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China mandates all apps to share business details in new oversight push
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said late on Tuesday that apps without proper filings will be punished after the grace period that will end in March next year
Apple expands retail presence in China, opens store on WeChat platform
The move by Apple comes as Chinese consumers increasingly turn to social media platforms such as WeChat and ByteDance's Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, to shop.
From brick devices to flip handsets, mobile phones have transformed in 50 years
'Father of the cell phone' Martin Cooper invented mobile phones 50 years ago.
Apple, Samsung propel average selling price of smartphones; agritech startups on reset mode
Thanks to Apple and Samsung, the average selling price of smartphones has moved up 18% to $224 in 2022.
China’s ‘iPhone City’ sends 870 workers away without notice
The workers were transported to Xuzhou in Jiangsu province early Friday “without prior communications,” the city’s authorities said in a statement Saturday on its official WeChat account. It didn’t say whether any of the people tested positive.
Apple limits file-sharing for Chinese iPhone users after anti-govt protest
Apple did not immediately respond to AFP's request for comment, and did not give a reason for this specific change, but said in its update description for users that the operating system now "includes bug fixes and security updates". Apple phones sold outside of mainland China did not appear to be affected by the update, while iPhones sold in China displayed the limit regardless of which country the user's App Store account was based in.
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Apple supplier Foxconn quadruples bonuses to staff hit by Covid lockdown in China
Daily bonuses for employees, who are part of a Foxconn unit responsible for making electronics including smartphones at the site, have been raised to 400 yuan ($54.72) a day for November from previously announced bonuses of 100 yuan, according to the official WeChat account of Foxconn's Zhengzhou plant.
For Twitter boss Elon Musk, now comes the hard part
The idea of an everything app, also referred to as a super app, originated in Asia with companies like WeChat, which lets users not only send messages but also make payments, shop online or hail a taxi.
Foxconn says production normal at iPhone plant in China despite COVID curbs
The Zhengzhou campus, which assembles Apple Inc's iPhone and has about 300,000 workers, banned all dining in and required workers to take their meals back to their dormitories beginning on Wednesday, a notice posted on the factory's official WeChat account showed.
At Amazon, some brands get more protection from fakes than others
Most merchants, many of them small businesses, rely on Amazon’s algorithms to ferret out fakes before they appear—an automated process that dedicated scammers have managed to evade.
Why inclusive tech remains elusive
We delve into the tech industry’s attempts at building products for people who are not like them, and find out why the majority still don’t champion accessibility and inclusivity in product design
Pegasus snooping: How costly is the Israeli spyware?
Several prominent Indians, including Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Union ministers Ashwini Vaishnaw and Pralhad Patel, poll strategist Prashant Kishor, were said to be potential targets of the spyware, according to a series of reports on The Wire.
How often do you scan QR codes? They're tracking you in ways you probably didn't know
QR codes have emerged as a permanent tech fixture from the coronavirus pandemic.
Trump orders ByteDance to divest interest in U.S. TikTok operations within 90 days
TikTok has come under fire from U.S. lawmakers over national security concerns surrounding data collection. Last week, Trump issued an executive order that would ban U.S. transactions with ByteDance and with Tencent Holdings Ltd's WeChat in 45 days, escalating a confrontation with Beijing over the future of the global tech industry.
Trade war fallout: China’s days as factory to the world are over, iPhone maker says
Foxconn has been shaking up its traditionally China-focused operations. Hon Hai is among Apple assembly partners that plan to expand operations in India, potentially helping the iPhone maker grow its presence in the country of 1.3 billion and shift some of the U.S. company’s supply chain outside of China.
Trump ban on top messaging app risks snarling global business
The White House’s vaguely worded edict left a lot of open questions about how broadly the ban would be applied and the full ramifications for Tencent Holdings Ltd.
Tesla accuses former employee of stealing self-driving tech and giving it to Chinese rival
If He Xiaopeng can make Xpeng a viable EV maker, he’s promised to treat himself to an exploration vessel that can break ice and explore the seas with small submarines and landing boats.
The critical flaw in India's mobile security
Once hackers access your device, they can easily use your microphone or camera to record you.
In trying to be the WeChat of India, Google Tez may have missed a trick
Google has entered the crowded payment App space in India. As lucrative as it may be, Google may soon find out that the more is not the merrier. It can also be chaos.
How Apple lost ground to Oppo & Vivo
The man who's clobbering Apple started out low on the tech spectrum. Duan made his fortune selling DVD players, telephones and game consoles similar to Nintendo's.
Why Google Allo doesn't have to kill WhatsApp to succeed?
If you combine WhatsApp's chat interface with Snapchat's doodling on image feature plus the power of Google Search and improve Siri's butler like capabilities, then you get Google Allo.
Here's how you can do more with voice on your smartphones
Here's how you can do more with voice on your existing smartphones — the only catch is that you need to know and memorise the correct voice commands.
Here's why Apple and Google should be worried about Facebook's messaging app
Facebook wants retailers to communicate with their customers on it, instead of on their own sites.
Evolution of enterprise messaging: Is SMS dead?
First generation enterprise mobile messaging, was dominated by a combination of SMS and email. SMS was pervasive and used for both person-to-person chat and for text alerts or notifications.
Here's what you can do to protect your iPhone after the huge App Store hack
Apple acknowledged on Sunday night that the App Store had been hit by an unprecedented hack that infected dozens of apps with malware.
Apple hints at why we even need a smartwatch
Kevin Lynch went on to demonstrate how apps like Instagram, WeChat, and Uber have been adapted to work on the Apple Watch.
Apple Watch showcased; to be available in 9 countries from April 24 at a starting price of $349
The Apple Watch boasts of a built-in speaker & microphone, meant to allow users to receive calls on the smartwatch itself.
Xiaomi, China's 'Apple-like' smartphone maker, to take on Samsung & Micromax in India
China’s smartphone maker Xiaomi doesn’t like being called an Apple clone and in fact wants to take it on globally. First stop: emerging markets like India.
WhatsApp CEO John Koum mocks Apple for copying features
Koum tweeted his views several hours after Apple unveiled a revamped iMessage app for iPhones.
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