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Tencent Going Global With QQ International? Not Quite Right

[Translate] Tencent quietely launched its QQ International version back in January this year when we threw the question: Will QQ be seriously looking into the global market in 2009? The answer seems an obviously yes, as QQ International basically is the first English version officially launched and promoted as a Tencent product. 2009 comes to...

Event: Google Technology User Group (GTUG) Shanghai Event on 29th Nov

[Translate] Do you want to know the new features come with HTML5? Do you know Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) and how to use it? iPhone is now so hot and are you interested in becoming an iPhone developer? Cloud Computing, is it still somewhere in cloud and not ready for you? And, as a developer,...

Thoughts on Amazon Web Service Expanding To Singapore And Asia

[Translate] I am not the right person to comment on this from the tech point of view, but still I felt it’s truly exciting after read the post about Amazon’s move to Singapore which is written by my friend Mohan Belani of E27. You can read Amazon’s official announcement here. Interesting enough, as one of...

When will we see a News Corp Search Engine?

[Translate] In an interview in Australia, Rupert Murdoch accused Google of stealing stories from News Corporation newspapers for the Google News service, and said he might ban them once he introduces charges for the papers’ online editions. But if he does this, doesn’t it mean his newspaper wont be in the Google index and thus...

Meizu, Chinese Best iPhone-Liker Is Testing Its App Store

[Translate] Meizu Technology Co. Ltd, the maker of the best Chinese iPhone-liker, Meizu M8 officially entered the hype of Chinese mobile App Store. Its application store, aka Meizu Developer Network is now available on http://developer.meizu.com/. According to this official announcement, application is required to become a Meizu developer. Once the application is accepted, the developer...

Led By Sohu and China Unicom, iPhone Developer Association To Be Launched Tomorrow

[Translate] Not for the first time, Sohu is trying to lead the web technology ahead of Chinese portals. (Sohu actually is the first one launched Open Platform in China, partnered with Netvibes). Together with China Unicom, tomorrow iPhone Developer Salon will be held in Sohu Building, Beijing. iPhone Developer Association is said to be launched...

App Store, The Next Hype In Chinese Mobile Market

[Translate] I was invited to give a one-day lecture to China Telecom (Beijing) Research Institute and talked about Mobile Internet and the Trend of Web. Quite impressed by the knowledge they had about the latest mobile technology and business models, I am also surprised to a team which said they were working on China Telecom’s...

Chinese Internet Still in Past? Real-Time Web, Not Interested

[Translate] China Internet annual conference 2009, probably the most highest level summit organized by the Internet Society of China (which means no excuse for Chinese famous web companies for not attending) was held in Beijing. As usual, it was a ‘great’ success! Although it’s nice to hear that two panels: Mobile Internet and Startups roadshow were...

The Chinese Social Media Landscape

[Translate] We, as Digital Marketing Specialists, are constantly preaching the benefits of social media to our clients.  To us, everyone is eligible to participate and appreciate everything from brand recognition to improved ROI. Therefore, for those who want to work with Chinese social media, I have put together a simple diagram that outlines the main companies...

Netease In Big Trouble, GAPP Says NO for the Operation of WoW in China

[Translate] Netease officially launched its Game channel today and wants it to be the No.1 portal focus on gaming industry. But obviously, they picked up a very wrong date. General Adminitration of Press and Publication (GAPP) of the People’s Republic of China just issued an official press release saying the review of “World of Warcraft”...