6 February 2013 Last updated at 13:04 ET Rupert Murdoch has accused Chinese hackers of targeting the Wall Street Journal Rupert Murdoch has said that the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) newspaper remains under attack from Chinese hackers. News Corp’s chairman and chief executive made the accusation via a post on Twitter. The WSJ reported last … Continued
Gas leak proves fatal at Samsung chip plant in Korea
A maintenance contractor called out to fix a hydrofluoric acid leak at a Samsung plant has died in the hospital, according to Korean media. Four others were injured by the lethal gas but have reportedly been discharged. The factory in question is located within South Korea, which isn’t known for the sort of lax safety … Continued
China launches GPS-like Beidou satellite services across Asia-Pacific region
China has kicked off commercial and public services of its Beidou satellite navigation system across the Asia-Pacific rim in earnest, after finishing trials it started last year. Civilians in the region as far away as Australia are now able to navigate using the satellites to a distance of 30 feet and speeds as low as … Continued
Oppo Ulike 2 goes on sale in China with 5MP front-facing camera and free toothpicks
Last month, tucked in alongside news of the 1080p Find5, we got word of another, less macho Oppo phone coming to China — the Ulike 2. This Ice Cream Sandwich-based handset went on sale today for the equivalent of $370, and you don’t have to be in love with its ladyphone ways to acknowledge that … Continued
Nokia Lumia 620, 820 and 920 made official for China, go up for pre-order (video)
While Nokia’s Lumia 920T has already been unveiled for China Mobile, the company isn’t content to leave its Windows Phone 8 lineup to one device on one carrier. The company has just introduced Chinese versions of the Lumia 620, 820 and a regular 920, all of which are on pre-sale today at respective contract-free prices … Continued
Apple confirms iPhone 5 coming to China on December 14th, iPads due December 7th
Tim Cook may love secrecy, but those pesky government notices always seem to rain on his classified parades. Apple has confirmed that the fourth-generation iPad and iPad mini will arrive in China on December 7th, while the iPhone 5 turns up a week later on December 14th. Customers eager to reserve the devices can do … Continued
Galaxy Note II with dual-SIM slots goes official in China
Picking between LTE and HSPA iterations of Galaxy Note II was difficult enough already but now Samsung China has gone official on its previously-spotted twin-SIM variant. It’s the same exotic mix of micro and full-size SIM slots, alongside that potent 1.6GHz quad-core processor and 5.7-inch Super AMOLED HD screen. The phone has a respectable collection … Continued
Google services grind to a halt in China, political transition suspected as the culprit
As eagerly as Google has gone through routing acrobatics to minimize the Chinese government’s ability to censor and spy on its its services, it’s still at the mercy of the Great Firewall. The company might have just run head-first into the bricks as of Friday. As confirmed by some of our own staff, all of … Continued









