Abacusflipped into TechTechnology (China)After more Chinese tech firms are blacklisted by the US, companies speak out - Along with various AI companies, cybersecurity abacusnews.com - South China Morning Post Chinese technology firms roundly condemned a move by the US administration to add another 33 companies and government organisations to its trade …
Abacusflipped into AbacusOnline Life Chinese lawmaker proposes government-enforced age restrictions for gaming abacusnews.com - South China Morning Post A Chinese lawmaker has proposed a government-led age rating system for online games to protect minors from addiction and health issues, stepping into …
Abacusflipped into AbacusIcon version of the Flipboard logoSmartwatches Realme’s first smartwatch costs US$50 in India abacusnews.com - Masha Borak China’s Mars mission will go ahead in July as planned WhatsApp trials letting people add new contacts with a QR code Shanghai wants to bring old public …
Abacusflipped into AbacusChina US work collaboration app Notion is blocked in China abacusnews.com - Karen Chiu Work collaboration and note-taking app Notion is no longer accessible in China, according to its San Francisco-based owner. “Notion is blocked by a …
Abacusflipped into China TechnologyIcon version of the Flipboard logoChina China’s Mars mission will go ahead in July as planned abacusnews.com - Masha Borak China is going ahead with its first mission to Mars with a launch planned for July this year, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation …
Abacusflipped into AbacusIcon version of the Flipboard logoWhatsApp WhatsApp trials letting people add new contacts with a QR code abacusnews.com - Karen Chiu Normally when you want to message a new person on WhatsApp, you first need to add the contact to your phone’s address book. Now WhatsApp is testing a …
Abacusflipped into TechTechnology (China)China’s biggest cybersecurity company wants to shape 5G security standards - Qihoo 360 CEO Zhou Hongyi is proposing a government-led abacusnews.com - Masha Borak There are a lot of high hopes for 5G. The new wireless technology is supposed to be transformative, making our devices, cities and industries all …
Abacusflipped into AbacusTechnology (China)VPN downloads surge in Hong Kong as China prepares new national security law - NordVPN said it saw a huge spike in downloads abacusnews.com - South China Morning Post Downloads of virtual private network (VPN) software and apps have surged after China’s central government announced that it would pass a new national …
Abacusflipped into China TechnologyTechnology (China)Chinese tech titan pushes for coding in primary school - The founder and chief executive of NetEase, William Ding Lei, proposed abacusnews.com - South China Morning Post At what age can a child start coding? What is the right age for kids to learn computer programming? While ambitious parents in China are already …
Abacusflipped into AbacusIcon version of the Flipboard logoTechnology (China) Shanghai wants to bring old public phone booths into the 5G era abacusnews.com - Karen Chiu Smartphones have rendered public phone booths mostly obsolete, but Shanghai has found a new way to revitalize these remnants from the past -- by …
Abacusflipped into AbacusTechnology (China)Sonos denies rumors of partnership after Xiaomi unveils new smart speaker - Some netizens say Xiaomi's new speaker looks abacusnews.com - Karen Chiu Smart speakers come in various shapes and sizes, and some look more similar than the others. But now there’s a debate over whether Xiaomi’s latest …
Abacusflipped into China TechnologyTechnology (China) Chinese scientist wants a new Skynet-like system just for tracking viruses abacusnews.com - Masha Borak A prominent biomedical researcher in China wants the country to establish a Skynet-type surveillance system for tracking diseases like Covid-19.Cheng …
Abacusflipped into AbacusIcon version of the Flipboard logoTencent Tencent takes over System Shock 3 after hiring Ubisoft and Kojima veterans abacusnews.com - Karen Chiu It’s been more than four years since System Shock 3 was first announced. But after it lost a publisher last year, the game’s creators now say they’re …
Abacusflipped into SmartphonesXiaomiXiaomi continues expansion overseas despite pandemic - As Xiaomi looks to expand in Europe, Latin America and Africa, the abacusnews.com - South China Morning Post Xiaomi Corp said it will continue to tap into the growth potential of international markets after seeing smartphone shipments rebound to near …
Abacusflipped into TencentIcon version of the Flipboard logoChina The first non-Mario game on China’s Nintendo Switch is from Tencent abacusnews.com - Karen Chiu Although launched in December, the mainland China version of the Nintendo Switch has only had three approved games officially for sale in the …
