Apple To Start Selling iPad 2 In Hong Kong From April 2011
Apple Inc. has announced that it plans to start selling iPad 2, the second-generation of its tablet computer product, in 25 countries and regions from March 25, 2011, and the new product will be...
View ArticleChina's Lenovo To Acquire German PC Company
Chinese PC maker Lenovo Group has announced plans to acquire a 37% stake in Medion AG, a PC company in Germany, for EUR231 million. The group reportedly hopes to soon further raise the stake to 80%....
View ArticleAvira Strikes New Chinese Internet Security Deal
Just days after Avira announced a deal with Chinese portal Tencent, Avira has now also done a deal with Chinese Internet security provider Qihoo 360. European anti-virus software Avira and Qihoo 360...
View ArticleChina's ZTE To Build Ten International Innovation Centers
Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE Corporation has announced that it will cooperate with mainstream telecom operators to create ten international innovation centers in Europe and America. Meanwhile,...
View ArticleLenovo Completes Acquisition Of Majority Stake In Medion
Chinese PC group Lenovo has announced that it has completed the share purchase agreement with Gerd Brachmann, Medion's largest shareholder, founder and CEO, marking a significant milestone for its...
View ArticleBaidu Drives Internet Search Cooperation With BMW In China
Chinese search engine company Baidu Inc. and the German luxury car maker BMW have signed an agreement to jointly develop and operate technical products related to in-car information system search...
View ArticleChina's Huawei Establishes Cloud Computing Partnership With Deutsche Telekom
Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei and Deutsche Telekom have signed a strategic cooperation memorandum of understanding to jointly expand services within the enterprise business market. This move...
View ArticleChina Telecom Will Launch Mobile Services In UK
China Telecom is reportedly inking a deal with Britain's Everything Everywhere to launch mobile services in the country. Everything Everywhere is a UK mobile operator jointly invested by France's...
View ArticleChina's ZTE Signs Wireless Patent Settlement Agreement With Ericsson
Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE Corporation has signed an official settlement agreement with Telefon AB L.M. Ericsson in which the two parties have reportedly withdrawn all patent infringement...
View ArticleNokia Downsizes Sales Zones In China
Nokia China confirmed that it will cancel its western and eastern sales regions in China, and the related businesses will be merged into its northern and southern regions. At present, Nokia has four...
View ArticleLenovo To Buy Additional Medion Stake For EUR115 Million
Lenovo Group's wholly-owned subsidiary Lenovo Germany will buy all 8.874 million option shares of Medion AG at the price of EUR13 per share from Gerd Brachmann, a major Medion shareholder. On the...
View ArticleGerman Electronics Retailer Pulls Out Of China
Media Markt China announced on its official website that the company will be closing its seven electronics retail stores in the country on March 11, 2013. According to the statement, Media Markt's...
View ArticleZTE Responds To Huawei's European Patent Lawsuit
China-based ZTE Corporation has responded to a lawsuit and accusations in Europe from rival Chinese technology firm Huawei over patent infringement. Huawei had previously filed a court petition to the...
View ArticleHuawei's JV Gains USD1.3 Billion European Contract
Italian telecom operator Wind Telecommunicazioni announced that Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei will lead a joint venture to provide the latest LTE mobile broadband technologies to Wind. An...
View ArticleChina Telecom Lowers International Roaming Fees
China Telecom has just lowered international roaming fees in the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Australia, Japan, South Korea, Egypt, and South Africa. With the new policy, users will pay no more than...
View ArticleEuropean Taxi Hire Service Expands To China
Germany-based mobile taxi hailing firm Blacklane says it has opened services in Hong Kong and Shenzhen. Blacklane says it does not possess its own vehicles but rather partners with existing providers...
View ArticleGerman Security Company Makes Chinese Email Inroads
Germany-based Avira will be monitoring and fighting malware on Tencent's QQ email systems. Tencent has licensed Avira's SAVAPI anti-malware scanning engine. Tencent's QQ Mail division will use Avira's...
View ArticleBritain's Asos To Enter Chinese Market
Asos, one of the largest fashion e-commerce companies in Britain, revealed that their Chinese branch is finishing its final testing stage and its website will soon open. The company said their...
View ArticleAlibaba Invests USD15 Million In American Luxury Website
Right before the Chinese New Year holiday, American high-end luxury website 1stdibs announced that the company has gained USD15 million from the Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba. 1stdibs focuses on the...
View ArticleShunned By Other Countries, Chinese Tech Firm Makes British Investment
Huawei Technologies recently made an investment in XMOS, a British fabless semiconductor company and leader in intelligent multicore microcontrollers. This marks the Chinese telecom device maker's...
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