Tech Industry
Tencent may also make chips after Alibaba and Baidu
After Alibaba and Baidu, Chinese tech giant Tencent may also enter the chip market.
Global smartphone shipments plummeted 38% in Feb
Data released by Strategy Analytics recently showed that the global smartphone market in February suffered its worst decline ever, with shipments down 38% year-on-year.
New research brings us closer to drugs against coronavirus
A new issue of Science published by a German researcher said that they had decoded the three-dimensional structure of a new coronavirus's main protease, and based on this, developed a compound that can block the function of the protease, which is expected to be used in research and development. Drugs that can effectively inhibit new coronavirus.
Jack Ma says will donate medical supplies to 10 Asian countries
Jack Ma announced on Twitter this afternoon that he would donate medical supplies to 10 Asian countries including Pakistan.
Google launches website for coronavirus info
Google said on Saturday it launched a United States-focused website with information about coronavirus guidance and testing.
China's coronavirus vaccine begins human trials
A new coronavirus vaccine developed in China has been injected into humans. There are 3 groups of volunteers with each group having 36 people. They will be observed in isolation for 14 days after injection, according to the Science and Technology Daily.
Google announces complete cancellation of I/O, including online events
Google announced on Friday the complete cancellation of the annual I/O developer conference.
Research firm says 'Xiaomi surpasses Huawei' report unofficially
Earlier reports cited research company Strategy Analytics data that Xiaomi surpasses Huawei to become the third largest smartphone maker. However, the firm said on Weibo on Friday that this is not official data.
Samsung Galaxy S10 and Note 10 will get OneUI 2.1 update in 3 weeks
Samsung's recently released Galaxy S20 series is pre-installed with OneUI 2.1 system. A few days ago, Samsung officially confirmed in the community that the OneUI 2.1 update will also be pushed to older Galaxy flagship models.
Smartphone addiction changes shape of your brain, research shows
Researchers at the University of Heidelberg, Germany, used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to examine the brains of 48 volunteers, including 22 smartphone addicts and 26 non-addicts. The results show that smartphone addiction changes the shape and size of the human brain.