Business / Latest Tech News

Tencent to boost online video division

[2013-11-26 23:51]

Chinese Internet giant Tencent Inc said it will beef up its online video arm, taking advantage of its strong social networking business, in bid to commercialize its instant messaging tool, WeChat.

500.com IPO debuts in US

[2013-11-23 05:23]

China's online sports lottery service provider 500.com starts trading at the New York Stock Exchange on Friday in New York.

China's mobile phone users hit 1.22 billion

[2013-11-22 09:01]

The number of Chinese mobile phone users hit 1.22 billion at the end of October, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said on Thursday.

Virtual currency a bit overpriced for the real world

[2013-11-21 10:13]

Bitcoins, a type of virtual currency, are gaining popularity and value, but mainly among speculative traders.

Beijing to roll out more public Wi-fi addresses

[2013-11-20 19:23]

Beijing's public IP addresses of Wi-Fi will increase by 20,000 to 30,000 each year and fixed Internet users could enjoy 4 megabytes online service by the end of next year.

Redefining toilets

[2013-11-20 10:46]

Toilets usually are not a refined subject for discussion. However, examples of using them as a form of entertainment or even making creative things out of them are not uncommon.

Nokia shareholders approve Microsoft deal

[2013-11-20 10:10]

Nokia shareholders approved the sale of its mobile phone business to Microsoft at an extraordinary general meeting held in the Finnish capital Helsinki on Tuesday.

Huawei booms in Western Europe on innovation

[2013-11-18 09:23]

Huawei is seeing its enterprise business booming in Western Europe, a senior Huawei manager said.

Lenovo moves up the ranks

[2013-11-16 07:37]

Lenovo Group Ltd, the world's largest PC maker, successfully made a foray into the global smartphone market and has recently acquired a new title.

Alcatel-Lucent becomes EPC supplier for China Mobile's 4G network

[2013-11-15 14:20]

Telecom manufacturer Alcatel-Lucent announced Thursday that it will supply IP Evolved Packet Core in support of China Mobile's 4G LTE network.

Social networking sites prove the thief of time

[2013-11-14 07:19]

After yet another late night spent browsing the Internet, Tracy Zheng, a 30-year-old PhD student at Nanjing University, swore to stop wasting time she could hardly spare.

China sets up cloud computing industry alliance

[2013-11-13 22:16]

A cloud computing industry alliance was set up Wednesday in Beijing to promote the development and innovation of information technology.

Momo now with 80m users, not losing money

[2013-11-13 16:59]

Momo, one of the most popular location-based social apps on the Chinese mainland, has registered 80 million users.

Baidu sued for $49.2m for copyright violations

[2013-11-13 16:01]

A group including Chinese Internet firms Tencent and Sohu.Com is seeking $49.2 million in damages from China's Baidu for copyright violation.

Sony readies for its second act in China

[2013-11-13 11:19]

China has become one of the top three markets for Sony Corp, alongside the US and Japan, and will play a vital role in Sony's comeback.

Tencent hosts WE Summit in Shenzhen

[2013-11-11 14:35]

The first WE Summit as it is, it is themed as "Way to Evolve". World-class Internet pioneers and cross-border innovators have been invited to the summit on Nov 10, 2013 in Shenzhen.

Art Taipei 2013: longest-running art fair in Asia

[2013-11-09 13:51]

Art Taipei 2013, the longest-running art fair in Asia, was open to public on Nov 8, 2013, presenting over 3000 artworks of more than 500 artists.

Lenovo reports profits higher than expected

[2013-11-08 09:28]

Lenovo Group Ltd reported a higher-than-expected second-quarter profit on Thursday boosted by growing sales in the smartphone and tablet markets.

ZTE aims for the top in Canada

[2013-11-08 06:15]

The Canadian market for communications and information products may seem small, but ZTE sees a bigger picture, a massive potential.

Twitter shares soar 92% in frenzied NYSE debut

[2013-11-08 02:37]

Twitter Inc soared 92% in its first day of trading on Thursday on the NYSE as investors snapped up shares in the popular microblogging site in a frenzy that recalled the days of the dot-com bubble.

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