Microsoft launched the Xbox One in China today — becoming the first foreign company to release a game console in the country in 14 years. In a post marking the console’s debut, Microsoft… Read More
Following a previous delay, Microsoft will launch the Xbox One in China on Sept. 29 — calling it a “historic moment” as the first console launch in China in 14 years, after the… Read More
Updated below with Microsoft statement. Ya-Qin Zhang, a Microsoft vice president who led the company’s Asia-Pacific R&D Group for seven years, has been hired away by China’s Baidu search company, according to the… Read More
Intellectual Ventures, the Bellevue-based patent holding and technology company, has been through lots of ups and downs lately — laying off employees and trying to bring new products to market… Read More
Revisiting issues settled long ago by European and U.S. regulators, Chinese officials have given Microsoft 20 days to respond to questions about Windows and Office as part of an antitrust probe by… Read More
Satya Nadella is preparing to take his first trip to China as Microsoft CEO, as reported by Reuters overnight, but the company says in a statement this morning that the travel plans… Read More
Chinese government officials are not banned from purchasing Apple products despite earlier reports to the contrary, a representative for the country’s procurement office told Reuters. The company’s products were left… Read More
A list of 10 Apple products, including the MacBook Air, iPad and iPad mini, have been dropped from a list of devices and services that Chinese government agencies can officially procure, according… Read More
Microsoft is facing more pressure in China. Five days after a report surfaced that Chinese officials were investigating Microsoft’s offices in the country, protests reportedly have erupted in the country… Read More
Chinese officials reportedly visited Microsoft offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chengdu, though no immediate reason was given for the investigations, according to Reuters. The visits by China’s State Administration for Industry… Read More
China Telecom will help Microsoft sell the Xbox One in China later this fall, as the two companies announced an exclusive deal today. The mobile carrier will sell the Xbox… Read More
The fight over Windows 8 between the Chinese government and Microsoft has heated up this week. A news show on Chinese state-run television ran a segment earlier this week claiming… Read More
China has banned the use of Windows 8 on government computers, Reuters reported today. Oddly enough, the move came as a part of a notice on energy-saving products, though it… Read More
Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Twitter, Zynga and Uber all have each other to contend with, but what if a fierce new competitor were to enter to the U.S. market? Tencent may… Read More
Amazon Web Services will open a new China region starting with a limited preview in the country early next year, the latest step in the Seattle-based company’s worldwide expansion of… Read More
After a 13-year ban, game consoles will be allowed to return to China. The announcement, which according to the Wall Street Journal was handed out by China’s State Council, means… Read More
Earlier this year, Microsoft claimed victory in the race to be the first major multinational tech company to win the rights to offer public cloud computing services in China. Considering that a)… Read More
The early rap on the iPhone 5C’s prospects in China focuses overwhelmingly on one aspect of Apple’s newest product – its price. The word prior to the 5C’s launch was… Read More
Just hours after executives take the stage in Cupertino for Apple’s September 10 press event, members of the Chinese press will be treated to their own event on September 11… Read More
How hot is WeChat in China? When I arrived in Beijing recently, two of the first three people I connected with asked not for my phone number, but instead for… Read More
If China wants to wean itself off foreign technology, does it have the ability to do so? That’s the question several people asked after reading my column last week on… Read More
One month after former NSA contractor Edward Snowden revealed the U.S. government’s secret electronic intelligence gathering program to the world, new reports show that some Chinese government organs are discarding their foreign-made… Read More
Will Kindle’s early success in China be the beginning of a renaissance for Amazon in the country? Maybe. After years of speculation, Amazon released its Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle Fire HD in… Read More
Whether you think Edward Snowden is a hero or a traitor, there’s no denying that his latest revelations are bad for U.S. businesses. As I wrote last week, Snowden’s divulgence of… Read More
Amazon’s Kindle lineup just made its debut in the world’s most populous nation. Last month, Amazon launched its Android app store in China, and at the time we speculated that… Read More
U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet at a secluded estate in Southern California starting today for two days of talks on a host of bilateral… Read More
Microsoft just announced a significant hiring increase in China and a renewed commitment to offering its cloud computing services in the country. Amazon just announced a major expansion of its own cloud… Read More
Amazon launched its app store in China last weekend, becoming the first Western company to offer both free and paid Android apps to consumers in the world’s largest smartphone market. Google Play, which is… Read More
Amazon’s app store is officially open for business in China. The Seattle online retail giant debuted its app store for Chinese customers this past weekend, Reuters reported. Amazon’s newest store… Read More
Execs at Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo and maybe even Valve are licking their chops this morning at the latest news from China. China Daily is reporting that the Chinese government is… Read More
