This Shanzhai phone has a TV in it

We recently came across a new Shanzhai phone resembling the HTC Desire G7, which has an analog TV included. Read More:

Nokia N-Gage dead, long live the clones

Xperia Play is set to get some competition soon; the Shanzhai player Nckia has revived Nokia’s made-for-gaming phone, the N-Gage. Nope, it’s not the super flop N7700 clone, which was shelved before it ever saw a market stand, this time it’s the Nckia NG in a N7700 inspired shell. Read More:

White HTC Desire HD to escort white iPhone 4

Why are white gadgets so news worthy? Is it because Apple took nearly ten months to finally release a white iPhone 4? The guys at Apple should take a cue from Shanzhai players who have been repeatedly launching iPhone 4, iPad and other popular mobile device clones in white cloaks. Read More:

Sony Ericsson to reveal its first Android walkman phone, W8

The Walkman returns! Happy news for music lovers as Sony Ericsson is to release its first Android Walkman phone W8 to serve your appetite with music focused proposition. Read More:

Nook Color now a USD 250 Android tablet with apps, flash and more…

Barnes & Noble’s Nook Color has become quite a favorite among the hackers’ community of Android fanboys across the globe. Nook has been hacked several times in the past and turned into an under $250 Android tablet due to the Android OS inside the hood. Read More:

A 3D phone that will make you feel jaded

A new phone with a jade shell was discovered on the streets of Shenzhen; it looks like a designer made phone, and supports 3D images and videos.Read More:

Mobile phone for the blind thanks to Intex

India has the largest population of visually impaired people in the world with nearly 12 million, so Intex Mobiles has launched Intex Vision, a mobile phone for visually impaire in collaboration with National Association for the Blind (NAB) to empower them with mobile connectivity. Intex has designed this phone with a Braille keypad, large sized digits and a talking keypad. Read More:

ThinkPad X1: the thinnest in notebook world

Being skinny is trendy and chic everywhere especially in technology. The latest skinny tech news is of Lenovo’s ultra thin notebook ThinkPad X1. Lenovo is about to release its X300 model replacement, ThinkPad X1 which comes with 16.5-21.5mm thickness and weighs 1.36kg. Read More:

HTC... err Shanzhai brings out Droid Incredible 2

While the rumor mill is working overtime for a possible iPhone 5 launch, the Internet is also on fire with speculations about a Verizon powered HTC Droid Incredible 2 release at the end of this month. The Android fanboys have been awaiting for this release for a long time, but if you don't want to wait any longer, rush to Shenzhen as the shanzhai have already rolled out an HTC Droid Incredible clone based on the leaked pics of the original. Read More:

G’Five to launch India’s cheapest Android tablet for USD 200

Nokia sued G’Five not for copyright infringement, but for quickly claiming the title of third largest handset player in India. Nokia is still a dominant player in India, but its market share was reduced to half in a year thanks to the Shanzhai invasion. After runway success in the mobile phone segment, the leading Shanzhai maker is now planning to foray in the Indian tablet PC market and will kick start things with a tablet priced at a tempting price tag of USD 200. Read More:

Shanzhai HD7 sports Shanzhai Windows 7

No smartphone platform is complete until it has a strong backing of a smartphone OS,  to give it the much required boost in the market. Windows Mobile for next generation smartphones or Windows Phone 7 got a dream launch pad with HTC HD7, which is equally popular among the Shanzhai makers. Read More:

The Canoa music phone

The Shanzhai have produced a new type of music phone design that is excessively long and curved giving it a feminine touch. Read More:

Video Review: Rena3 dual core 7” capacitive Android 2.2 tablet

It seems the shanzhai are again improving as we look at the Rena3 tablet that claims a dual core 1GHz processor and a capacitive touch screen as 2 great parts of a very good tablet. Read More:

The NCKIA double-screened phone

The Shanzhai have come up with a new type of flip phone which has everything doubled in it. This phone has two screens, two keypads and of course, dual SIM standby. Read More:

Mirror mirror on the wall, who’s the thinnest of them all? iPad, Tab or OGT

iPad 2 is 30% thinner than the original iPad. Apple’s move has inspired Samsung to shed extra flab on the new 8.9 and 10.1-inch Galaxy Tab tablets. But the award for the thinnest tablet PC of the year goes to OGT Mobile tablet, which is all set to debut this summer. Read More:

HTC HD7 clone runs Android not Windows Phone 7

Surfing on the Android wave, HTC has recently surpassed Nokia to become the world’s third-largest maker of smartphones by market value. But the Taiwanese phone giant who has brought the first Android phone to the world has ditched Android a short time ago for Windows 7 phone. Read More:

