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Article | 7/05/2013 China's Baidu expands online video business with $370 million acquisition

China's largest search engine Baidu is getting closer to becoming the country's largest online video provider with a new US$370 million acquisition.

Article | 6/05/2013 Asus to launch Chromebook in second half of 2013

Taiwanese PC maker Asus plans on getting behind Google's Chrome OS and will launch a notebook running the OS in the second half of this year, said com...

Article | 6/05/2013 Amazon's new China app store could help pave way for Kindle products

Amazon.com has updated its mobile app store to include support for its Chinese customers, in a sign that the U.S. company could be preparing to sell i...

Article | 3/05/2013 China cracks down on Internet bird flu rumors

Chinese authorities have detained two Internet users for allegedly spreading rumors about the new bird flu virus on the nation's top Twitter-like micr...

Article | 2/05/2013 P2P piracy putting pressure on Chinese video sites

After spending millions to buy licensed TV shows and movies, China's top online video site is facing a surge in piracy from a new crop of offenders th...

Article | 26/04/2013 China's Baidu reports weaker profit growth in Q1

China's largest search engine Baidu reported slowing profit growth in this year's first quarter on Friday, as the company's research and development c...

Article | 24/04/2013 ZTE agrees to Android, Chrome patent licensing from Microsoft

Microsoft has inked an agreement with China's ZTE for its Android and Chrome patent licensing program.

Article | 23/04/2013 Huawei: US market no longer focus for its carrier business

After facing a congressional battering over security concerns, Huawei's carrier networking group is no longer focused on the US market, and instead ex...

Article | 23/04/2013 China's Huawei bolstering smartphone strategy, plans to announce new handset

Chinese handset maker Huawei plans to introduce a new smartphone in the middle of this year, packed with the "best hardware and design," and is prepar...

Article | 22/04/2013 China Mobile's profit rises 0.3 percent

China Mobile, the country's largest wireless carrier, reported weak profit growth in the first quarter as it struggled to squeeze more revenue out of ...

Article | 18/04/2013 TSMC Q1 profit up 18 percent, revenue exceeds projections

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) reported that its first quarter net profit was up 18 percent year-over-year, as its revenue for the peri...

Article | 18/04/2013 China's ZTE finds some positive in security concerns, wants to boost brand

Chinese handset maker ZTE put a positive spin on the recent U.S. scrutiny of its networking business, stating that the controversy at least gave the c...

Article | 17/04/2013 Microsoft signs patent licensing deal with Foxconn covering Android, Chrome devices

Microsoft has signed up another major electronics manufacturer to its Android and Chrome patent licensing program, this time Taiwan's Foxconn, which w...

Article | 16/04/2013 Taiwan's FTC investigating Samsung for defaming HTC on local online forums

Fabricated Internet posts praising Samsung at the expense of HTC products has landed the South Korean company in hot water with Taiwan's Fair Trade Co...

Article | 15/04/2013 China's Alibaba bolsters mobile OS after clash with Google

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group is seeking to revive its mobile operating system, with a new name, new partners and more money, after Google th...