Low-end smartphone fight

China's low-priced smartphone manufacturers could face more fierce competition as demand booms and the cost of chips continues to decline.

Xiaomi, Qihoo online spat hides market tensions

When Xiaomi released its youth version smartphone at 1,499 yuan, Qihoo 360 announced a similar smartphone model at the same price.

Apple asks Samsung to stop copying

Apple Inc asked a US appeals court to block sales of some products made by Samsung Electronics Co that it contends "slavishly copy" the two devices.

One-third of urbanites own smartphones

Smartphone sales soon to dominate market

Foxconn vows to reduce hours

Apple may settle patent fights with Samsung

Apple gains ground in patent war against HTC

China overtakes US as top smartphone market

Chinese manufacturers moves

ZTE Corp, the world's fourth-largest mobile phone manufacturer, aims to increase the number of smartphones it produces this year to 35 million.

Xiaomi releases new smartphone amid concerns

The release of Xiaomi Corp's new smartphone is set to beef up the Chinese brand's muscle to challenge global brands such as Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co.

Lenovo handsets outsell PCs in Q2

Lenovo Group Ltd sold more cell phones than PCs in the second quarter of 2012, doing so for the first time in a quarterly period, the company said.

Smartphone maker Xiaomi gets $216m

Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi Corp secured $216 million during its latest round of financing, the company's founder and president said.

Xiaomi, China's Apple success story?

Foxconn to build Apple production line in Jiangsu

ZTE sets its sights on Europe

Huawei's profit slumps 53% in 2011

China's Xiaomi sells 150,000 smartphones in 12 minutes

Huawei founder splits CEO role

ZTE aiming to boost smartphone sales

Intl brands eye China market

Motorola employees in Nanjing and Beijing have protested against the decision by its owner Google on Monday to reduce the workforce by 20 percent.

Motorola accused of not communicating

Protesters say the attitude of Motorola's management, combined with the massive scale of the layoffs, had forced them to take to the streets.
Journey from the top Layoffs spark protest

Nokia offers smartphone with Windows OS

China has been the largest source of the sales slump in Nokia's global layout.

Apple to open two more stores

Apple Inc is considering opening two new stores in China. Chengdu, Shenzhen likely to host technology company's new outlets.

Apple 'to add Baidu service' to iPhones

Samsung to cash in on entry-level smartphone sector

Lumia fails to light the way ahead for Nokia

Samsung spends $7b to build Xi'an plant

Smartphone sector to see continued growth, insiders say

Motorola brings Google bevy of patents

Opinions

The smartphone can do a lot more than just connecting one voice with another.

Rich smartphone users tweet less

Wealthier smartphone users are less likely to play games or tweet and will opt for news, travel or finance apps, according to a new study.

The quiet brilliance of a business success

HTC's continued expansion has been so rapid that it is well on the way to overtaking the most recognizable Chinese brands such as Haier and Lenovo.

Microblog insights

HTC always sticks to the products that make great profits in the market. By the way, Android group will suffer a lot without HTC.