Michael Kan - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Michael Kan

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 ...

Article | 23/06/2011 Groupon's China site faces strong local competitors

Under pressure from entrenched local competition, Groupon, a late comer, is lagging in the Chinese group buying market. A focus on hiring local manage...

Article | 21/06/2011 Nokia unveils N9 smartphone using MeeGo

Nokia unveiled Tuesday its new N9 smartphone that runs the MeeGo operating system, and is being marketed as a "pure touch screen" device without butto...

Article | 20/06/2011 Huawei unveils 7-inch tablet running Android 3.2

Chinese telecommunications equipment manufacturer Huawei unveiled a 7-inch tablet running version 3.2 of Google's Android mobile OS on Monday. It plan...

Article | 16/06/2011 China's Alibaba restructures online retailer Taobao

Taobao, China's largest online retailer, has split into three separate companies to better address its target markets, parent company Alibaba Group sa...

Article | 16/06/2011 Chinese court sentences three to prison for iPad design leak

A Chinese court sentenced three persons to prison for stealing information on Apple's iPad 2 design, which was used to make protective cases for the d...