China Mobile (中国移动), China’s largest mobile network operator, released a report today ranking China’s mobile phone brand (in Chinese). According to the report, Chinese brands have caught up with international brands in some areas. China Mobile surveyed 42 million users from 15 provinces and used 18 network indicators for their analysis and evaluation. They also randomly […]
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Xiaomi’s video call provider Agora adds virtual lenses SDK for video apps
Agora.io, the real-time video call solution behind Xiaomi and Momo, today announced the launch of Agora Virtual Lenses, a new software development kit (SDK) that allows developers to easily add face tracking and special effects to real-time video and live streaming apps. The new feature includes more than 600 sets of 2D and 3D stickers […]
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Are the good times over for Chinese tech investment in Israel?
Chinese investment in Israel rose tenfold in 2016, with tech a key sector, according to data from Thomson Reuters. We spoke to someone on the ground in Tel Aviv to get the full picture and heard how cultural similarities, governmental ambitions, and legal changes are all at play – and how the good times may […]
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Here’s how Chinese media are reacting to the new iPhone lineup
So here comes iPhone X and iPhone 8, but none of them comes with real surprise other than making Apple’s smartphone lineup more complex than ever. Media outlets in China are also not so optimistic about the new model’s future, jokingly calling the iPhone X “a smartphone with hair bangs.” Here’s what China’s media are […]
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Yidao’s founders just resigned. What does this mean for LeEco?
Three co-founders of ride-hailing service Yidao Yongche (易到 in Chinese), announced their resignations today in a joint statement, following a recent spat between Yidao CEO Zhou Hang and the company’s controlling shareholder LeEco, our sister site TechNode Chinese is reporting. In the joint statement, the three co-founders Zhou Hang, Yang Yun and Tang Peng said […]
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Chinese appliances brands expand presence in Korea
Chinese appliances brands are gaining a greater hold in the Korean market, thanks to their lower prices and improving quality, South Korean media (in Chinese) are reporting. According to the reports, the smartphone launch by Chinese tech giant Xiaomi in 2014 has served to change the stereotype that Chinese electronics products are shoddy and dangerous. Chinese […]
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Analyse Asia: Episode 226: The state of North East Asia 2017 with Shai Oster
Editor’s note: This originally appeared on Analyse Asia, a weekly podcast hosted by Bernard Leong, dedicated to dissecting the pulse of business, technology, and media in Asia. The podcast features guests from Asia’s vibrant tech community. Shai Oster, Asia Bureau Chief at The Information, joined us in a conversation to review the state of North East […]
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iPhone X costs almost double China’s average monthly salary
Apple’s September event is always a big one that attracts the world’s attention—especially those from the world’s largest smartphone market: China. However, the high price tag this time may come as the main hurdle for the smartphone giant to pump its market share in China. Apple just announced its latest lineup of smartphones. The new […]
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iPhone X’s Face ID now available on Alipay
Users of Alipay, China’s top mobile payment solution provider, can now make purchases by scanning their faces with the bezel-free iPhone X. Alipay announced on November 28 that iPhone X’s Face ID has become available on its latest version. The payment giant’s arch-rival WeChat Pay already started implementing Face ID into its payment system shortly after iPhone X’s […]
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Alibaba’s mobile browser UC Browser disappeared from Google Play Store
UC Browser, the popular mobile browser developed by Alibaba’s UCWeb, was reportedly taken off from Google Play Store this week. As of October, the app has over 500 million downloads. A Twitter user who claimed to be a UC Browser employee cited “unhealthy” and “misleading” methods of promotion to increase installs as the reason for the removal. […]
