Blog Tag - Technology

Beijing is still reeling from the findings of the House Select Committee on Intelligence on Huawei and ZTE, which have left the companies – two of...
Qihoo 360’s Search Engine Goes After Baidu and Google
On Tuesday August 21, Qihoo 360’s search engine, so.360.cn replaced Google as the default search engine on Qihoo 360′s portal Hao.360.com. This...
News You Might Have Missed: Time for iPhones, Public Bikes and Robots
As you get ready for a week off – hopefully far away from the madding tourist crowds – here are a last few headlines from the week. The possibility...
Expensive Apples: iPhone 5 Hits the Grey Market But It's Being Boycotted
Apple’s latest version of the iPhone is nearly here. On Friday, Apple fanboys can upgrade to the lighter and longer prototype, but it could cost...
Motorola’s China Presence and New Google Venture
It’s been three months since Google finalized its acquisition of Motorola Mobility, the mobile arm of the one-time communications giant Motorola....
Playfish’s David Fallarme on Leading the Way in Social Gaming
Back when games like Pacman and Frogger ruled the arcade, game geeks spent long hours trying to beat the “high score” that was usually displayed on...
Unidentified Falling Objects in Rural China
The same technology that feeds your cell phone signal has also devastated Chinese villages. We rely on satellites for telecommunication, but the...
Why Is the iPad 3 Late Coming to China?
The iPad 3 is coming – eventually. Apple CEO Tim Cook finally unveiled its new features on Wednesday, showing off a higher-resolution screen,...
iPad: Is This The End?
If you don't have an iPad yet, there's a chance that you might miss the boat completely. Reports of a legal wrangle over the rights to use the iPad...
Will China’s Group Buying Fad Survive 2012?
A few weeks ago we posted about yet another Groupon China (a.k.a. Gaopeng) scandal involving a bogus McDonald’s meal deal and pointed out how the...
Apple's iPhone 4S Launch To Bring Crowds and Scalpers to Sanlitun Soon
Apple’s iPhone 4S arrives in China next week. Before you head down to join the feverish masses, think about whether this latest smartphone version...
News You Might Have Missed: A Match Made in Space and Dodgy Language Claims
If China is going to become a serious space contender, referring to incredibly advanced space maneuvers in affectionate terms needs to stop. This...
Insider’s Tour of “Culture Chanel” Exhibition
Following in the footsteps of Louis Vuitton and Bulgari, Chanel is hosting a retrospective exhibition titled "Culture Chanel" at the National Art...
Paper, Gunpowder, the Compass and … Angry Birds?
Rovio head Peter Vesterbacka was among the marquis speakers at the recent Global Mobile Internet Conference in Beijing, where he announced his...
iPhone 4 "Readily Available in Apple Stores"
Almost since the day it was launched in mainland China in September 2010, the iPhone 4 has been virtually impossible to buy directly from the...