HTC T328w Comes with Dual-SIM and ICS, Only for China Market

Star Chang, Mar 28, 2012 7:08 AM, 1,334 views, 1 Comment »,

One of the new HTC “Dragon” series Android handsets is going to release soon in China market. The new HTC T328w has popped up over at the Chinese wireless approvals website, which means it has obtained authorise license for sale. The new Taiwannese smartphone features a 4 inch Super LCD WVGA display and dual-SIM slot. It runs Android 4.0 with Sense 4.0 user interface, power by 1 GHz single-core processor, 512MB of RAM and 4GB of internal memory. Other specification includes Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0, Beats Audio, 5MP rear camera, MicroSD card support and a 1,650 mAh battery. It should cost 1,999 Chinese yuan (US$316) only, with contract plan, pretty cheap and affordable for an ICS handset. The Chinese love dual-SIM function, Samsung has also rolled out a dual SIM Galaxy S II just for the Chinese market. It seem there is not much chance for the HTC T328w to release outside China.

Microsoft Partners with HTC, Nokia, Samsung and ZTE to Launch Windows Phone in China

Chris Chang, Mar 21, 2012 9:03 AM, 1,907 views, 2 Comments »,

To mark the Chinese debut of Windows Phone, Microsoft China held an event in Beijing today. Three Chinese Windows Phone devices — the HTC Triumph (aka Titan), Nokia Lumia 800c and ZTE Mimosa — are showcased at the event, and executives from China Telecom, China Unicom, China Mobile, Nokia, HTC, Samsung, and ZTE showed up as special guests. Hit the break for live images of the event. And a video.

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Nokia Will Officially Launch Lumia Windows Phones in China on March 28 (UPDATED)

Herman Lai, Mar 14, 2012 11:14 AM, 439 views, Got something to say ?,

While every Chinese were waiting Nokia to announce the first official Windows phone in China, HTC has cunningly unveiled an official Windows phone before Nokia did, and that must has surprised Stephen Elop (the CEO of Nokia) and motivated the company to announce its launch event for the Lumia series Windows Phone. More info after the break.

UPDATE: Press in China received invitation from Microsoft China to a launch event for Windows 7.5 Tango

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Chinese Vendor Ripping Off HTC Smartphone

Star Chang, Mar 9, 2012 7:23 AM, 760 views, Got something to say ?,

A Chinese PC company known as Hedy, is ripping off the design of HTC Smartphones. The Hedy H701 smartphone has a very similar appearance compare to the HTC Desire S. The copycat phone is selling for 999 yuan (US$158) over at Hedy official online store. The specifications of H701 are nowhere close to the actual Desire S, sporting only a low-res 320 by 480 pixels screen, 4GB internal storage, no 3G radio support, and only power by a 640MHz ARM processor. It runs Android 2.3, and the advertising photo even shows a HTC Sense ripoff …

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Gallery: HTC’s First Chinese Flagship Store in Beijing

Chris Chang, Mar 7, 2012 10:40 AM, 1,869 views, Got something to say ?,

Taiwanese smartphone vendor HTC has recently opened its first Chinese flagship store in Beijing. Housed in Beijing Blue Harbor, where international brands open their flagship stores, the store will offer HTC products and personalised service. Check out the full gallery of the store after the break!

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HTC One X Is The World’s First Smartphone to Shoot Video and Photos At The Same Time

Chris Chang, Feb 27, 2012 11:36 AM, 7,730 views, 3 Comments »,

HTC announced its new One line of Android-powered smartphones, and the HTC One X, is the most impressive one. It has a large 4.7-inch HD screen, a quad-core processor, and a 8-megapixel camera that offers the fastest photography we’ve ever seen on phones. The best thing? It allows you to take a photo while shooting video. There’s no need to stop recording at all. Hands-on photos and video after the break.

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HTC “Dragon” Series Smartphones Are Made To Compete With Xiaomi (video)

Herman Lai, Feb 27, 2012 5:48 AM, 980 views, Got something to say ?,

At MWC, HTC just showed off its “Dragon” series smartphones, which is a trio of 4-inch 800×400 Android handsets, each sporting a 5 megapixel camera, a 1GHz single-core processor and Beats Audio, all wrapped up in an Ice Cream Sandwich slathered in Sense 4.0A. Hands-on photos and video after the break.

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So Much News in China… #034

Star Chang, Feb 13, 2012 11:10 PM, 663 views, 2 Comments »,

There are so much news from China that passes by that we couldn’t possibly cover it all. Here are the tech news we are lazy to post or left behind, there are stories on Foxconn hacking, Lenovo’s rising profit, facebook chances in China and so on, check them out after the break. Video for this week: Animation on Linsanity … Hope everyone has a fresh start to your week.

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So Much News in China… #030

Star Chang, Jan 15, 2012 8:05 PM, 773 views, Got something to say ?,

There are so much news from China that passes by that we couldn’t possibly cover it all. Here are the Chinese tech news we are lazy to post or left behind, there are stories on Alibaba’s app store, HTC 4G Windows Phone, PC vs. tablets and so on, check them out after the break. Video for this week: the Chinese used only 360 hours to construct a 30-story building. Hope everyone has enjoyed your weekend and a fresh start to your week …

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So Much News in China… #029

Star Chang, Jan 8, 2012 1:32 PM, 669 views, Got something to say ?,

There are so much news from China that passes by that we couldn’t possibly cover it all. Here are the Chinese tech news we are lazy to post or left behind for this week, there are stories on Apple’s ‘Red Friday’ sale, Acer new android tablet, Xiaomi’s recruitment and so on, check them out after the break. Video for this week: Eight reasons to date a geek. Hope everyone has enjoyed your weekend and get attention on the upcoming 2012 Consumer Electronics Show. Lots of new exciting staff to be revealed next week …

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