phones

www.cityweekend.com.cn — From today onwards, anyone purchasing a pre-paid mobile phone SIM card will have to provide identification. That includes foreigners, who will be required to present their passports or some other form of ID.

shanghaiist.com — Shanghaiist turns the rumour mill with the announcement that China Mobile will launch the HTC G1 Android phone to China. The phone was launched last Tuesday by T-Mobile in the US, and is the first device to run on the Google developed Android platform.