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[BoQ77]

Huawei Gets behind EE's US$2.3b 4G Upgrade
2015-03-02

Mobile 4G devices are displayed in front of a bank of large screens in an Everything Everywhere (EE) store on Oxford Street in London, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013. [Photo: Imagine China]


Chinese telecom giant Huawei has become the core equipment supplier for British mobile operator EE's 4G network upgrade.

The deal itself is worth some 2.3-billion US dollars.

The upgraded 4G network is going to allow for download speeds of 400 megabits per second.

The new speed would triple the current 4G speeds in the UK.

Comparatively, the average speed of China Mobile and China Unicom's 4G networks is around 100 to 150 megabits per second.

EE operates the biggest 4G network in Europe.

It has more than 7 million 4G users.

The network currently covers around 80-percent of the UK's population.

Why you put this to my thread ?

Amazing Samsung!

It is expected that, after China and South Korea finalizes the free trade agreement sometime this year, South Korean companies will have a serious edge over foreign rival such as Japanese and Western. But domestic manufacturers such as HTC, Xiaomi, Asus, Huawei, Oppo, OnePlusOne, Lenovo, ZTE will feel the heat, as well.

And more domestic brands are joining the fray.

Oppo has been one of those Chinese companies, which, in our opinion, innovate. They presented the world a smartphone with a rotating camera (N1), then upgraded it and released the N3 model, where the rotation was even motorised. What is more, the company surprised the smartphone world by introducing a crazy thin R5 device, which was the thinnest smartphone on the planet for some time. We think that company strives for both innovation and great looking industrial design in its devices.

This time around, the company has a device, which we would say represents its design portfolio. It is an Oppo R1C, which has a great looking appearance and it includes a sandwich construction: glass on the front and the back, and metal on the sides.

 

[TaiShang]

Samsung Electronics, China trade deal give boost to South Korea's yuan hub ambitions
ReutersFeb 25, 2015, 10.59AM IST

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SEOUL: Tech giant Samsung Electronics gave a big boost on Wednesday to Seoul's ambitions to become a global hub for the offshore yuan business, saying it was preparing to start trading the Chinese currency directly with the South Korean won.

The news came as the South Korean government announced that it hoped to sign a final free trade agreement with China within the first half of the year, in a further sign of strengthening relations between the countries.

South Korea became the third country in the world to begin direct trading of the yuan for a local currency in December under the aim of grabbing a larger share of the growing business opportunities involving the yuan outside China.

"This is an encouraging development given that one of the weaknesses on the market was the low demand or supply from the corporate sector," said Song In-chang, head of the finance ministry's international finance bureau.

"I hope Samsung's plan to participate in the market will influence other big companies also to join," he added.

Samsung said in a statement it was "looking into starting won-yuan direct trading". It did not elaborate, but traders said such a move would be a big boost for the market, which until now has been in operation led by banks designated as market-makers.

"The fact that there's real demand and supply for commercial purposes carries a big significance even though the amount is small," said one currency dealer at a local bank.

Over the long term, the yuan-won rate closely tracks the calculated price from each currency's value against the US dollar, but companies can save costs and reduce the risk from exchange-range volatility in the meantime.

South Korea has been encouraging companies trading with China to settle transactions with the yuan or the won instead of the US dollar, but actual use of the local currencies in trade deals remains very low.

It is not clear how much trading volume Samsung can generate on its own. The company uses the currency market to settle direct transactions between its headquarters and its foreign subsidiaries.

Separately, South Korea said it and China had completed the "initialising" process on a free trade agreement and were aiming to formally sign the pact within the first half of this year, which would sharply reduce barriers to commerce and investment.

Leaders of the two countries said in November that they had made substantial progress in negotiations.

South Korea ran a $55 billion trade surplus with China in 2014. According to the Bank of Korea, 3.6 percent of South Korean exports to China and 2.3 percent of imports were settled with the won or the yuan during the fourth quarter.

The deal comes as South Korea has yet to decide whether to join the United States-initiated Trans-Pacific Partnership pact, aimed at slashing trade barriers between a dozen countries.

 

[SpArK]

Any flip phone still available like the old MOTO rAzr?

 

[Manticore]

Any flip phone still available like the old MOTO rAzr?

bendable phone concepts.. what happened to them?

 

[Manticore]

Galaxy S6 microSD & Battery Details Frustrate Buyers
Samsung Galaxy S6 Specs: What's New

 

[Khalidr]

Any flip phone still available like the old MOTO rAzr?

yes its still there, check these few links, LG and samsung do produce few.

LG Unveils the Ice Cream Smart, a Stylish Android Flip Phone | TechnoBuffalo

Online Buy Wholesale android flip phone from China android flip phone Wholesalers | Aliexpress.com | Alibaba Group

 

[The_Showstopper]

Nokia 1100 With Android 5.0 Lollipop, Quad-Core Processor Spotted

Nokia 1100 With Android 5.0 Lollipop, Quad-Core Processor Spotted | NDTV Gadgets

 

[monitor]

 

[neolithic]

Evolution of the Smartphone Refresh Cycle, Planned Obsolescence and You

 

[Peaceful Civilian]

Yesterday I got lollipop update for my note 4 SM 910C.
I am using this mobile from 6 months and I am very happy from it.☺

 

[Palwasha Furqan]

smart phones made people mad .. bad invention

 

[Max Pain]

smart phones made people mad .. bad invention

lol thats a stupid analogy,
smart phones actually have brought a revolution in our lives,
gone are the days when phones were only used for calling and texting,
you basically stay connected 24/7 with smartphones,

 

[1ndy]

Looking to buy a phone please recommend a good phone in sub 10k range.
Feature i want:

1. Good battery backup
2. At least 1GB of RAM
3. Processor fast enough to run whatsapp and opera browser without lag.
4. Good Display (4"-5" class)
5. Front Cam (Rear Cam na bhi ho to chalega)

 

[monitor]

Looking to buy a phone please recommend a good phone in sub 10k range.
Feature i want:

1. Good battery backup
2. At least 1GB of RAM
3. Processor fast enough to run whatsapp and opera browser without lag.
4. Good Display (4"-5" class)
5. Front Cam (Rear Cam na bhi ho to chalega)

you can try alcatel one touch flash with octa core processor 13 mp rear camera with 5 mp front 5'' display i bought it for tk.12000 in Bangladesh in india it is ~10000.

 

[T90TankGuy]

Looking to buy a phone please recommend a good phone in sub 10k range.
Feature i want:

1. Good battery backup
2. At least 1GB of RAM
3. Processor fast enough to run whatsapp and opera browser without lag.
4. Good Display (4"-5" class)
5. Front Cam (Rear Cam na bhi ho to chalega)

Redimi s2. try it
Redmi 2 (White): Buy Redmi 2 (White) Online at Low Price in India - Amazon.in