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Chinese Telecom Company Launches 'RedBerry'

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the friends-in-your-corner dept.

Ubergrendle writes "The Globe&Mail is reporting that Chinese telecom company China Unicom Ltd. is launching a new wireless device unapologetically named 'Redberry'. This comes in the wake of an almost 2 year regulatory delay blocking the introduction of RIM's Blackberries to mainland China. Certainly this delay was convenient to China Unicom, if not deliberately staged to allow for domestic competition."

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  1. Odd choice for a product name by Rude+Turnip · · Score: 5, Funny

    For the life of me, I cannot fathom why a Chinese company would name their device after an American folk & blues musician that was popular in the early part of the 20th century. Pencils down.

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    Bill Clinton: Pimp we can believe in. - The Shirt!!!
  2. In Ireland too! by Skadet · · Score: 3, Funny

    In other news, RIM has secured a contract for the Irish city of Dingle. The headline?

    DingleBerry is the new RIM job.

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    Sony ha
  3. Re:Leave it to China by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 3, Funny

    It sounds like something a college kid would make up as a prank and try to sell.

    Hmm, I think the kid would have called it Dingleberry...

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  4. Re:Why the fascination by fithmo · · Score: 4, Funny

    "A country that prides itself in constraining all markets, destroying their populace and basically giving the middle finger to rest of the planet is put on a pedestal by the countries that should be invading them to free their people?"

    HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT ABOUT AMERIC..... oh, you're talking about China? yeah, yeah, I agree!
    /me gives the middle finger to China

  5. Re:that doesn't seem very sporting of 'em by geobeck · · Score: 4, Funny
    Where are the retaliatory sanctions?

    The US has fired off a bunch of trade sanctions. Unfortunately, they've got terrible aim, so they all hit Canada instead.

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    Find environmentally and socially responsible products on http://buy-right.net
  6. Was it all competition? by SeaFox · · Score: 3, Funny

    This comes in the wake of an almost 2 year regulatory delay blocking the introduction of RIM's Blackberries to mainland China. Certainly this delay was convenient to China Unicom, if not deliberately staged to allow for domestic competition.

    You mispelled 'surveillance'.

  7. Only one problem by dingbatdr · · Score: 5, Funny

    If you write anything on your device that says anything about Taiwan independence or
    Falun Gong, your phone tries to kill you.

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    The truth is an offense, but not a sin.------R. N. Marley
  8. Re:No Picture by kaptron · · Score: 3, Funny

    RedBerry 5 is aliiiive!

    Well that's how I pictured it, anyhow.