MediaTek expects revenues to grow 12-20% in 2Q14

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May 5, 2014

HTC has released an update which was scheduled to be launched along with mobile HTC One (M8). The update has a feature called Extreme Power Saving. Now, the feature will be available to mass audience thanks to feature release. This will be available to the developers and unlocked HTC mobile phones.

Although the size has been increased to 117.98 MB but the Android version is the same. The Magnum Opus of the launch is the feature called “Extreme Power Saving Mode”, which keeps the mobile on the go for longer duration. There are some modification in “the camera and gallery feature” albeit not extended much.

If you have HTC, go to settings > About to check for updates or wait for the notiifcation. This may take some time and you may have to wait. Please tell your opinion after using the phone.

The Vivo X3S goes on sale in Malaysia — Less Than 6mm

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May 5, 2014

Ultra-thin Vivo X3S is arriving in Malaysian market. The smart phones manufactured in china with Android Jelly Bean is available for about $428 or in Malaysian currency 1,399. Vivo X3S has 1.7 Ghz octa-core Processor. One Gigabyte of RAM and 13 Mega Pixels Camera give it edge over similar iPhone 5s. It includes 5” 720p IPS display. With f/1.8 camera and 2,000 mAh battery give it longer talk time. Vivo OS is Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. The design of Vivo X3S resembles the Apple’s iOS 7.

Vivo X3S goes on sale in Malaysia

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May 5, 2014

While we ever covered the specs about Vivo X3S before, is now we have fresh news that the Vivo X3S is goes on sale in Malaysia.

Goldgenie offers modification of HTC One M8 with 24 carat gold cover

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May 5, 2014

Goldgenie has been modified the new HTC One m8 smartphone that covered with 24 carat gold cover, that makes the HTC One M8 is becoming more luxurious and expensive price.

UMI X3 Review: 5.5-inch FHD screen + Octa-Core

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May 5, 2014

UMI X3’s body size is 156.5 * 76.8 * 7.6mm, the fuselage is 5.5 inches FHD LTPS LCD screen, adding a ceramic surface texture design, made of zinc magnesium alloy frame, providing protection for this phone. UMI X3 also installed a Smart breathing lamp to adorn your phone.

Inside the UMI X3, there is MTK octa-core processor, 2GB of RAM, 13 million pixels rear camera and 8 million front camera, built-in 3150mAh capacity battery. 16GB/32GB storage version priced at 1399 yuan（$224） / 1599 yuan（$255）.

UMI X3 has a metal frame, ceramic textured plastic body, feel better, simple and stylish design, somewhat similar to iPhone5c style.Its screen size is not clearly marked, compared to other products, we hypothesized that X3 screen size is about 5.5 inches, the lowest resolution is 1080p. In addition, a reporter pointed out that the X3 will be equipped with additional function overall, such as NFC and OTG. We can infer from the known information, X3 still has unpublished highlights of other aspects.

Elephone P8, P9 Update to Android 4.4

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Shine Wong

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May 4, 2014

Elephone is a new brand that created in last year, but they attracted lots of users because of stylish appearance and good quality. The Elephone P8 and P9 phone powered the latest MTK MT6592 octa-core processor, and now, the company release new ROM for both phones, you may update phone to Android 4.4 Kitkat from these links.

The iNew i8000 smartphone is exposure with new design

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May 4, 2014

iNewis the of Chinese smartphone manufacturer, they ready to release the new smartphone, while the iNew V3 has nice design with light andthin body, we also heard that iNew is ready to release the upcoming model.

The new OONE smartphone is exposure with 99g and 5.6mm body thickness

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May 4, 2014

The new smartphone brand called OONE is entering the high-end market, this phone is claimed use good material and has nice design that packs wth “art” aesthetic design. The OONE is readyto release the new products but we only has a small information about it.

Huawei is ready to make a surprise on May 15th

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May 4, 2014

Huawei is planning to make a big event on May 15th, this Chinese manufacturer is now has many competitor since a lot of Chinese smartphone manufacturer is also ready to going global.

