Vector Graphics UI elements and does voice recognition, but what really caught our attention was the vague mention of Windows Mobile API support. Now, our understanding is that it's been China Mobile's intention to make Symbian and WinMo apps run on OMS all along, but we don't know if this update means WinMo apps will run natively in OMS through some compatibility layer, if there'll be Symbian- and WinMo-based versions of OPhone, or that it'll just be easier for developers to port WinMo apps to OMS. No word on what phones will be getting 2.0 or when they'll be getting it, but considering Android's generally positive outlook on upgradeability, we're hoping the answers are 'all' and 'soon.'

China Mobile's OPhone platform goes 2.0, supports WinMo API... wait, what? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We've been graced with a stack of new shots of Lenovo's LePhone, and, beauty aside, another standout here is the similarity of this phone's Android / OPhone skin to Lenovo's Skylight OS. Of course, they're not the same UI exactly, but, between that and the optional keyboard accessory that mirrors the IdeaPad U1's detachable display, it looks like the beginning of a happy -- and winsome -- family. Wander on to the gallery for all the shimmering and glossy poses -- including one that looks suspiciously like HTC's typical exploded view of all angles.

Gallery: Lenovo LePhone seen again, OS cues taken from Skylight?

Lenovo LePhone seen again, Android skinned like Skylight originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidle phoneLenovolenovo le phonelenovo lephoneLenovoLePhonelephoneophoneMon, 11 Jan 2010 10:51:00 EST<![CDATA[Motorola's XT701, MT710, and XT800 do Android for China's big three carriers]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/19/motorolas-xt701-mt710-and-xt800-do-android-for-chinas-big-th/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/19/motorolas-xt701-mt710-and-xt800-do-android-for-chinas-big-th/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/19/motorolas-xt701-mt710-and-xt800-do-android-for-chinas-big-th/#comments Even through the lean years, Moto's been making waves in China where it enjoys comparably high popularity -- it was one of the first major manufacturers to throw its support behind the nation's homegrown TD-SCDMA 3G tech, after all, and it's had a tendency to get the company's sexier WinMo smartphones like the SURF. On that note, it doesn't come as much of a surprise to see that they've now announced not one, not two, but three fairly attractive, high-end Android handsets specifically for duty in the Far East, one for each of China's big three carriers (each of which employs a different 3G technology, per the gub'mint's orders). Starting on the left, the XT701 is the phone that we'd believed to be the Sholes Tablet -- and considering that it uses HSPA for China Unicom's airwaves, we still have no reason to believe it couldn't make the leap across the Pacific. The MT710 (pictured center) is an OPhone for China Mobile and stands the least chance of making an unfettered jump to another continent since it uses a completely customized UI along with a positively China-only TD-SCDMA radio. Finally, the XT800 on the right looks like a Dell Mini 3i done right to us, rocking dual-mode GSM and EV-DO for China Telecom's rather heterogeneous network. We've got to hand it to Moto here: by all appearances, these 3.7-inch WVGA, 5 megapixel beasts could get Android fans drooling pretty much anywhere in the world, so let's get 'em over to Europe and America on the double, eh?

[Thanks, Vitala]

Motorola's XT701, MT710, and XT800 do Android for China's big three carriers originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidbreaking newsBreakingNewschinachina mobilechina telecomchina unicomChinaMobileChinaTelecomChinaUnicommotomotorolamt710ophonext701xt800Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:31:00 EST<![CDATA[Motorola MT710 bringing its Droid-ish good looks to China this month]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/motorola-mt710-bringing-its-droid-ish-good-looks-to-china-this-m/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/motorola-mt710-bringing-its-droid-ish-good-looks-to-china-this-m/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/motorola-mt710-bringing-its-droid-ish-good-looks-to-china-this-m/#commentsChina Mobile is about to spoil its half billion subscribers with yet another Android smartphone in the 3.something-inch category. The Droid's keyboard-deprived younger sibling, the MT710 is about to hit Chinese stores this month, with TD-SCDMA 3G capabilities and OPhone OS 1.5 giving it a distinctly local flavor. WiFi connectivity will also be available, thanks to Moto playing nice with China's new security protocol, and the CPU has also changed to a 624MHz Marvel PXA310 chip, which is growing a bit long in the tooth now. Still, with that dashing red stripe on its side and a presumably thinner chassis, the MT710 just might be somebody's idea of a Droid perfected. You'll find the full specs of the new handset at the Moto Developers links below.

