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10 Feb Generative AI could be smart glasses’ killer app and Hong Kong-founded Brilliant Labs is betting big on the trend

Posted at 23:00h in Asia

Singapore-based smart lenses start-up Brilliant Labs has become the latest company to introduce a pair of smart glasses, as a slew of tech companies, including several in China, try to make wearing glasses “cool”.The company’s new Frame smart glasses, announced on Friday, are imbued with...

07 Feb IDG Capital works to rebut US ‘confusion’ over its inclusion on Pentagon’s list of companies with ties to China’s military

Posted at 02:46h in Asia

IDG Capital, a venture firm with offices in Beijing and Hong Kong, said it’s working to clear up “confusion” over its inclusion on a US Pentagon list of companies with ties to the Chinese military.The company was surprised to discover its name on the list...

05 Feb Huawei reclaims top spot in China’s smartphone sales ranking, its first time back since company was added to US blacklist

Posted at 12:00h in Asia

Huawei Technologies climbed back to the No 1 spot of China’s smartphone market in the initial two weeks of this year, according to a report by research firm Counterpoint, putting more pressure on 2023 industry leader Apple and major mainland rivals...

29 Jan China approves 14 large language models and enterprise applications, as Beijing favours wider AI adoption across industries

Posted at 10:04h in Asia

A total of 14 LLMs and enterprise applications were recently given the green light by authorities for commercial use, according to local media reports and company announcements including those from smartphone giant Xiaomi, AI specialist Beijing Fourth Paradigm Technology Co and Beijing-based tech...

26 Jan Samsung to integrate Baidu’s AI model into new Galaxy S24 handsets, as mainland Chinese rivals push new smartphones with similar tech

Posted at 23:00h in Asia

Under a strategic partnership between Samsung’s China arm and Baidu AI Cloud, the recently unveiled Galaxy S24 series will deploy the Ernie LLM to perform the handset’s new “Circle to Search” feature that enables users on the mainland to search texts, images...

23 Jan China’s smartphone market recovers in 2023 amid increased competition, Huawei’s strong comeback in 5G handset segment

Posted at 12:00h in Asia

Domestic smartphone shipments totalled 289 million units last year, compared with 272 million in 2022, according to the latest report published on Monday by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), a scientific research institute under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.That...

19 Jan China remains a tough market to stage a comeback for world’s former top smartphone vendor Samsung

Posted at 01:30h in Asia

This article was first published by The Korea Times in a partnership with the South China Morning Post.A resident of eastern Jiangsu province, 48-year-old Shen Ling used to own a number of Samsung Electronics smartphones in the 2010s, attracted by the devices’ well-designed...

16 Jan Apple gets deeper into China’s smartphone price wars with widening iPhone discounts, but rival Huawei stays above the fray

Posted at 12:30h in Asia

Apple’s atypical discount drive on the mainland shows the US tech giant’s focus to gain ground in the world’s second-biggest economy amid sluggish global iPhone sales, which has seen the company hit by two ratings downgrades in the first week of this year.Huawei Technologies’...

15 Jan China EVs: CATL, world’s top battery maker, plans first plant in Beijing to supply Li Auto and Xiaomi

Posted at 11:40h in Asia

Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), the world’s largest electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturer, will build its first plant in Beijing to tap the rising demand for battery-powered cars in mainland China.CATL’s plant will help China’s capital city form a complete supply-chain for EV production, as...

14 Jan China’s Big Tech firms from Tencent to Alibaba cut external investments further in 2023 amid troubled economy

Posted at 03:00h in Asia

China’s internet giants from Alibaba Group Holding to Tencent Holdings slashed external investments last year amid an economic slowdown, regulatory headwinds and geopolitical tensions, according to data compiled by a Chinese consultancy.Total investment deals made by Alibaba, Tencent and Baidu plunged by nearly 40 per...

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