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Apple goes green to mark Earth Day

[2014-04-23 08:32]

Apple is offering free recycling of all its used products and vowing to power all of its stores, offices and data centers with renewable energy to reduce the pollution caused by its devices and online services.

China's first bitcoin ATM debuts in Shanghai

[2014-04-17 08:00]

China's very first bitcoin ATM made its debut Tuesday in a cafe in Shanghai.

Alibaba filing for US IPO next week:sources

[2014-04-16 14:08]

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is expected to file the prospectus for its US initial public offering next week.

Alibaba picks up digital content stake

[2014-04-10 07:11]

An investment firm controlled by the founders of e-commerce conglomerate Alibaba Group Holding Ltd agreed to buy a 20% stake in a Chinese Internet-television company for about $1.06 billion.

Windows XP: hard to say goodbye in China

[2014-04-08 16:14]

Thirteen years later, the wrinkles have started to appear on the face of Microsoft users. It seems a proper time to say bye to the XP age, while it's not...

Microsoft to offer Windows for free on phones, tablets

[2014-04-03 09:00]

Microsoft Corp is to give away its Windows operating system to makers of smartphones and small tablets for consumers as it seeks to make more of an impact on those fast-growing markets.

Top leaders' favorite phones

[2014-04-03 07:57]

Peng Liyuan was spotted taking pictures with a home-made Nubia Z5 Mini smartphone during a State visit to Germany last week with her husband President Xi Jinping.

Apple seeks decisive US court ruling against Samsung

[2014-04-02 17:31]

Apple Inc and Samsung faced off once again in their long-running courtroom battle, with the iPhone maker asking jurors to award more than $2 billion for patent violation.

$4.8m yacht revealed at luxury lifestyle show

[2014-04-01 10:01]

Lohengrin, the largest and the most expensive yacht attracted visitors' attention at the 5th Hainan Rendez-Vous, jets, yachts and life classics show.

Gaming enthusiasts head to mobile games event

[2014-03-27 15:42]

Some of the biggest gaming enthusiasts attended the launch of the Global Mobile Games Conference in Beijing on Wednesday.

Tencent invests in South Korea's CJ Games

[2014-03-26 21:09]

Tencent Holdings Ltd, China's largest Internet company by market capitalization, stepped up its commitment in mobile gaming by announcing its plan to buy 28 percent of stake in South Korea's CJ Games Corp at $500 million on Wednesday.

Alibaba users can soon invest in movies

[2014-03-26 17:27]

China's Internet-based e-commerce group will enable customers to invest in the entertainment sector through an insurance management fund.

HTC debuts flagship smartphone in race against Samsung

[2014-03-26 09:38]

HTC Corp unveiled a new flagship smartphone on Tuesday, an upgrade to the award-winning HTC One that it hopes will claw back some of the market share lost to Samsung.

Internet powers up China's home appliances

[2014-03-24 15:43]

China's home appliance manufacturers are introducing smarter interactive products, as the Internet forces many industries to upgrade and meet demands for user-friendliness.

Online lottery firm bets on mobile Internet

[2014-03-22 14:07]

China's online sports lottery vendor 500.com plans to add more social networking features to its lottery sales platform ahead of the FIFA World Cup and expects more sales from mobile devices.

Huawei set to become No 2 smartphone vendor

[2014-03-20 16:26]

Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd aims to become the world's second-largest smartphone vendor by 2015.

China to invest 160b yuan in 4G projects

[2014-03-20 16:01]

China is expected to invest about 160 billion yuan ($25.71 billion) in fourth-generation mobile network construction this year.

Tencent proposes 1 into 5 share split to lower investment threshold

[2014-03-20 10:10]

Tencent announced the company has proposed a 1 into 5 share split, which will be effective on May 15, aiming to facilitate share ownership of small investors.

Tencent to take WeChat global

[2014-03-20 07:28]

Tencent Holdings Ltd, China's largest publicly traded Internet company by market capitalization, will invest heavily to promote the international presence of WeChat.

Google takes consumers' wrists to next frontier with Android watch

[2014-03-19 15:50]

Google on Tuesday unveiled plans to help develop the watches and other wearable computers based on its Android mobile operating system.

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