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  • OnePlus' first smartband will be released on Jan 11

    OnePlus is working on a smartwatch that will likely use Google's Wear OS platform, but the company has also been working on a cheaper smartband.

  • Honor V4 to be released on January 18

    Honor announced that it will hold the 2021 Honor new product launch on January 18, when the Honor V40 will be unveiled.

  • Baidu reportedly plans to list in Hong Kong in H1

    Baidu plans to list in Hong Kong as soon as the first half of 2021, possibly selling about 5 percent to 9 percent of its share capital, Bloomberg said, citing people familiar with the matter.

  • Global smartphone market expected to recover this year, with production set to reach 1.36 billion units, report says

    TrendForce said it expects smartphone production to reach 1.36 billion units. That contrasts with 1.25 billion units in 2020.

  • SMIC withdrawn from the OTCQX market in the US

    The OTCQX is a financial marketplace for US over-the-counter securities, and SMIC's ADRs were traded on the OTCQX after its delisting from the NYSE in 2019.

  • MediaTek says it is evaluating supply to Honor

    As a global smartphone chip supplier, MediaTek works with many OEMs and is committed to bringing leading-edge technology to consumers around the world, the company said.

  • First Robotaxi technical standard for commercial operation led by Baidu released

    It is expected to speed up the large-scale application of Robotaxi and accelerate high-level autonomous driving technology towards commercialization.

  • Honor said to be working on 5G phones with Qualcomm chips

    The specific details are unknown, and it is unclear whether the Qualcomm 5G chip is the latest Snapdragon 888.

  • Screen-equipped wallet appears in Shanghai's Digital RMB pilot

    The pilot is the first time to realize the hard wallet payment mode without a phone. It provides the possibility for people who have difficulty using smart terminals to use Digital RMB to cross the digital divide.

  • Xiaomi to open 1,000 customer service centers on Jan 9

    Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi will open 1,000 Mi Homes -- its directly operated customer service centers -- simultaneously at 10:00 a.m. on January 9, Xiaomi Group Vice President Lu Weibing said today.