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China Mobile has set up the world’s highest internet cafe on Mount Everest, prinicipally to cater to the needs of China’s Olympic torch relay team. At a breathtaking altitude of 5200 meters, the complex also includes a business hall providing such services as automatic seller machines, as well as basic services like communications fee payment […]
Those having trouble finding a WiFi hotpsot in Hong Kong will be heartened by the Hong Kong government’s recently launched Wi-Fi program which aims to roll out more than 2000 new hotspots by the middle of next year. The program will cover libraries, government offices, job centers, public inquiry centers, sports, cultural and recreation centers, […]
China’s homegrown 3G mobile phone network has at last been tentatively launched, four years behind schedule, and with only four months until the Olympics are set to kick off. Commercial trials began yesterday (April 1) in eight Chinese cities, with only 40,000 handsets and 10,000 computer data cards available for public use. Another 20,000 […]
A couple of very interesting articles have just been published on online behaviour, social networking and bulletin boards (BBS) in China. Check the links below:
(1) Mobinode
(2) China Web 2.0 Review
Innovation is the keyword as cool Chinese gadgetry showcases on the global stage.
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is is one of the largest hi-tech exhibitions in the world, with a wide range of companies displaying their latest cutting-edge gadgets to thousands of electronics experts, aficionados and the general public. CES 2008 ran from January […]
Two interesting articles were published in December on different aspects of China’s evolving digital marketplace. The first covered the development of social networking in China, written by Melinda Liu and Manuela Zoninsein in Newsweek, and the second covered China’s music industry, written by Chris Anderson, editor-in-chief of Wired Magazine, in his Long Tail blog. Links […]
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Blink and you’ll miss it - these are exciting times in the world’s most populous nation. As China prepares to enter its long-awaited Olympic year, the Chinese economy continues its whirlwind development and Chinese society continues to embrace newfound wealth, individuality and creativity.
With over 500 million mobile phone users, 150 million PC users, […]
Google and Baidu battle it out for the hearts, minds (and RMB) of China’s netizens.
The Chinese search engine market is dominated by three major players – Baidu, Google and Yahoo, of which Baidu is by far the biggest. Competition between Baidu and Google is becoming increasingly intense, as each strives for a bigger share […]
BookGG pioneers new model for online book sales.
Shanghai-based website BookGG.com has recently launched a new sales model which allows readers to order books online for free if they agree to have advertisements printed inside. Users choose from a number of site sponsors who wish to advertise in the books, and specify how many adverts […]
Sina has recently announced that selected bloggers who use their site will soon get paid for their efforts. Three thousand of the sites top bloggers will receive 50% of the advertising revenue derived from their blog after costs have been deducted. Apparently a Chinese blogger can expect to earn around RMB 2 per thousand page […]
