In celebration of Chinese New Year, Apple today launched a special edition version of the AirPods Pro that feature an Ox icon, as 2021 is the Year of the Ox. The AirPods Pro, which are priced at RMB 1,999, are identical to standard AirPods Pro but feature an ox engraved on the charging case. They […]
Read MoreApple on Thursday removed nearly 39,000 apps from its Chinese App Store due to the apps lacking an official license from local regulators, reports Reuters. The report, which cites data from research firm Qimai, says that games affected by the cull included Ubisoft title Assassin’s Creed Identity and NBA 2K20. According to Qimai, only 74 […]
Read MoreAnother deadliest deadline for Bytedance, Tiktok’s Chinese-owned parent company is almost upon us and we’re still no closer to understanding what’s the next step for the U.S government. But what seems to be sure now is that they will be getting another 7-day extension so that means they will need to finalize the supposed deal […]
Read MoreIt is not only in the US where China is being challenged. The US trade war that involves Huawei is just one battle. In India, approvals of China-imported made devices are said to be being delayed by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). The BIS’ approval is believed to be taking more than the usual. […]
Read MoreHuawei isn’t the only enemy of the Trump administration. Even before the US trade war, there was that issue of ZTE facing a number of issues related to the mobile business. If you may remember, the Chinese OEM was once banned from sourcing parts from American sources. It was due to the company lying to […]
Read MoreThe latest about Huawei doesn’t really come as a shock. It’s something expected: Huawei selling off its Honor phone unit. But then we didn’t think it would be selling to the Shenzhen government. Nothing is final and official yet but the top Chinese mobile OEM is planning to sell to the government its Honor unit. […]
Read MoreThe latest about Huawei doesn’t really come as a shock. It’s something expected: Huawei selling off its Honor phone unit. But then we didn’t think it would be selling to the Shenzhen government. Nothing is final and official yet but the top Chinese mobile OEM is planning to sell to the government its Honor unit. […]
Read MoreSamsung today attached a release date to its latest foldable smartphone called the Galaxy W21 5G, a familiar-looking flagship headed to China. The release date, scheduled for next Wednesday, November 4th, will center around what is simply a rebranded version of the Galaxy Z Fold 2. Which wouldn’t be that curious, if not for the […]
Read MoreHuawei may sell off an important part of its business according to sources. There is no formal or official announcement yet but the top Chinese OEM is believed to be discussing with several companies like Digital China Group Co Ltd to take over the Honor smartphone unit. Honor is Huawei’s sub-brand that is allowed to […]
Read MoreThe Galaxy Z Fold 2 was released in China in two color options last month but much like last year, domestic network operator China Telecom is getting a special version of Samsung’s foldable device that boasts a unique paint job. This carrier-exclusive variant was spotted recently in the database of China’s regulatory agency TENAA where […]
Read MoreApple has reportedly removed two RSS feed reader apps from China’s App Store to comply with Chinese law. Fiery Feeds and Reeder both tweeted that their iOS apps had been removed in China over content that is considered “illegal” in the country. Same here. Reeder 4 (iOS) was also removed from the Chinese App Store. […]
Read MoreNow that the TikTok saga may potentially be over, the US government has been focusing on another Chinese-owned app. The US Commerce Department announced last Friday that they were banning US business transactions on WeChat, owned by Tencent Holdings and forcing Apple and Google to remove the app from their respective app stores. But a […]
Read MoreThe U.S. Commerce Department is moving to ban downloads of TikTok and WeChat within the United States from this Sunday (via Reuters). The U.S. Commerce Department plans to issue an order today that will “deplatform” WeChat and TikTok by banning people in the United States from downloading the apps. The order will take effect from […]
Read MoreReports from South Korea revealed earlier this week that Samsung may be shutting down its sole TV manufacturing factory in Tianjin, China, before the end of the year. Samsung later confirmed the news to be true, but this doesn’t mean production will slow down. Instead, production will shift to Samsung’s other facilities located in Vietnam, […]
Read MoreIn spite of countless successes, Samsung’s track record with smartphones is far from spotless – largely due to the company’s slow but steady decline into irrelevancy in China, the world’s largest smartphone market. Which makes any individual success in the Far Eastern country all the more significant – especially when it revolves around an exotic, […]
Read MoreHuawei’s dilemma with the United States is not over. No, we don’t think it will be over soon especially now the September 15 deadline is fast approaching. Reports about how Huawei will be affected are being shared. Recently, we told you the same thing may happen to SMIC as there are talks it will be […]
Read MoreIf you’re willing to even so much as entertain the idea of paying $2,000 for a smartphone, what’s another extra hundred or five of them? That seems to be the train of thought that led to the ultimate variant of the Galaxy Z Fold 2 – the one Samsung just launched in China earlier today. […]
Read MoreThe Galaxy S20 Fan Edition may be significantly slower to charge than the Galaxy S10 Lite, according to a newly emerged product certificate from the Far East. Chinese telecom authority CCC certified a device (SM-G7810) that’s more or less confirmed to be the Galaxy S20 FE with one of Samsung’s old 15W chargers, the EP-TA200. The […]
Read MoreJust as Samsung’s LCD divestment was about to break some new records in corporate deliberateness, the tech giant suddenly shifted into overdrive by finalizing a blockbuster factory sale to China. Newly emerged reports out of South Korea claim Samsung found a buyer for its LCD plant in Suzhou. Located in the Jiangsu Province on the […]
Read MoreWhile most of our attention has been on President Donald Trump’s war against TikTok, the fight to cut off another Chinese-owned company, Huawei, is still ongoing. In fact, the U.S. Commerce Department has now announced that they are tightening restrictions over the company to prevent it from doing business with more semiconductor companies and obtaining […]
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