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ZTE bringing a Windows Phone to USA this year
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ZTE has told AllThingsD it intends to bring a Windows Phone to USA this year. The company already produces the low-end but good looking ZTE Tania, which is being sold carrier-branded by SFR in France.
The company will likely take a similar carrier-branded approach in USA.
“We understand the U.S. market is primarily a market driven by the carriers,” ZTE U.S. CEO Lixin Cheng said in an interview at last week’s Consumer Electronics Show. “Compared with some of our competitors, we are more willing to customize our product.”
Cheng noted that Microsoft is a key partner for his company for its current “Mango” version of Windows Phone, as well as for its upcoming “Tango” low-end effort. ZTE is also ...
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Cricket unveils ZTE Chorus, its third Muve Music smartphone
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We're not saying much, but a little bird told us about this travesty months and months ago. Now, it seems that Cricket is ready to act on its plans, and well, here's the ZTE Chorus. It's certainly a handsome device, but sadly, there's not a whole lot going on underneath the hood. It combines a 3.2-inch 400 x 240 (WQVGA) resistive touch display with a 600MHz CPU, a 2 megapixel camera and a 1000mAh battery. Seeking redemption, the Chorus is the third smartphone in Cricket's stable to offer Muve Music access, and its $40 price tag (after some hefty rebates) is nothing to sneeze at, but really, even without contract, don't saddle yourselves down with this one, folks. The Samsung Vitality is a mu...
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ZTE Tania launched in France on SFR, no ZTE branding though
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ZTE is a Chinese company that’s in the exact same boat Huawei was in just a few short years ago, and that HTC was in going as far back as the late 1990s. All three of these Asian companies make mobile phones, but their first customers weren’t people, they were the corporations we so lovingly call wireless operators. It took a lot of commitment from HTC to develop their own brand and eventually the Sense UI that differentiates them today in the Android world. The same can be said for Huawei, who just recently announced that they’re going to open up a design shop in London and will be selling their branded devices unlocked in retail stores. ZTE is still a baby in this respect. Today one of the...
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Apple slides to No. 5 as ZTE sees Q3 mobile phone sales surge
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Global cell phone shipments grew 14% annually to reach 390 million units in the third quarter as China-based ZTE passed Apple to become the No. 4 cell phone vendor in the world by volume. Market research and consulting firm Strategy Analytics on Thursday released global mobile phone shipment data for the third quarter of 2011, and the landscape is shifting. Nokia remained atop the list, having shipped 106.6 million cell phones in the September quarter, and Samsung remained in the No. 2 spot as mobile phone shipments exploded to 98 million units from 71.4 million in the same quarter last year. Read on for more.
LG managed to retain the No. 3 spot with 21.1 million phones shipped, though its l...
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HTC, Sharp, and ZTE planning NFC smartphones
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HTC has been coy about adding NFC to its smartphones to date, but that could all be about to change after the company, along with Sharp and ZTE, announced that it is joining the NFC forum.
The NFC Forum, the non-profit industry association that advances the use of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, has confirmed that Barclaycard has also joined.
While that isn’t a pre-requisite for including the technology in the latest and greatest phones, it is one of the first steps to taking the technology seriously.
The three are a handful of the 26 new companies to join the forum that works in a similar way to the Blu-ray Disc Association.
"Our newest members demonstrate the broad appeal of the...
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Sharp, HTC and ZTE learn the NFC Forum secret handshake
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The NFC Forum just scored a few high profile allies in the form of Sharp, ZTE and HTC. The handset manufacturers were among a slew of companies to join up as members, with Sharp and ZTE hitting the Associate level and HTC signing on at the Implementer level. Now let the mobile hazing begin!
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4.3-inch ZTE Tania unveiled, ZTE’s first Windows Phone Mango handset
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The ZTE Tania (codename) is the first Windows Phone Mango handset by Chinese phone maker ZTE and it’s definitely got some looks, but does it match it with potent hardware? The ZTE Tania, unveiled at China International Communications Exhibition 2011, lies just around the mid-range of WP devices, so it doesn’t go into dual-core territory, but it’s still got some decent-looking specs.
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ZTE Skate starts shipping worldwide
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The ZTE Skate has started shipping world-wide. The Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) smartphone, first unveiled at the World Mobile Congress in February, is said to be designed after the style of a skateboard. Although shipping with a Snapdragon processor, it is not one of the more recent processors, and will see the device slot into the mid-range of Android devices in both performance and price.
The Skate centers on a large 4.3-inch capacitive display with a resolution of 800x400. It ships in a matte plastic case, which is 11.35mm thin and which weighs in at 148-grams.
The ZTE Skate is part of a concerted push by ZTE in 2011, which will see the Chinese company launch 30 new smartphones by the end o...
