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WCDMA Xiaomi Hongmi goes on sale today!
Xiaomi kicks off the 5th of November with another day of sales for the Xiaomi Mi3, Xiaomi TV, Mi2S and for the first time ever the China Unicom WCDMA version of the Xiaomi Hongmi!
Next generation Nubia will have LTE support, could launch next month
Sources close to ZTE have leaked this screen shot of the next Nubia phone showing it will also support LTE.
Hi-Wave releases details of its upcoming 8-core phones
Even without an official MT6592 launch, Chinese phone makers can’t help but start the hype machine over their latest 8-core phones.
iNew V3 engineer machine leaked with 8-core MT6592 processor
Leaked photos from the recent Hong Kong Electronics fair show an engineering sample of the next generation 8-core iNew V3!
Render of Verizon’s self-branded, LTE-enabled, 7″ Android tablet leaked!
Notorious leakster evleaks today posted an image of what appears to be an official render of the Verizon Ellipsis 7, a self-branded Verizon tablet which seemingly is in the works!
Breaking: WCDMA Xiaomi Hongmi will launch November 5th!
Remember remember the 5th of November, the day the WCDMA Xiaomi Hongmi will finally be listed!
Zopo ZP980 Gold Edition turns up on official Zopo Facebook page
The popular Zopo ZP980 flagship Android smartphone has been revealed in an all new ‘bling bling’ gold edition on the official Zopo Facebook fan page.
Unconfirmed: Vivo Xplay 3S will have a 5.7-inch display.
Unconfirmed reports claim the Vivo Xplay 3S will pack a 5.7-inch 560 x 1440 display with a pixel density of 515ppi!
Mediatek MT6592 and MT6588 full specifications leaked ahead of November launch
No matter how careful a tech company is there is no guarantee that your latest product will remain a secret until launch. This is exactly what Mediatek learned this weekend when full specifications of the MT6592 and MT6588 processors were posted online.
6.5mm Bird Dragon XL packs 8-core MTK6592 processor
Chinese brand Bird are another of those very large companies which don’t receive all that much coverage on GizChina (due to their boring products) but they have suddenly become a whole lot more special with the launch of the 8-core Dragon XL.
Vivo Xplay 3S scores 36,258 on Antutu!
The ‘king of phones’ aka Vivo Xplay 3S gets its Antutu on and scores an awe inspiring 36,258!
Cover for Android is a context-based lockscreen come launcher
There have been more than a handful of launchers that work on the context theory, but lockscreen apps that work on the same methodology are rarely seen. Here’s one – Cover for Android.
Mystery TCL Diablo X to launch with 8-core processor
TCL, one of Mediatek’s larger customers, has posted a PCB of a mystery device with 8-core MT6592 processor labeled the TCL Idol X!
Next generation 8-core Zopo could launch next month, who will be first Sony or Zopo?
The Chinese smartphone world is going 8-core crazy thanks to Mediatek’s MtK6592 processor, the race is now on as to who will launch first? Could it be Zopo or Sony?
Has Mediatek partnered with Sony to launch the first 8-core MTK6592 phone next month?
On the 12th November Sony will hold a conference at which they will launch a number of phones for the Chinese market, the star of the show being a purported 8-core device named “Tianchi”.