Apps

Meet the man who wants to upend China’s fashion industry with an app called Mogujie

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Three avatars in Zepeto, a 3D character building and social networking app. The app now recently ranked number one by downloads on Apple and Android app stores in China, according to App Annie. Dec. 5, 2018. Handout

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6 Dec 2018 - 7:33am 1

How a TV show about a Chinese start-up gave unknown chat app Magic Crystal its big break

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5 Dec 2018 - 4:07pm

Upstart Chinese apps use aggressive clickbait and free cash tactics to win over new users

Chinese apps using clickbait and cash tactics to draw new users

4 Dec 2018 - 2:54pm

Weibo, which launched in 2009 and has more than 400 million monthly active users, making it the country’s second biggest platform behind Tencent’s WeChat. Photo: EPA

Twitter of China eyes expansion to overseas ‘Chinese-speaking world’

4 Dec 2018 - 3:29pm 2

Masaki Fujihata’s augmented reality app in action. Toon Lai-ning, 66, (back, left) and Jannie Wong Yuk-chun, 69, (back, right) lived in Wan Chai for decades and they shared their stories with Fujihata (back, centre) for him to create the AR figures. Photo: Dickson Lee

AR app puts 1950s residents into your photos of Hong Kong

2 Dec 2018 - 7:10pm

China’s mobile apps collect too much data, says consumer body

China’s mobile apps collect too much data, says consumer body

1 Dec 2018 - 3:08pm 5

Shazam was born out of a trip to a London pub.

‘We got lucky’: Shazam co-founder says don’t follow its ‘crazy’ example

1 Dec 2018 - 7:39pm

Go-Jek launches ride-hailing beta app in Singapore to take on Grab

Go-Jek launches ride-hailing beta app in Singapore to take on Grab

29 Nov 2018 - 8:00pm

In China, your car could be talking to the government

Is your car talking to the Chinese government?

29 Nov 2018 - 9:59pm 7

Chinese artificial intelligence company iFlytek is now removing politically sensitive words, phrases and names from its popular translation app, iFlyTranslate. Photo: Bloomberg

China’s iFlytek censors politically sensitive terms on its translation app

28 Nov 2018 - 6:03am 3

Why Twitch earns billions and is the king of game streaming platforms

Why Twitch earns billions and is king of video game streaming

28 Nov 2018 - 3:36am

TikTok users taking part in the “Gaga dance challenge”, a recent craze that swept the Philippines.

Why crazy popular app TikTok spreads joy whatever your age

27 Nov 2018 - 9:03pm

There are now a range of artificial intelligence-powered apps to monitor a baby’s sleep pattern and offer parents individualised, real-time recommendations to help a child sleep at night. Photo: Alamy

Help me, AI! My baby can’t sleep

27 Nov 2018 - 1:14pm 1

Chinese food delivery giant Meituan considers consolidating data from its different platforms after loss widens amid price war with Alibaba

Meituan considers consolidating data to cut costs amid losses from price war

27 Nov 2018 - 5:26am

Jane Wong explains why she uncovers hidden app features that tech giants like Facebook want to keep secret

Meet the woman exposing the secrets of tech giants like Facebook

27 Nov 2018 - 3:42am 22

Here’s just some of the apps Chinese can use to fend off boredom and nosy relatives over the holidays

How the Chinese deal with holiday boredom and nosy relatives

25 Nov 2018 - 6:54am 4

Chen Man: China’s answer to Annie Leibovitz aims to elevate tech to an art form with her Big Shot video app

Chinese video app caught the eye of Apple CEO Tim Cook

22 Nov 2018 - 10:07pm

The 2017 Chengdu Marathon is the largest road running event in Western China. Photo: He Bo

Chinese ‘running supermarket’ app helps one in 10 find races

21 Nov 2018 - 3:41pm 1

Ofo chief executive Dai Wei said to admit that he made ‘some wrong decisions’ in internal meeting

Ofo chief executive Dai Wei admits ‘some wrong decisions’

14 Nov 2018 - 11:01pm

AI-driven job apps improve efficiency but won’t replace human resources any time soon

Don’t know your preferred salary? This Chinese job app can tell you

13 Nov 2018 - 6:33am

Can WhatsApp and WeChat really replace family visits and showing the elderly we care?

Why it’s best to put your phone aside and go visit family

12 Nov 2018 - 5:01pm

Composer Shirley Choi working on her educational app Migalolo for kids. Photo: Edmond So

Classical musician behind free chart-topping kids’ apps on conservation

10 Nov 2018 - 12:31pm

TikTok video platform vaults ahead of major US social media apps in number of downloads in October

TikTok surpasses Facebook, Instagram for social media downloads last month

5 Nov 2018 - 8:56pm 1

ONDA, the new app and online platform, gives its members access to hundreds of private members clubs, including the East Room, Toronto, co-working spaces, and stunning properties around the world. Photo: ONDA

Why joining ONDA’s private club network takes more than money

3 Nov 2018 - 4:00pm

Chinese bike-sharing pioneer Ofo denies filing for bankruptcy

Chinese bike-sharing pioneer Ofo denies filing for bankruptcy

31 Oct 2018 - 6:59pm 3

Change follows Shanghai Phoenix Bicycles’ lawsuit over US$10 million in unpaid bills
Ofo also faces lawsuits filed by Tianjin Flying Pigeon Cycle Manufacturing and two logistics firms

Ofo founder replaced as bike-sharing firm’s representative amid rash of lawsuits

22 Oct 2018 - 5:11pm

The removal from app stores, which comes amid an ongoing content crackdown in China, would prevent new users from downloading the app but not affect current users

Tencent-backed Douyu’s live-streaming app pulled from stores

10 Oct 2018 - 1:26pm

Instagram influencer Natalia Levsina poses like she is at home in bed, except she isn’t. She’s on a photo shoot at a penthouse in New York. Photo: courtesy of Instagram/ Natalia Levsina

Picture perfect: New York penthouse solely for Instagram influencers

9 Oct 2018 - 4:13am 1

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