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  • ByteDance plans China expansion to resist US pressure to sell TikTok

    Faced with the threat of a U.S. ban on TikTok, its parent company ByteDance has made it clear to some investors that the plans to focus more on growth in the Chinese market, The Information cited a ByteDance investor as saying.

  • OPPO Band gets firmware update, adds ability to reply to WeChat messages

    The OPPO Band is getting a firmware update today that allows users to reply to WeChat messages.

  • China's online retail sales exceeds 5 trillion yuan in H1

    This morning, the National Bureau of Statistics released data on China's economy for the first half of the year.

  • SMIC's share price doubles in its debut on China's A-share market

    Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), the biggest chipmaker on the Chinese mainland, made its debut on China's A-share market today, with its share price rising 201.97 percent to $82.92 by the close of trading. This brings SMIC's market capitalization to 591.752 billion yuan.

  • Tencent reveals major quick-charge vulnerability affecting hundreds of millions of devices

    Fast charging technology is developing faster and faster, and several Chinese phone manufacturers have even announced 100W and 125W super fast charging technology in the past few days.

  • Tesla caught misquoting XPeng's video in article introducing its traffic light recognition capabilities

    In a Chinese article today describing its Autopilot traffic light recognition capabilities, Tesla misquoted a video from its Chinese competitor XPeng that introduces similar capabilities.

  • TSMC says no plans to continue supplying Huawei after Sept 14

    TSMC has no plans to continue supplying Huawei after September 14, the company said today in an investor meeting on its second-quarter results.

  • Honor launches tablets with SMIC-made chipsets, starting at $157

    Honor today announced the Honor Tablet 6 and X6, powered by the Kirin 710A processor made by Chinese chip maker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC). The devices are priced from 1,099 yuan ($157). 

  • Realme announces 125W fast charging technology after OPPO

    After OPPO, Realme today also announced its super fast charging technology.

  • OnePlus Nord is now available for pre-order in India and Europe

    The OnePlus Nord, which will be released on July 21, is already available for pre-order in India and Europe.