Leaving TikTok? Here are the five apps you should consider

A slew of short video apps want to be the next TikTok as the Chinese app faces an uncertain fate in the US
Powerful recommendations and editing tools on TikTok are proving harder to replicate than the sea of short videos

15 Aug 2020 - 1:05PM

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Leaving TikTok? Here are the five apps you should consider

15 Aug 2020 - 1:05PM

A slew of short video apps want to be the next TikTok as the Chinese app faces an uncertain fate in the US
Powerful recommendations and editing tools on TikTok are proving harder to replicate than the sea of short videos

Users eye WeChat’s sibling app after Trump’s ban

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Nintendo files for Pokémon Go trademarks in China under a funny name

Pokémon Go was banned in China just months after the game launched in 2016.

14 Aug 2020 - 11:00AM

TikTok maker’s army of apps includes a Tinder for English learners

After international setbacks with its hit short video app, ByteDance looks for new growth at home in online education.

13 Aug 2020 - 11:30AM

Xiaomi’s new TV is transparent, but not everyone is impressed

The Mi TV LUX Transparent Edition, Xiaomi’s second OLED TV, sells for more than US$7,000

12 Aug 2020 - 6:15PM

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