Motorola MT710 bringing its Droid-ish good looks to China this month originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3gandroidchinachina mobileChinaMobiledroidmarvel pxa310marvellMarvelPxa310motorolamotorola mt710MotorolaMt710mt710ophoneophone osophone os 1.5OphoneOsOphoneOs1.5pxa310TD-SCDMAwifiTue, 08 Dec 2009 09:38:00 EST<![CDATA[LG bows its GW880 OPhone for China Mobile, we start packing our things]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/25/lg-bows-its-gw880-ophone-for-china-mobile-we-start-packing-our/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/25/lg-bows-its-gw880-ophone-for-china-mobile-we-start-packing-our/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/25/lg-bows-its-gw880-ophone-for-china-mobile-we-start-packing-our/#comments We don't know what exactly China Mobile is putting in its manufacturer partners' tea during contract negotiations, but considering how rapidly China's largest carrier has grown its OPhone line into the most desirable single-network lineup of Android handsets in the world, we'd strongly recommend they continue to do it. Rumors of an LG entry back in August have now come to fruition in the form of the GW880, a full touch handset launching this month featuring a solid 3.5-inch WVGA display, 5 megapixel camera, and support for a pair of pretty important homegrown standards -- TD-SCDMA for 3G and CMMB for mobile TV tuning. For comparison, LG's only other announced Android phone -- the GW620 Eve for global distribution -- steps down to a HVGA display, so yeah, if you'll excuse us, we've got a Mandarin lesson in a couple minutes.

LG bows its GW880 OPhone for China Mobile, we start packing our things originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidbreaking newsBreakingNewschinachina mobileChinaMobilegw880lgophoneWed, 25 Nov 2009 04:32:00 EST<![CDATA[Dell Mini 3i OPhone detailed ahead of this week's China Mobile launch]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/dell-mini-3i-ophone-detailed-ahead-of-this-weeks-china-mobile-l/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/dell-mini-3i-ophone-detailed-ahead-of-this-weeks-china-mobile-l/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/23/dell-mini-3i-ophone-detailed-ahead-of-this-weeks-china-mobile-l/#comments After so much speculation and rumor, it's hard to believe that Dell's first modern cellphone is ready to launch. And while we've already seen the official press release announcing the Mini 3 for Brazil and China, today we get a followup release with a bit more detail. As expected, the Chinese Mini 3i variant is quadband GSM/EDGE only (no 3G) and packs a 3.5-inch nHD, 640x360 touchscreen display just like that found on Nokia's N97. The 58.35 x 122 x 11.7-mm OPhone will ship in "Red Passion" and "Oiled Bronze" colors packing Bluetooth, a 3 megapixel auto-focus camera with flash and video capture mode, microSD slot, and GPS with pre-loaded maps. And in case you're wondering why China first, that's easy: Dell's going after China Mobile's 500 million subscriber base when its first handset hits authorized stores later this week.

Dell Mini 3i OPhone detailed ahead of this week's China Mobile launch originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>33i3ixandroidcandybarchinachina mobileChinaMobiledelllaunchminimini 3mini 3iMini3Mini3inhdophoneslateMon, 23 Nov 2009 02:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Motorola's MT710 OPhone for China makes us dream of Droids without keyboards]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/motorolas-mt710-ophone-for-china-makes-us-dream-of-droids-witho/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/motorolas-mt710-ophone-for-china-makes-us-dream-of-droids-witho/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/motorolas-mt710-ophone-for-china-makes-us-dream-of-droids-witho/#comments While it's busy trying to rebuild market share on the backs of Android-powered devices in North America and Europe, Motorola's already got a bustling business in China, so it makes sense that they'd want to contribute some Google juice over there as well. That dovetails nicely with China Mobile's Android-based Open Mobile System -- which runs those so-called OPhones -- and Motorola has yet to bring an OPhone to market, so that's where this little beast appears poised to come into play. The MT710 is said to feature an 854 x 480 display clocking in at 3.7 inches and 3G support (using China Mobile's up-and-coming TD-SCDMA network), but beyond that, little is known; rumor has it that Motorola will intro a total of seven Android models in China over the next year, though, and this is clearly one of them. Shave three or four millimeters off the Droid's girth with this puppy, and count us in.

