The Meizu M8 mobile phone, a virtual copy of the Apple iPhone, shown at a mobile phone market in Shenzhen, April 7, 2009. Thanks to technological advances, hundreds of small Chinese companies, some with as few as ten employees, are churning out what are known here as "Shanzhai," or black market, cell phones. Often for as little as $35 apiece. (Ryan Pyle/The New York Times)