China

Apple CEO Tim Cook Joins China’s Social Network Weibo

Earlier this week, Apple boss Tim Cook created his own page on Weibo, a social networking website perhaps best described as China’s equivalent of Twitter. As recently reported by Apple…

Apple Becomes Smartphone Market Leader in China

As it is one of the world’s biggest countries in both its population and economy, it should hardly surprise that China is also among the world’s biggest smartphone markets. And…

Apple Blocks Malware Targeting Products in China

Apple said it has identified and blocked malicious software applications targeting users in China. Palo Alto Networks Inc said on Wednesday it discovered a new family of malware that can infect Apple products, underscoring the…

Apple CEO Says Had ‘Very Open’ Privacy Talks in China

Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook was quoted on Friday as saying he had “very open” talks on privacy and security with a senior Chinese official, days after a web monitoring…

Apple CEO Discusses Security with Top Chinese Official Amid Hacking Claims: Xinhua

Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook discussed user data security at a meeting on Wednesday with a top Chinese government official in Beijing, the official Xinhua news agency reported. The meeting comes…

Microsoft Xbox One Set to Launch in China on September 29

Microsoft Corp has set Sept. 29 as the new launch date for its Xbox One game console in China, the U.S. softwaregiant said on Tuesday, in the first launch since a 14-year ban…

Alibaba IPO Prices at Top of Range, Raising $21.8 Billion

Alibaba Group Holding priced its initial public offering at $68 a share, the top end of the expected range, raising $21.8 billion on Thursday, in the latest sign of strong…

China Misses Out on First Wave of New iPhone Releases

Consumers in China, who represent an increasingly critical pillar of Apple Inc’s business, will not be able to buy the new iPhone 6 as part of the first wave of…

Xiaomi Orders Sapphire Crystal Smartphone Display Covers

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Inc has tapped South Korean manufacturers to produce sapphire covers for a limited edition premium smartphone that it may launch as early as the year-end, South…

Apple Keeping Users’ Personal Data On Mainland Servers In China

Apple Inc (AAPL.O) has begun keeping the personal data of some Chinese users on servers in mainland China, marking the first time the tech giant is storing user data on Chinese soil….

2013 Quanta Factories Audit, China: Apple Addresses Labor Violations

 Apple Inc has worked with supplier Quanta over the past year to improve working conditions after a 2013 audit, published on Friday, uncovered a profusion of violations, including excessive overtime and…

Apple Donates $1.6 Million For China Earthquake Relief Efforts

Early this week an 6.1 to 6.5 magnitude earthquake hit China’s Yunnan province. It was the most severe earthquake to have hit the area in over a century, killing approximately 600…

China Refutes Claim of Government Ban on Apple Purchases

Apple products such as laptops and tablets are not banned from Chinese government procurement lists, according to the country’s chief procurement center, refuting a report claiming Apple was blacklisted on…

Hack Attack in Canada: Could It Be the Chinese Army?

The recent hacking attempt on a sensitive Canadian government computer network is similar to attacks mounted by an elite unit of the Chinese army based in Shanghai, according to a…

Microsoft Xbox One to Launch in China on September 23

Microsoft Corp will launch its Xbox One gaming console in China on September 23, making it the first foreign company to start selling consoles in the world’s third-biggest gaming market after a ban on the…