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Microsoft invades Android as search and maps provider on Motorola’s Chinese phones

Motorola has announced a new partnership with Microsoft to make Bing the default search engine and map provider on all Android devices released in China. Motorola’s soon-to-release Android phones will use Bing for the Android search widget and browser, as well as Bing Maps for directions in China. The Bing-Motorola partnership is the second instance of [...]

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FALSE: Google vs. China rift leads to canceled Nexus One event in Beijing?

UPDATE: Previous suggestions that Google snubbed Beijing on its Asian Android Developers Lab tour have been shot down by Google. A Google spokesperson has debunked the suggestion and said that there was never any plan to visit China’s capital. Below is an article written about the previous report by Reuters. Bucking expectations, Google will not host [...]

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The Android based Motorola Zeppelin makes an appearance

Coming forth with a name that either strikes up images of a giant airship or the music of a great rock band we now have another Zeppelin, except in this case it is the Motorola Zeppelin and it is an Android powered phone. Anyway, these latest images are coming courtesy of DIGI.QQ.com, who have not only [...]

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HTC Click Android phone played with on video

What’s so budget about the HTC Click to make HTC’s upcoming device an “entry-level” Android phone? Take a look at this video, apparently shot in an Asian restaurant judging by the language and noise in the background, and you’ll see not much on the surface. It’s still running the Android operating system, comes with standard [...]

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Android-based Dell Mini 3i smartphone gets outed at China Mobile Market launch event

The rumored Android-based Dell smartphone has become official. The handset, which is the Dell Mini 3i was recently on display and photographed during the launch event for China Mobile’s new Application Platform. Anyway, aside from a nice looking phone (at least based on what we can tell from the three images) the handset appears to have [...]

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HTC Click and Hero heading to China

It seems like our Chinese friends are the first group of consumers promised to get their hands on the HTC Click Android phone. A subsidiary of HTC is expected to bring the Click, along with the HTC Hero, to Chinese customers later this year. HTC said that an Asian version of the Hero would be [...]

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China Mobile opens app store to nearly 500 million people

China Mobile has partially opened up its Mobile Market app store that sells to 480 million subscribers. Yes, the world’s largest phone company has nearly half a billion customers who could download free or paid apps. Android developers might think about brushing up on their Cantonese and Mandarin. Earlier today, China  Mobile opened up its Mobile [...]

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China Mobile rumored to be launching the HTC OPhone in June

I am not sure what to make of this story, at first glance it seems a little confusing, but here goes… According to a recent WSJ report we are going to see China Mobile launching the HTC OPhone in June. So the confusing part, and just to make sure you are aware that was not a [...]

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Skytone Alpha 680 Android-powered netbook spotted

We have seen talks of Android netbooks, however we now have some images and details of an actual working prototype. The netbook is from Chinese manufacturer Skytone. The model is the Alpha 680, however the specs and dimensions may not be what we were hoping for in terms of a netbook. To begin with, the [...]

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Skytone Android debuts, confuses, and disappoints

Chinese computer maker Skytone has plans to release an Android powered netbook soon. The Skytone Alpha 680 is a tablet running Android with a 7 inch, 800 x 400 resolution screen. A product page from Skytone’s official site reveals photos of what looks like an interesting product – that is until you read the specifications [...]

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