Posts Tagged: China

China is often called a land of contradictions, and its tech industry is no different. Yes, the middle kingdom is the source of some hackers and copycats, but it’s also the source of some startling innovation, one of the world’s most unique and vibrant internet cultures, and some of the most passionate techies and gamers in the universe. China’s internet may be censored but that hasn’t stopped web, gaming, and mobile startups from springing up all over the country. Here at Tech in Asia we’ve got it all: the good, the bad, and the ugly. The hottest startups, the craziest copycats, and the darkest tales of censorship in Asia.


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“People’s Search Engine” Jike Won’t Totally Imitate Google (But Maybe It Should)

Last year, state-owned Party mouthpiece newspaper People’s Daily decided to get into the searc...

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  • November 28, 2011
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24quan in Trouble? CEO Du Yinan Responds

Last week we wrote about some of the concerning reports circulating on the net about group buy site ...

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  • November 28, 2011
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8 Must-Read Tech Stories in China This Week

With no Thanksgiving in this neck of the woods, everyone was busy as usual, cooking up new sites, se...

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  • November 27, 2011
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Sina Launches a Chat/Messaging App Built On Top of Weibo

Sina (NASDAQ:SINA) has unveiled its brand-new chat/messaging mobile service called, Weiyou – ...

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  • November 26, 2011
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Rumor: Microsoft Picks a Retail Partner for WP7 Launch in China in 2012

Rumors in the Chinese business media suggest that Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is poised to launch its mo...

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  • November 25, 2011
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SARFT Banning TV Ads During Shows; Good News or Bad News for Online Video?

For the past few days, rumors have been swirling that along with its limitation of “entertainm...

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  • November 25, 2011
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iPhone 4S Coming to China Telecom (But When?)

Rumors have been swirling online for a while that China Telecom would be getting a taste of the iPho...

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  • November 25, 2011
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With Android-based iQQ, Does Tencent Finally Have a Mobile Strategy?

Tencent (HKG:0700), China’s social media giant, has been really good at building Android apps ...

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  • November 24, 2011
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Mojing: An App To Look For Flings in China

Mojing, which means magic mirror in direct translation, is a face recognition app created by Beijing...

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  • November 28, 2011
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iCarpenters Rejoice: All Your Measuring Needs On Your iPhone!

iHandy Carpenter is an app introduced by Beijing app development firm, iHandy Soft. The app is made ...

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  • November 28, 2011
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I Got Conned and Wasted $0.99 on a Chinese Health App

So, I was interested to find out more about Chinese health apps. And I came across one called Jian K...

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  • November 27, 2011
  • at 10:30 am
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Motorola’s MT917, With an Insane 13-Megapixel Camera, Heads to China Mobile

Motorola (NYSE:MMI) announced this afternoon that its newest Droid RAZR, the MT917, is coming to the...

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  • November 25, 2011
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iOS Download Stats for China Show the Importance of App Localization [INFOGRAPHIC]

New statistics showing the popularity of various free and paid iOS apps in China show the great impo...

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  • November 25, 2011
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Newegg Brings Black Friday Deals to China, But Will It Catch On?

‘Black Friday,’ the day of discount-led shopping frenzy that originated in the US, is no...

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  • November 25, 2011
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Can You Get Online on China’s High Speed Trains?

I shun the plane for domestic travel inside China for a big reason — the fact that they don’...

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  • November 25, 2011
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Alibaba.com International Sees 65% Yearly Traffic Growth, Working on Multi-lingual Sites [Updated]

Update: The German version of Alibaba.com is actually up! Click here to explore around. On the top, ...

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  • November 24, 2011
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