Fake phones getting less popular in China

Cheap mobile phones that closely resemble high-end globally-recognised devices are slowly fading out from markets across China, and are being replaced by brands looking to break into the budget phone market.

China's Huawei will open R&D centre on Nokia's home turf

Chinese telecom firm Huawei on Monday announced plans to invest 70 million euros (USD 90 million) to open up a research and development centre for smart phone and tablet software in Finland, home to rival Nokia.

China's mini Apple takes slice of smartphone pie

China's Xiaomi Technology is a fairy tale for nerdy entrepreneurs.

Less than three years after its founding, the smartphone maker is valued at $4 billion and evokes Apple-like adoration from its fans, some of whom are desperate enough to skip work for a shot at buying the latest product the day it goes on sale.

Apple falls to 6th position in China's mobile market - IDC

Apple Inc's rank in China's smartphone market, which is set to become the world's largest this year, fell to No.6 in the third quarter as it faced tough competition from Chinese brands, research firm IDC said on Thursday.