Audible launched a Chinese audiobook section in the United States last year and the company has just implemented it in Canada. The Audible in Chinese catalogue at launch comprises over 650 audiobooks and audio dramas in Mandarin and will grow to include many more over the coming months. It primarily comprises of curated titles from the mysteries and thrillers, romances, … [Read more...] about Audible Launches Chinese Audiobook Portal in Canada
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The Company Responsible for China’s Netflix Switching Focus to Hardware
In China, streaming TV is dominated by Leshi Internet Information & Technology Corp (LeTV) --services owned and run by one of the country's wealthiest men, Jia Yueting. Word on the street has it that LeTV is looking for more investors in an effort to take aim at the mobile hardware marketplace (specifically smartphones, which the company is trying to rename as … [Read more...] about The Company Responsible for China’s Netflix Switching Focus to Hardware
Google Sets Sights on App Store in China
Android users in China (now numbering in the ten of millions) will be happy to know that many of them will have access to Google's app store (hopefully, at least). Though a specific launch date has yet to be discussed, Google is working with a legal team to get plans together (many of the core Google Play services, like Gmail and Maps, are currently being blocked in China). … [Read more...] about Google Sets Sights on App Store in China
Huawei Deems Tizen Doomed and Windows Phone Unprofitable
While it may be a name unfamiliar to many in North America, Huawei Technology Co. is quickly becoming a threat to Samsung as the world's biggest smartphone manufacturer. Based in China, the company is seeing rapid growth as they market their smartphones to emerging markets in Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. While their business began by supplying networking … [Read more...] about Huawei Deems Tizen Doomed and Windows Phone Unprofitable
Does Microsoft Have Any Claim On Android?
Microsoft has asserted for quite some time that they own patents that are being infringed upon by the Android operating system --and has often given the suggestion that it could all be made better if licensing was in place (read: Microsoft gains a revenue stream from something other than actually innovating their own mobile products). Until now, the question we have all had, … [Read more...] about Does Microsoft Have Any Claim On Android?