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Motorola's MT710 OPhone for China makes us dream of Droids without keyboards originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidchinachina mobileChinaMobilemotomotorolamt710omsophonetd-scdmaThu, 12 Nov 2009 22:10:00 EST<![CDATA[Motorola's MT710 OPhone for China makes us dream of Droids without keyboards]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/motorolas-mt710-ophone-for-china-makes-us-dream-of-droids-witho/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/motorolas-mt710-ophone-for-china-makes-us-dream-of-droids-witho/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/12/motorolas-mt710-ophone-for-china-makes-us-dream-of-droids-witho/#comments While it's busy trying to rebuild market share on the backs of Android-powered devices in North America and Europe, Motorola's already got a bustling business in China, so it makes sense that they'd want to contribute some Google juice over there as well. That dovetails nicely with China Mobile's Android-based Open Mobile System -- which runs those so-called OPhones -- and Motorola has yet to bring an OPhone to market, so that's where this little beast appears poised to come into play. The MT710 is said to feature an 854 x 480 display clocking in at 3.7 inches and 3G support (using China Mobile's up-and-coming TD-SCDMA network), but beyond that, little is known; rumor has it that Motorola will intro a total of seven Android models in China over the next year, though, and this is clearly one of them. Shave three or four millimeters off the Droid's girth with this puppy, and count us in.

[Via PMP Today]

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Motorola's MT710 OPhone for China makes us dream of Droids without keyboards originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidchinachina mobileChinaMobilemobilemotomotorolamt710omsophonetd-scdmaThu, 12 Nov 2009 22:10:00 EST<![CDATA[Dell Mini 3iX has WiFi, 3G, and a number of leaked UI photos]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/dell-mini-3ix-has-wifi-3g-and-a-number-of-leaked-ui-photos/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/dell-mini-3ix-has-wifi-3g-and-a-number-of-leaked-ui-photos/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/dell-mini-3ix-has-wifi-3g-and-a-number-of-leaked-ui-photos/#commentsYou know what's ridiculous? Modern smartphones without WiFi (why hello there, Pixi and Tour). Looks like Dell's getting the message with the supposed Brazil-bound Mini 3iX, which as far as we can tell is the Mini 3i as it should've been -- same specs, plus WiFi and 3G connectivity. The OPhone-esque user interface also seems to have gone through some changes, at least cosmetically, and Cellular Cafe has the vivid imagery -- so might this be the little guy rumored to be coming to AT&T, or will we get the 2G variant instead? How about we just skip this one altogether and get the Streak?

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Dell Mini 3iX has WiFi, 3G, and a number of leaked UI photos originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3gandroidbrazilcell phoneCellPhonedellmini 3imini 3i xMini3iMini3iXmobileo phoneOPhoneotherssmart phoneSmartPhonewi fiwi-fiWiFiMon, 02 Nov 2009 22:08:00 EST<![CDATA[Dell Mini 3iX has WiFi, 3G, and a number of leaked UI photos]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/dell-mini-3ix-has-wifi-3g-and-a-number-of-leaked-ui-photos/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/dell-mini-3ix-has-wifi-3g-and-a-number-of-leaked-ui-photos/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/02/dell-mini-3ix-has-wifi-3g-and-a-number-of-leaked-ui-photos/#commentsYou know what's ridiculous? Modern smartphones without WiFi (why hello there, Pixi and Tour). Looks like Dell's getting the message with the supposed Brazil-bound Mini 3iX, which as far as we can tell is the Mini 3i as it should've been -- same specs, plus WiFi and 3G connectivity. The OPhone-esque user interface also seems to have gone through some changes, at least cosmetically, and Cellular Cafe has the vivid imagery -- so might this be the little guy rumored to be coming to AT&T, or will we get the 2G variant instead? How about we just skip this one altogether and get the Streak?

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Dell Mini 3iX has WiFi, 3G, and a number of leaked UI photos originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Motorola may be pinning its comeback hopes on the CLIQ here in America, but it obviously has some rather large plans for the world's largest carrier, too. An admittedly perplexing report has surfaced purporting that the creator of the iconic i776, er, RAZR, is fixing to distribute not one, not two, but eight OPhones to China Mobile next year. For those unaware, OPhone is an Android-based OS tailor made to operate on the aforesaid carrier and cater to its customers, and to date, quite a few other manufacturers have jumped on board over there. Sadly, no actual details about the eight Moto handsets were given, so it looks like it's just you, a cup of joe and your hyperactive imagination for the time being.