OPPO Yoyo, quad-core Android smartphone with Hot Knot feature

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May 4, 2014

OPPO is the one of Chinese smartphone manufacturer is now released their new smartphone, the new phone is called as OPPO Yoyo Android smartphone.

Foxconn, HP to set up server joint venture

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May 4, 2014

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd., widely known as the Foxconn Electronics, a Taiwanese multinational electronic manufacturer announced the plan to join up with Hewlett-Packard (HP), an American multinational information technology corporation in producing cloud computing servers as well as providing supporting related services.

While according to HP CEO Meg Whitman, this cooperation would combine the innovation of HP’s server business model, being the leading brand in cloud computing products, along with the related services provided and Foxconn’s expertise on R&D and manufacturing, which would definitely change today’s market game-playing rules.

The rapid growth of the development of cloud computing has completely changed the existing global supply chain model, specifically for server products, as stated by Foxconn president Terry Guo. Due to suppliers’ urgent needs in being able to comply to clients’ demands of providing total solutions which include design capability, global production ability and shipment as well complete after-sale services, this joint venture agreement is scheduled to become effective as of May 1.

Impressions after a few days using the Hongmi Note

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May 4, 2014

No nonsense, straight to the point

The good：

1：Affordable, this is the most direct advantage. The sale price of 799 simply beats everything else.

2：Good function. In today’s world of machines, less than 1000 yuan is a low-end machine. But after you have the Hongmi Note in your hand you will not feel it is cheap,it has great functionality and style.

3：The entire screen fit. This is the main factor that changes the cheap feeling of the Hongmi, and raises the overall quality.

4：Eight-core CPU. Even though it is a numbers games, the performance keeps up with the 2S. And those who don’t know better will think it is more powerful than the Mi3.

5：MIUI system. I believe this is main reason many people have always supported Xiaomi. Because all the large manufacturers attack Xiaomi in price wars, and there are many choices for similar priced configurations. But the MIUI system is still a major factor in choosing Xiaomi, I don’t think anyone would argue that.

The bad:

1：The screen does not follow the hand, low touch resolution. To put it simply the touch reaction is slow. For example, Fruit Ninja. After you swipe with your finger, the knife slowly appears. You won’t notice it in daily use or non intense operating games. But in games when high reaction speed is needed, like Fruit Ninja, it is particularly uncomfortable, and just fails this test. And I don’t know if it is an optimization problem or what, but sometimes the touch will be interrupted; if I swipe in a straight line, in the middle there will be a small area with no reaction. This is the same problem as the Mi1 from the same year, I would guess it is a result of cost.

2：1G of internal memory is not enough, Android is not IOS, it is not perfectly optimized, the standard 1G RAM has more than 500M at startup, and 300 after stabilizing, which is completely not enough. Of course for everyday use it doesn’t matter, but isn’t that a waste of such capability? It is a problem of cost, the actual memory really is not so expensive, it is mainly about Xiaomi marketing strategy. They know that 1G is not enough, so if there is an enhanced version on the way, why release the 1G? Because right now they need the NOTE to maintain a high profile. Before the 3S comes out and has a price reduction, the 2S is still necessary. If an enhanced NOTE came out and the configuration stays the same, but the price goes down, then the 2S would be unnecessary. So we wait for the 3S, for the 2S to be delisted or have another price reduction, and after the 3S replaces the 2S, the enhanced version will be released.

Xiaomi Redmi Note hits 15 million pre-orders

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May 4, 2014

Preceding its outstanding marketing strategy, the “Hunger Marketing”, which back in March, resulted to a 100,000 units sales of the Redmi Note Android OS-based smartphones within only 34 minutes, Xiaomi, a privately owned Chinese electronics company based in Beijing, proudly announced that as of today, 15 million people have already pre-ordered this $161 phabet.

