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Is Qihoo 360 planning to buy a mobile phone manufacturer? [UPDATED]

Is Qihoo 360 planning to buy a mobile phone manufacturer? [UPDATED]

Rumor has it Qihoo is planning to acquire a mobile handset maker. And when questioned about that rumor, Qihoo CEO Zhou Hongyi did not deny it.
C. Custer · · 2 min read
Qihoo takes 20% of Chinese search market in October, but Baidu slips

Qihoo takes 20% of Chinese search market in October, but Baidu slips

Alibaba-owned Chinese traffic stats company CNZZ‘s latest report shows a strong performance by Qihoo’s 360 search engine, which is now above the 20 percent market share benchmark. Qihoo (NYSE:QIHU) says it aims for 25 percent
Paul Bischoff · · 1 min read
Amid Intense Chinese Search Engine Wars, Qihoo 360 Purchases New Office Space for $218M

Amid Intense Chinese Search Engine Wars, Qihoo 360 Purchases New Office Space for $218M

In the middle of the heated search war in China, Qihoo 360 (NYSE: QIHU) splashed its budget on office space, probably to increase headcount to support its search business. The
Willis Wee · · 1 min read
Baidu Strikes Back at Qihoo 360 Search; Qihoo Redirects to Baidu Results to Cached Pages

Baidu Strikes Back at Qihoo 360 Search; Qihoo Redirects to Baidu Results to Cached Pages

A metaphor Baidu and Qihoo 360 have been at each other’s throats since Qihoo launched a competing search engine a few weeks ago. Now, in the middle of the night,
C. Custer · · 2 min read

Qihoo’s CEO Zhou Hongyi Explains Why Haier is Selling Qihoo’s Phone

Everybody and their mother seems to be getting into the cheap smartphone business these days. Dodging allegations of fraud, Qihoo 360 just launched its latest entry in the genre in
C. Custer · · 2 min read

Qihoo 360 Launches New “Battleship” Phone with Haier

Today, internet security company Qihoo 360 and electronics maker Haier announced the joint launch of a new dual-core smartphone the companies claim is China’s fastest smartphone under 3000 RMB ($476).
C. Custer · · 2 min read

Xiaomi’s Lei Jun Explains His Weibo Battle With Qihoo 360’s Zhou Hongyi

These gentlemen would like to punch each other (Zhou on left, Lei on right) China’s tech scene is not for the faint of heart (or those with a sense of
C. Custer · · 3 min read

Three Chinese Smartphones Launched in One Day

Things are getting pretty crowded in China’s cheap smartphone market. So crowded, in fact, that three domestic phones all launched yesterday, within hours of each other. Qihoo 360’s oddly-named AK47
C. Custer · · 1 min read

Qihoo CEO Zhou Hongyi Sends Internal Memo Explaining Tencent Lawsuit

The bad blood between Qihoo and Tencent runs pretty deep at this point. Last year’s PR slugfest has evolved into a series of court cases, the latest of which begins
C. Custer · · 2 min read

360, Sina Weibo to Share Login Credentials, Hold Hands, Pick Flowers Together

Qihoo and Weibo sitting in a tree... Given the dog-eat-dog-then-eat-all-of-dog’s-friends-and-proclaim-himself-king-of-the-dogs nature of China’s interent industry, it’s pretty rare to see tech giants working together. But apparently Qihoo 360 — yes,
C. Custer · · 1 min read