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What is Microsoft Doing in China? No Longer Daydreaming.

By Herman Lai, posted November 28, 2011 at 4:17 PM, 340 views

Tech companies like Google, Apple, Amazon are putting lots of their efforts to get closer to China this year. So how about Microsoft? As far as we know, they opened their first experience store in Beijing back in April and launched couples of Windows Phone 7 handset by ZTE and Nokia. Other than those, nothing major was seen yet. With recent, they had a partnership with Suning, an electronic retail chain in China (Best Buy-like), to sell its Windows products in 2012.

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Apple’s Latest MacBook Air set to be Big Hit in China (with Microsoft Windows!)

By Star Chang, posted September 2, 2011 at 10:16 AM, 1,507 views

This week, Apple’s release of its new MacBook Air in China will likely prove a big hit in the country. Apple fever is gaining momentum in China and there is no other laptop product on the market with the characteristics of the new MacBook Air. It is poised to be a big hit in the Greater China region because nowadays more Chinese consumers can afford to own a Mac computer. There are four MacBook Air models for sale in China’s online stores, two each in 11-inch and 13-inch configurations, and the Chinese customers will be receiving their item in three working days or within 24 hours after their order, shipping is free. One thing to be noted, the wealthy Chinese consumer will properly installed Microsoft Windows to their new MacBook Air …

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Tencent “Qrobot”, Girls Love It (With Videos)

By Herman Lai, posted August 18, 2011 at 9:58 AM, 810 views

Tencent revealed its first wave of voice-controlled “Qrobot” which can understand verbal commands and queries at the start of this month, it is super cute and stylish. Videos and photos after the break…

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Windows App Store Chinese Edition Leaked

By Chris Chang, posted April 12, 2011 at 12:27 PM, 301 views

Maybe you’ve heard Microsoft’s new project, Windows 8. What’s new? They got their own app store, finally. There were some screenshots of the Windows App Store appearing on the web previously, and it looks… very similar to Mac App Store. Today, we got a look at its Chinese version. Still looks familiar.

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Knockoff Makers Present New Dual-booting Tablet

By Chris Chang, posted April 4, 2011 at 3:43 PM, 2,068 views

It’s been a long, long time since we talked about an iPad knockoff. You may ask, why we almost stop reporting those knockoffs, well, we do not see an impressive one which is deserved to appear on our blog. We took some time to search, and here’s the latest one we like, a dual-boot Windows/Android tablet, called the A-97, looks just like the original iPad.

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Probably The Best Windows 7 Powered iPad Knockoff

By Herman Lai, posted January 18, 2011 at 1:48 PM, 11,340 views

Last Christmas, we spotted a lovely iPad knockoff that runs Android 2.2 which pops up again today, but it has pre-installed Windows 7, and we are thinking this tablet is the best out of all Windows-powered iPad knockoff so far.

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How to Buy Unlicensed Copies of Top-Selling Softwares in Beijing

By Chris Chang, posted December 18, 2010 at 4:22 PM, 2,500 views

Since the majority of Chinese computer users run unauthorized copies of softwares, it’s super-easy to find a store clerk willing to sell unlicensed copies of top-selling softwares in China electronic malls. So, CNN’s Eunice Yoon visits some stores in Beijing, to see how hard it is to find counterfeit software on stores shelves. She even brought along a MacBook Pro to test out the pirated Final Cut Pro. Amazing. Watch the video after the jump. (Sorry iPad users, it’s a flash video.)

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Microsoft 2010 Tech·Ed Keynote in Beijing

By Chris Chang, posted December 2, 2010 at 11:27 PM, 176 views

Oooops, we almost missed this. Microsoft’s Tech·Ed (China) conference has arrived in Beijing and this annual event will take place on December 1-3, 2010 at Beijing’s National Convention Center and will bring together several thousand developers and IT professionals in the Microsoft community. There’s not much to see here, but we are still bringing you a wholesome of photos and a video! Enjoy!

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The Best Looking Windows 7 Tablet You’ll Find in China

By Chris Chang, posted October 15, 2010 at 2:44 PM, 7,425 views

I hope you’re still interested in tablets running Windows 7. Although the iPad has dominated the tablet market, the knockoff makers are still working on their iPad wannabes. Here’s their new product, Winpad, a really good-looking 10-inch tablet running Windows 7 and includes SSD.

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This 10-inch multitouch tablet looks like HP Slate, also runs Windows 7

By Chris Chang, posted July 22, 2010 at 12:45 PM, 3,937 views

I can’t say this is an iPad wannabe, but I can call it HP Slate (does it still exist?) knockoff. This device is basically a tablet-PC, packed with netbook-configuration and the big selling point here is the inclusion of Windows 7. Um… maybe it’s not your cup of tea.

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