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Motorola to introduce eight OPhones on China Mobile next year, celebrate intensely originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Motorola may be pinning its comeback hopes on the CLIQ here in America, but it obviously has some rather large plans for the world's largest carrier, too. An admittedly perplexing report has surfaced purporting that the creator of the iconic i776, er, RAZR, is fixing to distribute not one, not two, but eight OPhones to China Mobile next year. For those unaware, OPhone is an Android-based OS tailor made to operate on the aforesaid carrier and cater to its customers, and to date, quite a few other manufacturers have jumped on board over there. Sadly, no actual details about the eight Moto handsets were given, so it looks like it's just you, a cup of joe and your hyperactive imagination for the time being.

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Motorola to introduce eight OPhones on China Mobile next year, celebrate intensely originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Via PMP Today]

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Keepin' it real fake, part CCXXXVIII: Palm Pre knockoff doesn't know what it wants to be when it grows up originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Via PMP Today]

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Keepin' it real fake, part CCXXXVIII: Palm Pre knockoff doesn't know what it wants to be when it grows up originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Via Slashphone]

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LG GW880 leaks out, runs Android on China Mobile originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Via Slashphone]

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It may have been briefly, sort of official before Dell decided to do some backtracking earlier this month, but it looks like the company's China-bound Mini 3i smartphone has now made yet another public appearance, and Sina has thankfully delivered what looks to be the most thorough hands-on with the phone to date. That, as you can see above, also includes a peek at the phone's Android-based and China-centric OPhone operating system, which ditches the familiar Android Clock in favor of new, different clocks -- and a slew of other interface changes. Hit up the link below to get started.

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Dell Mini 3i breaks cover for most complete photo shoot to date originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It may have been briefly, sort of official before Dell decided to do some backtracking earlier this month, but it looks like the company's China-bound Mini 3i smartphone has now made yet another public appearance, and Sina has thankfully delivered what looks to be the most thorough hands-on with the phone to date. That, as you can see above, also includes a peek at the phone's Android-based and China-centric OPhone operating system, which ditches the familiar Android Clock in favor of new, different clocks -- and a slew of other interface changes. Hit up the link below to get started.

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Lenovo's O1e takes the O1 down a notch or three originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Via HTC Phones, thanks Micah]

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Philips' Android-powered V900 for China Mobile shown off as OMS launch draws near originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Via Mobile Review]

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Dell Mini 3i is like totally not official, man originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Via Mobile Review]

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Dell Mini 3i is like totally not official, man originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Good news, kids! It looks like Lenovo's O1 "OPhone" handset is finally ready to hit the shelves over on the Mainland sometime next month. Truth be told, the story arc of this Android-powered 3G (TD-SCDMA) handset has been quite the emotional roller coaster: Some were riveted by the sleek, sexy physical design of the thing, while others were repelled by its intensely KIRFish UI. China Mobile is obviously hoping for big things from the little guy -- and getting it into stores before Unicom gets the iPhone sorted can't hurt. Either way, it looks like someone's just taken a bite out of iOrgane's market share!

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Lenovo's Android-powered O1 'OPhone' due next month originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Good news, kids! It looks like Lenovo's O1 "OPhone" handset is finally ready to hit the shelves over on the Mainland sometime next month. Truth be told, the story arc of this Android-powered 3G (TD-SCDMA) handset has been quite the emotional roller coaster: Some were riveted by the sleek, sexy physical design of the thing, while others were repelled by its intensely KIRFish UI. China Mobile is obviously hoping for big things from the little guy -- and getting it into stores before Unicom gets the iPhone sorted can't hurt. Either way, it looks like someone's just taken a bite out of iOrgane's market share!

