Telecom company 3 adds roaming-free China, Indonesia for Danes

Customers at 3 (a mobile voice and data connections provider via 3G, 4G and 4G + mobile network) in Denmark with 3LikeHome in their subscription can from 23 January also use their mobile phones in China, Macao, Sri Lanka and Indonesia to the same prices as in Denmark. With the addition of China 3 especially expects to attract more corporate customers as 3LikeHome is now valid in all Denmark's largest export markets.

Danish exports to China increased significantly in recent years, and that creates a demand for cheaper telephony in China among Danish companies. Therefore, 3 is expanding 3LikeHome to include China, and also Macau (independent regime in China with its own telecommunications infrastructure), Sri Lanka and Indonesia, incl. Bali. With the extension 3LikeHome will from the end of January 2017 cover no less than 47 countries where both private and business customers can use their smartphone and mobile broadband at the same prices as if being back in Denmark.

According 3 it is especially in demand among corporate customers that have brought China to the attention of 3LikeHome.

"We have seen increasing interest in China, and we have listened to that. We want to be the preferred telecommunications company for seafaring Danes and especially Danish companies with global perspectives. An export adventure can be very risky and with many unforeseen costs, and here we would like to remove one of their concerns, as customers can know in advance the cost of roaming, "says Jacob Hein Knudsen, VP of Business Market at 3.

3Likehome currently covers nine out of the ten countries that Denmark exported to the most in 2015. By adding also China in 3LikeHome the entire top ten list will be in the roaming free zone. China was 15 years ago number 20 on the list of countries to which Denmark exports the most. But the growth of the Chinese economy has made China has shifted upwards, and in 2015 China was in seventh place.

According to an analysis by the Danish Industry China continues at an economic pace that is much higher than Denmark's other main export markets, and China will therefore come to play en even more important role for Danish exports in the future.

The telecommunications operator 3 dropped their first roaming charges in early 2014, when the telecommunications company launched 3LikeHome in six countries.

3LikeHome covers:

Traffic on all networks in the countries concerned, not only the 3 network

Receiving calls and calls to Danish and local numbers

SMS / MMS to Danish numbers and local numbers

Up to 10 GB of data for up to 30 days at a time. Data consumed by the amount of data that is included in the customer's subscription

Calls to international numbers outside the country you are in, costing common external tariffs

3 is owned by Chinese CK Hutchison (60%) and Swedish Investor (40%). 3 in Denmark is part of the 3 Group, which is represented in Italy, Austria, England, Ireland, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Sweden

Source: Telecom company 3 adds roaming-free China, Indonesia for Danes

Gionee launches Steel 2 Smartphone in China with 4,000mAh battery & 3GB RAM

Gionee today launched a new smartphone in China. The new smartphone Gionee Steel 2 priced at 1,299 Yuan and available for pre-order in the country. It comes in Jazz Gold and Gold Black color. Recently, Gionee signs up Virat Kohli as company's brand ambassador, and it is also going to open 500 new stores in India. The company posted about the same on their Twitter handle. Before that company also signed up Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt as the brand ambassador.

Talking about the specifications of the Steel 2, it comes with 5-inch HD IPS display along with 1280 x 720-pixel resolution. The pixel density of the display is 293 PPI. The dimension of the smartphone is 144.3 x 70.5 x 8.6 mm and weighs around 160 grams. The smartphone runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow based Amigo 3.5 OS.

There is 1.25GHz quad-core MediaTek processor along with Mali T720 GPU. There is 3GB RAM on the smartphone. The smartphone comes in two storage option of 16GB and 32GB on board. Storage can be expanded up to 128GB via an SD card. On the camera front, it comes with 8MP auto focus rear camera along with LED flash. The main camera app also has HDR, panoramic, night, business card scanning, translation, text correction, Xpress and intelligent scan. There is 4000mAh Li-ion battery and company claims it can deliver up to 45 hours of talk time and up to 527 hours of standby time.

On the connectivity front, Gionee Steel 2 is a dual micro SIM smartphone. It comes with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, Micro USB 2.0 and 3.5mm audio jack. It has a light sensor, Gravity sensor, and compass. There is a fingerprint sensor as well on the smartphone. Company embedded the same in power button.

Earlier, Company also launched the Gionee M2017 smartphone in China. It comes with 5.7-inch AMOLED display along with 2560 x 1440 pixel resolution. It has octa-core Snapdragon 653 processor and 6GB RAM. There is 128GB/256GB internal storage option. It comes with dual rear camera setup of 12MP+13MP at the back along with LED flash. For selfie, it has 8MP front camera. The smartphone supports Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 technology and has a 3500mAh battery.

Recently Gionee P8 Max also leaked online. P8 Max is the successor of Gionee P7 Max smartphone. It has 5.5-inch IPS LCD along with 720 x 1280 pixel resolution. It is a dual SIM smartphone and runs on 1.5GHz quad-core processor and 3GB RAM. There is 32GB internal storage but no memory card slot on board. For more, stay tuned with Phone Radar.

