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Article | 9/01/2012 iPhone built for China Telecom gains regulator approval

A version of the Apple's iPhone built for China Telecom's networks has received approval from a Chinese regulator, putting the iconic smartphone close...

Article | 5/01/2012 U.S. State Department investigating Huawei on Iran concerns

The U.S. Department of State said on Wednesday it is investigating Huawei Technologies for allegedly providing censorship and mobile phone tracking te...

Article | 28/12/2011 China to launch GPS alternative with own Beidou system

China on Tuesday began offering its own satellite navigation system to users, as an effort to move away from the nation's reliance on the U.S.-built N...

Article | 21/12/2011 Baidu removed but Taobao stays in US "notorious markets" list

A U.S. government office has removed China's largest search engine Baidu from its latest list of the world's "notorious markets", which identifies maj...

Article | 20/12/2011 Dell and China's Baidu launch new smartphone

Dell and China's largest search engine Baidu unveiled on Tuesday a new smartphone that aims to help the companies expand their mobile businesses in th...

Article | 19/12/2011 Apple supplier Pegatron reports explosion at subsidiary in China

Apple supplier Pegatron reported that an explosion occurred at a subsidiary company in China, with Shanghai authorities stating that 61 workers were s...

Article | 15/12/2011 IBM system monitors food supply chains in China

IBM is helping a Chinese state-owned firm to monitor food safety in the country, by building a new system meant to prevent tainted products from being...

Article | 14/12/2011 Nvidia: Gaming systems to reach 'tens of teraflops' by 2019

Graphics processor maker Nvidia expects gaming systems will reach a performance of "tens of teraflops" by the end of the decade, and be capable of dis...

Article | 13/12/2011 China approves conditionally Seagate acquisition of Samsung HDD unit

China has approved Seagate Technology's proposed acquisition of Samsung Electronics' hard disk drive (HDD) business, but with conditions, including me...

Article | 12/12/2011 TSMC breaks ground on final phase of chip factory

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) broke ground Friday on the third and final phase of its "Fab 15" chip factory, with the newest phase gea...

Article | 9/12/2011 Huawei restricts business in Iran, no longer seeks new customers

Huawei Technologies will limit its business activities in Iran and no longer seek new customers there, it said Friday, after an October report said th...

Article | 9/12/2011 ZTE to launch high-end smartphones in the US next year

ZTE plans to launch high-end smartphones in the U.S. next year, according to a company spokeswoman, breaking out of its mold as primarily a player in ...

Article | 8/12/2011 Apple MacBook component factory in China still shut down

Chinese authorities continue to inspect a factory that produces aluminum casings for Apple's MacBook laptops, following residents' complaints of unbea...

Article | 7/12/2011 Apple faces legal threat to iPad trademark in China

A Chinese court has rejected Apple's lawsuits to gain control of the iPad trademark in China, while a little-known Chinese firm raises the stakes and ...

Article | 5/12/2011 Microsoft delays Windows Phone 7 in China to first half 2012

Microsoft expects its Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system to launch in China during the first half of 2012, rather than in late 2011 as originally...