Michael Kan - Author - Good Gear Guide

Stories by Michael Kan

Article | 15/04/2013 Chinese iPhone dealers dupe Apple with fake components

A group of Chinese iPhone distributors have been arrested for duping Apple with fake components in order to obtain replacement parts worth about 400,0...

Article | 12/04/2013 Intel sets up joint lab with China's Baidu for mobile apps

Intel is hoping to get more Chinese developers to back its products by forming a new joint innovation lab with the nation's largest search engine Baid...

Article | 11/04/2013 Microsoft tries to stamps out concerns about Surface Pro warranty in China

Microsoft is trying to stamp out concerns about its Surface Pro warranty policy in China just over a week after Apple apologized for its own customer ...

Article | 10/04/2013 Intel's new 'Bay Trail' chip to bring budget convertible PCs to the market

Intel's upcoming "Bay Trail" Atom processor is aimed at the low-end market, and promises to deliver convertible PCs and notebooks with all-day battery...

Article | 8/04/2013 HTC's Q1 profit sinks to record low

Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC reported a major decline in its first quarter profit, after the company was forced to push back the launch of its newes...

Article | 8/04/2013 Chinese authorities to keep close watch on Apple despite apology

Apple may have apologized to Chinese consumers over its warranty policies, but regulators in the country signaled they would keep a close eye on the U...

Article | 3/04/2013 China's Baidu developing Google Glass-like device

Chinese internet giant Baidu is also developing its own Google Glass-like device that will allow for hands-free Internet searches. But the company has...

Article | 2/04/2013 Microsoft launches special Chinese version of Surface Pro aimed at home users

Microsoft is hoping to build momentum behind its Surface Pro tablet in China by launching a special edition including Office Home & Student 2013 -- bu...

Article | 2/04/2013 Apple apologizes to China over warranty policies

Apple CEO Tim Cook apologized to Chinese consumers over concerns about its warranty policies after government-run media attacked the company for its c...

Article | 1/04/2013 China slams U.S. for discriminating against nation's tech vendors

China has slammed a new U.S. funding law that will tighten scrutiny of information technology purchases from the country, and said it could severely d...

Article | 29/03/2013 Chinese authorities investigating Apple for violations in customer service

Chinese authorities are investigating Apple for violations in its customer service, after state-run media ran reports critical of the company's warran...

Article | 28/03/2013 U.S. to scrutinize IT system purchases with ties to China

Certain U.S. federal agencies could be hindered from buying information technology systems made by companies with links to the Chinese government unde...

Article | 27/03/2013 Microsoft, Lenovo to promote genuine Windows on PCs

In the midst of its latest campaign to fight piracy in China, Microsoft has signed an agreement with Lenovo to ensure that its PCs ship with licensed ...

Article | 27/03/2013 Foxconn's Hon Hai still working with Sharp on investment deal

Foxconn's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. said it was still committed to buying a stake in Japanese display maker Sharp, and expects an investment coul...

Article | 27/03/2013 North Korea halts 3G mobile Internet service to foreign tourists

North Korea has abruptly stopped offering 3G mobile Internet access to tourists entering the country, just three weeks after the service was launched,...