Michael Kan - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Michael Kan

Article | 21/07/2011 Foxconn worker falls to death in suspected suicide

An employee of Foxconn fell to his death in China earlier this week, just a year after a string of suicides at its facilities in the country.

Article | 20/07/2011 Apple's China sales up six-fold in fiscal third quarter

Apple believes it is just "scratching the surface" of the Chinese market, as the company's revenue from the country for the quarter ended June 25 incr...

Article | 19/07/2011 China reaches 485 million Internet users as growth slows

China added 27 million Internet users over the last six months, bringing the total number to 485 million, but the growth of China's Internet populatio...

Article | 19/07/2011 Baidu strikes deal to pay record companies for music

China's leading search engine Baidu will now pay three major record companies for music downloads on its site, after years of facing criticism for hos...

Article | 18/07/2011 Baidu offers beta version of its own web browser

China's largest search engine, Baidu, has begun offering downloads of its new Internet browser, which boasts its own collection of 30,000" apps" that ...

Article | 18/07/2011 Acer to boost its smartphone, tablet presence in China

Acer has created a new mobile devices business group for China, with the aim of tapping the country's growing smartphone and tablet market.

Article | 15/07/2011 Apple offers App Store seven-day refund policy for Taiwan

Apple has amended its App Store policy in Taiwan, allowing customers to receive a refund within seven days of buying a product after a demand by Taipe...

Article | 15/07/2011 China Unicom to release new smartphone line this month

China Unicom's new smartphone line, which is set to rival Apple's iPhone and Android handsets in China, will go on sale in the country later this mont...

Article | 14/07/2011 Alibaba introduces image matching service for clothes

Chinese shoppers can now upload photos of clothing to a new service launched this week from Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group that finds matching...

Article | 11/07/2011 China unveils another supercomputer -- but not its fastest

China has built another supercomputer using the same technology as the Tianhe-1A system, which reigned briefly as the world's most powerful supercompu...

Article | 30/06/2011 Worm hits popular Chinese Twitter-like service

A popular Twitter-like service in China with <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/227714/chinaand8217s_sina_benefits_from_surge_in_m...

Article | 30/06/2011 Arrests made in China over Alibaba fraud case

Chinese police have arrested 36 suspects for allegedly operating scams that netted US$6.6 million from customers from customers of e-commerce platform...

Article | 30/06/2011 Chinese city draws ire with controversial cloud zone

A cloud development zone being constructed in the Chinese city of Chongqing has drawn scrutiny for an alleged plan to offer uncensored Internet access...

Article | 29/06/2011 HP to open cloud, R&D centers in China

Hewlett-Packard is opening two new centers in China, one focused on cloud computing, and the other on research, as the company ramps up to address thi...

Article | 27/06/2011 HP to build regional China HQ in Shanghai

HP plans to expand its manufacturing base in Shanghai and build a regional China headquarters in the city as part of the company's efforts to grow in ...