Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei Technologies has announced that it has gained a wireless network equipment order from Everything Everywhere, one of the largest telecom ventures in the United Kingdom. This is reportedly the first time for Huawei to gain a major wireless network contract in the UK. Under this four-year contract, Huawei will update [...]
Chinese online and wireless media company Sina Corporation says its profit fell on higher costs as it announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011. For the first quarter of 2011, Sina reported net revenues of USD100.2 million, compared to USD85.0 million for the same period last year. Of that [...]
Rovio Mobile's game Angry Birds has selected D.cn, one of the largest mobile phone game platforms in China, to provide free-to-download services in various editions. Xiao Yongquan, chief executive officer of D.cn, told local media that D.cn has been focusing on the mobile gaming field and it provides comprehensive mobile gaming services to users. While [...]
Chinese online and mobile company Tencent Holdings Limited today announced its unaudited consolidated results for the year's first quarter ended March 31, 2011. Tencent, which uses the International Financial Reporting Standards and is listed in Hong Kong, says its total revenues were USD966.8 million, an increase of 14.7% over the fourth quarter of 2010 or [...]
The Russian innovation company i-Free has announced in Beijing that it will launch its top mobile phone applications products in the mainland China market. These products include PowerAMP Music Player, a non-game application; some casual games produced by Alawar Entertainment, an international publisher and distributor of casual games; Smartive, i-Free self-developed mobile software which help [...]
Chinese social media websites are ablaze today with rumors, photos, and innuendo that at least one non-Chinese employee working for Apple was responsible for hitting customers waiting on line to buy the iPad 2 in Beijing. Though the iPad was released in other countries a couple months ago, it only legally became available in China [...]
Chinese technology company UC has announced that it has teamed with the National Software and Integrated Circuit Public Service Platform in the establishment of the first national mobile Internet application innovation center in China. This is also reportedly the first industry research organization co-founded by a national public service platform and a business unit in [...]
Apple Inc. has announced that it plans to start selling iPad 2, the second-generation of its tablet computer product, in 25 countries and regions from March 25, 2011, and the new product will be available in Hong Kong from April. According to the official press release of Apple, iPad 2 will first enter the markets [...]
Chinese Internet security provider Kingsoft Network and Wi-Fi service provider WiWide have announced that the two companies have formed a strategic partnership to provide cloud security Internet services to 6,000 business users across China. The cooperation will make Kingsoft the first anti-virus company that offers its security services in business venues, and the project is [...]
Taiwanese PC maker Acer will launch its online application store in 2011. Gianfranco Lanci, CEO of Acer, revealed to media that Acer's application store will support the full range of Acer products, including PCs, smartphones, and tablet computers. At the same time, its applications can be run on equipment using various operating systems, including Google's [...]
