Having an Apple device is synonymous with being wealthy and fashionable for many Chinese people. And while the mindset remains, a declining number of customers are willing to pay the price, and local competitors are lining up to offer comparable alternatives at a more affordable price. This is evidenced by the iPhone’s sinking market share in China, a market of huge strategic importance […]
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Chinese ‘Hoverboard’ Startup Raided By US State Marshals At CES
China is working hard to throw off a reputation for copycat hardware, but a public showdown between U.S. authorities and a Chinese company at CES this week didn’t help. U.S. Federal Marshals reportedly raided the booth of a Chinese electric skateboard startup at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas on Thursday, seizing a number of the one-wheeled products. […]
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What China’s Android TV Market Will Look Like In 2016
Although Chinese smart TVs, mostly Android-based, are no more expensive than smartphones, tech companies who bet big on smart TV failed to meet sales expectations in 2015. Hisense, one of the leading TV makers in China, believes one major problem is the consumer’s inability to touch and experience products through their online-only distribution channels. Citing a report […]
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Tazer Bots, Drones & Crime Predictions: China’s Sci-Fi Police Revolution
Eight years ago the world was momentarily entertained by images of armed Chinese ‘Segway’ divisions performing what was said to be an anti-terrorist drill in Shandong province during the run-up to the Beijing Olympics. The crew was panned by critics worldwide, who pointed out that the recoil from discharging a weapon on the knock-off Segways would probably send them […]
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More Than Half Of China Is Now Online, And They’re Mostly Mobile
China has kicked off 2016 with a serious milestone – more than half their 1.37 billion population is now connected to the internet, according to a report released by state-backed China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC). As of January first 2016, 688 million Chinese people had access to the internet, accounting for 50.3% of the […]
