Chinese Smartphone With 10,000mAh Battery Tipped to Enter NPI Stage; Could Debut as Honor Power Series Handset

Honor X70 was launched earlier this month with an 8,300mAh silicon-carbon battery. The handset is claimed to deliver up to 15.6 hours of continuous GPS navigation on a single charge. Now, new leaks coming out of China suggest that Honor is developing a device with a higher battery capacity. The upcoming handset is said to … Read more

Microsoft SharePoint Hack: Probe on Whether Chinese Hackers Found Flaw via Alert

Microsoft Corp. is investigating whether a leak from its early alert system for cybersecurity companies allowed Chinese hackers to exploit flaws in its SharePoint service before they were patched, according to people familiar with the matter. The technology company is looking into whether the program — designed to give cybersecurity experts a chance to fix … Read more

Microsoft Said to Step Up Search for Chinese Gaming Hits to Emulate Sony’s Success With Genshin Impact

Microsoft is stocking up on Chinese video game content to emulate Sony Group’s success with “Genshin Impact”, sources said, solidifying China’s transition from a land only of players to a hub of blockbuster developers. The US software giant and Japan’s vanguard of technology have for some years been offering big money to small developers to … Read more

Chinese Internet Giant Baidu Planning to Launch AI Chatbot Similar to OpenAI’s ChatGPT in March

Chinese Internet giant Baidu is planning to launch an artificial intelligence chatbot tool similar to OpenAI’s ChatGPT in March, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters. Baidu plans to debut the application by initially embedding it into its main search services, Bloomberg News reported earlier. ChatGPT’s tech works by learning from vast amounts of … Read more

Google Files Lawsuits Against Chinese Nationals for Promoting Fraudulent Crypto Apps on Play Store: Report

Google is taking a conscious approach towards identifying risky apps being promoted on its Play Store. In a fresh development, the search engine giant has identified two suspects who could have been using the app storefront to advertise fraudulent crypto apps. In order to deal with this situation, Google has filed a lawsuit against two … Read more

Honor 400 Price Leaked; Spotted Alongside Honor 400 Pro on Chinese Certification Website

Honor 400 and Honor 400 Pro will likely be unveiled soon, and the purported handsets have surfaced on China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) website. The listings for these handsets reveals the model numbers of the Honor 400 and Honor 400 Pro. Additionally, European pricing and colour options of the vanilla Honor 400 … Read more

Microsoft, US Say Chinese Hackers Targeted ‘Critical’ Infrastructure; Warn Against Similar Global Attacks

State-sponsored Chinese hackers have infiltrated critical US infrastructure networks, the United States, its Western allies and Microsoft said Wednesday while warning that similar espionage attacks could be occurring globally. Microsoft highlighted Guam, a US territory in the Pacific Ocean with a vital military outpost, as one of the targets, but said “malicious” activity had also … Read more

Chinese Android Phone Brands Said to Be Testing Under-Display Cameras and 3D Face Unlock

Apple uses a 3D facial recognition system known as Face ID for secure authentication in its iPhone models. This Face ID embedded within a display cutout has long set the benchmark for smartphone facial recognition. So far, most Android manufacturers have yet to match it with a comparable and widely adopted alternative. Now, a new … Read more

Apple Said to Be in Discussions With Several Indian Firms to Replace Chinese Suppliers

Apple is holding discussions with several Indian companies as part of the iPhone maker’s efforts to build its own supply chain ecosystem in the country, according to a report. Apple heavily relied on Chinese suppliers until 2020, but the firm has since attempted to move production to other regions, including India and Vietnam. The company … Read more

Microsoft Says Chinese Hackers Used Flaw in Company’s Code to Steal Emails From US Agencies

Microsoft said on Friday that Chinese hackers misappropriated one of its digital keys and used a flaw in the company’s code to steal emails from US government agencies and other clients. The company said in a blog post that the hackers were able to use the key – which they acquired under undisclosed circumstances – … Read more