WeChat adds virtual payments to messaging app
WeChat has updated its mobile messaging app with a feature that lets users to make money transfers to one another by generating a unique QR code.
China
China to replace Android, Microsoft and Apple with own software?
The Chinese government is developing its own operating system, in a bid to oust ‘imported’ software from the likes of Microsoft, Apple and Android.
Global web trends 2014: Consumers ditching traditional media for digital
People are spending more time each day on online rather than traditional forms of media., according to new research looking into global media consumption trends.
Digital music trends 2014: Piracy remains a key problem
The digital music industry will experience slow growth in revenue over the next 5 years, from $12.3bn this year to $13.9 in 2019.
Google links Asia and US with giant underwater cable
Google has teamed up with five Asian telecom firms to build a $300mn underwater cable across the Pacific Ocean to cater for rising internet use in both the US and across Asia.
Microsoft launches £15 mobile phone without web connection
Microsoft has launched a £15 mobile phone, with no access to web services as the firm aims to kill off its low cost smartphone range to focus on its high end Windows Phone range.
Internet marketing in China – McKinsey sees digital as key to economic growth
The latest research about how to unlock the slowing China economy suggests internet marketing in China will be the key.
Right to reply: The rise of the China’s Apple- How Xiaomi has overtaken Samsung
This week it was revealed that Xiaomi has overtaken Samsung as the top smartphone vendor in China. Karen Connell, founder of The SMALLmighty, looks at the implications on China and the global smartphone market.
Top smartphones in China: Xiaomi overtakes Samsung
Xiaomi, often dubbed the ‘Apple of China’, has overtaken Samsung in terms of smartphone units sold for the first time in the country, according to new research.
Microsoft under anti-monopoly investigation in China
Microsoft has confirmed that it is under investigation in China, as the nation’s State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) has announced that it is investigating “alleged monopoly actions”.