The Mini 3i runs China Mobile's flexible OPhone open source platform, and includes the latest in popular entertainment including pre-loaded 139Mail e-mail, Fetion chat and digital maps for navigation. A large 3.5-inch widescreen creates a big-screen experience, making photos and videos bigger and more intense. The Mini 3i is also compatible with a range of consumer applications, e-mail platforms, and office productivity software.

"People today want to carry their lives with them -- they want to discover, capture and share new content as they roam around the world," said Michael Yang, vice president and general manager for Greater China Consumer of Dell. "We believe Dell's year-long development collaboration with China Mobile will amplify those experiences better than anyone else in the industry."

"This signals an important milestone in the long term partnership between China Mobile and Dell," said a China Mobile spokesperson. "We are excited for Dell to be among the first manufacturers to introduce new technology based on the OPhone platform. We look forward to working with Dell as it brings innovative new products and services to add value to our customers' lives."

The Mini 3i is the result of a year-long collaboration with China Mobile and further illustrates Dell's ongoing investment in smarter and more mobile products. China Mobile, the world's largest mobile service provider with more than 500 million subscribers, teamed with Dell earlier this year to develop a new product for the rapidly growing base of mobile broadband users in China, embedding 3G technology in the Dell Mini 10 netbook.

With the recent launch of the OPhone platform, industry analysts are estimating that the current base of 180 million mobile broadband users in China will continue to grow at a rapid pace. The Mini 3i is specifically engineered to give those customers a smart phone that delivers fast, easy and fun access to the internet, e-mail, chat, music and video.

Popular Mini 3i Features:

-- Entertainment: Access to China Mobile's Mobile Market suite of services, games, productivity tools, wallpapers, ringtones and applications. Discover China's popular Internet sites including 51.com, Kaixin and Renren.

-- Customization: Personalize MP3 ring tones, icons and shortcuts. Run widgets on the home screen: sports, stocks, news and weather tickers.

-- Navigation: GPS navigation.

-- Search: Search contacts, appointments and e-mail from the home screen.

-- Camera: 3 megapixel camera with zoom, auto-focus, flash, video capture and photo-editing capabilities. A 3.5 inch, widescreen (16:9), 640 x 360 display that's ideal for viewing photos and videos.

-- Popular Messaging: Support for the wide range of messaging platforms and services, including e-mail, IM, MMS and SMS.

Dell Mini 3i OPhone Specifications:

-- Form Factor: Tablet/PDA

-- Dimensions: 58.35 x 122 x 11.7

-- Display: 3.5" nHD, 640x360

-- Bands/Modes: Quadband GSM/EDGE

-- Weight: <105g (grams)

-- Bluetooth

-- GPS

-- Micro SD (up to 32GB)

-- Connector: Mini USB

About Dell

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About China Mobile

Officially established on April 20, 2000, China Mobile Communications Corporation ("China Mobile" for short) has a registered capital of RMB 51.8 billion and assets of over RMB 700 billion. China Mobile has been playing a leading role in the development of the mobile communications industry in China and holds an important position in the international arena as well. Listed among the Top Fortune 500 companies for 8 consecutive years, China Mobile's latest ranking is No.148; China Mobile was also a partner of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

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The Mini 3i, which will be available in red passion and oiled bronze colours, will begin arriving through China Mobile's nation-wide authorised stores channels the end of this month.

The Mini 3i runs China Mobile's flexible OPhone open source platform and includes the latest in popular entertainment including pre-loaded 139Mail e-mail, Fetion chat and digital maps for navigation.

It also features a large 3.5-inch widescreen and is compatible with a range of consumer applications, e-mail platforms, and office productivity software. It also has a 3 megapixel camera with zoom, auto-focus, flash, video capture and photo-editing capabilities.

China Mobile partnered with Dell earlier this year to develop the new Mini 3i, a new product for the rapidly growing base of mobile broadband users in China, embedding 3G technology in the Dell Mini 10 netbook.

The Mini 3i is specifically engineered to give those customers a smart phone that delivers fast, easy and fun access to the internet, e-mail, chat, music and video.

Pricing details were not available.

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Here are highlights from Friday's Analyst Blog:

China Mobile Outlines 4G Plan

China Mobile (NYSE: CHL), the world's largest wireless carrier by subscriber, has revealed its plan to commence the trial run of its 4G network during World Expo 2010 to be held in Shanghai from May 1 to Oct 31, 2010. The company's 4G service is based on the TD-LTE (Time Division Duplex Long Term Evolution) mobile broadband technology. Roughly 200 participants and 70 million visitors are expected to assemble at the Expo.

China Mobile has recently selected Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) for the responsibilities of design, construction, installation and integration of communication infrastructure to facilitate the 4G network trial. The TD-LTE network will provide advanced wireless services (including high-definition TV and ultra-fast broadband Internet access) to the visitors at the exposition.

The three major Chinese telecom operators China Mobile, China Unicom (NYSE: CHU) and China Telecom (NYSE: CHA) are investing heavily in Shanghai to improve the city's network infrastructure, thereby ensuring the delivery of smooth network coverage for Word Expo 2010. China Mobile plans to invest RMB 15 billion ($2.19 billion) over the next three years in Shanghai.

China Mobile's TD-LTE venture is being supported by the British telecom giant Vodafone (NYSE: VOD).

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