Category: China

Oppo eliminates side bezels with its ‘waterfall screen’

[ad_1] Oppo stopped short of sharing further details — no specs, no dates and, most importantly, no word on whether this would make phones more prone to drop damage. Also, perhaps to no surprise, a leaked glass piece suggests that Vivo is also working on a similar tech, possibly for its upcoming NEX 3 flagship. […]

Modern surveillance and ‘the science of happiness’

[ad_1] The Next Billion Users: Digital Life Beyond the Westby Payal Arora Even as cities across the US grapple with the spectre of omnipresent, automated government surveillance, and the existential threat to civil liberties that the technology holds, a number of nations around the globe have adopted these tools to monitor the lowest, and coincidentally […]

Tencent adds age-based playtime limits to ‘League of Legends’ in China

[ad_1] In the face of pressure from the Chinese government, Tencent and Riot Games have added age-based time limits to League of Legends in China, Polygon reports. Minors now get booted from the game after two hours of play, and the companies use China’s national ID numbers — which are used to make accounts — […]

Huawei lays off two thirds of its US research division

[ad_1] An employee still employed at Futurewei told Reuters that work ground to a halt after the ban took effect. This still leaves roughly 1,200 Huawei employees in the US, although most of them are involved in customer support, public affairs and the supply chain. Moreover, the company’s American ranks have been shrinking ever since […]

Sneaker marketplace GOAT has an app just for China

[ad_1] “The sneaker community has grown tremendously in China, especially with the rise of basketball and hip hop culture. So it’s no surprise the demand for sneakers has grown as well,” said Eddy Lu, co-founder and CEO of GOAT Group, in a press release. Currently, the GOAT group has an office in Shanghai and a […]

Huawei allegedly developed a spy-friendly phone network for North Korea

[ad_1] It’s well-established that Koryolink enables spying on users, although the new details suggest the system is more elaborate than previously thought. While it’s known that the network is highly restrictive for locals (who can’t make international calls or reach the internet) and loosened for visitors (barred from local calls and the state intranet), the […]

Google officially closes ‘Dragonfly,’ its controversial Chinese search project

[ad_1] Google has been vague about Project Dragonfly ever since it first came to light. Leaked documents indicated that the China-centric search app would automatically identify websites blocked by the country’s so-called Great Firewall, and simply remove them from search results. This would include information on free speech and political opposition, as well as any […]

Huawei preps ‘extensive’ US job cuts despite partial reprieve

[ad_1] The move would be prompted by complications surrounding Huawei’s presence on the Commerce Department’s Entities List, which bars US companies from doing business with a given firm unless there’s explicit approval. Futurewei staff have been restricted when communicating with Huawei’s Chinese offices, according to the tipsters, since their work might be considered US technology […]

Lenovo fuels the first PC sales increase in six months

[ad_1] IDC and Gartner count shipments slightly differently, but IDC saw “high single-digit” US growth and Gartner saw a slight sales decline stateside. The number of units shipped went up for both desktop and portable PC models, according to IDC. Apple’s MacBook keyboard problems may or may not have affected worldwide shipments, which were flat […]