Chinese researchers have developed high-dynamic electronic paper that mimics how ink sits on real paper, aiming at the eye strain and washed-out color of today's screens. The work traces two thousand years of paper history before explaining why reflective displays may finally be ready for wider use.
Oppo has issued an apology after an advertisement drew criticism for leaning on phrases like breaking stereotypes and diversity. The episode shows how quickly corporate messaging in China can misfire when it sounds borrowed from overseas campaigns.
A Chinese social post about a Sam's Club in Jinan on November 8 captures a familiar frustration: paid members who expect a calm, orderly warehouse store instead face crowds and chaos. The complaint is less about shopping than about what a membership fee is supposed to buy.
Rising memory chip prices are making used smartphones unusually valuable in China, with near-mint handsets flying off shelves in Shenzhen's Huaqiangbei market and some popular models climbing back above last year's prices.
Xiaomi has built a roughly 150-yuan AI hardware kit aimed at ordinary people, letting them create a personal AI device with plain-language prompts rather than code. The pitch is vibe coding for the rest of us — and a test of whether cheap, playful hardware can carry AI into daily life.
A cheap tempered-glass film, sold with a dust sticker and a promise of free replacement, has become an unlikely flashpoint after an Apple hardware executive said he feels uncomfortable every time he sees one on an iPhone.
A hobbyist blogger describes stuffing an AI model into an ESP-Mosaico board and calls the result useless — proof, he argues, that Vibe Coding is spreading from software into hardware. The post reads as a small diary of trial and error rather than a product review.
Apple is expected to unveil an OLED MacBook with a touchscreen at its upcoming event, a first for the company's laptops. The move would merge tablet-style input with the Mac's desktop software.
A security breach that remotely pushed supermarket cold cabinets to 50°C destroyed meat and other food across more than a hundred stores, a case study in how connected appliances can be weaponized. The same environmental roundup covers data-center heat storage and second-life EV batteries.
A robotics executive argues that sidewalk delivery robots have solved the driving problem but remain stuck on unglamorous costs: deploying in new sites, retrofitting buildings, and paying humans to step in when machines fail.
A writer on the community site Shaoshupai hacked a Quote/0 e-ink display into a table-side ordering helper, showing how paper-like screens are finding quiet uses beyond reading. The project reflects a wider hobbyist push to make low-power hardware part of daily life.
China's most famous chili crisp brand quietly rebuilt its factories around an AI management system, and revenue climbed back to a record 5.4 billion yuan. Its 79-year-old founder still runs the company her way.
A viral warning from China describes how peeling apart two stuck-together laundry detergent pods sent liquid into a woman's eye, leaving her with severely damaged vision. Chemists explain why the pods' concentrated surfactants are far harsher than ordinary soap.
A long-awaited health feature, sleep apnea notifications, has gone live on Apple Watch in mainland China after a two-year wait. It watches your breathing overnight and flags possible pauses, nudging users toward a doctor rather than diagnosing them.
Apple has opened pre-orders for the iPhone Duo, its first foldable phone, priced from 15,999 yuan. The company's own repair estimates show an inner-screen fix costs nearly half the phone's price.
Data compression lets us send twenty photos in a blink and stream HD movies instantly, yet almost nobody notices it. A popular Chinese explainer argues this invisible technology is one of computing's most underrated achievements.
A three-year-old kept hearing 'monsters' buzzing inside her bedroom wall. Months later, a beekeeper traced the sound to a massive honeybee colony hidden behind the plaster.
Apple is reportedly testing built-in microphones in its next Apple TV 4K, letting users summon Siri by voice alone. A new Siri Remote with a speaker would also make the remote easier to find.
OnePlus China chief Li Jie says the OnePlus 16 skips a global 185Hz refresh rate because screens can't yet balance smoothness with power and heat. He calls the phone experience-first, not spec-first.
Shipments of AI glasses are climbing quickly, yet the devices still lack a must-have function. The real question is not what they can do, but what only glasses can do.
A memory chip shortage is squeezing the cheapest smartphones out of the market, rewriting the logic of the entry-level phone and leaving budget buyers with fewer options.
A Reddit user found Disney Magic Kingdoms installed on a Windows PC without permission, sparking fresh scrutiny of Microsoft's recommended-apps system. The 2.43GB surprise is the latest flashpoint in a long-running debate over bundled software.
China's biggest tech companies are racing to make AI assistants the default gateway on smartphones, each with a different strategy. The winner may decide how billions of people search, shop and pay.
A wave of Chinese writers and app makers is pushing 'duan she li' — the practice of cutting clutter, discarding excess and leaving behind mental baggage. It is less about empty rooms than about reclaiming control.
A 24-inch television now costs less than a hotpot dinner, yet Chinese households are switching on less than ever. Falling sales, wall-mounted screens and phone-first habits reveal a slow shift in how families use the living room.
BlackBerry's phone business is gone, but its QNX software now runs inside millions of cars. The former $83 billion giant has quietly turned a collapse into a comeback.
In China's smart EV era, one vehicle is increasingly assembled by many partners — automakers, chip designers, software teams, data platforms, dealers and service networks. A new look at the AITO partnership asks what actually makes a brand grow when no single company builds the whole car.
A fitness diary posted on a Chinese forum this week drew hundreds of replies from ordinary gym-goers. It reflects how a growing share of Chinese men now train for how they look, not just how strong they are.
During China's National Day holiday, electric-car owners plan routes around charger queues instead of traffic, treating range like inventory. The ritual reveals how charging habits, not just batteries, shape the country's busiest travel week.
Huawei's car communications team drove the 561-km Duku Highway and found strong signal on 98.7% of the route. The test shows how satellite links are becoming a selling point for Chinese smart cars.
Huawei unveiled its Mate 90 series on October 1, its first flagship to go on sale the same day it launched, with prices starting at 5,999 yuan. Executive Richard Yu called the pricing "sincere" amid soaring memory chip costs.
A senior Huawei executive argues that carmakers may spend more developing their own smart driving systems than buying them, urging stronger division of labor between automakers and suppliers.
A cheap clip-on ring sold online to 'save gas' can turn a normal stove into a carbon monoxide source. One user says only a home alarm saved him; experts say the risk is real and easy to miss.
China will enforce a new national metrology standard for smart glasses acoustics from October 2, giving the fast-growing wearable category a shared technical yardstick for calls, music and voice control.
China's three state telecom carriers have reportedly stopped accepting new applications for installment phone plans, freezing the '0-yuan phone' model. The pullback raises questions about how much of China's handset market has been propped up by consumer credit.
Honor's new Magic9 lineup splits into three very different phones: a compact standard model, a camera-first Pro Max tuned with cinema gear maker ARRI, and an ultra-endurance version with a laptop-sized battery and an active cooling fan.
After launching overseas, IKEA's affordable Matter-compatible smart home products are quietly clearing Chinese certification, signaling an imminent mainland debut. The move could shake up a market long dominated by local ecosystems like Xiaomi and Huawei.
The free and open-source Android app store F-Droid has released version 2.0, rebuilding its interface around three simple areas: Discover, Search, and My Apps. The update also improves app discovery and management for privacy-conscious users worldwide.
A new app transforms favorite locations into stunning wallpapers, allowing users to bring memories of home, travel destinations, or beloved natural scenes to their digital devices.
China unveils world's largest embodied intelligence theme park featuring over 300 robots across diverse interactive scenarios, marking a milestone in human-robot collaboration.