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ZTE meets fierce competition in the mobile industry, half yearly profits decline for the first time in four years
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Chinese ZTE entered the top 5 phone makers in the world with a splash last year and it’s continuing its growth with revenue increasing quickly in the first half of the year, but at a costly price as it net profits declined for the first time in four years. Revenue in the first semester amounted to some $5.7 billion (37.3 billion yuan), a 21.5% growth year on year, but net profit was down 12.4% to 769.3 million yuan compared to 877.5 million in the first half of 2010.
At its home Chinese market, ZTE is facing fierce competition from Huawei Technologies, but ZTE has recently upped the ante on the global scene with aggressive pricing trying to get traction among the top five and sell cheaper th...
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ZTE Monte Carlo arrives a month early, now available on Orange UK
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Okay, we'll just come out and say it: in the hierarchy of classy names, Skate doesn't hold a candle to Monte Carlo. As the flagship of ZTE's lineup at Mobile World Congress last February, it feels much more appropriately titled with Orange UK's branding. No matter what you want to call it, however, the handset's now available on the carrier's online store -- no doubt a surprise, since we weren't expecting the phone to show up on sale for at least another month. For a device aimed at the budget-conscious, it's got some worthy specs: it's adorned with a 4.3-inch WVGA display, an 800MHz CPU, Android 2.3 and a five megapixel shooter. Will it whisk you away to a luxurious city lined with beaches ...
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ZTE Skate coasting into UK retailers... in September
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Oh, now it's on. Not too long ago, we learned the ZTE Skate Monte Carlo would be "coming soon" to Orange in the UK. While the citrus-flavored network has yet to pin down an actual release date -- or price -- Clove Technology, a mobile-centric reseller based in England, is telling its customers to expect a September 19th arrival and £250 price tag (subject to change, anyway). Naturally, the announcement of an actual, honest-to-goodness Skate falls in line with ZTE's recent announcement that it would begin selling its hardware -- replete with ZTE badging -- directly to UK consumers. If you've got the gamblin' spirit and are willing to put money on Clove, the pre-order madness has already begun...
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ZTE aims to "become a household name", starts selling direct to users
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It’s a story that many who are familiar with the wireless industry have heard time and time again. Asian companies like HTC, Huawei, and ZTE start out as mere handset makers who supply devices to operators who then go on and slap their logo on the bodies of said devices, along with a slew of their own operator branded software, but then after a few years of doing this said Asian companies want to branch out and start selling straight to consumers. First it was HTC, who many knew as the number one ODM (original design manufacturer) for Windows Mobile smartphones, transitioning into what’s now one of the top Android vendors currently on the market. Then it was Huawei, who was and is now becomi...
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Microsoft teases a WP7 version of the Samsung Galaxy S II, plus new handsets from Fujitsu, ZTE and Acer
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Microsoft's WPC 2011 conference which we reported from yesterday is in full swing, and special time was dedicated to Windows Phone, with Redmond showing off not one or two, but four new WP handsets. While it didn't specify many details about the phones themselves, Microsoft reiterated that we will have three new manufacturers jumping on the bandwagon - Acer, Fujitsu and ZTE.
But there were actually four handsets on stage, with the fourth being none other but the Windows Phone version of the Samsung Galaxy S II, one of the best handsets money can currently buy. Samsung's phone, as well as all others that were present during the keynote, seemed to have the good ol' front-facing camera, which i...
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Orange Monte Carlo officially announced
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The ZTE Skate we told you about last week? It’s just become official, which is great news for anyone looking for a fantastic Android phone on a budget. It’s pretty much an HTC Desire for a fraction of the price.
If you’ve been following it you’ll be aware this is one of most hotly anticipated handsets of the year, so read on for more.
It’s a strange name for a bargain phone, considering the city’s lush casinos and playboys. But with a 4.3-inch screen, 5-megapixel camera and 800MHz processor, the Orange Monte Carlo (aka ZTE Skate) is a serious contender for blower of the year. We spotted it as listed on Orange’s website last week, now it’s been officially announced.
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ZTE Skate coming soon to UK as Orange Monte Carlo
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With a large partner like Orange, ZTE may actually be able to hit its targets and sell over 80 million phones by the end of this year. The France Telecom’s British subsidiary now lists the ZTE-made Orange Monte Carlo in its “Coming Soon” section. The device in question is actually the ZTE Skate, which we know as a cheap, yet decent Android smartphone. If you remember, we’re talking about a phone that comes with a large 4.3-inch WVGA capacitive touchscreen, 5-megapixel camera, HSPA and Wi-Fi connectivity, while Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread is running the show. In addition, the Monte Carlo will support HD Voice on Orange network.
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