Xiaomi's products have received certification from TRUSTe showing that they work in compliance with the EU's GDPR which guarantees strong privacy protections for people in the economic bloc.
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Didi Chuxing has said it will de-list from the New York Stock Exchange and will instead list in Hong Kong. Chinese tech firms have faced pressure to take these measures from Chinese regulators.
Huawei has sold its Honor sub-brand to a consortium of over 30 agents and dealers in China. It will no longer have any stake in Honor, with the sale being done to save Honor's industry chain.
Vivaldi 1.14 has now been released. It includes vertical reader mode for reading pages in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean which are formatted vertically; and Markdown support has been added to Notes.
The popular language learning program Duolingo has finally added Mandarin. Users of Duolingo will apparently be able to get their Mandarin as high as level 3 on an official Chinese proficiency test.
When it comes to security, we mostly look for fingerprint sensors and the like to secure the devices we use every day; but a recent study found Xiaomi devices contain several security flaws.
Hydrogen OS 3.0 - which is based on Android 7.0 Nougat - is now available for OnePlus 3 and 3T devices. The update contains a number of improvements and functionalities including call recording.
Security researchers have proven they can hack into and control some Tesla cars. They were able to open the car's doors, turn on some of its systems and even stop it in the middle of the road.
China's State Administration of Industry and Commerce says that Microsoft must provide a complete explanation for "major issues" that it has uncovered as part of an ongoing antitrust investigation.
True to its word, Chinese manufacturer Oukitel has confirmed the availability of their dual screen U6 smartphone. It has a 5-inch screen on the front and a 4.7-inch e-ink screen on the back.
Phil Spencer speaks candidly about the strategies of the Xbox One going forward, the elite controller, simplified Chinese translations and whether Microsoft will invest in their own VR unit.
A report claiming that Snapdragon 810 processors were facing overheating issues was revealed a couple of months ago. Now, a Chinese analyst states that the issue has been fixed and the chip is ready.
An undercover BBC Panorama investigation reveals that workers in Chinese factories that make Apple products have been discovered of being treated poorly.
From another Xbox One update and the death of MSN, to Surface, Spotify, iThings, recalls and other explosive events, we take a look back at some of the highlights from this week's tech news on Neowin.
China has approved sales of 5 million Xbox One consoles there, according to Microsoft's Chinese partner BesTV, with domestic sales of foreign games consoles predicted to grow to 50 million by 2019.
The Chinese government has refuted claims that it banned Apple from a list of companies approved to sell devices for official use, saying that Apple never applied to be on the list in the first place.
Apple is the latest tech company to be barred from supplying devices to the Chinese government, as it continues to reduce its dependence on hardware and software provided by foreign firms.
The Gionee Elife S5.5 launched a few months ago has gone under an internal makeover: a larger battery, better screen, and a shiny new Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset with full LTE support.
In a bid to get folks to upgrade from out of date, (pirated) copies of Windows XP, Microsoft is greatly discounting the price of Windows 8 in China. Starting on November 11th for two weeks.
The rumours of an English RTM build leaking 'soon' has gotten some people so desperate (or helpful, you decide) that now someone has repacked the Chinese leak into an English 'Frankenbuild'.
Two separate reports from our Neowin readers claim that a Chinese version of the Windows 8.1 Enterprise RTM build has been leaked to the Internet, just after Microsoft's official RTM announcement.
Intelligence services across the world are wary of products from Chinese tech manufacturing giant Lenovo, fearing the company has been including 'back-doors' that could be use to steal data.
Unit 61938, a group of Chinese governmental hackers responsible for more than 100 documented attacks since 2006, might have been nailed on the outskirts of the world's biggest city - Shanghai.
The White House has admitted a cyber-attack occurred on Sunday, in which the hackers could have accessed information about the country's nuclear arsenal. China has been suggested as a perpetrator.
The hacker group Anonymous has claimed it has launched cyber attacks against hundreds of websites based in China, including defacing them with messages denouncing the country's government.
Just in time for this weekend, there appears to be a humourous story making its rounds on several news sites. You are probably all too familiar with some malicious eBay sellers selling portable electronics -...
KYE Systems, a factory in China has been accused of being a sweatshop. The National Labor Committee got inside the organization and got pictures and quotes from the staff. "We are like prisoners... We do...
Techweb reports that CYBERsitter software company specialising in web filtering software, has sued the People's Republic of China, two Chinese software makers, and seven computer manufacturers for distributing web filtering software called "Green Dam" with...
Baidu, China's largest search giant has been accused by the state run media that it is allowing unlicensed medical providers to buy high search rankings. Baidu dominates the Chinese market with about 60% of...
Security researchers have spotted malicious code that triggers a critical vulnerability in the Chinese version of Windows 2000, and warned non-Chinese users to expect attacks. Symantec confirmed that the proof-of-concept code publicly posted to the...
The official China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) announced yesterday that the country's online population was now at 210 million, having grown 53%, from 137 million reported at the same time last year, and was...
External disk storage maker Iomega on Dec. 12 announced that it will acquire ExcelStor Great Wall Technology, an $800 million hard drive manufacturer based in Shenzhen, China, through exchange of stock. No cash will change...
Michael Callahan, executive vice president and general counsel at Yahoo Inc., has apologized for failing to inform U.S. lawmakers about the circumstances under which the Internet company gave the Chinese government information on one of...
A wave of attacks in the UK, Germany, and the United States from Chinese-based computers had the Chinese foreign ministry issuing an official denial that their government had been involved. Afterwards, officials from New Zealand...
Contrary to previous reports, Seagate Technology has announced the world's largest disk drive maker has not received an offer to be acquired by any foreign or domestic company and that it is not for sale....
A Chinese government-sponsored online game that allows players to learn government anti-corruption measures and to kill corrupt officials and their bikini-clad mistresses has been overwhelmed by user demand. The Ningbo Haishu District Discipline Commission in...
An unnamed Chinese technology company has shown interest in acquiring disk drive maker Seagate Technology, which owns about 30% of the world market share in the sector. The possibility of such a transaction raises concerns...
According to Reporters Without Borders, Chen Shuqing, an outspoken critic of the Chinese government and advocate of democratic reforms, has been sentenced to four years in jail after he was convicted of "inciting the government's...
In an attempt to capture some of the expanding Chinese consumer technology market, Gateway has announced the availability of its notebooks, desktops and displays in China. Gateway products are now available in PC malls and...
It seems as if Yahoo, which is currently playing second fiddle to Google in many of their competing offerings including search and online video, just can't get a break these days. Today, congressional investigators have...
