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Lenovo CEO urges legal steps to protect private info

[2014-03-19 07:38]

The smartphone and mobile Internet markets have grown rapidly in China, and many mobile application developers are collecting a wide range of user information.

Online tools lay the golden egg for rural woman

[2014-03-17 10:16]

Raising chickens may be tiring and frowsy, but selling them can be easy and tidy.

Top 10 most popular instant messaging apps in the world

[2014-03-17 07:46]

Along with the boom in smartphones around the world, instant messaging applications created by technology tycoons or startups have been downloaded in almost every mobile device.

Sina Weibo files for $500m US IPO

[2014-03-15 15:19]

Weibo, owned by Sina Corp, becomes the latest Chinese Internet giant to tap US markets, following on the heels of search service Baidu.

Humanoid robots at Hanover IT exhibition

[2014-03-12 14:11]

Two humanoid robots perform a pole dancing at the CeBIT exhibition in Hanover, Germany on March 11, 2014. New technologies at the world's biggest high-tech fair wowed visitors as they have the potential to change people's lives in the future.

Award-winning projects of China Robot Competition displayed

[2014-03-12 09:53]

Students from a robot design team demonstrate the award-winning projects of the latest China Robot Competition in Nantong University, Nantong, East China's Jiangsu province.

Strike continues at IBM plant in China

[2014-03-11 11:28]

Workers at IBM Systems Technology Company (ISTC) in Shenzhen are protesting since March 3 against a compensation package they claim is unsatisfactory.

Managing big data in a complex economy

[2014-03-11 08:57]

The inevitable way to go, scientists point out, is for government offices to learn to manage things by using technology to process immense real-time data, something known as big data.

Startups click online Down Under

[2014-03-10 07:09]

Crowdfunding websites are expected to raise more than $10 billion this year compared with $2.7 billion in 2012, according to reports by Forbes.com and Reuters.

Baidu to be buying, doing more mobile applications

[2014-03-07 08:19]

Baidu is working to develop new products that can replace the search engine to become its most recognized gateway in the mobile Internet era, said Robin Li, the company's chief executive officer.

Xiaomi 'not seeking public listing'

[2014-03-07 08:19]

After realizing a 150% year-on-year sales increase to $5.16 billion in 2013, the company has set an aggressive target of $16.34 billion in sales next year.

Taxi fare vs taxi fair

[2014-03-05 09:55]

The popularity of mobile apps has made grabbing a cab much easier for the young and tech-savvy, while others say they are stuck out in the cold without rides.

Apple involved in robot patent case

[2014-02-27 21:39]

The tech giant is embroiled in a legal case in China again, claiming the patent of an intelligent robot designed by a Shanghai-based company is invalid.

Shanghai government cracks down on taxi booking apps

[2014-02-27 10:17]

The Shanghai city government has followed Beijing's lead and moved to restrict the usage of increasingly popular taxi booking apps, putting investments into the technology by foreign and Chinese companies at risk.

Smartphone wars shift from gadgetry to price

[2014-02-27 09:49]

The mobile phone industry is now looking to the fast-growing demand for smartphones priced at $100 or below while not all handset makers are able or willing to trade down.

Vipshop aims to eventually spin off Lefeng.com

[2014-02-26 14:46]

US-listed Vipshop Holdings, a leading online discount retailer for brands, said it hopes to spin off lefeng.com, a major online cosmetic platform, in which Vipshop owns a majority stake.

Top highlights from Mobile World Congress 2014

[2014-02-26 10:07]

The annual Mobile World Congress will be held in Barcelona until Feb 27. It brings together 75,000 delegates from the mobile communications industry this year.

LinkedIn targets 'lead elites'

[2014-02-26 08:46]

World's largest online professional network plans to connect more than 140 million Chinese.

Sina's Weibo rings in profits

[2014-02-25 15:50]

Although facing strong competition from Tencent's WeChat, Sina Corp's Q4 net revenue soars as Weibo's advertisements sales witness a year-on-year increase of 163 percent.

China offers opportunities in mobile advertising: survey

[2014-02-25 15:02]

The Chinese are far more open than inhabitants of the other three countries to receiving advertisements and publicity on their mobiles.

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