Tuesday, June 4, 2002
China's #1 computer maker partners with Microsoft for phone
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "NEWS" @ 07:51 AM
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=73&ncid=738&e=7&u=/zd/20020604/tc_zd/931713
"The Tianji line of phones will be built around software from Microsoft and processors from Intel, according to Qiao Jian, vice president of marketing for Beijing-based Legend." Legend is the number one manufacturer of PC's in China. "The company will specialize in data phones that can receive Internet signals and run PC-like applications and not participate in the general cell phone market, she said. Microsoft is promoting variations of its Pocket PC operating system, each tweaked for specific markets. In April, Legend, which maintains strong ties to Microsoft and Intel, came out with a handheld with wireless connections. The new product will be more phone than handheld, according to Jian."
Although it isn't specifically mentioned by name, this appears to be the Pocket PC 2002 Phone Edition, not the Smartphone 2002 device. It will use a GSM based network.
"The Tianji line of phones will be built around software from Microsoft and processors from Intel, according to Qiao Jian, vice president of marketing for Beijing-based Legend." Legend is the number one manufacturer of PC's in China. "The company will specialize in data phones that can receive Internet signals and run PC-like applications and not participate in the general cell phone market, she said. Microsoft is promoting variations of its Pocket PC operating system, each tweaked for specific markets. In April, Legend, which maintains strong ties to Microsoft and Intel, came out with a handheld with wireless connections. The new product will be more phone than handheld, according to Jian."
Although it isn't specifically mentioned by name, this appears to be the Pocket PC 2002 Phone Edition, not the Smartphone 2002 device. It will use a GSM based network.