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Source: Gionee launches Steel 2 Smartphone in China with 4,000mAh battery & 3GB RAM

Nokia To Launch Android Smartphone On February 26

Nokia is planning to launch its first Android smartphone Nokia 6 in China on February 26.

The company released a teaser video of Nokia 6 on its Facebook page on Thursday that reads "Get ready! The Nokia 6 is coming to China! More announcements to follow on February 26th… Save the date!

Last year, Nokia announced that it licensed HMD Global to produce Nokia-branded mobile phones and tablets.

The smartphone has a hybrid in-cell 5.5-inch screen with full HD resolution and 2.5D Gorilla Glass.

The device is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 processor with X6 LTE modem, has 4GB of RAM and 64GB storage.

Nokia remained the owner of the Nokia brand after it sold its handset business to Microsoft for 5.4 billion euros but was forbidden to license it to outsiders until the end of 2015.

HMD Global has reached agreements with both Microsoft and Nokia about the use of the Nokia brand and some design rights. The agreement HMD Global signed with Nokia is exclusive and valid for 10 years.

The agreement with Microsoft has some conditions and only covers the use of the Nokia name in basic phones. Microsoft continues the production of the high-end Lumia smart phones, which will use Windows platforms.

HMD Global is planning to spend some 400 million euros to market the Nokia brand for the next three years.

IANS

Source: Nokia To Launch Android Smartphone On February 26

Android Accounted For Half Of Smartphone Sales In Oz Before Holiday Season

50.1 per cent of smartphones sold between September and November last year in Australia ran Android according to recently released data.

The research from Kantar Worldpanel also found that iOS accounted for 46.4% of sales over the same period, while Windows and Blackberry took out the minimal remaining market share with 2.3% and 1.0% of sales, respectively.

While the results appear to be positive news for the Android operating system, iOS managed to take its share of the market with just five iPhone models on sale, compared to a much larger range of Android devices from different manufacturers. Apple launched the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus in mid-September, giving the company an added boost in sales numbers.

In the same period last year, Android accounted for slightly more sales in Australia according to Kantar Worldpanel with 53.7%, compared to iOS at 40.5% and Windows at 5.3%. A similar result was also seen in the US, with Android experiencing its sixth consecutive sales decline to 55.3% compared to iOS at 37.1%.

Android remains the most overwhelmingly popular option in many countries according to Kantar Worldpanel's data, with 93.9% in Mexico, 93.5% in Brazil, 86.5% in Spain and 79.9% in China.

When ChannelNews spoke to Alcatel managing director Sam Skontos late last year, he criticised the methodology behind Kantar Worldpanel's research which suggested Acer was the #3 smartphone brand at the time.

Source: Android Accounted For Half Of Smartphone Sales In Oz Before Holiday Season

Why China is still saying no to Pokémon Go

January 10, 2017 China—Despite vast enthusiasm and anticipation, Chinese smartphone users are unlikely to meet "Pokémon Go" any time soon. 

China's state censor said Tuesday Nintendo's hit smartphone app and other augmented reality games carry potential security risks, and will not be licensed in that country until these concerns have been evaluated, Reuters reports. 

On its website a games panel of the China Audio-video and Digital Publishing Association cited "threat to geographical information security and the threat to transport and the personal safety of consumers," as its reason for not licensing the game.

This week's statement contradicts the state's previous positions in July. 

The free-to-play, location-based mobile game asks users to walk in real-life neighborhoods as they use their smartphones to hunt and capture virtual characters. 

It became an instant hit since it debuted in mid-2016, with Apple calling its most downloaded iOS app for t hat year a "cultural phenomenon." 

The game was also recently licensed in India, a country which some have described as being "equally bureaucratic" as China. 

Despite no official releases, "Pokémon Go" has still managed to create a sensation in China since its official worldwide launch, according to The Nanfang, a website published in Hong Kong devoted to news about China. It reports that the hashtag "PokemonGo" has been used 330 million times by late July on Sina Weibo, a Chinese microblog site. 

But the Chinese government appears to be holding firm in its view that the game poses too great a security risk for it to have an authorized released there. 

The Daily Beast reports that because the game's developer, Niantic Inc., a former internal Google startup, collects a vast amount of information from its users, some are calling its database of personal data "a hacker's dream." According to the Daily Beast, the San-Francisco-based company's privacy policy gives it the right to "hand personally-identifiable information (PII) over to law enforcement, sell it off, share it with third parties, and even store it in foreign countries with lax privacy legislation."

In China, these concerns are reported to have developed into an elaborate conspiracy theory that the app could serve as a Trojan horse controlled by the United States and Japan to figure out where its military bases are located. The app relies on US-based Google to detect locations (whose service is blocked in China), and is partially owned by Japan's Nintendo, according to Reuters.

