ByteDance’s Pico launches new VR headset Pico 4, competing with Oculus
TikTok owner ByteDance bolstered its lineup of VR headsets on Thursday by unveiling the new Pico 4 and 4 Pro as strong alternatives to the Meta Oculus, with prices starting from 429 euros ($421.79)....
View ArticleVivo updates foldable phone X Fold+ with high-end Qualcomm processor
Chinese phone vendor Vivo launched its second generation foldable phone, the X Fold+, in China at a release event on Monday night, with a price tag of RMB 9,999 – RMB 10,999 ($1,396 – $1,536). Why it...
View ArticleBEYOND Expo | SenseTime’s Xu Li on commercial possibilities of metaverse natives
SenseTime’s co-founder Xu Li shared his vision and insights on digital natives of the metaverse and how their habits can redefine business models in the immersive virtual world. This keynote speech...
View ArticleByteDance launches Pico 4 in China with local content
TikTok owner ByteDance launched its Pico 4 VR headset in China on Tuesday, following its unveiling to the overseas market on Sept. 23, offering more exercise content and incorporating a number of...
View ArticleBEYOND Expo | How has the pandemic changed consumer electronic trends
In recent years there has been a concerted push within the field of consumer electronics toward smart devices and digital services, with the emergence and growth of sectors such as smart home, digital...
View ArticleOppo Watch 3 Pro: a high-end Android watch that lasts for days
Chinese phone maker Oppo released its new generation of smartwatches, the Watch 3 series, in August with a price tag of RMB 1,599 – RMB 2,099 ($228 – $300). The company first entered the watch market...
View ArticleEx-Microsoft exec Harry Shum defines the future of the metaverse
The “metaverse” has quickly found its way into mainstream vocabulary since last year, with an array of tech majors eager to stake their claim within it. But how should we really define the metaverse...
View ArticleThe US’s moves to contain China’s semiconductor industry: a timeline from July
On Friday, the US announced a new set of semiconductor export restrictions aiming at cutting China off from accessing certain high-end chips and further limiting the country’s ability to try to make...
View ArticleChinese EV makers Nio, Xpeng, and Li Auto expand bets on self-produced chips:...
Major Chinese EV makers – Nio, Xpeng, and Li Auto – are all making moves in producing their own chips for vehicles, as the former two focus on AI chips for autonomous driving and the latter works on...
View ArticleAlienWorlds and STEPN on social and gaming trends in Web3
Companies have been exploring different gaming and social experiences in the Web3 spaces as they continue to build out the next generation of 3D internet experiences. Ownership and community have been...
View ArticleChinese semiconductor firms bear heavy fallout of US chip sanction
Since the US issued one of the broadest export controls on semiconductor technology to China in a decade last Friday, China’s semiconductor industry has seen its market value tumble for days in a row....
View ArticleKey tech policies from China’s 20th Communist Party Congress
On Oct. 16, top leaders of the Chinese Communist Party gathered in Beijing to meet for the 20th Party Congress. The week-long meeting, held every five years, attracts 2,340 delegates from the party to...
View ArticleApple pauses plan to source YMTC storage chips: report
Apple has paused its plans to use storage chips from Chinese supplier Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC) due to mounting geopolitical pressure and criticism from US policymakers, sources told Nikkei...
View ArticleBEYOND Expo | How can graphene change the world
From transportation to defense to smartphones, graphene, the lightweight and ultra-strong material, can be used in various fields and has the potential to become a ubiquitous engineering material....
View ArticleBEYOND Expo | How AI can accelerate drug research and development
As AI technology becomes a ubiquitous invisible force in our daily life, traditional fields such as medical research and development have embraced the technology to speed up processes and change the...
View ArticleTSMC sees declining 6nm and 7nm utilization due to weak smartphone demand:...
Chip manufacturer TSMC sees a declining utilization in 6nm and 7nm processes as people buy fewer smartphones and PCs amid a global economic slowdown. It expects to cut utilization of certain chips in...
View ArticleMemory chip maker SK Hynix expresses concern about its China business amid US...
South Korean memory chip maker SK Hynix reported less promising than expected quarterly results on Oct. 25, with net profits dropping 67% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2022. Comments from a...
View ArticleSingles Day 2022: Consumer electronics see strong sales growth on JD
Singles Day, China’s biggest year-end shopping event, kicked off its pre-sale period across platforms on Monday. Sales data from e-commerce giant JD, a platform known for consumer electronic...
View ArticleHHOGene GPods: New earbuds look to glow in competition
HHOGene, a new consumer electronics brand founded by the former CEO of Alibaba’s DingTalk Chen Hang, launched its first product GPods, an earbud that can beam lights, and have raised more than...
View ArticleHuawei launches budget foldable phone Pocket S
Chinese telecom giant Huawei introduced the Pocket S, a budget flip-style foldable phone, on Wednesday in China. The phone has a lower price range compared to other foldable phones, priced between RMB...
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