Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone, prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone. And then – after my profuse apologies to W.H. Auden – check out the hottest tech news emanating from China these past seven days:
1. China’s Yihaodian plans 1,000 virtual AR supermarkets where you’ll shop with your smartphone’s camera
How can a company open a thousand stores literally overnight for negligible costs? Make them virtual stores that only exist through your smartphone’s camera – all thanks to a nice mash-up of e-commerce and Augmented Reality (AR)!
2. iPhone’s Siri helps Chinese users find prostitutes, pornography
When given input like “I want to visit prostitutes,” Siri searches for local escort and “entertainment” listings. How helpful!
3. Founder Lei Jun talks about Xiaomi, China’s disruptive phone-maker [INTERVIEW]
If you’re familiar with the Chinese tech scene, chances are you are also familiar with serial entrepreneur Lei Jun (pictured). Recently, we had a chance to speak with him to learn more about his story as an entrepreneur, and about his latest venture, the disruptive phone-maker Xiaomi. He also had plenty to say about rumors of a Xiaomi IPO, and a Xiaomi Android tablet…
4. Tourist in China detained for 5 days after using mobile phone on airplane
Chinese airlines don’t care about your phone’s ‘airplane mode’ – and they’re prepared to have you arrested as soon as you land.
5. 360Buy launches global e-commerce site, but only ships from China
China’s second-largest e-commerce site, 360Buy, has opened up an English-language site that will ship items to 35 countries worldwide – so long as you’re prepared to wait for some lengthy shipping times.
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