The conspiracy theory claims that two countries could use the game to locate Chinese military bases through a process of elimination by determining where users can't go to capture Pokémon characters. 

"In China, the major security issue related to Pokemon Go is that the third-party distributor will very likely add backdoor Trojan horse viruses to the installation package, which gives remote access to your smartphones," Wang Biao, an internet security expert, told The Nanfang in July. 

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said he was unaware of reports that the game could be a security risk, according to Reuters, giving no further details about the matter.

This report contains material from Reuters.

Source: Why China is still saying no to Pokémon Go

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Source: What luck will the rooster bring this year? Here are 10 Predictions for China's tech industry in 2017

Everything About The Newly Launched Nokia 6: Nokia’s Latest Android Smartphone

HMD Global Oy, the Finnish company that develops mobile devices under the "Nokia" brand name has recently announced the launch of its new smartphone. While many speculations and rumor had been going around regarding what Nokia device would be launched, now the first android smartphone under the Nokia branding has surfaced.

In another case, HMD Global has not waited until MWC to launch its first Android phone.

The new smartphone has been dubbed as Nokia 6 and it has been launched in China. Moreover, with this launch, it looks like HMD is taking its first step to set a new standard in design, material quality and manufacturing innovation across every tier of its products by building on the hallmarks of a true Nokia phone experience.

As per the company the device has been designed explicitly with the needs of users in mind, and it combines quality and inbuilt durability to deliver a real-life premium smartphone experience at a budget-friendly price point.

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On the other hand, it may also seem that HMD's decision to launch its first Android smartphone into China is also a reflection of the company's desire to meet the real world needs of consumers in different markets around the world.

As far as the stats go, China had over 552 million smartphone users in 2016. It has been predicted that the figure will grow more than 593 million users by 2017. If we analyze the market, it is a strategically important market where premium design and quality is highly valued by consumers.

Arto Nummela, CEO, HMD Global said that the company's ambition has been to deliver a premium product, which meets consumer needs at every price point, in every market. And now, HMD has launched its premium, high-quality Nokia 6 which has been built to deliver a fantastic core user experience for Chinese consumers. HMD looks forward to unveiling further products in the first half of this year.

Commentating further on the launch Nestor Xu, Vice President Greater China, HMD Global also stated that, China was the largest and most competitive smartphone market in the world. It was no coincidence that HMD has chosen to bring its first Android device to China with a long-term partner JD.com which has been known for its upwardly mobile customer base.

In a similar statement, Juho Sarvikas, Chief Product Officer, HMD Global also highlighted that by building on true Nokia phone hallmarks of leading design and materials, an obsessive focus on the latest technology and solving real-life issues, HMD believes it has a unique proposition for consumers. The Nokia 6 marks the first step on the company's journey, with more to come in 2017.

Shengli Hu, President of 3C Business Unit, JD.com, also said that the Nokia 6 marked a new milestone for the iconic brand, and JD.com was proud to work with HMD on this exclusive launch in China."With all that being said, let us now look at what the device is all about.

Stay tuned to GizBot for more updates!

Superior Design Quality

With the arrival of Nokia 6, consumers can see a superior craftsmanship and design quality in action. Outlining the design process, HMD has stated that it takes 55 minutes to build a single Nokia 6 from a solid block of 6000 series aluminum.

The smartphone is then put through two separate anodising processes which take over ten hours to complete. Each phone is also polished no less than five times. The end result Nokia 6 comes with an aluminum unibody with the highest level of visual and structural quality.

Display, Processor, Battery

The Nokia 6 comes with a bright hybrid in-cell 5.5-inch screen with full HD resolution and incredible color reproduction wrapped in 2.5D Gorilla Glass. The display stack is further laminated together with a polarizer layer enabling excellent sunlight readability and slim form.

The build is completed with the latest generation Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 processor with X6 LTE modem designed for excellent battery life and superior graphics performance.

SEE ALSO: 6 Things Smartphones can do in the Years to Come

RAM, Android Version, Dolby Atmos

The Nokia 6 has 4GB RAM and 64GB storage option. Interestingly, the smartphone runs the latest version of Android Nougat and is packed with entertainment features to bring to life the latest that Android has to offer.

In addition, the smartphone comes with dual amplifiers that deliver 6dB louder sound than a regular amp, giving higher voice, deeper bass, and unmatched clarity. While it comes with the Dolby Atmos, the smartphone creates powerful moving audio that seems to flow all around users.

Camera

The Nokia 6 packs a 16MP phase detection autofocus rear camera for sharp detailed pictures and an 8MP front camera. The f/2.0 aperture lenses and exclusive camera UI with automatic scene detection make it easy to take great shots every time.

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Stay tuned to GizBot for more updates!

Source: Everything About The Newly Launched Nokia 6: Nokia's Latest Android Smartphone