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Rumor: State Council to Finalize Telecom Restructuring Plan
Sohu IT, 2/19/08
The South China Morning Post quoted an anonymous source Tuesday as saying that government officials will meet in Beijing this week to finalize plans for the telecom sector restructuring, with the focus on implementation and management of the changes. Read More...
TD-SCDMA Trial Operation May Begin Late February
Oriental Morning Post, 2/19/08
A China Mobile (NYSE: CHL; 0941.HK) source has indicated that trial operation of TD-SCDMA networks in eight cities is due to start in late February or early March. Read More...
Rumor: Round 2 of TD-SCDMA Terminal Bidding Slated for April
Southcn.com, 2/19/08
An informed source has revealed that China Mobile (NYSE: CHL; 0941.HK) is to launch a second round of TD-SCDMA handset procurement in April, following on from completion of first round deliveries in late March. Read More...
Rumor: Blackberry May Quit China Market
Nannuo Tech, 2/18/08
Informed sources have indicated that Blackberry solutions provider Research In Motion (RIM) may quit the China market due to lacking a cost advantage and also because of competition from China Mobile (NYSE: CHL; 0941.HK), which also offers mobile email services. Read More...
Beijing Internet Cafes to Launch Real-name System in 2008
Beijing Evening News, 2/19/08
The eight major focal points for Beijing's attempt to crack down on pornography and illegal materials were revealed at a workgroup meeting, and will include the installation and utilization of a citywide internet cafe management system to institute real-name registration in all of the city's internet cafes. Read More...
MacBook Air Priced at RMB 16,988 in China
Sina Tech, 2/19/08
Apple announced in Beijing today that only the 1.6 GHz Core 2 Duo / 80 GB conventional hard drive model of its MacBook Air will be available domestically. Read More...
Telecom
Rumor: Netcom, Unicom Exchange Shares
ZTE to Benefit from Post-Disaster Repairs
Rumor: Beijing Netcom to Ban Broadband Sharing
Wireless
TD-SCDMA Alliance: Immediate Issuance of 3G Licenses Unlikely
ZTE: No Plans to Acquire Motorola Handset Unit
MII: China Produced 549 mln Handsets in 2007
Jiangsu Mobile to Offer "Tariff Optimizer"
Handsets Most Complained About Consumer Good in 2007
Rumor: CEO of Handset Home-Shopping Firm to Resign
Internet
Baidu Criticized for Spreading Sex Scandal Photos
Baidu, UUSee Ally on Online Gaming Tournament
Shanghai to Host 2008 Digital Games Worldwide Tournament
Alibaba to Recruit 2,000 New Sales Staff
Tencent Sponsors South Pole Research
Joytime Delays Closed Beta of Tiandi
Power Leader to Open New Server Groups for Kangzhan
Jinshan Duoyi to Open New Server Group for Mengxiang World
Television
Skyflying Media Lands USD 83 mln Investment
SARFT Extends Ban on Foreign Cartoons
Shanghai Film Group Buys Dolby Cinema Systems
SARFT Gives Steamy Guizhou Radio Programs a Cold Shower
STB Company to Build Terrestrial DTV Production Base
Hardware & Software
Lenovo to Release IdeaPad Next Week
Compal Denies Withdrawal of China Plant
Loongson to Launch Quad-Core CPU
AMD, Shandong Government Cooperate on IC Development
Zoho Comes to China
Global Sign Establishes Shanghai Office
