More users join the 3G bandwagon

China’s third generation (3G) mobile technology users hit 13.25 million at the end of last year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).
Meanwhile, the number of users of the nation’s homegrown 3G standard TD-SCDMA, which has been adopted by China Mobile, hit 5.51 million at the end of last year.
The number of [...]

Hanvon debuts eBook products for US

Chinese eBook giant Hanvon Thursday unveiled an array of new products for the US market, including more than 10 eBook readers and electromagnetic touch tablet devices, at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES).
A world leader in handwriting recognition technology, Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and Biometric Recognition related products, Hanvon is a leading eBook reader manufacturer [...]

Green Dam faces $2.2b lawsuit

A US-based software producer yesterday filed a $2.2 billion lawsuit against the Chinese government, two Chinese software markers and seven major computer manufacturers for their distribution of the Internet filtering software “Green Dam Youth Escort” - which the company claims is pirated from a similar product it makes.
Cybersitter, a family-owned software firm based in Santa [...]

E-book sales to explode in China

Chinese hi-tech firm Hanwang Technology said yesterday it expects shipments of its e-book readers to increase 400 percent this year, as demand for the portable reading device grows both domestically and overseas.
Liu Yingjian, president of Hanwang, said the company plans to sell 2 million e-book readers this year as compared with 500,000 in 2009.
“We see [...]

Service outsourcing industry robust in China

The global economic meltdown impacted many of the clients of BT Frontline, which provides outsourcing services for the IT systems of docks and logistics companies. But its General Manager, Lawrence Low, is still satisfied with the company’s performance amid the financial crisis and confident about its future.
China’s service outsourcing industry, mostly about software outsourcing, bounced [...]

S Korea approve plan to build LCD plants in China

The South Korean government on Thursday approved a plan to build liquid crystal display (LCD) panel manufacturing lines in China, which was submitted by two of the country’s largest electronics brands.
The application by Samsung Electronics and LG Display to export LCD panel technology to China was passed by Prime Minister Chung Un-chan at the 2nd [...]

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