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In China, Android's well on its way to mutating into an entirely different beast thanks to China Mobile's OPhone initiative to standardize the carrier on a smartphone platform -- and with devices like the lovely (well, from a distance, anyway) Lenovo O1 backing up the effort, we'd say they've got a fighting chance of making the whole thing work. Of course, any good smartphone platform needs developers, and developers need an SDK; to that end, China Mobile has just unleashed version 1.0 of its OPhone developers' site on the world. It looks like they're positioning the so-called OPhone Software Developer Network as a central hub -- a place for devs to come for the software and stay for the conversation, with access to software tools, official documentation and communities where hardened programmers can exchange dramatic stories of software engineering survival in the field. It remains to be seen how successful OPhones will ultimately be at the cash register, but at least China Mobile appears to be doing everything it needs to on the back end to get quality apps in the pipeline -- and that's a start.

[Via Cloned In China]

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China Mobile's OPhone SDK goes gold originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Via Pocketables]

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China Mobile's 7-inch Android slate gets rendered originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 31 Jul 2009 06:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Via Pocketables]

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Well, at least some of the mystery is solved. If a machine translated source is to be believed -- not to mention a healthy gathering of screengrabs -- Philips' elusive V808 smartphone will be a China Mobile exclusive. As with other Android-based phones on the operator, it'll be the reworked OPhone OS handling the dirty work, which basically means a carrier-customized app market and a few other tweaks that seem to be frowned upon in the Chinese community. We're also told that the phone will lack support for 3G, WiFi and multitouch, leaving us grieved, lugubrious and lachrymose. C'mon guys -- why hamstring a good thing?

[Via Cloned In China]

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Philips V808 smartphone to run Android-based OPhone OS on China Mobile originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 29 Jul 2009 06:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Well, at least some of the mystery is solved. If a machine translated source is to be believed -- not to mention a healthy gathering of screengrabs -- Philips' elusive V808 smartphone will be a China Mobile exclusive. As with other Android-based phones on the operator, it'll be the reworked OPhone OS handling the dirty work, which basically means a carrier-customized app market and a few other tweaks that seem to be frowned upon in the Chinese community. We're also told that the phone will lack support for 3G, WiFi and multitouch, leaving us grieved, lugubrious and lachrymose. C'mon guys -- why hamstring a good thing?

[Via Cloned In China]

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Philips V808 smartphone to run Android-based OPhone OS on China Mobile originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 29 Jul 2009 06:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Move over, Lenovo: HTC Magic-based OPhone confirmed for June on China Mobile originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 29 May 2009 00:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We've known for some time that China Mobile was planning to launch the KIRFy OPhone from Lenovo. Now, with word on the street that China Unicom has snagged the iPhone in that provider's home turf, a report from DigiTimes is suggesting that China Mobile might be trying to undermine the competition's supposed June iPhone launch by dropping the OPhone a month earlier. That sounds sensible enough, but are people there so eager for iPhone they'd jump on the imitation rather than wait another month for the real thing? We'll find out soon enough.

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China Mobile planning to subvert Unicom's iPhone launch with the OPhone? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We've known for some time that China Mobile was planning to launch the KIRFy OPhone from Lenovo. Now, with word on the street that China Unicom has snagged the iPhone in that provider's home turf, a report from DigiTimes is suggesting that China Mobile might be trying to undermine the competition's supposed June iPhone launch by dropping the OPhone a month earlier. That sounds sensible enough, but are people there so eager for iPhone they'd jump on the imitation rather than wait another month for the real thing? We'll find out soon enough.

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China Mobile planning to subvert Unicom's iPhone launch with the OPhone? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>lenovolenovo ophoneLenovoOphoneophoneMon, 20 Apr 2009 10:26:00 EST<![CDATA[Lenovo's Android-powered OPhone gets hands-on video treatment]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/08/lenovos-android-powered-ophone-gets-hands-on-video-treatment/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/08/lenovos-android-powered-ophone-gets-hands-on-video-treatment/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/08/lenovos-android-powered-ophone-gets-hands-on-video-treatment/#comments It's always nice to get an update on one of our favorite KIRFs as of late. Lenvo's Android-powered OPhone has popped up in a hands-on video, showing off its mock-iPhone OS interface and all the doppelganger apps / features -- weather, stock, calculator and even a near-identical push notification window. Surprisingly, it's actually pretty well put together and includes some things we wish our legit Apple phone would do, like on-screen widgets and an option to change backgrounds. It'll be a cold day in Hell before we see this serial patent infringer outside of China, so for now you'll have to get your OPhone kicks by checking out the video after the break.

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Lenovo's Android-powered OPhone gets hands-on video treatment originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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