Aliyun OS

Alibaba debuted its mobile OS in 2011, but it never seemed to take off. Now the ecommerce titan is hoping v3.0 and a new phone partner will help.

The G20 will run on Aliyun OS, Alibaba’s Linux-based smartphone OS. Along with the console, several peripherals like yoga blankets, an exercise bike, and more will be available.

Tencent (HKG:0700) is the world’s fourth largest web company, and Alibaba is on the verge of history’s largest tech IPO. Both of these behemoth companies occupy many of the same verticals

Yesterday news made the rounds that Cyanogen Inc, the relatively niche Android ROM maker, received a $23 million series B investment led by Andreessen Horwitz. The US-based team behind the

Last year it was cheap smartphones; this year the China trend — again, inspired by Xiaomi — appears to be set-top boxes. LeTV announced a new one earlier this spring,

A Lephone-made device. Will one soon be a vehicle for Aliyun OS? China’s Alibaba, the nation’s biggest e-commerce business, might have suffered the indignity and hassle of having its flagship

In a surprise move, Chinese e-commerce behemoth Alibaba is spinning off its Aliyun mobile OS division and giving it $200 million worth of investment. It comes just a week after

China’s biggest e-commerce company, Alibaba, launched its Aliyun mobile OS back in July of last year, bringing an entirely new mobile ecosystem into the crowded space that’s dominated by Android

This year and last has seen a wave of smartphones and mobiles OSes being launched by Chinese web companies such as Alibaba (Aliyun), Qihoo, Shanda, Baidu, and Xiaomi. All those

China’s web companies want to go mobile. And to that end, many are creating their own phones that carry their own mobile platforms, serving as a vehicle and a showcase