Samsung Electronics has acquired SmartThings, a US-based firm that enables a variety of home appliances to be connected to the Internet, Financial Times reported. The acquisition of the three-year-old ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-15
Electrolux, the world's No. 2 maker of home appliances, is in talks to buy General Electric's household appliance business, Reuters reported Friday. GE said it is evaluating options for the home appli ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-15
If nothing else, the battle between pro-democracy and pro-Beijing forces for the hearts and minds of Hong Kong people is turning our fair city into a highly politicized society. This all seems to come ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-14
Finland-based smartphone maker Jolla Oy, hoping to enter mainland China and India later this year, has made Hong Kong its launchpad into Asia. It has launched its 4G smartphone, operating on Jolla's S ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-13
I'm no fan of censorship, but I still have to compliment Beijing on its recent unusual decision to inform South Korea of the reasons behind its recent decision to block LINE, a popular mobile instant ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-12
Health is the number one concern for many people, so most are willing to spend on something that will help them stay healthy. New gadgets such as medical wearables are attracting attention but do they ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-08
Even before you could buy yourself a Google Glass, the much-hyped head-mounted computer cum video recording device, a new smart gadget will soon be out in the market that takes the technology a step f ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-08
Israel is tapping Hong Kong to gain access to "smart money" and expand in mainland China, the Hong Kong Economic Journal reported on Monday, citing Sagi Karni, Israel's consul general in Hong Kong and ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-04
LeTV is reportedly making a foray into the new energy car business. The move doesn’t seem to make any sense. What does an online video sharing site have to do with auto making? There's apparently no c ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-25
In a blog post on social media last year, a smart aleck wrote that a man should always seek a woman who would be willing to settle for a cheap meal at McDonald's. The post became so popular that a sho ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-25
Tencent Holdings Ltd. (00700.HK) has halted development of its microblog service in a business restructuring, Chinese media reported. The multimedia giant will maintain basic services for Tencent Weib ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-24
Hopes were high that Xiaomi’s new flagship handset, the Xiaomi 4, would be jam-packed with innovative features, but fans and tech critics were disappointed by the product launched in Beijing Tuesday. ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-23
Chinese TV decoder maker SMiT is expanding into India and Russia, among other emerging markets this year, as it rides the smart TV wave around the world. The Hong Kong-based company has become a domin ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-22
Automaker BYD Co. Ltd. (01211.HK) is building its next factory in Brazil, amid growing economic ties between China and the South American nation. Just a day before the announcement, Brazil, China, Ind ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-16
Technology geeks are eagerly awaiting the official launch of Apple’s iWatch. Morgan Stanley estimates as many as 60 million units of the wearable device will be sold at US$300 each. Tech firms worldwi ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-16
Cainiao Network Technology Co. Ltd., a logistics venture set up by Alibaba Group and several other firms, is proceeding on the right track, a senior executive said, refuting criticism from a governmen ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-16
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding and Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (LGF.US), the studio behind the Hunger Games movies, will launch a subscription video streaming service in China. The ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-15
Alibaba chieftan Jack Ma has been sidetracked in his logistics ambitions, giving in to the temptation to build warehouses rather than making the company's Cainiao unit a smart platform for e-commerce ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-15
Google and Mercedes-Benz are developing cars that can drive themselves, but Volvo promises to offer something more. According to finance magazine Money Week, Volvo is set to roll out its S60L model ne ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-14
China Telecom has revealed its third batch of mobile virtual network operators (MVNO) with mainland technology firms Xiaomi, Haier and Lenovo making it to the list. The surprise, though, is the inclus ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-14
