OnePlus is a newly established Chinese smartphone brand officially announced today in Beijing. It’s not just another phone brand by low-cost manufacturing China or aimed at less developed markets. OnePlus will be about high specs, comparatively low prices, selling directly online and shipping to the rest of the world, especially developed markets. It sounds like Google Nexus model […]
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Alibaba Acquires 60% Stake in ChinaVision Media for $804 million
ChinaVision Media Group Limited (HK: 01060) announced yesterday that Alibaba Investment Ltd, a subsidiary of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, would buy 59.32% interest in it for HKD 6.244 billion (USD804 million). Products and services by ChinaVision Media range from newspapers, movies, mobile content and services, TV program promotion, artist management, among others. The company directly invests in […]
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Less than 10% of Chinese Mobile Gamers Contributed 80% of the Total Profits in 2013: TalkingData Report
We all saw smart device-based mobile gaming exploding in popularity in China last year. TalkingData, a Chinese mobile data analytics service, concludes that causes include 1) smartphone makers, such as Xiaomi, Huawei, and Lenovo, launched various low-cost Android phones during the year, 2) those low-priced Android phones are able to run sophisticated mobile games. TalkingData detected that 96% of […]
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US IoT Solution Provider Ayla Expands to China with $14.5M New Funding
Agile Internet of Things platform aims to provide easy-to-use software tools and support services for manufacturers to smartize their existing electronics products, or the newly emerging and fast-growing generation of smart devices. Makers can develop mobile apps with Agile development platform or manage data with its Cloud services. Agile supports a variety of communication standards and […]
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US-based PMC to Bring Chinese Internet Services to India
Penske Media Corporation (PMC), a US-based global digital media company, has had a presence in India since a joint venture was established by its subsidiary BGR.com and local Zee TV (India.com Media Ltd) in 2010. Now the company is working on bringing Internet/mobile services to India, and vice versa. In China it has reached partnership with local […]
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A Look Back at China Tech Market in 2013
2013 is quite a year for China tech industry. TechNode reporters produced a series of articles about China tech market in the past year. Here are what we believe you should know about. WeChat is Everything WeChat Still Rules Chinese IM Industry, Rivals Mull to Catch up Xiaomi MIUI Hits 30 Million Users Milestone When […]
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Chinese Home Appliance Makers and Internet Companies Rush to Smart Home Market
Haier Air Box is an indoor air quality detector that can connect air conditioners and purifiers of Haier or any other brands. An accompanying mobile app is able to command those home appliances to do the cleaning when air quality is poor. On the app users also can read data about indoor environment, air quality, temperature and humidity. […]
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Tech in China 2013: Every Hardware Turns Smart
The concept of smart device is reinvigorating hardware industry in recent years. Triggered by the trend, it is no exaggeration to say that Chinese hardware industry experienced viral growth in 2013, while a spate of new hardware mushroomed and both internet giants and startups swarmed into the sector. Wearables Apart from smartwatch which we need […]
