Alibaba Cloud Computing and Haier Group Launch Aliyun OS−Powered Smartphone

Alibaba Cloud Computing ("AliCloud"), developer of advanced distributed cloud computing services, and Haier Group, a leading home appliance brand, today unveiled the Haier Zing, the newest mobile device to be powered by Aliyun OS; the Zing will be introduced to market mid-June. The Haier Zing will feature a 1 GHz MTK6575 processor coupled with 512 MB of RAM and a 4 inch LCD touch screen at 800x480 screen pixel resolution. It comes equipped with a 5.0 megapixel camera and 2000 mAh battery and will retail for RMB999 (approximately US$156.7).