A Pirate iOS App Store in China Will Let You Installs Pirated Apps Without Jailbreak

Randy Cheung, Apr 18, 2013 1:56 AM, 6,420 views, 7 Comments »,

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Chinese pirates have taken downloading cracked iPhone and iPad apps to the next new level. A new desktop software called “KuaiYong” (literally means “use quickly” in Chinese) will allows pirated iOS apps to be installed on non-jailbroken devices. It has been around on Chinese internet world since June 2012, being only in Chinese seems to have caused the software to go under Apple’s radar for so long. KuaiYong is basically using bulk enterprise licensing to bypass Apple’s safeguards. So the Chinese service is essentially distributing the exact same app – with the same license ID – over and over again. And now the same team has launched a web version of its pirate iOS app store. The online store is full of pirated iOS apps and games available for free. It makes the service more accessible to potential new users who can browse the available apps in their web browser. To download one of the iOS apps or games from the site, it’s actually downloading the “KuaiYong” PC software …

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“Chinese Pirate” Pleads Guilty to Steal US$100 Million Worth of Military Software

Star Chang, Jan 8, 2013 12:28 PM, 564 views, 3 Comments »,

A Chinese dude pleaded guilty to selling pirated software—used by defense, space technology and engineering businesses—worth a retail value of over US$100 million. According to Reuters, these software was stolen from an estimated 200 American manufacturers, including Microsoft, Oracle, Agilent Technologies and Siemens, and sold onto 325 black market buyers in 61 countries between 2008 and 2011. The price was sold at between US$20-$1,200. Some of the software are officially retailed for more than $1 million apiece …

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Microsoft Wants Surface Tablet to Become the Killer in China Piracy Fight

Star Chang, Oct 25, 2012 10:34 AM, 548 views, Got something to say ?,

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Microsoft is the world’s largest market for PC’s operating system and yet with high piracy rates in China, the software company is seeing only a fraction of the revenue it could collect. That might change with the launch of its Surface tablet, which goes on sale online in China at the same time as a handful of other countries. Microsoft chose Shanghai as its first global site for what it called a “pre-launch” of Windows 8 on Tuesday. The tablet will be sold tomorrow in China through Suning Appliance retail stores and as well as Microsoft’s online China store. There is no delay on the release and this reflects how important China is to Microsoft …

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U.S. Software Group and Garment Companies Want Taobao.com to Stay in “Notorious Markets” List

Star Chang, Oct 3, 2012 12:26 PM, 368 views, Got something to say ?,

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Alibaba, China’s largest e-commerce company, has won support from the U.S. movie industry in its campaign to persuade the Obama administration to drop its Taobao.com website from a U.S. list of “notorious markets” that sell fake goods. Taobao Marketplace is an online shopping site, similar to eBay and Amazon, that brings together buyers and sellers. It is China’s largest consumer-oriented e-commerce platform with estimated market share of more than 70 percent. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has called Taobao “one of the single largest online sources of counterfeits. U.S. software, clothing and shoe manufacturers are urging United States Trade Representative to keep Taobao on the annual list …

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Chinese iPhone User Doesn’t Like to Spend Money on Software

Star Chang, Aug 5, 2012 3:12 AM, 984 views, 2 Comments »,

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A report from a Shanghai-based analyst firm claims that the Chinese version of the iOS App Store accounted for 18 percent of total downloads in the second quarter, but just only accounted 3 percent of revenue. China stands as Apple’s second-largest app market in terms of downloads. The report estimates that the country’s share of total App Store revenue was significantly smaller than the estimated 42 percent revenue share from the US, which accounts for 28 percent of downloads. According to the research, it’s notable that the majority of iOS downloads in China are free apps …

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So Much News in China… #055

Star Chang, Jul 23, 2012 3:08 PM, 726 views, Got something to say ?,

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There are so much news from China that passes by that we couldn’t possibly cover it all. Here are the Chinese tech news that have left behind because we are just too busy or too lazy to post. There are stories on Xiaomi vs. iPhone, pirated software, new iPad quiet debut, Lenovo leaps past HP and so on, check them out after the break. Video for this week: China’s solar frontier … Hope everyone have a fresh start to your week.

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Chinese Household Chemical Company Sues Apple For “Snow Leopard” Trademark

Herman Lai, Jul 2, 2012 2:01 PM, 3,936 views, 4 Comments »,

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After Apple settled the “iPad” trademark dispute with Proview, the tech giant is facing another trademark lawsuit from a Chinese household chemical company called “Jiangsu Xuebao“. This Chinese company has resigstered the trademark of the Chinese translation of “Snow Leopard” — “Xuebao (雪豹)” for electrical equipment production in 2000 (the same year that Proview registered the iPad trademark), and they claimed Apple’s Mac OS X “Snow Leopard” has violated the trademark of “Xuebao (雪豹)”.

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Evernote’s New China Service Sees More Signups than US and Japan Combined (Video)

Star Chang, May 17, 2012 2:32 PM, 413 views, Got something to say ?,

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Evernote, the popular notetaking software, has launched a dedicated service for Chinese users last week, which will run completely separate of Evernote and its existing Chinese-language offering. Ordinarily, Evernote was adding around 4,500 new users per day to its 1.1 million user base in China, but following the launch, downloads here have rocketed. Based on the first week, daily new user numbers in China have been greater than its two biggest markets — Japan and the US — combined …

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Chinese Scalpers Build Automated Booking Program to Aid Monitor and Scramble iPhones

Herman Lai, Nov 21, 2011 12:48 PM, 3,807 views, Got something to say ?,

Remember we previously talked about how Apple online store pre-order system messed up when iPhone 4S on sale in Hong Kong. So did you know how scalpers order iPhone so quickly? They don’t have incredibly fast typing speed to insert their personal details and credit numbers actually, but rather using an automated booking program.

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Android Market In China Is Running Again

Star Chang, Oct 12, 2011 3:23 PM, 1,353 views, 1 Comment »,

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Android Market is back in China! The online app store for Android smartphone can be accessible in China again. Google said that they have identified a technical issue during a software update and the problem has fixed it by now. Android Market was blocked across the major regions of China during the last few days, and lots of news and blog sites speculated on the motive. What appeared to be an intentional government blocking was merely a glitch related to software issue …

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