Vivo, courier firm partner to get consumers new phones as fast as 15 minutes after placing order

Chinese smartphone maker Vivo and courier company Dada Group have entered into a strategic partnership to get its products into the hands of consumers faster. As an example, Vivo said that a user placed an order for a single Vivo phone through JD Daojia and a Dada courier picked it up at a designated outlet…

https://cntechpost.com/2021/07/26/vivo-courier-firm-partner-to-get-consumers-new-phones-as-fast-as-15-minutes-after-placing-order/

Tencent invests in one gaming studio every 3.8 days on average, report says

Chinese social media and gaming giant Tencent invests in an average of one gaming studio every 3.8 days, data provider Qichacha said in a recent report. The report showed that Tencent made a total of 163 investment events in the first half of the year, with a disclosed amount of RMB 93.1 billion ($14.3 billion).…

https://cntechpost.com/2021/07/26/tencent-invests-in-one-gaming-studio-every-3-8-days-on-average-report-says/

China's version of 'Starlink' completes trial

China completed its first trial of converging low-orbit broadband satellites with a dedicated 5G network in Beijing and Jinan on July 25, a Chinese version of "Starlink," CCTV reported Monday. The convergence of low-orbit broadband communication satellites and wireless networks could form a global communications network, the brief report said. The report did not provide…

https://cntechpost.com/2021/07/26/chinas-version-of-starlink-completes-trial/

OPPO, Vivo reportedly to launch their own chips soon

Following Xiaomi's launch of its in-house developed Surge C1 Image Signal Processing (ISP) chip, two other Chinese smartphone giants, OPPO and Vivo, will soon release their own ISP chips, Tencent News reported Tuesday. In addition to ISP chips, OPPO and Vivo are also pushing ahead with plans to develop SOCs that could replace some Qualcomm…

https://cntechpost.com/2021/07/27/oppo-vivo-reportedly-to-launch-their-own-chips-soon/

WeChat suspends new user registration for personal accounts, expected to resume in early August

Tencent's social networking software WeChat has closed its new user registration portal for personal accounts, saying it is undergoing a technical upgrade. Tencent customer service, when asked about this, gave an automatic response, saying that the platform system is currently undergoing a technical upgrade, during which new user registration for WeChat personal accounts is suspended.…

https://cntechpost.com/2021/07/27/wechat-suspends-new-user-registration-for-personal-accounts-expected-to-resume-in-early-august/

TSMC reportedly plans to boost 28nm wafer capacity at Nanjing plant by 150%

Semiconductor manufacturing giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) plans to boost its Nanjing plant's 28nm wafer capacity from 40,000 wafers per month to 100,000 wafers per month, an increase of up to 150 percent, the Taiwan Economic Daily reported Tuesday. TSMC will adjust the Nanjing plant's 7nm process to 28nm, possibly to guard against trade…

https://cntechpost.com/2021/07/27/tsmc-reportedly-plans-to-boost-28nm-wafer-capacity-at-nanjing-plant-by-150/

Chinese bike-sharing firm Hello scraps plans for US IPO

Bike-sharing startup Hello Inc is the latest among Chinese companies to abort their plans to list in the US after Didi went public but came under regulatory scrutiny. According to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website, Hello abandoned its plans to list in the US on July 27, saying in a filing that the…

https://cntechpost.com/2021/07/28/chinese-bike-sharing-firm-hello-scraps-plans-for-us-ipo/

China's Q2 smartphone shipments fell 11% year-over-year

China shipped about 78.1 million smartphones in the second quarter, down 11.0 percent year-over-year, according to a report released Wednesday by Internet Data Center (IDC). China shipped 164 million units of cell phones in the first half of 2021, up 6.5 percent year-over-year, according to the report. Vivo shipped 18.6 million units in the second…

https://cntechpost.com/2021/07/28/chinas-q2-smartphone-shipments-fell-11-year-over-year/

China's cloud market exceeded $4.6 billion in Q1, IDC says

China's public cloud IaaS+PaaS market reached $4.63 billion in the first quarter, according to the latest data released by Internet Data Center (IDC). The public cloud IaaS+PaaS market grew 49.08 percent year-over-year in the first quarter of this year, compared to $3.11 billion in the first quarter of last year. China's IaaS market size was…

https://cntechpost.com/2021/07/29/chinas-cloud-market-exceeded-4-6-billion-in-q1-idc-says/

Huawei unveils 4G-only P50 series smartphones

Huawei announced the P50 and P50 Pro smartphones on Thursday, and due to chip supply constraints, they unfortunately only support 4G instead of the latest 5G networks. The P50 features a 6.5-inch AMOLED straight screen with a resolution of 2,700*1,224, supporting a 90Hz refresh rate and a 300Hz touch sampling rate. The P50 Pro comes…

https://cntechpost.com/2021/07/30/huawei-unveils-4g-only-p50-series-smartphones/

OnePlus says it shipped 257% more smartphones in H1 compared to same period last year

