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Tesla is desperate to turn things around in China

China is one of the most important markets out there which is why its bad news for Tesla that it's not doing too well in the country. Things have been...

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Xiaomi’s Mi Note is the best phablet you can never buy

Xiaomi mixed things up a bit with the Mi Note. The Chinese company has become insanely successful by packing as much power a sit can into an affordable handset but with...

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WeChat users sent a billion digital cash envelopes to each other last night

For those of you who aren't aware, Asia was awash with celebration last night as hundreds of millions of people gathered to celebrate the Chinese New Year. One of the...

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China’s homemade Android console is getting its own Kinect

The Warchief is an Android-powered video game console developed by Qihoo 360 and Xiaocong specifically for the Chinese market. The device is pretty clear ripoff more popular game consoles, particularly the Xbox,...

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Wooplr raises $5 million to blend e-commerce and social networking

E-commerce and social networking are quickly becoming two peas in a pod. One of the companies helping to blur the lines between the two is Wooplr, an Indian startup founded by...

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Google continues its Android One expansion in the developing world

Android One, for those of you who don't know, is a standard that Google created in order to ensure that your smartphone offers an experience that's as close to the stock...

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Hackers run off with $1.75 million in Bitcoin in China

Bitcoin exchanges being hacked seems like a regular occurrence these days. The latest such incident comes from China where a cryptocurrency by the name of BTER has shut itself down while it...

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China’s biggest taxi apps are joining forces to fight Uber

Alibaba and Tencent are probably the last company's you'd expect to join forces but that's exactly what the two Chinese web giants are doing with their respective cab-hailing apps, Kuaidi Dache...

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Alibaba is taking on WeChat with a new app called Ding Ding

WeChat is currently the king of China's messaging app market with virtual no real competition. However, the Tencent-owned app may be getting its first real competitor in China as Alibaba,...

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WeChat is entering the fitness tracking market

WeChat might not be very popular in the West where competitors like WhatsApp are the dominant instant messaging service but it's ridiculously popular in hits home country, China. In an...

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From an Indian fast food joint to a multi-million food delivery pioneer

What started as a alcohol-induced idea for a restaurant and then evolved into a wildly successful chain of Indian fast food joints has since evolved further into a food delivery...

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Forget Amazon, Alibaba is already running trials for drone deliveries

Amazon's Jeff Bezos may have dreamed up a world where drones deliver packages to your door but Alibaba seems to be the company that's bringing it to reality. The Chinese e-commerce...

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