Apple’s having a hard time in China this year. For the first time ever, it reported a decline in year-on-year revenue and lost the iPhone patent case. Beijing also imposed strict rules on online publishing and Apple’s online stores for iBooks and movies were closed in April. China is the largest iPhone market in the world by the number of […]
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China Still Rules, But Will India Emulate as A Top Tech Frontier?
India has emerged as the next hot spot for Chinese smartphone makers while demand from domestic market wanes. Xiaomi, Huawei, ZTE, Vivo, OPPO, nearly all leading phone manufacturers raced to the country in the hope of duplicating their success in the emerging market. Not only in smartphone industry, the mindset prevails in China’s tech circle […]
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The Company Behind The Roomba Wants To Tap A Xiaomi-Like Formula in China
iRobot, the company behind the Roomba automatic floor vacuum, has turned their attention to China, setting up an office in Shanghai and seeking local investment opportunities. The company is seeking to grow its presence in the market, and lower manufacturing costs for their brand of home robots, the same formula that saw Xiaomi build a multi-billion USD ‘smart home’ […]
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Chinese New Year Special: Top 3 Memes For The “Year of the Monkey”
In just a few days, the most important holiday in China will begin its seven day festivities. Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, is a holiday filled with a multitude of time-honored traditions, including lion dances, fireworks, red envelopes (both paper and digital), and gathering with family. But on the internet, nothing is sacred. In true […]
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VR Tops the List of China’s Top 5 Tech News Searches In 2016
With the end of 2016 fast approaching, Baidu has announced the most searched news in China. Based on data collected in the first eleven months of this year, a total of 26 lists on a wide range of topics like international and domestic affairs, “in” words, poplar apps were complied by leveraging data from various services […]
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Can Virtual Reality Save Shanghai’s Cultural Heritage?
The shikumen (石库门) neighborhood where Lewei Huang grew up is barely recognizable from the digital replica he created half a year ago. Sections of the neighborhood have been reduced to rubble, as bulldozers grind their way through brick walls and 20th century shikumen structures – a fusion of Western and Chinese architecture unique to Shanghai. […]
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Huawei Celebrates The New Year By Boosting Sales Expectations
While many Chinese smartphone vendors are looking to 2016 for a reprieve from dwindling smartphone demand, Huawei Technologies Co. is ringing in the New Year with some better news. The company said on Thursday that their 2015 revenue is expected to rise 35.5% over the previous year, significantly higher than a prediction release earlier this year of 20%. The Shenzhen-based […]
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The Modern Chinese Consumer: 3 Things You Should Know
While the world watches China’s slowing economy with anxiety-filled anticipation, Chinese consumers are largely optimistic and willing to spend, according to a new report released last Friday by consulting firm McKinsey. The report, which surveyed 10,000 people across 44 cities in China, found that more than half of Chinese consumers were confident that their income […]
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9/9/6 – Does The New Chinese Startup Work Practice Help Or Hurt Productivity?
Editor’s Note: For a deeper look into the 996 phenomenon in 2019, check out our piece on the changing face of China’s workforce. This post is contributed by Sean Konieczny, a tech entrepreneur and extensive traveller who believes that miles traveled is directly correlated to the level of EQ and decision making quality. While in […]
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Why Third-party Payment License Is The Most Coveted Resource For Chinese Tech Companies
If you are a company that runs online payment services in China, you must obtain a license to legally conduct the transactions in the country. That’s a basic rule. But for Chinese firms who want to dip their toes in payment industry, getting a license to legalize their status as an online payment agency is becoming […]