OnePlus said on July 29 that its global smartphone sales grew 257% year-over-year in the first half of 2021. OnePlus founder Pete Lau said on Weibo, "we said we want OnePlus to keep making great products that are industry benchmarks and make the OnePlus story seen by more people. Sales are the most visible recognition…

https://cntechpost.com/2021/07/30/oneplus-says-it-shipped-257-more-smartphones-in-h1-compared-to-same-period-last-year/

Tencent launches NFT trading software

Tencent's NFT trading software "Huanhe" (literally means phantom core) app has been launched, with a limited edition of 300 digital collectibles of NFT on sale. The app is part of Tencent PCG, the division's innovative business, local media said, citing Tencent insiders. According to the description on the software's download page, users can purchase tamper-evident…

https://cntechpost.com/2021/08/02/tencent-launches-nft-trading-software/

Meituan launches massive campus recruitment

Meituan, a Chinese e-commerce platform for lifestyle services, has launched campus recruiting in dozens of cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu and Shenzhen, offering a large number of positions for fresh graduates who will graduate between November 2021 and October 2022. The recruitment includes 64 job types, including R&D, algorithms, testing, operations, security, product, product operations,…

https://cntechpost.com/2021/08/02/meituan-launches-massive-campus-recruitment/

CaiNiao partners with Best Inc to improve online shopping experience for Southeast Asian customers

Alibaba's logistics platform CaiNiao announced on Monday that it has launched a cross-border direct delivery service from China to Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia with logistics company Best Inc. Ouyang Chongguang, head of cross-border Southeast Asia at CaiNiao, said the direct delivery service ensures timeliness and quality of service, providing a better online shopping experience for…

https://cntechpost.com/2021/08/02/cainiao-partners-with-best-inc-to-improve-online-shopping-experience-for-southeast-asian-customers/

Official media blames online games as 'spiritual opium', sending Tencent, NetEase shares diving

China's official media, the Economic Information Daily, published an article on Aug. 3 that said online games were addicting minors, comparing them to new types of drugs and raising investor concerns that the industry would face a crackdown. According to the report, 62.5 percent of underage Internet users in China regularly play games online; 13.2…

https://cntechpost.com/2021/08/03/official-media-blames-online-games-as-spiritual-opium-sending-tencent-netease-shares-diving/

Xiaomi overtakes Samsung to become No. 1 in European market share

Xiaomi became the smartphone brand with the largest market share in Europe for the first time in the second quarter, overtaking Samsung and Apple, according to a report released Tuesday by market research firm Strategy Analytics. Xiaomi shipped 12.7 million units in the second quarter in Europe, up 67.1 percent year-over-year, with a 25.3 percent…

https://cntechpost.com/2021/08/03/xiaomi-overtakes-samsung-to-become-no-1-in-european-market-share/

Tencent announces new measures to reduce impact of games on minors

Tencent on Tuesday announced new measures to reduce the impact of games on minors, amid a renewed focus on the topic. To further increase protection for minors, Tencent will launch seven new initiatives, starting with a pilot for its most popular game Honor of Kings, the company said. Tencent said it will enforce tougher online…

https://cntechpost.com/2021/08/03/tencent-announces-new-measures-to-reduce-impact-of-games-on-minors/

Huawei to invest $100 million over next three years to support Asia-Pacific startups

Huawei will invest $100 million over the next three years in the Asia-Pacific Spark Program to build a startup ecosystem, the company announced on Tuesday. Huawei plans to recruit 1,000 start-ups and build 100 scale-ups, the company said. Huawei announced the launch of three Asia-Pacific Spark startup enablement programs: the Spark Developer Program, which aims…

https://cntechpost.com/2021/08/03/huawei-to-invest-100-million-over-next-three-years-to-support-asia-pacific-startups/

Tencent testing NokNok, a Discord-like social app for gamers

Tencent's Platform and Content Group (PCG) is internally testing a Discord-like social app for gamers called NokNok, or "KK" as it is known internally, according to a report by tech media outlet 36kr on August 3. The project was launched in April, and NokNok is similar to Discord in that multiple channels can be set…

https://cntechpost.com/2021/08/03/tencent-testing-noknok-a-discord-like-social-app-for-gamers/

Honor of Kings upgrades rules, bans users under 12 from topping up

Tencent has imposed further restrictions on minors' game spending, with its most popular game Honor of Kings releasing new rules on Wednesday that show users under the age of 12 are banned from topping up in the game. For users over the age of 12 and under the age of 16, the rules show a…

https://cntechpost.com/2021/08/04/honor-of-kings-upgrades-rules-bans-users-under-12-from-topping-up/

JD.com gets green light to build cargo airline

Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com's Jiangsu Jingdong Cargo Airlines has passed the initial review by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) East China Regional Authority, according to a CAAC announcement Tuesday. The company, which has a registered capital of RMB 600 million (US$92.74 million), is a joint venture between JD.com's Suqian Jindong Zhanrui Enterprise Management…

https://cntechpost.com/2021/08/04/jd-com-gets-green-light-to-build-cargo-airline/