Abacusflipped into HuaweiIcon version of the Flipboard logoHuawei China’s ‘AirDrop for Android’ now works with OnePlus and more abacusnews.com - Karen Chiu Last year, three of China’s largest smartphone brands said they were launching a wireless peer-to-peer file transfer protocol that would work across …
Abacusflipped into AbacusTechnology (China)Fancy phones now have higher refresh rates but should you buy one? - Refresh rate measures how often a display updates itself abacusnews.com - Karen Chiu The term “refresh rate” doesn't really sound sexy, I know. Of all the features that can coax people into buying a new phone -- better cameras and a …
Abacusflipped into Abacus VideoplayTechnology (China) Should you care about the refresh rate of your smartphone display? www.youtube.com
Abacusflipped into SmartphonesCoronavirus (China) Homeschooling in the pandemic highlights Hong Kong's digital divide abacusnews.com - Bloomberg Tao Xiaorong spent a month’s rent to buy her 12-year-old son a used laptop in February, a few weeks after schools in Hong Kong closed and classes …
Abacusflipped into TencentOnline LifeUbisoft and Kojima Productions veterans join Tencent to bolster blockbuster games - Ken-Ichiro Imaizumi worked on Death while abacusnews.com - South China Morning Post Chinese gaming giant Tencent Holdings has hired Kojima Productions founding member Ken-Ichiro Imaizumi and Halo 4 lead designer Scott Warner, both …
Abacusflipped into Abacus VideoplaySamsung Galaxy S20 Shooting at 100x Zoom on Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra www.youtube.com
Abacusflipped into TencentCoronavirus (China)Discounted HPV vaccinations on offer for China's internet Valentine's Day - The Covid-19 pandemic has left ecommerce companies abacusnews.com - South China Morning Post In China, February 14 is not the only day of love celebrated. On the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, the Qixi Festival marks the meeting of …
Abacusflipped into SmartphonesProduct Reviews Zooming in 100x on the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra isn’t as cool as it sounds abacusnews.com - Chris Chang https://storage.scmp.com/d8/cors_uploads/2020/05/19/S20_ZOOM_YouTube_0.mp4When Samsung started touting the 100x zoom on the new Galaxy S20 Ultra, it …
Abacusflipped into AbacusChinaDoes Elon Musk’s dream of satellite internet for all matter to anyone in China? - Experts say that even if China did let abacusnews.com - Xinmei Shen Elon Musk is hoping that by next year, the SpaceX satellite internet service Starlink will be accessible to most of the world. The company has been …
Abacusflipped into AbacusIcon version of the Flipboard logoTechnology (China)China’s beloved QR code may make a global comeback through Apple - Shunned in the West, the QR code underpins China's cashless abacusnews.com - Karen Chiu There have been occasional efforts to bring back the QR code over the years, but the awkward little black-and-white square remains pretty unpopular …
Abacusflipped into TechTechnology (China)Chinese officials get flak for paying live-streaming viewers to praise them - Live-streaming ecommerce is booming during abacusnews.com - South China Morning Post China’s official news agency has criticized local government officials for using live-streamed shopping events as publicity stunts to try and improve …
Abacusflipped into AlibabaTechnology (China)Can the gaming and ecommerce boom extend beyond Covid-19? - Some people see changes in consumer habits having a lasting leading abacusnews.com - South China Morning Post While the Covid-19 pandemic has drastically altered the way people work, shop and play in the short term, gaming and online shopping companies are …
Abacusflipped into AbacusTechnology (China)OnePlus says it’ll suspend ‘X-ray’ camera that can see through plastic - The Photochrom filter on the OnePlus 8 Pro uses abacusnews.com - Karen Chiu OnePlus says it’s temporarily suspending a camera filter feature on its new smartphone after some users reported that it can see through certain …
Abacusflipped into CoronavirusIcon version of the Flipboard logoCoronavirus (China) Amazfit is creating a face mask that self-disinfects with UV light abacusnews.com - Masha Borak China’s answer to Fitbit is creating a face mask that disinfects itself with UV light and also shows your face to make it easier to unlock your …
Abacusflipped into GAMESOnline LifeAsia's new Animal Crossing knockoff isn't from China and it's all about conservation - When Stairway Games developed Coral abacusnews.com - South China Morning Post Island-building and farming games such as Nintendo’s hugely popular Animal Crossing and the role-playing game Stardew Valley are having a moment – …
