Software

Video-sharing platform TikTok could become totally independent from its owner ByteDance to continue operating overseas, SCMP reported Sunday citing to a source who has been briefed on the discussions.

The Pangu team in China has discovered an "unpatchable" vulnerability in Apple's Secure Enclave Processor that could lead to the compromise of private security key encryption.

Microsoft and video-sharing app TikTok owner Bytedance have put negotiations to buy the US operations of the app on hold after President Trump signaled opposition, the Wall Street Journal reported Saturday citing people familiar with the matter.

In May 2020, the short video app TikTok took the top spot in global mobile app (non-game) revenue. That makes its owner ByteDance the only other tech company besides Apple to have more than 100 million users in both China and the West.

Short video app TikTok's owner ByteDance has agreed to divest the US operations of the app completely in a bid to save a deal with the White House, Reuters reported Saturday citing two people familiar with the matter.

Apple has removed 26,539 games from its China App Store today as of 2:00 pm, which is more than the total number of games removed in July this year, as the company is implementing a new rule.

Chines video platform Bilibili and LoL Esports, the global League of Legends esports arm of Riot Games today announced a strategic partnership for League of Legends global tournaments.

US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he is banning short video platform TikTok from the US using his "presidential authority."

OnePlus phones have outstanding hardware, but software is the biggest weakness, especially when compared to the highly customizable features other Chinese phone makers provide.

Reuters today reported that China's antitrust agency is studying whether to launch an anti-monopoly investigation into WeChat Pay and Alipay.