5 Must-Read Tech Stories in China This Week

Once again we find ourselves at the end of another week of China tech news. So what has the passing of this week brought us, aside from additional confirmation that time continues its relentless march and that ultimately we are all destined for oblivion? Some tech news!

1. Qihoo 360 Phone Details Revealed

We learned some new details about one of the many upcoming cheap smartphones being produced by a Chinese internet company with no real hardware experience. This is an interesting trend, and it seems like a new phone is being announced every time we open our browsers.

2. Yahoo and Alibaba Finally Reach a Deal

After months of will-they-or-won’t-they gossiping, Alibaba and Yahoo finally agreed to a stake repurchasing deal. That’s good news for them, and even better news for you as it means you no longer have to put up with the endless speculation about whether or not the deal would go through.

3. Windows Phone Has a 7 Percent Market Share in China? We Don’t Think So

After running across a dubious claim — that Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform now accounted for 7 percent of the China smartphone market — we chased it down and discovered that Microsoft appears to be shaking its head and slowly backing away. Which is good, because there’s no way that claim is true.

4. We Review Plants vs. Zombies: Great Wall Edition

Is this China-focused spinoff the good kind of brain-eating madness? Or is in the bad kind where you feel like your brain is actually being eaten? Click and find out.

5. Baidu Shares Trends From China’s Internet

Thanks to Baidu’s Q1 2011 Internet Trends report, we learned that Symbian is way bigger than you think it is and that Nokia is still killing it in handset sales. Not what you expected? Click through for the gory details.

That’s all for this week. Want more China tech news? Check out our RSS feed or just click here. We’ll see you next week!