Zhou Hongyi, chairman of Chinese internet services and security software provider Qihoo 360 (NYSE: QIHU), recently announced that Qihoo 360 has partnered with several overseas and domestic manufacturers to release a series of Qihoo 360-branded handsets. Qihoo 360 follows in the footsteps of other internet firms that have released branded handsets, including Baidu (Nasdaq: BIDU), Alibaba Group subsidiary AliCloud, and Shanda Interactive.