Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi and security software provider Kingsoft jointly announced that the two companies will invest to build a technology industrial park in the Haidian district of Beijing to establish a mobile Internet ecosystem. In the future, Xiaomi and Kingsoft will both locate their headquarters in this industrial park. Lei Jun, who is founder […]

Microsoft announced that its Microsoft Ventures, a startup initiative that aligns the BizSpark community program, the Accelerator program, and the Seed Fund, has been formally launched in China. Meanwhile, the company announced the third batch of enterprises that are included in Microsoft's cloud accelerator. Microsoft Ventures integrates Microsoft's various resources on a worldwide platform for […]

Nokia has closed its largest store in mainland China, a flagship retail outlet in Shanghai's busy shopping zone on Nanjing East Road. Nokia also confirmed the news and said they will reduce self-owned stores in the future and enhance e-commerce, operator, and distributor sales channels. A representative from Nokia China said the closure is mainly […]

Digerati in China's capital city are set to welcome free wireless surfing beginning November 2011. The first seven regions within the city to have the service include Xidan, Wangfujing, the Olympic area, the three major train stations, Financial Street, Yansha, and the Zhongguancun Avenue area. They will have free-of-charge Wi-Fi access by the end of […]

Chinese mobile phone chain store D.Phone announced that the company has cooperated with Nokia (NOK) in opening a Nokia specialty store in Beijing.

Zhang Yuhang, vice director for the Application Promotion Department of the Municipal Informatization Office of Beijing, said during the Wireless City Summit 2008 held in Beijing that the capital city's wireless city construction will cover all of Beijing's urban and suburban areas before the end of 2011.

According to Beijing Radio Administration Bureau, two illegal base stations of Beijing Xinwei Telecom Technology Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China Datang Corporation, have been closed for interfering with the Olympic radio frequency band.