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China Launches ‘Independent’ OS For Smartphones, PCs
China OS is a Linux-based OS designed to break foreign dominance
ZTE To Up Smartphone Shipments To Crack US Market
Chinese manufacturer is looking to ship 20 million more phones than last year to boost its profile abroad
China Mobile Receives 1.2m iPhone Orders Ahead of Launch
China Mobile reportedly sells 'millions' of Apple iPhones ahead of Chinese launch on 17 January
Qualcomm Still Unsure Why It Is Under Investigation In China
Snapdragon manufacturer still hasn't been told why it faces Chinese antitrust investigation
FireEye Boosts Cyber-Forsenics With Mandiant Purchase
FireEye is to bolster its cyber forensics capabilities with the decision to acquire Mandiant for £608m
Chinese Newcomer Xiaomi Wants To Sell 40 Million Smartphones In 2014
Budget-friendly, Android-powered devices are taking China by storm
China Gives Microsoft-Nokia Deal Extra Scrutiny
China is reportedly taking more time than expected to approve Microsoft's acquisition of Nokia's handset business due to patent issues
Apple Signs Deal To Sell iPhones Through China Mobile
Government-owned China Mobile will be selling Apple's iPhone to its 970 million subscribers
DataSift Offers Access To Sina Weibo Data
The new service lets European businesses get an insight into the mind of a Chinese consumer
Bitcoin In Trouble As Chinese Exchanges Stop Taking Deposits In Yuan
Virtual currency loses almost a third of its value in just one day
Amazon Takes Its Cloud To China
Amazon Web Services will be hosted in local data centres run by Chinese partners
Apple Investigators Clear Chinese Factory After Worker Dies
Apple dispatched medical experts to investigate after the death of a worker at a contractor factory in China
Google Opens Asian Data Centres In Singapore And Taiwan
Google's Taiwan and Singapore data centres are greener than previous ones - and avoid Chinese repression
European Foreign Ministries Breached By Chinese Hackers
Attackers used information on the Syrian crisis as bait around the time of the G20 meeting in Russia
Bitcoin Value Slumps Following Chinese Bank Ban And French Concerns
Chinese government says banks can't use Bitcoin, while the French central bank says its too risky to use electronic currencies
Huawei Security Centre To Recieve British All-Clear
Finally some good news for Huawei as reports suggest its about to receive approval, despite security concerns elsewhere
Cameron Wants Cyber Security Talks With China
Britain keen to have a proper cyber security dialogue with China, following claims of mass spying on both sides
Qualcomm Faces Chinese Anti-Trust Investigation
Qualcomm says Chinese authorities have told them the charges are 'confidential' but it denies wrongdoing
Report: China Mobile To Announce iPhone Next Month
The world's largest mobile carrier, China Mobile, may finally be preparing to sell Apple's iPhone
China Mobile Offers Users Cheap Phone Calls To China With Jego App
VoIP app give free incoming calls to users with an existing or rented Chinese or Hong Kong mobile number
Chinese Bitcoin Exchange Disappears, Along With £3 Million Worth Of BTC
Customers have been unable to contact the administration of Global Bond Limited for over two weeks
FireEye: Digital Arms Dealer Might Be Fuelling Advanced Attacks
Chinese digital arms dealer might be at the centre of some highly-advanced, government-sponsored attacks
Chinese Hackers Suspected In Fresh IE Exploit
New Internet Explorer attack has links to hits on Google and Bit9
Lenovo BlackBerry Bid Is Blocked By Canadian Government – Report
The Canadian government vetoed any chance of Lenovo buying BlackBerry, according to reports
Huawei Continues To Deny US Espionage Allegations
Huawei insists it is not a spy risk as the company reveals details about its new R&D centre in the UK
China Eases Internet Restrictions To Allow Facebook In Shanghai
China is opening up access to the likes of Facebook and Twitter in an area of Shanghai, whilst allowing foreign firms to compete against state-owned giants
When Britain’s Green SMEs Go To China, Knowledge Goes Both Ways
When British cleantech companies visit the socialist state, Max Smolaks asks if they go to learn or to teach?
Hidden Lynx: Chinese Hackers Hit Bit9 And Hundreds More
Crew that hit Bit9 earlier this year is based in China and continues to wreak havoc across the world, say researchers
Samsung Promises 64-Bit Chips For Galaxy Smartphones
Samsung plans to match the iPhone 5S' A7 processor and dismisses threat of iPhone 5C in China