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Nubia has a new futuristic smartwatch with a curved display that wraps around your wrist. Image: Nubia Technology

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This smartwatch has a screen that wraps around your wrist

The company’s new Nubia Watch is half the price of the Nubia Alpha, which had a more futuristic flexible design.

29 Jul 2020 - 7:35PM

US-listed Chinese stocks

Alibaba’s map app now includes shared umbrellas and raincoats

20 Oct 2020 - 2:14PM

Huawei

BYD’s new electric car has 5G and runs Huawei software

14 Jul 2020 - 5:17PM

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Internet

China’s porn censors killed 12,000 websites so far in 2020

China’s regular internet clean-up saw 8.4 million pieces of “harmful” content removed and resulted in penalties for video streaming sites iQiyi and Youku

9 Jul 2020 - 8:13PM

China's regular internet clean-up removed 8.4 million pieces of pornographic and other “harmful” material in the first six months of 2020. Photo: Shutterstock

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Space

Chinese passengers get high-speed in-flight internet

8 Jul 2020 - 8:59PM

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Mobile payments

Apple Pay could add QR code payments in iOS 14

8 Jul 2020 - 5:15PM

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Huawei

Huawei might have a new foldable phone called Mate V

8 Jul 2020 - 5:00AM

Tech

Xiaomi

Is Xiaomi’s first TV dongle coming soon?

Xiaomi’s first Android TV dongle is the Chinese gadget maker’s latest foray into TV devices

6 Jul 2020 - 7:11PM

Xiaomi teased its first TV stick during a live-streamed event in Germany in May. (Picture: Xiaomi via YouTube)

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Cinema

China has another Three-Body Problem film in the works

26 Jun 2020 - 6:01PM

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Xiaomi

Xiaomi wants you to talk to a mouse

The Chinese smartphone maker’s new mouse can also be your digital assistant, voice recorder and translator

25 Jun 2020 - 5:33PM

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OnePlus

OnePlus could be returning to its roots with a more affordable line of smartphones

Once known for budget-friendly handsets, the US$899 OnePlus 8 saw the brand approach Apple and Samsung in price

24 Jun 2020 - 6:00PM

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China technology

China wants to use 5G to keep buses on time

Guangzhou is the first city in China to pilot 5G for optimizing bus schedules

23 Jun 2020 - 5:29PM

The Guangzhou Municipal Transportation Bureau said on Monday that 5G can increase a route’s transport capacity by up to 10%. (Picture: Nanfang Daily)

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China technology

China’s super fast train could take you from Beijing to Shanghai in 3.5 hours

The maglev train prototype is set to complete production in late 2020

22 Jun 2020 - 5:16PM

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Propaganda

China wants Twitter to shut down accounts that smear China

Twitter removed more than 170,000 state-backed accounts for platform manipulation

12 Jun 2020 - 6:48PM

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Nintendo Switch

This dock promises to turn your Switch into an arcade cabinet

The Switch Fighter is crowdfunding on Indiegogo

12 Jun 2020 - 5:18PM

The Switch Fighter is scheduled to ship in November. (Picture: Switch Fighter via Indiegogo)

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Coronavirus pandemic: All stories

This subway in China lets you buy a ticket from a hologram

Contactless technology finds widespread use during the Covid-19 pandemic

12 Jun 2020 - 4:03PM

You can only see the holographic display from a certain angle. (Picture: Weibo)

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Coronavirus pandemic: All stories

Computex Taipei postponed again, this time until 2021

2020 has been devastating for big tech events

12 Jun 2020 - 4:02PM

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Video gaming

12 arrested for selling cheats for China’s version of PUBG Mobile

Kunshan police crack down on game hacks amid clean-up campaign on online content

11 Jun 2020 - 8:04PM

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Weibo

China’s answer to Twitter ordered to freeze its trending topics

Weibo is halting “hot search” for a week

11 Jun 2020 - 7:34PM

Weibo is in trouble again and the reason may be a former Alibaba executive. (Picture: Shutterstock)

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China technology

China’s biggest SUV maker wants to stop kids from dying in hot cars

Vehicular heatstroke affects children trapped in a vehicle in the summer heat

11 Jun 2020 - 6:47PM

Great Wall Motors says the new system will be installed in its upcoming 2021 version of the WEY VV6 SUV. (Picture: Great Wall Motors)

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Didi Chuxing

Didi pulls safety shields from cabs as Covid-19 threat eases in China

Chinese ride-hailing giant introduced plastic dividers to separate drivers and passengers during the height of the pandemic

10 Jun 2020 - 3:26PM

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Kuaishou

TikTok clone that pays users to watch videos removed from Google Play

One report says Zynn had been stealing videos from other platforms like TikTok, but it's unclear if that's why Google removed the app

10 Jun 2020 - 3:23PM

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Video gaming

Banned Taiwanese game Devotion gets physical re-release

The horror title was pulled from Valve’s Steam digital game store after mainland Chinese gamers found hidden insults targeting President Xi Jinping

9 Jun 2020 - 2:50PM

The developer didn’t specify whether the physical re-release will contain the original references to Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Picture: Red Candle Games)