Handset makers in China have formed an alliance to prepare for possible patent battles with Apple, Microsoft and Nokia. Coolpad, Konka, TCL, ZTE and Lenovo were among the companies named in a report by DigiTimes on Friday. The number of lawsuits filed in China is expected to increase as Microsoft, Nokia and ...

Apple recently had a meeting with Chinese environmental groups during which it admitted that 15 of the plants it uses in its supply chain violate China’s environmental regulations. The Cupertino-based company has typically ignored any accusations that its plants are over polluting. Apple reportedly made the admission during a three-hour ...

The Motorola Droid RAZR is one of those products that everyone wants to get and have fun with, especially because of what the RAZR brand stands for: great design, material quality and sturdiness, plus great performance. Now, the fever will reach China, but it will also get the Asian public ...

The famous Nokia N9 was due for an update of its MeeGo OS soon after its debut and it appears that the update has come, but only for the Chinese version of the phone. While the majority of N9 units are waiting  for the PR1.1 update, that is rumored to ...

Five environmental organizations in China have issued a report accusing Apple of contributing to the country’s pollution by providing business to suppliers that have “public records of environmental violations,” the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. The environmentalists attempted to contact 29 different tech companies in an effort to coerce ...

A new video showcasing the iPhone 5 “clone” we saw yesterday has emerged and it may give us a good idea of the basic design we can expect from Apple’s upcoming fifth-generation iPhone. As we reported yesterday, this device is absolutely, positively a fake. That goes without saying. It is ...

If you thought that the Chinese teen who sold his kidney for an iPad 2 was absurd, then what about the teen girl who wants to sell her virginity for an iPhone 4?! It’s only NOW that I’ve seen everything and this Apple phenomenon is turning into some sort of ...

Two Hon Hai employees and a MacTop Electronics executive have been found guilty of leaking information about Apple’s iPad 2 ahead of its release. The trio was arrested in December last year following an investigation by authorities in Shenzhen, China. Xiao Chengsong, general manager of Shenzhen MacTop Electronics Co., former Hon Hai employee ...

On Wednesday hackers based in China broke into hundreds of Gmail accounts, including those of journalists, Chinese political activists, U.S. government officials, and government employees from South Korea. Given the aforementioned targets and recent revelations that China has a branch of its military focused on cyber activities, it may seem ...

Here at BGR, we’re constantly amazed at how long people are willing to wait in line on launch day for new Apple products. As it turns out, some people are willing to go even further for their iFix… a lot further. A 17-year-old Chinese boy living in the Anhui province ...

Google on Wednesday confirmed that a hacker from China was able to break into hundreds of Gmail accounts. The company detected the breach and notified victims of the attack, as well as relevant government authorities. Several high-profile accounts were hacked according to the Associated Press, including senior U.S. government personnel, ...

Today, Norwegian software company Opera announced an agreement with Telling Telecom Development Co., a premier mobile phone distributor in China, for the creation of a joint venture aimed at the development of a browser aimed specifically for the Chinese market.The duo notes that the new agreement would offer both... ...