China’s online video service Baofeng has established a joint venture with domestic animation company Alpha Animation and Culture, consumer electronics manufacturer 3Nod and Ririshun, the logistics arm of home appliance giant Hair, to develop a homegrown Smart TV brand Baofeng TV. The joint venture will mean the acquisition of Haier’s smart TV affiliate Tongshuai Chuangzhijia. Under the deal, Baofeng will […]
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Avoid ‘Xiaomization’: Y Combinator, HAX Accelerators On Chinese Hardware
Hardware entrepreneurs should avoid what they call ‘Xiaomization’, said a panel on hardware startups including Y Combinator, HAX and early stage VC fund Yunqi Partners at TechCrunch Beijing this month. “We call ‘Xiaomization’ the phenomenon of innovative products being commoditized.”said Benjamin Joffe, general partner at HAX. Xiaomi is famous in the Chinese market for producing a dizzying range […]
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China’s Budding Android Console Market Is Already Getting Very Crowded
In July this year China completely lifted a 15 -year-old ban on gaming consoles, and the country’s budding developers have already tapped into the fastest way to the market: Android-based consoles. Producing an Android-based solutions, similar to Ouya’s US$99 console, allows companies to enter the market without waiting to develop their own systems, while maximizing China’s powerful manufacturing capabilities […]
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China Now Exports Nearly 45% Of Asia’s High-Tech Goods
China’s share of Asia’s exports of high-tech goods has risen to 43.7 percent in 2014 from 9.4 percent in 2000, according to the 2015 Asian Economic Integration Report released by Asian Development Bank on Tuesday. Since 2000 China’s share in high-tech goods including consumer electronics, telecommunications equipment, medical and aircraft technology increased over 4.6 times. At […]
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Huawei Hits 100M Shipment Goal As Samsung Is Set To Record First Ever Decline
2015 has been a tough year for smartphone vendors in China, with an economic slowdown taking its toll of country-wide sales. However some vendors have been more successful than others. Huawei reached one of its major milestones this quarter, shipping 100 million units in 2015, becoming the first Chinese vendor to do so, according to research firm […]
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Qualcomm Rallies With Further China Deals
Qualcomm Inc. has squared away another set of licensing agreements in China, sealing 3G and 4G patent deals with Beijing Tianyu Communication Equipment Co. and appliance-maker Haier Group. The deals are a boost for Qualcomm in China, who have recently struggled to collect licensing fees in the country causing their stock to stumble in 2015. Qualcomm shares are […]
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Huawei Has Hired An Ex-Apple Executive To Improve Their Interface
Fresh of the back of their blockbuster third-quarter results, Huawei is wasting no time establishing itself as a market contender in the high-end smartphone space. According to a statement on the company’s public Weibo account, Huawei has hired a former Apple design executive to lead the interface design of Huawei’s smart devices. Abigail Brody served almost 10 years as a […]
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HTC Ejected From Taiwan 50 Index As Smartphone Slowdown Hits Home
It’s been a tough season for smartphone makers aimed at the China market and that’s something HTC can attest to. The Taiwan-based smartphone maker will be removed from the Taiwan Stock Exchange’s Top 50 Index, now shifting into the Taiwan Mid-Cap 100 Index. The company’s stock has dropped over two-thirds in the past year as smartphone […]
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The iPhone 6S May Already Be On Sale In China, For An Insane Price
The iPhone 6S is scheduled for launch on the 25th of September in China, a second wave release. However reports show that smugglers have already begun taking orders for the coveted phone, charging up to $3,300 USD for the device. The South China Morning Post reported that hawkers had already taken the phone to the mainland amid […]
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Pepsi Will Add Another Phone To China’s Saturated Market
It’s a sign of China’s hardware prowess that that not even a saturated market can deter PepsiCo from making an Android smartphone. Before you get too excited, the U.S. beverage company will not be entering the manufacturing game for good. Currently they are just seeking out hardware partners for China-only promotional phone in line with other […]
