Neowin News Feed for: Beijing

China takes steps to curb deepfakes with new regulations

Karthik Mudaliar — Mon, 12 Dec 2022 06:14:01 +0000

China has issued regulations on the use of deepfakes in order to curb the potential risks associated with their use, as well as to promote the healthy development of the industry. Read more...

Beijing finally grants licenses to NetEase and Tencent to publish new paid games

Usama Jawad — Wed, 14 Sep 2022 14:10:01 +0000

It seems like China has finally started loosening its grip a little on its local tech sector. The country's regulator has finally given NetEase and Tencent permission to publish new paid games again. Read more...

Xiaomi plans electric vehicle factory to produce 300,000 cars per year

Paul Hill — Sun, 28 Nov 2021 00:14:01 +0000

Xiaomi is going to build a car factory in Beijing. It will output 300,000 electric vehicles per year when running at capacity and should begin operations in 2024, based on previous comments. Read more...

Tencent faces lawsuit from Beijing prosecutors over WeChat's "youth mode"

Fiza Ali — Sun, 08 Aug 2021 20:28:01 +0000

Chinese internet giants and the video gaming industry is facing criticism from state media over their celebrity culture. This has also prompted a lawsuit filed against Tencent by Beijing prosecutors. Read more...

Microsoft creates special Chinese team to help drive adoption

Vlad Dudau — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 09:59:54 +0000

Joe Belfiore confirmed on Weibo that Microsoft is creating a special team in Beijing tasked with creating better regional experiences for PC, Tablets and Windows Phone projects. Read more...

iPhone 4S sales in China halted in its retail stores

John Callaham — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:23:06 +0000

Apple has now stopped selling the iPhone 4S in its retail stores in China, at least for now, following the reports of huge crowds outside Apple's Beijing store Friday that started to throw eggs. Read more...

Beijing Police Launch Virtual Web Patrol

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 21:27:19 +0000

Starting September 1, police in China's capital will use animated officers to walk, bike or drive across a user's browser viewing 13 of China's top portals every half hour with warnings to stay away from... Read more...

Beijing Software Company Sues Blizzard

Sat, 25 Aug 2007 22:27:26 +0000

In a lawsuit disclosed just today, Beijing-based software company Founder Group has filed a lawsuit against Blizzard Entertainment, the creator of the "World of Warcraft," and WoW's local operator in China for allegedly using its... Read more...

Yahoo: Beijing Likely Blocking Photo Site

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:04:11 +0000

Flickr.com, one of the world's most popular online photo-sharing sites and owned by Yahoo Inc., is likely being blocked by the Chinese government, Yahoo's Hong Kong unit said on Tuesday. Flickr—popular among a growing class... Read more...

No Vista for 2008 Beijing Olympics

Tom Warren — Wed, 30 May 2007 08:38:06 +0000

The IT systems supporting the upcoming 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, will not be using Windows Vista, Microsoft's latest operating system. Instead, the computing hardware will run on Windows XP, according to Xie... Read more...

Web Addicts Treated in Beijing

Mon, 04 Jul 2005 13:50:53 +0000

The 12 teenagers and young adults, some in ripped jeans and baggy T-shirts, sit in a circle, chewing gum and fidgeting as they shyly introduce themselves. "I'm 12 years old," one boy announces with a... Read more...

Microsoft's Beijing win raises concerns in China

Tue, 30 Nov 2004 03:00:08 +0000

There is growing disquiet about public sector IT contracts being awarded to Western vendors in China, a country long known for its fondness of open-source and homegrown companies. According to reports following... Read more...

Beijing cyber cafe fire kills 24

Mon, 17 Jun 2002 12:16:12 +0000

The mayor of Beijing has ordered the closure of all Internet cafes in the city following a fire in which 24 people were killed and 13 injured. The blaze broke out on Sunday morning at... Read more...