Phate Zhang

  • OPPO and Tsinghua University establish joint research center for future device technology

    OPPO and Tsinghua University recently announced the establishment of a joint research center for future terminal technology, where the two parties will collaborate on research in human-computer interaction technology, cognitive computing, computer vision, and computational camera science.

  • Xiaomi has responsibility for pushing local components to replace foreign ones, founder says

    Xiaomi Group Founder, Chairman and CEO Lei Jun recently said that Xiaomi has a very big responsibility to provide a boost in the wave of Chinese companies adopting local components.

  • UnionTech OS V20 Personal Edition (1011) released

    Union Tech, the developer of the China-made UnionTech OS, has announced the release of UnionTech OS V20 Personal Edition (1011).

  • GitHub mobile app now supports Simplified Chinese

    GitHub announced on September 29 that it has added support for multiple languages, including Simplified Chinese, to its GitHub Mobile app.

  • Tesla China launches 2021 campus recruiting for engineering, manufacturing and R&D positions

    Tesla China has launched the 2021 campus recruitment, targeting 2021 graduates from November 2020 - October 2021, including engineering R&D, manufacturing, IT software R&D, operations, sales, delivery and after-sales service, and functional support positions.

  • OPPO A93 released in Vietnam for about $320

    OPPO has launched the A93 smartphone in Vietnam today and from the looks share a lot of similarities with the OPPO F17 Pro and Reno4 Lite, with the only change in specs being the downgraded 18W charging speed.

  • China-made Tesla Model 3 starting price drops to RMB 249,900

    The China-made Tesla Model 3 started a new round of price changes on October 1, with information on the Tesla China website now showing that the price of the lowest-priced standard range-extended upgrade has been reduced to RMB 249,900 ($36,800), a drop of RMB 21,650.

  • NIO exec says independent development of autopilot features is risky, but do it anyway

    At the recent Beijing Auto Show, NIO released NIO OS 2.7.0 and one of the major updates is the NOP (Navigate On Pilot) pilot assist feature.

  • Huawei HiSilicon launches 2021 doctoral recruitment program in China

    Despite the challenges, Huawei HiSilicon recently announced that it is continuing to recruit for the 2021 PhD graduates.

  • Behind the 10-fold spike in NIO's stock price

    2020 came at a good time for NIO, with a successful financing, a smooth capacity climb, and a strong stock rally with a market cap of nearly $30 billion.