Update: AMD Gone West in Chengdu

China Tech News reports:
AMD has formally announced the establishment and operation of its branch in Chengdu.
This is a major move that the company has taken since the landing of the its Greater China headquarters in Beijing’s Zhongguancun, the investment in a CUP factory in Suzhou and the establishment of a R&D Center in Shanghai. Analysts [...]

Intel Inside Baidu’s Big Iron

Marbridge Daily, quoting China Securities Journal:
According to a source at Baidu, the search engine giant is secretly cooperating with Intel to build a lab to develop leading domestic web servers. Reportedly, the lab has already begun operations. Testing and engineering staff for the facility will be comprised of employees from both Intel and Baidu; hardware [...]

Intel and Haier: A Honeymoon in the Countryside

China Tech News reports:
Following the signing of an MOU on a full range of strategic cooperation, Haier and Intel have initiated a joint marketing program in Qingdao.
In the initial period, the two sides will carry out joint promotions in which they will make marketing goals, strategies and designs, which is expected to make their cooperation [...]

Intel, AMD, and Founder: Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?

China Tech News reports on the latest in processor manufacturer-PC assembler love fests:
Chinese computer giant Founder has signed a deal with Intel (INTC) in Beijing to upgrade the companies’ current cooperation.
Based on their current cooperation on laptop computer sales, the two sides will develop a deep strategic cooperation on mobile products and services. Intel will [...]

Will Dell Get Hit By a Chinese Refrigerator?

Dell may be changing its China strategy a lot more radically than just selling computers at Gome. USITO, quoting an article from Digitimes, explains that Dell is considering purchasing Founder, the third overall PC vendor in China.
There were rumors of the sale of Founder late in 2006, both to Dell and to the refrigerator [...]