China boasts top supercomputer

China boasts top supercomputer

Tianhe-2, a supercomputer developed by China’s National University of Defense Technology, is the world’s new number one system with a performance of 33,86 petaflop/s on the Linpack benchmark. This is according to the 41st edition of the twice-yearlyTOP500 list of the...

Massive growth for Chinese smartphones

China’s mobile phone shipments registered 97-million units in Q1 2013, up 15% compared with the same period in 2012, while China’s smartphone shipments totalled 78-million units in Q1 2013, with a growth of 117% compared with the same period in 2012. International...

Massive growth for Chinese mobile gaming

The Chinese online gaming market will expand at a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15,57%, according to IDC forecast. In 2012, actual sales revenue of the China gaming market had a year-on-year growth of 35,1%. IDC’s China Gaming Market 2013-2017...

China takes over as PC leader

China rose to the top of the PC market for the first time ever on an annual basis last year, relegating the US to second place with a lead of more than 3-million units, according to an IHS iSuppli PC Dynamics Market Brief from information and analytics provider HIS....

China’s Star Times takes over TopTV

TopTV creditors have voted to accept a rescue plan whereby China’s Star Communication Technology (Star Times) will take over the struggling pay-TV provider. The rescue plan was adopted just hours before the operator would have had to cease operations on Tuesday night...