The cool blue S900 from MTK

S900 is the newest Shanzhai mobile phone to hit the markets. It has dual SIM standby and has a bright blue panel, giving it a cool look. Read More:

Nokia X7 smartphone is selling hot in Shenzhen

Oops I read that wrong! It’s an Nckia not Nokia X7 that has been buzzing the streets of Shenzhen, and has been long before Nokia unveiled its X7 smartphone. The Shenzhen beauty with a sexy metallic back has sparkling white attire and is an exact replica of the X7 with its large touchscreen and curvy build. Sans the outer appearance, the Nckia X7 is a poor copy of the Nokia X7.Read more

Razer Switchblade to breeze into China first

Tencent, China’s largest gaming portal, has signed a deal with Razer to bring the swanky gaming PC called Switchblade into China first.Read More

Intel Atom and Windows 7 for the brand new Coaster K1050 tablet PC

Intel and Microsoft are lagging behind in the tablet PC segment due to their ignorance in acknowledging consumer interest in mobile devices early in the piece. They stuck to desktop computing for too long, but now they are aggressively trying to set foot in the mobile segment. This has been particularly evident by the increased number of Wintel tablets in the Shanzhai sphere. The latest is the pretty in pink Coastar K1050, with Intel Atom processor and Windows 7 operating system.Read more

Intel Atom and Windows 7 for the brand new Coaster K1050 tablet PC

Intel and Microsoft are lagging behind in the tablet PC segment due to their ignorance in acknowledging consumer interest in mobile devices early in the piece. They stuck to desktop computing for too long, but now they are aggressively trying to set foot in the mobile segment. Read More:

Acer Android tablet price competes well with iPad 2

Acer announced the release of its first Android tablet last week. The Iconia A500 is priced at USD 449, and is expected to be available at the end of April, with pre-orders being accepted at BestBuy now. The announcement occured after Acer’s CEO, Gianfranco Lanci, announced his resignation following disagreements with the company’s board over mobile computing priorities. Read More:

All-in-one netbook, gaming console and tablet PC, EraThink EraPalm

The mobile segment is getting pretty crowded with tablets, netbooks and handheld gaming consoles all competing for consumers’ attention. Shanghai based EraThink has decided to be on the safe side, revealing a new form factor combining the goodness of all three. Read More:

Apple meets Google in Shanzhai Gooapple phone

It’s been done before in the movies, archrivals turning into sweethearts, and I guess the Shanzhai got inspired by this plot. They have concocted a smartphone with the exterior of the iPhone 4 but with Android OS running on it! Read More:

Nokia shanzhais its own phone

Looks like we have yet another Nokia N8 clone emerging from China … oh wait a minute, it’s not the  Shanzhai to blame this time, it’s Nokia that has done the cloning. Shocking but true, the latest Nokia T7-00 resembles the Nokia N8 from stem to stern, except on the inside. Read More:

Windows 7 and Android Froyo for the latest iPad clone

Are you bored of the same breed of iPad knockoffs sporting the identical design and dull features? Here is something fresh. The latest tablet PC from the land of the Shanzhai is the A-97, a neat copy of the iPad with a clean design. The 9.7-inch clone runs on an x86 processor and it even supports dual boot. Read more:

iPad Smart Cover gets its first clone … and it stinks, literally

The iPad 2 has a faster processor, more RAM, dual camera, but nothing super original. The new features were almost a certainty for the second generation, all except for Smart Cover, which turned out to be the most unique feature of this iPad release. Read More:

HTC Evo View tablet will ship with Android 3.0

Now the details have been confirmed; the HTC Evo View tablet will have Google’s tablet-optimized Android 3.0 when it is released. Although there are plenty of tablet models out there already that are running older versions of Android, HTC was keen to upgrade its Evo View tablet from Android 2.3 to the new Honeycomb release. Read More:

 

Spyshots of Kyocera Katsura, the gaming tablet

Nokia may have ditched Android for Microsoft, but Sony has no so such plans ahead. On the contrary, Sony has a Honeycomb tablet in the pipeline. CEO Howard Stringer hinted that the Sony tablet will be a gamers’ delight and PlayStation certified like the Xperia Play. Read More:

BEON part of new Shanzhai tablets trend?

Nothing is impossible for the Shanzhai; their experimentation has no limits. This isn’t the first tablet to offer phone features, but having reported on two in one week I wonder if this is indicative of an actual trend? Look at this latest creation … Read More:

 

iPhone solar chargers, with interchangebale covers

Whether you’re in a rural village where power supply is unreliable or you’re an urban dweller in a city and you’re out all day and night, being able to solar charge your phone would be handy. The Chinese company Strapya has created a solar-powered charger that is specially designed for the iPhone and iPod. Read More: