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Bad news for Apple: Chinese teens don’t want to spend more than $150 on a phone

Bad news for Apple: Chinese teens don’t want to spend more than $150 on a phone

Perhaps more surprisingly, China’s teens use fewer apps than the adults.
Steven Millward · · 2 min read
Back from the brink? Spat with Coolpad resolved as Qihoo takes controlling stake in Qiku

Back from the brink? Spat with Coolpad resolved as Qihoo takes controlling stake in Qiku

After an ugly fight, it seems Qihoo has gotten everything it wanted.
C. Custer · · 2 min read
Qihoo-Coolpad smartphone marriage explodes as dreams of beating Xiaomi fade away

Qihoo-Coolpad smartphone marriage explodes as dreams of beating Xiaomi fade away

Qihoo 360 and Coolpad planned a smartphone joint venture that would see them taking on Xiaomi. But now, less than a year later, they’re engaged in a bitter divorce battle.
C. Custer · · 3 min read
Zhou Hongyi denies HTC investment rumors, says Qiku phone is coming in August

Zhou Hongyi denies HTC investment rumors, says Qiku phone is coming in August

Qiku won’t be investing in HTC anytime soon. But it will be releasing its smartphone next month. Can it really take on Xiaomi?
C. Custer · · 2 min read
Qihoo CEO promises to “f**k back” those who betrayed him after Letv buys stake in Coolpad

Qihoo CEO promises to “f**k back” those who betrayed him after Letv buys stake in Coolpad

Letv has bought into Coolpad, and Qihoo – which already has a competing joint-venture project with Coolpad – ain’t happy about it.
C. Custer · · 2 min read

3 reasons Zhou Hongyi’s Qiku is not going to beat Xiaomi

Zhou Hongyi is aiming his JV with Coolpad straight at Xiaomi. But there are three big reasons I don’t think he’ll actually be able to catch Lei Jun’s giant.
C. Custer · · 4 min read

14 new Asian smartphone makers hoping to crush Samsung and Apple

Across Asia, there are a number of relatively new phone brands playing to their strengths in home markets, aiming to steal sales away from Samsung.
Steven Millward · · 11 min read

How Xiaomi’s patent portfolio stacks up against competitors, in two charts

Is Xiaomi moving fast enough on intellectual property to keep up with its own expansion?
Paul Bischoff · · 4 min read

Xiaomi becomes China’s top smartphone brand for first time in 2014, whips Samsung

After years of being China’s number one smartphone brand, Samsung has now been deposed by Xiaomi. New data from IDC today reveals a painful drop for Samsung.
Steven Millward · · 2 min read

Qihoo CEO leaks two secrets about his new smartphone, and now I’m convinced it will fail

Zhou Hongyi let spill a couple of details about his company’s $400 million dive into the smartphone market, and they don’t bode well.
C. Custer · · 3 min read