The Apple iPad is dominating the Chinese tablet market amid strong growth of the niche in the country.
That is according to data from research firm Analysys International which reveals that the iPad had the lion’s share of the Chinese tablet market at 71.4 percent.
This is as the tablet market in China booms, Reuters reports. The market for tablets in the country saw a boost of 62.5 percent.
Nonetheless, there are still fewer tablets sold in the country compared to other developed …

Dual-SIM smartphones are ubiquitous in China and Samsung has not been oblivious to this fact as the tech giant has officially unveiled the Dual-SIM Galaxy Note II in the country.
Known by its model number GT-N7102, the Dual-SIM Galaxy Note II boasts of the same specifications as its single-SIM sibling.
However, the Dual-SIM Galaxy Note II takes two different types of SIM cards. That’s Subscriber Identification Module, by the way, for those who have forgotten what SIM stands for.
The N7102 has …

The Windows Phone 7.8 update will be launched in China in the “coming weeks,” a senior executive at Microsoft China has revealed.
The information comes from Microsoft’s vice president for the Greater China region in an interview with Chinese publication BJD.
The Windows Phone 7.8 update is expected to curb anger from current Windows Phone 7 and Windows Phone 7.5 smartphone owners as their devices will not get the Windows Phone 8 mobile operating system launched by Microsoft just this …

China has criticized the United States for what it calls “Cold War mentality” against tech firms from the Asian country.
According to a report from Reuters, a senior Chinese government official, Minister of Commerce Chen Deming, complained about the US government’s attitude towards communications equipment makers Huawei and ZTE.
“Can you imagine if China started asking U.S. companies coming to China what their relationship was with the Democratic or Republican parties? It would be a …

China Telecom will be offering the iPhone 5, the company has revealed.
According to The Wall Street Journal, China’s third-largest wireless carrier by subscriber base will be selling the iPhone 5 in the weeks to come.
China Telecom did not offer any specific date when it will release its own iPhone 5 but The Wall Street Journal says that its Chairman, Wang Xiaochu, said that the carrier will sell the recently-released iPhone starting late November or early December.
That doesn’t mean China …

Another alleged upcoming Windows Phone 8 device, currently dubbed the Nokia Lumia 830, has been leaked in photos coming from China.
Leaked on the Chinese site Dospy, here are the photos of the alleged Windows Phone device:

According to WPCentral, the Lumia 830 is not an upgraded version of the Lumia 820 – which, by the way, is now currently available in the US through AT&T – but the successor to the Lumia 710.
The nomenclature of the device is quite peculiar, however, as if it is …

The same people who brought out the first unofficial Lightning cable and dock are at it again, this time making an unofficial Lightning cable available for preorder.
The Lightning cable comes for $9.90 and ships for $4 to the US.
The site, iPhone5mod, reminds that “This item needs 10-14 days of processing lead-time before order ship out.”

The item is described as such on the website:
“Overview
Use the Lightning to USB Cable to charge and sync your iPhone or iPod with Lightning connector …

Aside from detailing a solid ending quarter for the fiscal year, Apple also revealed a trove of information during its earnings call on Thursday.
Apple’s Chief Financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer in a statement said “Looking ahead to the first fiscal quarter of 2013, we expect revenue of about $52 billion and diluted earnings per share of about $11.75.”
He also repeated the guidance for the holiday quarter and the start of fiscal year 2013 during the Apple earnings call.
This, despite …

Foxconn, the world’s largest consumer electronics contract manufacturer, was forced to close its factory in Taiyuan, China after a riot broke out at the facility late Sunday.
According to various reports, Foxconn is saying that the riot was a personal brawl between a few workers which escalated into a full-blown riot.
In a report from The New York Times, the Taiyuan City Foxconn factory is described to have “smashed windows, riot police and large groups of workers milling about.”
Reuters, …

After China Labor Watch (CLW) accused Samsung of labor violations in China, the labor watchdog group has again fired a round against the tech giant as it now says Samsung sexually discriminates against workers in the country.
In an announcement posted on its site on Monday, CLW said that the Suwon, South Korea-based behemoth “lied about hiring discrimination in China”.
The sexual bias was allegedly perpetrated at the Tianjin Samsung Telecom Technology factory.
The discrimination is apparent …