Chinese search engine giant Baidu that is often considered the country’s Google equivalent has concluded the takeover of China’s biggest ebookstore Zongheng. Negotiations towards this has been underway for some months now and the above conclusion can be considered to be just a step closer to it being seen as a content provider akin to what Google has shaped themselves to be off … [Read more...] about Baidu Completes Acquisition of Zongheng to form China’s Largest eBookstore
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Baidu Likely to Acquire Ailing Chinese Literature Site Zongheng
According to rumors from China, the domestic game developer Perfect World has reached some sort of a conclusion in its talks with Baidu to acquire the former’s literature oriented website, Zongheng.com. Baidu is hailed as the Chinese equivalent of Google and its attempt to acquire Zongheng can be seen as a move towards emerging as a viable player who offers content services as … [Read more...] about Baidu Likely to Acquire Ailing Chinese Literature Site Zongheng
Dell to Partner with Chinese Search Giant Baidu on Tablets
Baidu has been in the news lately with its foray into a new mobile operating system designed for smartphones and tablets for the Chinese market. The project is named "Yi" and Baidu will be making its own applications that are a spin-off from popular Google branded ones. You will have your maps, ebooks, downloadable music, cloud storage, and a custom SDK for developers. Today … [Read more...] about Dell to Partner with Chinese Search Giant Baidu on Tablets
Baidu Library to introduce Anti-eBook Piracy software May 1st 2011
Mega Chinese search giant Baidu has been criticized lately by a group of authors who claim their copyrighted books are being infringed upon. The company is not taking this matter lightly and will be introducing Anti-Pirate technology May 1st 2011, a product 4 months in development. A spokesman for Baidu Kaiser Kuo stated "The technology will not only enable Baidu Library to … [Read more...] about Baidu Library to introduce Anti-eBook Piracy software May 1st 2011