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Chinese man wins iPhone at firm’s party, finds tiles in box instead, seeks apology
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (155+ words) Employee keeps unopened "iPhone" box prize until he gets home to show wife; is dumbfounded to find ceramic slabs, chocolates, lollipops inside A Chinese man experienced an emotional roller coaster as he discovered the latest iPhone model he won at…...
‘More than 600%’ memory price spike rattles China’s phone and broadband makers
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (214+ words) China's tech sector braces for a "memory winter, with rising chip costs threatening handset output and slowing broadband rollouts A global memory supply shock is sweeping through the electronics industry, as surging component costs threaten to squeeze China's smartphone and…...
Taiwan pushes back on Washington’s aggressive chip relocation demands
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (273+ words) The new reality in geopolitics is the structural transformation from "made-in-Taiwan" to "made-by-Taiwan", according to one analyst Taiwan"s move to defend its "silicon shield" is the latest sign of the island"s tech dominance being used as a bargaining…...
Shanghai boosts chip fund 11-fold in China’s self-reliance push
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (252+ words) Registered capital increases by US$794 million as country's semiconductor hub strives to nurture local firms The Shanghai Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund, backed by the municipal government, has expanded one of its three funds more than 11-fold to pump more…...
Insta360, Vivo challenge DJI’s turf, eyeing a slice of the gimbal camera boom
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (194+ words) Insta360 and Vivo plan new handheld cameras to challenge DJI, but analysts say building a content ecosystem will be the tougher battle Chinese electronics companies Insta360 and Vivo are preparing aggressive moves into the gimbal-stabilised camera market, setting up a direct challenge…...
Chinese drone for anti-submarine warfare among systems at Saudi defence show
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (174+ words) Demand is growing in the Middle East for autonomous platforms and it is now one of the largest overseas markets for China's military drones More than 770 exhibitors from 76 countries are taking part in the defence show in Riyadh, which opened…...
Could this thrust device give Chinese drones an edge over F-35s?
1+ week, 11+ hour ago (193+ words) An aerodynamic tail nozzle designed in Nanjing proves its mettle in a high-subsonic speed drone test In a world first, Chinese researchers have flight-tested new streamlined thrust technology in a high-speed drone, capping nearly two decades of research in the…...
Cyberport rolls out one-stop ‘ABC Service Centre’
1+ week, 3+ day ago (516+ words) New centre combines AI, big data and cybersecurity services to support research, testing and deployment across industries One-Stop Platform Driving Innovation From Idea to Rollout Unveiled on January 26, Cyberport "ABC Service Centre brings together A (artificial intelligence), B (big data)…...
TSMC Japan plan for advanced chips seen as hedge against pressure from US, China
1+ week, 3+ day ago (191+ words) The expanded Japan presence will ensure that some of TSMC's production is immune from Trump's on-again, off-again import tariffs Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's plan for advanced chip production at a Japanese plant will help it hedge against US tariff threats…...
Five years on, Apple’s AirTag is updated. Here’s what’s new.
1+ week, 3+ day ago (649+ words) First published in 1903, South China Morning Post is Hong Kong's premier English language newspaper and has the city's most affluent and influential readership. With a reputation for authoritative, influential and independent reporting on Hong Kong and…...