China to Curb Computer, Phone Purchases in Xinjiang
Reuters Sue-Lin Wong reports on a new policy in Xinjiang requiring those wishing to purchase...
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Apple Excluded from Official Procurement [Updated]
Bloomberg’s Steven Yang and Lulu Yilun Chen report that Apple laptops and tablets have been...
Chinese Operating System? Still Searching …
With China’s longstanding wariness of dependence on foreign software now deeper than ever...
Chinese Supercomputer Poised to Take No. 1 Ranking
A new supercomputer based in Changsha is likely to be ranked the world’s fastest later this month, reclaiming a crown briefly held by China’s Tianhe-1A in 2010. The new system has exceeded 30 petaflops (quadrillion...
China Becomes the Biggest PC Market
China has become the world’s biggest market for personal computers according to IHS, with 69 million units shipped in 2012 compared with 66 million in the U.S.. From the BBC: Laptops are the fastest rising sector in...
China Unveils Supercomputer Based on Its Own Chips
The New York Times reports the announcement of a Chinese supercomputer built with domestically designed and manufactured chips. Although it runs at only 40% of the speed of the Intel- and Nvidia-based Tianhe-1A unveiled last...
China Overtakes US as Largest Market for PCs
The PC turned 30 on August 12th, the anniversary of the IBM 5150’s launch in 1981. For the first time since, the US has been displaced as the PC’s largest market, as declining American sales met surging demand from...
Chinese Supercomputer Is Ranked World’s Second-Fastest, Challenging U.S. Dominance
The New York Times reports: The Dawning Nebulae, based at the National Supercomputing Center in Shenzhen, China, has achieved a sustained computing speed of 1.27 petaflops — the equivalent of one thousand trillion mathematical...
Chinese PC Giant to Cut Workforce
The Chinese PC manufacturing company, Lenovo, has announced workforce cuts of 11% due to the pressures of the global financial crisis. From BBC: One of the world’s largest computer manufacturers, Chinese-based Lenovo, says...
Lenovo To Build Plants In India, Mexico – Ruth David
Chinese computer giant is really thinking, and acting global. From Forbes.com: Chinese computer maker Lenovo on Thursday announced that it would build new plants in Mexico and India at a cost of $31 million to ramp up production. The world’s third-biggest producer of computers plans to build its largest factory outside China in Monterrey, Mexico. […]
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