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In Shenzhen, an unauthorized screen protection film for Apple’s iPhone sells for 10 yuan (US$1.60), more than 10 times its cost. The costs for each iPhone protection film just needs 0.8 yuan (US$0.12). According to industry insiders, the market of screen protection films for Apple devices and other related accessories are valued at more than 100 million yuan (US$14.64 million) in China. It has already become a huge industry chain consisting of over 1,000 Chinese manufacturers all located in Shenzhen …
Last year, Samsung had released the Galaxy S5690 Xcover, a rugged smartphone to compete with Motorola tough droids. The Galaxy S5690 can be immersed in one meter of water and last there for half an hour, on top of being dust-proof and shock-resistant. It is not so common in Asia market and it has quietly released in China. A Chinese user used it for cracking walnuts to find out how rugged it really is. The chassis of the handset is tough enough to survive. Next time, try to use the front screen. We will be more impress if the gorilla glass can smash some nuts.
Evernote, the popular notetaking software, has launched a dedicated service for Chinese users last week, which will run completely separate of Evernote and its existing Chinese-language offering. Ordinarily, Evernote was adding around 4,500 new users per day to its 1.1 million user base in China, but following the launch, downloads here have rocketed. Based on the first week, daily new user numbers in China have been greater than its two biggest markets — Japan and the US — combined …
Leading European electronics retailer Media Markt has already opened 7 retail stores in Shanghai China. The company’s expansion in China has been rapid. Recently, they have released a corporate branding advertisement to showcase the dedication its employees give to their Chinese customers. The idea is to show how Media Markt’s staff work so hard to give great customer service that they are sweating all the way from head to toe …
TP-LINK, the well-known Chinese networking equipment company which based in Shenzhen, has decided to enter the smartphone market by introducing the new T882. Previously, TP-Link had released several features phone but couldn’t catch any people attention. The new T882 is running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system, powered by 1.4-gigahertz single core processor. Other main specifications include 4.0-inch WVGA-screen, 768MB RAM and 2GB ROM, 8 megapixels camera, support HD video recording, dual LED flash and weighted in 148 grams. Apparently, the smartphone T882 will only be available in China market. We believe T882 should have some built-in software to perform WiFi tethering, TP-Link is specialized on this. Price and release date still unknown, we assume it will sell at a dead cheap price because of 2GB internal storage. Few more pictures after the break.
99Bill.com, a popular online payment service in China, has rolled out its own card reader, in an effort to create a POS device for domestic users. The company says that this is the ‘first commercial use of such a product’ in mainland China. The device can be used with Android or iOS devices, and gives users mobile selling capabilities. The reader plugs into the headphone jack and communicates with mobile apps. The payment solution supports both pass code and signature based bank card transactions. This is especially important in the China market, where pass code enabled bank cards are the most common …
ASUS announced new Ultrabooks today in Taiwan, the Zenbook UX32A and UX32Vd that will both come with Ivy Bridge CPUs. The one to keep an eye on is the UX32Vd will includes a switchable 1GB Nvidia GeForce GT620M graphics card. The new Zenbook UX32VD include premium features like the 1920 x 1080 IPS display panel, packs with hybrid HDD (500GB hardisk plus 24GB SSD). Since it has added in graphical horsepower, there is a little more weight at around 1.45kg and a bit thicker. The entry-level Nvidia GeForce GT 620M on the UX32VD is unlikely to get gamers excited. It’s probably just a tad more capable than the Intel integrated graphics …
Apple’s sales in China are set go even higher as iPhone sales for the first quarter of the year are quadruple more the numbers of same period of last year. The sales of Apple’s MacBook have also grown by 60 percent since the time the company entered China. The preference of Chinese consumers for major brands and the increasing respect that Apple has shown China for its massive market potential have shored up the success of the company in the country …
Last week Chinese media reported that the government has banned mobile manufacturers from installing Google applications on the mobile devices. China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) quickly denied the rumors. The announcement came after reports by a number of major news websites in China, citing an note on the official website of a Shenzhen-based mobile service provider. The authorities said they have never delivered an order to ban the usage of Google logo and applications on mobile terminal products. The online news was not the truth …
The blind dissident lawyer Chen Guangcheng has become the heart of a diplomatic crisis between China and the United States. The activist escaped from his house arrest like prison break and hide inside the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, seeking protection for his safety. The U.S. had sent him to the local hospital for medical treatment, a move which consider sold Chen down the river. All these dramatic scenes have turn into humorous animation, check out two video after the break. Sorry, Batman has not given any assistance to Chen’s escape …
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