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China TechFaith to invest $70M in Beijing facility

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Chinese cell phone designer China TechFaith Wireless Technology Ltd. said Thursday it will spend $70 million to build a smart phone manufacturing plant in Beijing. (read on…) Related items TechFaith and Dmagicmobile Co-Develop High-End Barbie(TM) Mobile Phone in China (Marketwire) TechFaith and Qiao Xing Mobile Co-Launch High-End 3G Mobile Phones in China (Marketwire) China Techfaith 2Q profit rises 62...
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China requiring ID for all mobile service purchases to prevent SMS spam

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According to the China Daily newspaper, people in China are now required to provide personal identification when they purchase any sort of cell phone service, including pre-paid SIM cards that could previously be purchased anonymously with cash. The government claims this is to clamp down on SMS spam messages, but some human rights organizations...
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China Techfaith 2Q profit rises 62 percent

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China Techfaith Wireless Communication Technology Ltd. said Tuesday that its second-quarter profit climbed 62 percent as the Chinese cell phone designer’s product sales rose. (read on…) Related items China TechFaith posts jump in 4Q profit (AP via Yahoo! News) China TechFaith posts jump in 4Q profit (San Francisco Chronicle) Subsidies to Boost China’s 3G Handset Market in 2010 (Cellular-News.com) China...
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Victims tell world of their plight in Zhouqu

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Mudslide victims make free phone calls provided by China Telecom in Zhouqu county on Tuesday. Four hours after mudslides engulfed Zhouqu county early on Sunday morning, 19-year-old Kayne tweeted from his cell phone: “Flood. Blackout. (read the story…) Related items Alliance forged to boost China’s CDMA cell phone industry (People’s Daily) Business Software...
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IPod to IPhone on the Cheap in China

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A Shenzhen-based company has unveiled a product called the Apple Peel 520, which can turn any iPod Touch into a cell phone. (read the rest of the story…) Related items China looks forward to cellphone rage at 30,000 feet! Text messaging service resumes in China’s Xinjiang region, 6 months after ethnic riots (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) Text service resumes...
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