Almost everyone has a mobile phone today, and when it comes to mobile usage China tops the market. It’s not surprising then that app developers want to launch their apps in the country. The mobile app store situation is a bit different in China though due to censorship laws. While the Apple App Store and...Read More

  Despite a series of data leaks, privacy issues, PR fumbles, government investigations, and executives fleeing, there is no denying that Facebook is the leader amongst social media platforms in the West.   When it comes to sharing photos, videos, and links, Facebook leads the charge. However, with each new announcement and update the social media...Read More

  The US Department of Justice just announced that they would officially be pursuing criminal charges against Huawei, one of the largest technology companies in China. A grand jury in Seattle, Washington charged Huawei with conspiracy to steal trade secrets, attempted theft of trade secrets, seven counts of wire fraud, and one count of obstruction...Read More

  Baidu’s reach in China is about to get even larger. Already the largest search engine in the world with over 710 Million active monthly users, Baidu is now also entering the self-driving industry.     China just gave the tech giant the go-ahead to begin testing autonomous driving. The tests will take place in the...Read More

A little over a year ago we questioned whether QR Codes were cool again. Snapchat’s Snapcodes seemed to have breathed new life into this once dead technology. But now that Snapchat’s cool factor has faded (thanks in part to that awful layout update) QR codes seem to still be in limbo.   Much to our...Read More

  It’s not even a close call on which Chinese social media site is the most popular. WeChat has on average over 902 million active daily users. This app is used for almost everything from shopping to communicating with friends and family.   This year WeChat was also how a large portion of China sent...Read More

  Hilborn Digital recently had the pleasure of sponsoring and attending the 3rd annual Canada-China E-Commerce Summit.     We had the opportunity to meet tons of local and international businesses. The Summit is to provide a platform to promote Canada-China E-commerce and business cooperation/interaction, and facilitate the business entities to navigate to new global...Read More