There are so much news from China that passes by that we couldn’t possibly cover it all. Here are the Chinese tech news we have left behind during the last month of 2011. There are stories on electric cars, Asus’ netbook, internet security and so on, check them out after the break. Video for this week: Five things you’ll stop using in 2012 in animation. Happy new year to all MIC’s reader and a fresh start to your first week of the year !
Blackberry, Twitter, netbook are all going to eliminate in 2012 ? ?
ASUS netbooks will still be kicking around in 2012 (engadget). The Taiwan PC maker will released new Eee PC with AMD’s Brazos chipset in 2012.
Beijing launches its own GPS rival (WSJ). China has begun operating a homegrown satellite-navigation service that is designed to provide an alternative to the U.S. Global Positioning System.
China makes almost nothing out of Apple’s iPads and iPhones (Forbes). China is not making too much money by manufacturing Apple’s product.
China’s clean car industry slows amid policy uncertainty (WantChinaTimes). No longer bolstered by government subsidies, makers of electric cars in China are having a difficult time attracting investors.
Tencent’s online maps bring streetView to China (Penn Olson). The Chinese internet giant has added a Google-esque ‘StreetView’ feature to its online maps service.
Alibaba to launch open platform serving group buying players (Technode). The Chinese ecommerce giant will be open its group-buying platform to other players in the market to leverage for broader audience.
Advertising is next for Sina Weibo (TechRice). China most popular micro-blogging service should go advertising for their business model.
China offers online employment training for retired military officers (People’s Daily Online). China has launched an Internet-based employment training system for retired army officers.
China urges tighter Internet security after series of data leaks (REUTERS). The Chinese government is working with domestic Internet search engines like Baidu to prevent phishing attacks on unsuspecting Chinese web users.
China has 110 million 3G Mobile users (ChinaTechNews). The number of 3G users from the three major Chinese telecom operators have largely increased.