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New media, New China: Xinhua relaunch on barred networks

New media, New China: Xinhua relaunch on barred networks

5 Mar 2015

Asian firms challenge Apple with snazzy new smartphones

Asian firms challenge Apple with snazzy new smartphones

3 Mar 2015

China says Anthem hacking accusations 'groundless'

China says Anthem hacking accusations 'groundless'

10 Feb 2015

Email scam nets $214m in 14 months: FBI

Email scam nets $214m in 14 months: FBI

23 Jan 2015

China mocks hapless - and hopeless - 'iPhone armour' smuggler

China mocks hapless - and hopeless - 'iPhone armour' smuggler

14 Jan 2015

China smartphone maker Xiaomi wants slice of Apple pie

China smartphone maker Xiaomi wants slice of Apple pie

9 Jan 2015

Chinese paper blames Google over Gmail blocking

Chinese paper blames Google over Gmail blocking

31 Dec 2014

To VPN or not to VPN - the case for, as Gmail's blocked in China - again

To VPN or not to VPN - the case for, as Gmail's blocked in China - again

29 Dec 2014

Li Shaohua announces the creation of China's new travel platform Alitrip, that takes over the Taobao Travel, also part of the Alibaba empire. Image:

Alibaba creates Alitrip for online travel arrangements

29 Oct 2014

Thousands of students protesting in Hong Kong were tear-gassed by police last week. Then hacking group Anonymous threatened to sabotage "all government websites" and now five hackers have been arrested and detained. Image:

Five alleged hackers arrested in Hong Kong

7 Oct 2014

Microsoft's Xbox One is the first gaming console allowed to be sold in China but users say the games on offer are dull and uninspiring and the prices for the consoles are too high. Image: Xbox

Xbox now available in China

30 Sep 2014

Adobe says it will close its offices in Beijing and shut down the research and development division there, putting 350 people out of work. Image: http://chinhdangvu.blogspot.com Chinhdangvu]]

Adobe to shut research arm in Beijing

26 Sep 2014

The SAIC's Zhang Mao says Microsoft is being investigated for flaunting China's anti-monopoly laws particularly with Windows, Internet Explorer and Windows Media Player. Image:

Microsoft's music player and browser scrutinised by China

26 Aug 2014

Lenovo's smartphone shipments grew by 39% year-on-year as it made strong inroads into the smartphone market. Image:

Lenovo's profits rise by 23% to $214m

15 Aug 2014

Microsoft's Shanghai offices – along with three others – were raided by the SAIC in terms of its probe into anti-competitive behaviour. Image:

Microsoft probed for 'monopolising' China

30 Jul 2014

Microsoft's Xbox and Sony's new PlayStation 4 went head-to-head at the Ani-Com show in Hong Kong. Image:

PlayStation, Xbox butt heads at Hong Kong games fair

28 Jul 2014

Media claim iPhone is a threat to national security

Media claim iPhone is a threat to national security

14 Jul 2014

Chinese hackers accessed US govt computers: report

Chinese hackers accessed US govt computers: report

11 Jul 2014

Sony's Kazuo Hirai says producing localised content for the Chinese market will be fundamental to the company's success. China has an estimated 500m gamers. Image:

PlayStations to be sold legally in China

27 May 2014

Huawei's Eric Xu has vowed to step up security to protect the company and its modem users from security hacking. Image: Huawei.

China's Huawei vows security after alleged US hacks

1 Apr 2014

Roland Sladek says Huawei has been "invaded" by the NSA. Image: LinkedIn

China's Huawei condemns NSA spying

25 Mar 2014

WeChat is looking to export its chat service to other parts of the world. Image:

WeChat revolution speaks to the masses

13 Mar 2014

Apple has asked a Chinese court to revoke a patent ruling that found it had infringed a Chinese patent with its Siri software. Image: Apple

Apple asks Chinese court to overturn patent ruling

28 Feb 2014

Greatfire.org says that Microsoft's Bing search engine is censoring its Chinese language search results. Image: Greatfire.org

Bing accused of Chinese-language censorship

13 Feb 2014

Lenovo signals 'global ambitions' with Motorola deal

Lenovo signals 'global ambitions' with Motorola deal

3 Feb 2014

Workers at the Pegatron factory work at least 12 hours a day making Apple products. Image:

Apple monitors plant after 15-year-old worker dies in China

17 Dec 2013

Bitcoin, a virtual currency, has seen values soar and fall. It is not underpinned by any asset other than trading by owners. Image: ]

Chinese investors seek to mine Bitcoin's volatility

11 Dec 2013

The Long March 4B rocket takes off carrying a Brazilian satellite that failed to enter orbit. Image:

Environmental satellite fails to enter orbit

10 Dec 2013

China's 4G network is due to begin operating next week. Image: style-photography.de

China issues 4G mobile licences

10 Dec 2013

At least US$5,7bn spent on China's Singles Day. Image: Scottchan

China Singles Day sees shoppers spend US$5.7bn

13 Nov 2013

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