China Tech

  • China Mobile, Huawei unveil new 5G calling solution

    The solution, an enhanced form of call service based on IMS Data Channel architecture, features high definition, visualization, and interactivity.

  • Chinese memory module maker issues price increase warning for memory sticks and SSDs

    Shenzhen-based Powev Electronic Technology Co., Ltd., a Chinese memory module maker, has issued a price increase warning for memory sticks and SSDs, citing a shortage of upstream raw material supply.

  • Chinese AI firm iFlytek launches tablet with 10.3-inch e-ink display

    Chinese AI firm iFlytek has announced the X2, a tablet with a 10.3-inch e-ink display, priced at RMB 4,999 yuan ($774).

  • Lenovo to build Netherlands' most powerful supercomputer, expected to be completed by mid-2021

    The supercomputer cluster will have a peak performance of 14 petaflop / s, making it the most powerful supercomputer in the Netherlands.

  • SMIC builds $7.7 billion fab in Beijing, first phase expected to be completed by 2024

    Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), China's leading contract chipmaker, has invested RMB 49.7 billion ($7.7 billion) in a fab in Beijing, with the first phase of the project scheduled for completion in 2024.

  • After Xiaomi, OPPO unveils long-range wireless charging technology

    OPPO has released a 30-second video on Weibo, showing a foldable phone being charged with long-range wireless charging technology.

  • Huawei solar panels installed at one of Shanghai's busiest metro stations, can save 1,200 tons of coal per year

    The total area of the solar project on the roof of the subway garage here is 50,000 square meters, equivalent to the size of five or six soccer fields.

  • China-made millimeter wave chip sets world record for detection distance

    A Chinese research institute released a high-performance 77 GHz millimeter wave chip and module on February 17, with a detection distance of 38.5 meters, setting a new global record for the longest detection distance of a millimeter-wave packaged antenna.

  • OPPO to unveil new interactive charging technology on February 23

    Chinese smartphone maker OPPO will unveil new interactive charging technology at MWC Shanghai on February 23 and will likely showcase new technologies such as the recently buzzed-about charging technology over space.

  • Geely's plant capable of producing over 500 satellites per year approved for production

    This is the first commercial satellite production base in China led by a private company that combines aerospace manufacturing and automotive manufacturing capabilities.