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China Set to Embrace In-flight Wi-Fi That Is Faster Than U.S.
By Maggie Hui, posted February 3, 2012 at 9:57 AM, 147 views
Last November, we have reported Air China became the first Chinese airlines offering wireless network on flights. However, Chinese passengers will only be able to use the service to access the craft’s intranet network, allowing them to play games and shop online but not to surf the World Wide Web. With the country’s ambition to tap the sky-high Wi-Fi market, Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) is testing the land to air broadband communications system, allow passengers to access the real Internet using wi-fi while flying …
Lenovo’s Latest Commercial Gets Bruce Lee Slices Apart The Zombies and The Green Pig
By Herman Lai, posted February 3, 2012 at 6:55 AM, 371 views
Lenovo recently came up with a new promo video to emphasize its new slim and light laptop V370. The commercial makes use of characters from Plants vs. Zombies and Angry Birds, as well as the Chinese martial arts master Bruce Lee. Awwww…In the video, Bruce Lee found Lenovo V370 is a better weapon instead of nunchucks for him to beat up its enemies. Video after the break.
Making Batteries and Components For Apple Is Better Than Auto Production
By Star Chang, posted February 2, 2012 at 9:42 PM, 378 views
BYD, the well-known Chinese manufacturer for automobiles and rechargeable batteries, is one of the Chinese supplier for Apple. BYD’s stocks price in Hong Kong went up nearly 8 percent after being revealed as Apple supplier. BYD has been an Apple supplier for a long time but was prevented from disclosing this due to an agreement between Apple and its suppliers. BYD has still not disclosed what components it manufactures for Apple products, but using information from BYD’s financial reports as evidence, BYD provides Apple with batteries that used in mobile devices. And after we have done some research, we also confirmed that the aluminum back shell of iPad 1 is made by BYD, not foxconn …
Can Smart TV Gets Booming in China This Year?
By Herman Lai, posted February 2, 2012 at 1:40 AM, 170 views
Smart TV industry began heated up in China back in 2010 when Google rolled out its Google TV, where many people agreed that smart televisions were a possibility for the future. So far, there are at least six Chinese television makers have committed themselves to the production of smart TVs, including Chinese PC maker Lenovo. However, the development of smart televisions in China is being hindered due to the slow integration of the three networks of TV, telecommunications and the Internet. So, what should we expect to see the growth of Smart TV this year ?
China Unicom Shares Drop As China Telecom Confirms Launching iPhone 4S This Month
By Chris Chang, posted February 1, 2012 at 11:49 AM, 162 views
Looks like China Unicom’s iPhone exclusivity may be the contributing factor for its shares to remain stable in the stock market. Recently, shares of China Unicom fell as much as 3.3 percent in Hong Kong trading after China Telecom (third-largest carrier in China) confirmed that it will begin selling the iPhone 4S as early as the end of February or beginning of March.
Take a Look at Android and Windows Phone Red Envelopes
By Maggie Hui, posted January 31, 2012 at 7:25 AM, 417 views
“When in Rome, do as the Romans do”. Microsoft and Sony Ericsson are following the Chinese tradition to give away red envelopes to Hong Kong press as a Chinese New Year gift. The design of the envelopes are unique, not simply with a trademark or greetings in old fashion way. Sony Ericsson did not choose traditional “red” color, they pick gold color instead with graphic of android robot dressed in Chinese-style clothing. While Microsoft used their Windows Phone 7 interface as the cover, all Live Tiles have become different Chinese New Year greetings. These special gift are pretty impressive and collectable …
Thousands Line Up For Foxconn’s Jobs in Zhengzhou (video)
By Chris Chang, posted January 30, 2012 at 9:03 PM, 8,599 views
On the 30th of January, thousands of hopefuls stood for hours outside a labor agency located in the Chinese city of Zhengzhou, the largest city of Henan province in north-central China. The lines stretched more than 200 meters along the road, and the people who were waiting in line with their applications just hope to get a job at Foxconn, as the electronics contracting giant ramps up its iPhone production at Zhengzhou plant …
Google: Mobile Opportunity in the Chinese Market Is Phenomenal
By Chris Chang, posted January 28, 2012 at 7:26 AM, 265 views
If you’re like most people living in China, you’re annoyed by China’s censorship machine. Google is also annoyed by China’s censorship system, and considering how the search giant chose to end censorship of search results two years ago, we believe Google is very pissed with China. Today, what more could Google do in China? Well, Daniel Alegre, president of Google’s Asia-Pacific operations said that the company’s momentum in China will largely be spurred by its “non-sensitive” advertising business on the mobile and desktop. And Google’s business in China is growing…
Foxconn CEO: Manage One Million Workers Gives Me A Headache That Kills
By Chris Chang, posted January 19, 2012 at 4:34 PM, 691 views
Ever since Foxconn CEO Terry Gou told people that the robots are coming, we think the Foxconn workers will go jobless someday. As Foxconn is going to boost the number of robots doing those repetitive tasks on its assembly line in 3 years time, the Foxconn chairman recently talked about the workforce of the company, saying that the management of one million workers gives him headaches.
China’s Legendary Dragon Joins Angry Birds To Celebrate Chinese New Year Season (Video)
By Herman Lai, posted January 17, 2012 at 1:44 PM, 592 views
Still remember the Mid-Autumn Festival edition? Angry Birds Season will get brand new level when the Chinese New Year starts on the 23 Jan, this edition named “The Year of the Dragon”. It’s also fairly safe to assume Rovio will add a dragon into this update, and it might works like the Mighty Eagle, but perhaps your slingshot is loaded with traditional Chinese foods. We have two teaser videos to show you after the break.
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