News & Reviews:   china

Facial recognition is considered one of the secure ways to identify a person’s identity. With some of the flagships ditching fingerprint unlock like the Apple's later generation iPhones and Google Pixel 4, the technology that used to be far away from us is becoming more common right now. By using the technology, China has implemented a new law that requires citizens to go through facial recognition scans to get a new SIM card.

This must be a really devastating news to some of the fanatic buyers during the 11.11 sales. It is reported that over 879 tonnes of cargo shipped from China sunk into the open ocean after encountered a collision. The cargo mainly consists of products purchased from Taobao during the sales. The repercussions of this incident involved not only Taobao and its consumers, but also the lives of the ship’s crew members.

Earlier today, OPPO has recently unveiled their brand new ColorOS 7 outside of China and it comes with several new improvements such as more responsive and lightweight design, new ways to interact, as well as a better camera and video performance.  In terms of when it will be available, OPPO has mentioned that the new custom Android operating system will be rolled out to all their smartphones starting 26 November 2019.

Based on a statement by Beijing ByteDance Technology, they are currently in the talks with labels such as Universal Music, Sony Music, as well as Warner Musics to have their songs included on a new music streaming service. The aforementioned service has yet to be named, but ByteDance plans to have it available on markets such as India, Indonesia and Brazil due to the growing popularity of streaming services.

Recently, a bunch of patent images appeared on the China National Intellectual Property Administration which hints that Xiaomi could be developing their very own foldable display smartphone very soon. Unfortunately, the patent did not include any details such as the exact dimensions, tech specs, and features that will be included in the aforementioned foldable smartphone.

Molinks electric motorcycle is a new product that is crowdfunded on Xiaomi’s YouPin platform. The e-bike is jointly manufactured by Thunder electric car and QianJiang Motorcycle (a well-known China motorcycle manufacturer).

Based on a statement by IDC, vivo shipped more than 54.3% of the total 5G smartphone shipment in China, which is significantly more if you compare them to other smartphone competitors. The reason vivo was able to achieve this feat, was due to the fact that vivo had already started investing in 5G since 2016. As of today, vivo has applied more than 2000 5G patents as well as 3000 more technical proposals to the 3GPP Standardisation Organisation.

Yesterday, U Mobile has announced a partnership with WeChat to launch the WeChat GO Malaysia Mini Program. The aforementioned program serves to aid travellers coming from mainland China by allowing them to purchase items and services via their own currency, Renminbi(RMB) via the WeChat app.

In an attempt to reduce reliance on Samsung, Apple had been working closely with Chinese display manufacturer BOE Technology Group to have their displays certified for future Apple devices. Not only that, but they have also noted that Apple had also been rigorously testing the manufacturer’s flexible OLED panels as well based on a statement by nikkei.com.

During the Xiaomi Future Image Technology Communication conference in Beijing, China earlier today. Xiaomi has made a rather big announcement, stating there is a big possibility that they will be releasing a smartphone equipped with a 108MP image sensor manufactured by Samsung. The sensor is capable of churning out images with a resolution of up to 12032 x 9024 pixels.