This week in the Tech News Round-up: Samsung eyeballs Apple's place as king of the smartphone OEMs, whilst Qualcomm makes gesture recognition part and partial of its chips. FULL STORY >

Google announces that hackers originating from China was behind the latest attacks on its Gmail email service. FULL STORY >

A shocking report arises around Chinese prisons forcing inmates to earn virtual goods online. FULL STORY >

This Friday an explosion at a Foxconn plant in China caused the death of at least three workers while injuring some 15 others. FULL STORY >

China Unicom announces the launch of a new mobile OS to take on Android and iOS. FULL STORY >

China cracks down on what it calls illegal VoIP companies, meaning Skype could soon join the list of websites excluded from the country. FULL STORY >

The recent Chinese embargo on rare earth elements is causing price increases in the world of high-tech products. FULL STORY >

Google accuses the US government of unfair conduct and favouritism towards Microsoft. FULL STORY >

A hacker responsible for the attacks in China on a number of US companies, including Google, may soon be exposed. FULL STORY >

It seems like Chinese kids love the net just a bit too much, with a study showing 24 million kids addicted to the web. FULL STORY >

Google have said that they will radically change their China policy after a "highly sophisticated and targeted attack", originated from the country in December 2009, resulting in intellectual property being stolen and human rights activists' accounts being hacked. FULL STORY >

Search giant Google to stop censoring Chinese search results after a hacking attack resulted in stolen intellectual property and human rights activists' accounts being hacked. FULL STORY >

TechSmart was invited by computer manufacturer Lenovo to spend a few days in Beijing, capital of China and the heart of Lenovo operations. We came back with the impression that this Chinese dragon is not in dreamland anymore. FULL STORY >

All PCs sold in China, even imported PCs, will have to be pre-installed with \"Green Dam Youth Escort\" filtering software. FULL STORY >