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Apple’s Cook Talking Smartphone Deal with China Mobile?view story

http://www.thevarguy.com – In mid-December, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) disclosed that it had sold more than 2 million iPhone 5 smartphones in China since the unit’s launch there on Dec. 14, shattering its previous sales records. (IT news)

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Apple Not Focused On Developing Cheaper iPhone, Says Marketing SVP Phil Schillerview story

http://techcrunch.com – Earlier this week, reports that a cheaper iPhone is in the works caused plenty of buzz as observers speculated about how such a device could help Apple target emerging markets, including China. But an interview Apple Marketing SVP Phil Schiller gave to the Shanghai Evening News (link via Google Translate) seems to refute the rumors. (IT news)

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HTC claims new licensing agreement with Apple will benefit them in 2013 and beyondview story

http://www.talkandroid.com – In case you haven’t heard, Apple and HTC have reached an agreement that will finally end their ongoing patent battle. The new 10 year agreement will cover all current, pending and future patents. (IT news)

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Leading Indonesian E-Commerce Platform Berrybenka.com Raises Stage A Funding From GREE Venturesview story

http://techcrunch.com – GREE Ventures, the venture capital arm of social gaming company GREE, has made an undisclosed series A investment in leading Indonesian e-commerce fashion platform Berrybenka.com. (IT news)

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Ubuntu Phone os??view story

http://ubuntuforums.org – In the video and the introduction page of ubuntu phone They both mentioned that the ubuntu phone just use Android drivers, and in the video, it also mentioned that it runs on Android kernel So I wanna ask, I've got a China dual core phone which us having the MT6577 chip set *the Thl w1+* This phone ain't open source yet and I don't think it will be I could use the VNC way to play around with ubun (Hardware)

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QP Optoelectronics to bring portable workstation to Android phones via CloudView, the worlds’s first DLP ultra short throw pico projectorview story

http://www.talkandroid.com – I am expecting pico projectors to grow in popularity over the next year. Samsung tried it with the Galaxy Beam with minimal success, but it might make a lot of sense as a standalone unit. QP Optoelectronics will be showcasing such a device at CES called the CloudView, but what’s cool about it is that it’s a short throw pico projector. (IT news)

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China Now Has 1.104B Mobile Users, While Mobile Communications Revenue Totaled $116.26B Over First 11 Months of 2012view story

http://techcrunch.com – Statistics released yesterday (link via Google Translate) by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) show that as of the end of November 2012, there were 1.104 billion mobile phone users in that country, an increase of nearly 118 million people during the first eleven months of 2012. (IT news)

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Backed Or Whacked: Kids Projects Put The ‘Fun’ In Crowdfundingview story

http://techcrunch.com – Editor’s note: Ross Rubin is principal analyst at Reticle Research and blogs at Techspressive. Each column will look at crowdfunded products that have either met or missed their funding goals. (IT news)

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Amazon Kindle Might Finally Arrive In China Following iOS And Android App Launchesview story

http://techcrunch.com – The long-anticipated release of Kindle devices in China may finally become a reality. On Wednesday, the Kindle iPhone and iPad apps launched in the Chinese App Store; the Android version is also available for download. Meanwhile, Amazon China’s Kindle bookstore is now stocked with about 22,500 Chinese language titles. (IT news)

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Microsoft Adds Retail Locations for Surface RTview story

http://www.thevarguy.com – Maybe, as it turns out, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) isn’t all that happy with Surface RT sales figures so far for this quarter. (IT news)