This number surely surpassed both Apple’s iPhone 5s and 5c accumulated opening weekend’s total sales of 9 million, and also the Samsung Galaxy S5’s. Using a totally different sales maneuver, Xiaomi is defining its pre-order numbers not only based on how many people have paid for the Redmi Notes but additionally also based on people signing up to receive more information about the phone via email.

The $161 (CNY999) Redmi Note is powered by a 1.7GHz octa-core chipset combined with 2GB RAM, 16GB internal storage, a 13MP camera and a 3200mAh battery. Utilizing a 5.5” 720 x 1280 touch screen display and running on Android OS version 4.2.2, the Redmi Note comes in a quite affordable price for a smartphone that comes with such packed of features.

Even so, the number of 15 million people registered would again affirm Xiaomi’s smart business strategy as well as its smartphone market strength, particularly in China. By the end of this year, Xiaomi will start selling its flagship, Xiaomi Mi3, in the neighboring Asian countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia, The Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, India and Turkey as well as in other regions, in countries such as Brazil, Mexico and Russia, while it continues to expand its market presence.

Xiaomi 4 may be equipped with sapphire crystal glass

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May 4, 2014

According to Taiwan media news, Xiaomi 4 will be released in the fourth quarter this year. As a next-generation flagship phone, Xiaomi 4 will not only use the most powerful hardware, and it will be equipped with sapphire crystal glass. Meanwhile, the media pointed out that not only is Apple and Xiaomi, many other companies are also planning to use sapphire crystal glass, lest they lose at the starting line.

In general, sapphire crystal glass applies only in the high-end devices, because its transmission capacity is good, and the wear resistance is stronger, but the problem is the high cost. Even though the cost is higher, but consumers are more like the glass. With the development of technology and the increase of production capacity, people can enjoy the benefits of it.

If both Xiaomi and Apple use the sapphire crystal glass, so in the field of domestic high-end smartphone, Corning Gorilla glass is hard to maintain a “monopoly”, after all, consumers are more like high configuration flagship mobile phone, even if the price is slightly increased.

Huawei P7 Only 6.18mm Thickness

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Shine Wong

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May 3, 2014

Although 7th May has not yet to come, Huawei Ascend P7 has already unveiled entirely, and it can be confirmed that this is a press conference that only need to announce the price.

CHUWI VX3: 3000 mA battery capacity only, 7-inch non-OGS screen sold at $160

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May 3, 2014

CHUWI VX3 has octa-core processor, 7-inch 1200p screen, priced at 999 yuan（$160）. But before the official specific configuration and there are some differences in exposure, the processor did not use 2GHz MTK6592, instead of using a universal version 1.7GHz, battery capacity is only 3000 mA.

CHUWI VX3 did not adopt the mainstream narrow bezel, but the thickness is only 7.6 mm, can be called a slim. The machine back cover with the metal material, feels good. Overall, the phone is not outstanding.

From the current test run, because of cost constraints, CHUWI VX3 does not use advanced IPS screen, visual effects tend to gray, seemed lower grade. CHUWI VX3’s system optimization is not very good, there will be some problems when used, which is a lot of domestic tablet and mobile phone a common problem.3000 mA battery capacity, became its fatal flaw. According to experience, CHUWI VX3 can only browse the network four hours, two hours to play the game.

Xiaomi RedMi Note back in stock, get 15 million pre-order

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May 3, 2014

Xiaomi is one of the Chinese smartphone manufacturer that now ready to going global, after they release several RedMi product lineup, the one if the new products is RedMi Note Android smartphone.

HTC One M8 Mini 2 press image is here

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May 3, 2014

While we ever covered the news about the upcoming HTC One M8 Mini 2 smartphone, is now we have the official press image of the new HTC One Mini 2 smartphone.

The infographic of waterproof smartphone revealed by Sony Mobile

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May 3, 2014

As we are now, the waterproof smartphone is very usefull for outdoor activity and Sony is the one of msmartphone manufacturer that develop those smartphones.