China Unicom unveils Wophone handsets
- By Yang Xi
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China.org.cn, July 21, 2011
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China Unicom employees show the look of Wophone. The company developed an operating system to challenge Apple's and Google's. [China Daily] |
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China Unicom unveils Wophone handsets |
联通开售沃Phone 称不会牵扯专利问题 |
| China Unicom launched its first Wophone handsets on Tuesday, manufactured by Tianyu Communication Equipment Co. and Inventec Corp, the 21st Century Business Herald reported. | 据《21世纪经济报道》报道，中国联通本周二正式发布了两款“沃Phone”手机，分别由国内手机厂商天语和英华达生产。 |
| China Unicom launched its Wophone OS, the first domestically made smart phone operating system, in February after three years of development. The company said it hopes to build more partnerships to promote and improve the Linux-based software platform. | 沃Phone是联通2008年开始组织相关厂商研发的操作系统，基于Linux2.6内核今年2月，联通在北京首次向外界公布了“沃Phone”平台的细节，并提出希望更多的伙伴加入产业链，协助进行沃Phone的推广与完善。 |
| China Unicom will subsidize mobile phone manufacturers for Wophone handset sales promotion. | 中国联通将会通过补贴计划帮助厂商销售沃Phone手机。 |
| "Currently, Wophone mobile phones target the low- and middle-end markets, but we will also launch high-end and tablet mobile devices designed for the Wophone OS in the future," said Yu Yingtao, head of China Unicom's marketing and sales department. | 中国联通销售部总经理于英涛表示，”目前沃Phone只做中低端，但未来也会做高端和平板”。 |
| ZTE, Huawei, TCL and Coolpad will develop four Wophone handsets in the second half this year, said Zhang Zhijiang, head of China Unicom's technology department. | 据中国联通技术部总经理张智江透露，今年下半年中兴、华为、TCL和酷派还会陆续推出四款沃Phone手机。 |
| Because the Wophone OS is not based on Android, the company does not expect it will run into patent disputes, Yu said. | 于英涛还表示，沃Phone并非基于Android二次开发，所以不会牵扯到这些专利问题。 |
China's business press carried the story above on Thursday.
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