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Amazon’s Kindle Store Faces Regulatory Hurdle in China After Its Official Launch

Herman Lai, Dec 17, 2012 7:44 AM, 553 views, Got something to say ?,

Last week, Amazon launched its ebook store in China and began to sell Chinese electronic books via its mobile Kindle application on iOS and Android devices. However, there were reports emerged saying local authorities have started investigating the company’s right to sell e-books in the country, since Amazon does not have a license from publishing authorities for e-book operations.

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iPhone 5 Launch in China Is Cold, Quiet, and Lifeless (videos)

Chris Chang, Dec 14, 2012 3:47 AM, 4,698 views, 11 Comments »,

Today, Apple’s popular iPhone 5 officially goes on sale in mainland China, and both China Unicom and China Telecom also start offering the iPhone 5 to customers. If you’re thinking iPhone 5’s launch in China will draw hundreds to thousands of Chinese Apple fans at Apple Stores in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, well, it’s not happening at all. Unlike during the iPhone 4S launch which also happened on a Friday this year during January, no long queues were formed outside the Apple Inc. stores in mainland China, to get a glimpse of the thinner, lighter, faster and better iPhone 5. No one camped outside the stores during the night, and perhaps Apple is happy to see no scuffles breaking out between security and shoppers today. We have videos and photos in this article to show you the death of Apple in China.

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Apple Gives Free Micro-USB adapter for Lightning in China

Star Chang, Dec 11, 2012 6:54 PM, 1,622 views, 2 Comments »,

New iPhone 5 owners in China can use existing Micro-USB cables to power and sync their phones via the new adapter, and this will be absolutely free of charged. Available in Apple’s online store, the new Lightning to Micro-USB adapter will let user charge and sync their new iPhone 5, iPod Touch, iPod Nano and iPad mini. The Lightning to Micro-USB adapter offers a handy alternative to people who already have a stock of Micro-USB cables, thereby eliminating the need to shell out money for additional accessories. The adapter will cost for US$24, and now Chinese user will get it for free when the purchase the official iPhone 5 Chinese version this week …

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ZTE May Reveals The Thinnest 5-inch Phablet Before X’mas To Compete With OPPO Find 5

Herman Lai, Dec 11, 2012 11:28 AM, 981 views, 2 Comments »,

Smartphone makers are getting insane of making 5-inch smartphone with 1080p display, so it should come as no surprise that China’s ZTE is, too. Call it “Nubia Z5″. It’s pretty similar to HTC Butterfly (known as HTC Droid DNA in U.S.) and Oppo Find 5 that opted a 5-inch Full HD display, quad-core 1.5 GHz Snapdrago S4 Pro APQ8064 chipset and 2GB of RAM. Rumors are saying ZTE’s Nubia Z5 will have a slim chassis measured at 7.6mm in thickness, meaning it should be thinner than OPPO Find 5 and HTC Butterfly! Isn’t that exciting?

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HTC Confident of Taking on Apple and Samsung in China with 5-inch Full-HD Phablet (Video)

Star Chang, Dec 6, 2012 6:12 PM, 913 views, 2 Comments »,

Two month ago, Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC announced a new high-end smartphone for Japan market, the HTC J Butterfly (known as HTC Droid DNA in U.S.), and it seems that it is getting ready to release it in China too. HTC plans to take the iPhone 5 head on with this flagship phablet, setting the launch date of the smartphone to earlier than the new Apple smartphone in China, where it is scheduled to be released on Dec. 14. The 5-inch HD smartphone’s specs are said to be better than Samsung’s flagship Galaxy Note II, which is wildly popular in Asia. It is considered a key tool for the Taiwanese company to expand its global market share for the fourth quarter this year, especially for the Chinese market …

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Chinese Astronauts Want to Grow Vege on the Moon

Star Chang, Dec 6, 2012 3:13 PM, 540 views, 1 Comment »,

In the future, Chinese astronauts may get fresh vegetables and oxygen supplies by gardening in a extra-terrestrial bases on the moon. The Beijing-based Chinese Astronaut Research and Training Center will be carrying out experiment focused on a dynamic balanced mechanism of oxygen, carbon dioxide, and water between people and plants in a closed system. A cabin of 300 cubic meters has been established. Four kinds of vegetables will be grown, taking in carbon dioxide and providing oxygen for two astronauts living in the cabin. They could also harvest the fresh vegetables for meals …

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Apple’s Ranking in China Smartphone Market Drop Out of Top 5 (Again)

Star Chang, Dec 6, 2012 11:57 AM, 809 views, 4 Comments »,

Apple’s rank in China’s smartphone market, which is set to become the world’s largest this year, fell to No.6 in the third quarter as it faced tough competition from local Chinese brands. China is seeing competition intensifying in its smartphone sector, with global and homegrown vendors trying to outgun one another in terms of price and features. Research firm IDC said Apple saw its third-quarter ranking by market share fall two notches from its position in the second quarter. Its market share by shipments was under 10 percent in the third quarter, when China’s smartphone shipments hit a record high, at more than 60 million units …

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Qualcomm Reveals New Chipsets To Battle Asian Chip Makers For China’s Smartphone Market

Herman Lai, Dec 5, 2012 3:46 AM, 652 views, Got something to say ?,

Qualcomm has been preparing to gain market share in China, where the company had customized its chipsets and lowered its pricing to cater Chinese wireless operator’s networks and local smartphone makers. Today, the industry leader announced expansion of the S4 line with two new quad-core Snapdragons destined China — MSM8226 and MSM8626 CPUs, which will allow more high-end smartphones to emerge from local smartphone makers.

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Will We Not See Crowds Lining Up For The iPhone 5 in China?

Herman Lai, Dec 4, 2012 12:09 PM, 1,280 views, Got something to say ?,

Chinese users are actually quite unhappy with Apple’s latest announcement in regards of the launch of iPhone 5 in China, as the iPhone 5 will turn out to be the most expensive model out of all the previous generations. Many netizens found it unreasonable to pay for the iPhone 5, since Apple is just making it taller than its predecessor. They criticized Apple’s increase of price is outpacing their product innovation, but they’re still expecting to see someone to sell their kidney for the iPhone 5. Will the price hike deter Chinese consumers from buying the device?

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Meizu MX2 Launch Event Is The “REAL” Apple Keynote Knockoff in China (Videos)

Herman Lai, Nov 28, 2012 6:13 PM, 11,658 views, 8 Comments »,

To survive in the fierce competition of Chinese mobile market, the phone makers in China are trying to imitate everything from Apple. We have attended Meizu MX2 launch party in Beijing, which was considered to be another equivalent to Apple’s keynote event. Previously, we remembered CNN has mentioned that Meizu was formerly the coveted smartphone brand in China, but that mantle has passed on to Xiaomi which — like Apple — masterfully markets its technology like a lifestyle. But now we believe Meizu has strike back, which proved they can host a better Apple keynote knockoff in China. After having a preview video of Meizu MX2, we’ve made another video to take you through the magnificent Meizu MX2 launch event inside Beijing WaterCube. Meanwhile, we will look at Meizu MX2 in more details and how Meizu gives Xiaomi a big punch.

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