In no particular order, we’ve got some really cool China tech news this week, with tons of numbers and neat charts for you to get a glimpse of China’s latest trends.
1. Now China Seems to be Targeting Human Rights Activists with Android Spyware
Politically-motivated malware and spyware attacks have usually been focused on PC, Mac, or email accounts – but that’s changing.
2. Report: Jailbreaking Declining in China, Now Down to 32.3% of iOS Devices
Is it because Apple’s made it easier to pay for apps? Or because the Chinese economy has caught up to online payments? Or maybe users are hacking less because they’re satisfied with what Apple’s providing? Click through to find out.
3. China’s Teen Gamers Revealed, From In-Depth Demographics to Deepest Desires (Infographic)
This bizarrely huge sub-culture of China reveals some of the modern manifestations of the large beast that is China. I’m surprised that up to 20 percent of Chinese gamers are female. Nice!
4. China Will Have 300 Million Android Users by the End of 2013 (Infographic)
By the beginning of next year, 2014, China will have more Android users than there are citizens of the United States of America.
5. China Has 160 Million Active Android Users, 85 Million on iOS (Infographic)
And if you’re not convinced that China is going to hit 300 million by the end of the year, look at these growth rates and current numbers.
6. QQ, China’s Top IM, Launches As a Facebook App
QQ has been China’s instant messaging app of choice for years. But it has also been trying to open up to worldwide users, and this new Facebook-based app should help with that plan.
7. With Market Share Shrinking, Bing’s China Dream is in Serious Danger
Microsoft is really struggling, with its China VP saying this week: “If you can’t see users’ search questions and choices, if you don’t have enough data to work with, then there is no way to make improvements [to the search engine].” Oh dear.
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