Nokia Lumia 1020 Launches in China for just $163 Down
Nokia, which already does a good amount of business in China selling its entry-level Windows Phone 8 handsets, will bring its high-end Lumia 1020 to the rapidly growing market. The Finnish company...
View ArticleApple Zeroes in on China by Hiring Locally
Apple’s expansion into China is important. CEO Tim Cook has been meeting with China Mobile’s leaders in an attempt to launch an iPhone on the world’s largest wireless carrier. That device will very...
View ArticleYahoo Mail Shuts Down in China
Yahoo has officially closed its email service in China. The company had originally announced its intentions to move its Yahoo Mail users over to Alibaba, of which it owns a 20-percent stake, back in...
View ArticleiPhone 5C to Boost Apple’s Share in China by As Much as 13 Percent
Apple’s market share in China is on the decline as local vendors and Samsung continue to gain strongholds in the market. But, if Apple does indeed manage to secure a partnership with China Mobile with...
View ArticleiPhone 5S Gold Confirmed in Yet Another New Report
Already this week, a number of consumer technology heavyweights, including AllThingsD and 9to5Mac’s Mark Gurman have given their nod of approval to reports that Apple will release a gold iPhone 5S...
View ArticleiPhone 5C Release Date Could be Pushed to November in China
Apple will likely unveil the rumored iPhone 5C early next month. According to a new report, the device, which is expected to target emerging markets, may not land in China until late November. Chinese...
View ArticleLenovo Mimics Apple Store, Opens Retail Outlets in China
Lenovo is opening retail stores in China in an effort to give consumers a place o go and see some of its latest products first hand. The company’s stores are being built to mimic Apple Sore outlets,...
View ArticleHTC Building its Own OS for China, Report Says
HTC is attempting to create its own operating system. It’s a super risky move no matter how you look at it, but it’s particularly risky for a company that’s already struggling financially. The...
View ArticleApple Announces Second Media Event for Sept. 11 in China
Apple sent out invitations yesterday for an event in California where we expect it to unveil two new iPhones, but for the first time ever, Cupertino will follow up the launch with a second event in...
View ArticleChina Unicom Sees 100,000 Pre-Orders on New iPhones Ahead of Release
We still don’t know if China Mobile, the country’s biggest carrier, will offer the iPhone 5s and 5c, but second-place network China Unicom is quickly racking up pre-orders despite offering a smaller...
View ArticleBaidu Selling Chromecast Clone for $3 Less than Google’s Price
Chinese company Baidu already offers an alternative web search in China, but now the company is following Google into the hardware market as well. Baidu quietly released its own version of the...
View ArticleiPhone 5s Pre-Orders Quickly Sell Out in China
iPhone 5s pre-orders opened up in China today, unlike the rest of the world which has to wait until Sept. 20 to get its hands on the new flagship smartphone, but in just a few minutes most models were...
View ArticleMicrosoft to Offer New Gaming Device in China
Earlier this summer, rumor had it that China was getting ready to lift the 13 year long ban on game consoles, and now, according to a report from Polygon, the rumors appear to have come true....
View ArticleHTC One Max Spotted on Chinese Certification Site
The HTC One Max leaked again this week, showing up in a filing from the Telecommunication Equipment Certification Center MIIT—basically China’s FCC—showing the phablet from a number of angles. We also...
View ArticleChina’s New Free Trade Law Opens Doors for Video Game Consoles
In China, there are currently no legal means of purchasing a gaming dedicated console. Consumers can get them, of course, but that requires going through less than official channels. China just...
View ArticleSamsung Launches Dual SIM Galaxy Note 3 in China
A dual SIM model of Samsung’s Galaxy Note 3 is now available for purchase in China and expected to go on sale in much of the Asian region where two SIM slots are more commonly used than in the U.S....
View ArticleChina Snubs iPhone 5c, Discounts Already in Place
The iPhone 5c was supposed to be the darling of the Chinese smartphone market - at least, that was the prediction leading up to the launch of the phone. Apple surprised a lot of pundits and consumers...
View ArticleApple Job Listing Suggests China Mobile May Finally Sell iPhones
Apple may soon be selling iPhones through the world’s biggest cellular carrier, China Mobile. The network has long held out on supporting previous generations of iDevices, but earlier reports...
View ArticleSamsung Makes Gains in China’s Smartphone Market
China is already the world’s biggest mobile market and it’s growing every day, making competition between rival smartphone-makers tougher there than almost anywhere else in the world. Homegrown...
View ArticleXiaomi Set to Expand With 18 Stores Opening in China
Chinese company Xiaomi announced plans today to open 18 flagship stores across China. The stores will be modeled after Apple’s brick-and-mortar locations in many ways, but surprisingly the stores...
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