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Xiaomi’s new 17 Ultra premium smartphone. Photo: Weibo
Xiaomi

Xiaomi’s 17 Ultra, backed by Leica, challenges Apple’s iPhone Pro Max in imaging

The 17 Ultra’s US$998 starting price is nearly 8 per cent higher than the previous generation owing to the soaring cost of memory chips.

Huawei

Huawei cuts Pura X prices as Samsung and Apple foldables loom

Huawei

Huawei’s HarmonyOS crosses ‘survival line’ as user base hits 27 million

Xiaomi

Memory crunch: China’s Xiaomi and Honor raise tablet prices as chip costs surge

Supplies of memory products for electronic devices squeezed by AI pivot of chipmakers, spurring companies to pass on costs to consumers.

Xiaomi will hike the prices of its Redmi Pad 2 and Xiaomi Pad 8 series. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

Xiaomi launches open-source model to compete against DeepSeek, OpenAI systems

MiMo-V2-Flash ‘particularly excels in reasoning, coding and agentic scenarios’, Xiaomi says.

Made in China 2025

China’s Unitree teases platform allowing users to control robots via smartphones

Hangzhou robotics unicorn’s platform is designed to bring embodied intelligence into everyday life.

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Huawei

China’s Huawei ramps up foldable handset battle with global launch of Mate X7

Huawei held nearly 70 per cent of China’s foldable smartphone market in the first three quarters, according to research firm IDC.

The Huawei Mate X7 features a thickness of 4.5mm when unfolded. Photo: Handout
Apple

Apple takes China’s smartphone battle house to house with 3-hour iPhone delivery

Apple is ramping up the fight for the Chinese market as rivals Huawei and Xiaomi pile on the pressure.

Mainland China

Z.ai open sources AI agent tool for phones after ByteDance privacy backlash

Beijing-based Z.ai said its work in ‘teaching AI how to use a smartphone’ dates back to early 2023.

Xiaomi

China’s Xiaomi says returns from AI investments ‘far exceed expectations’

Xiaomi’s smart EV, AI and other new initiatives turned a profit for the first time in the third quarter.

A Xiaomi SU7 Ultra electric vehicle is displayed during a media day for the Shanghai Auto Show, April 23, 2025. Photo: Reuters
Singapore

‘Better late than never’: Singapore parents laud curbs on phone use in schools

The city state is among countries that have stepped up measures to curb screen time and tighten social media restrictions for adolescents.

Singapore is among countries that have stepped up measures to curb screen time and tighten social media restrictions for adolescents. Photo: TNS
Huawei

Huawei’s new app allows AirDrop-style transfers between HarmonyOS and Apple iOS

HarmonyOS 6 is expected to be found in more than 90 Huawei devices after a software update by year end.

India

India scraps mandatory cybersecurity app on new phones after backlash

The Indian government confidentially ordered companies like Apple, Samsung, and Xiaomi to install the Sanchar Saathi app on their new phones.

Artificial intelligence

ByteDance-powered AI phone snapped up by consumers keen to try agentic assistant

The joint effort is the latest example of China’s advantages in combining AI capabilities with conventional consumer gadgets.

The ZTE smartphone running on ByteDance’s agentic AI phone assistant sold out on the first day. Photo: Handout
Samsung Electronics

Samsung unveils its first multi-folding phone as competition set to heat up

The launch of the Galaxy Z TriFold marks Samsung’s bid to reinforce its footing in a segment where Chinese rivals have been gaining ground.

Samsung’s Galaxy Z TriFold smartphone is shown during a launch event in Seoul on Tuesday. Photo: AFP
Wealth: Alternative Investments

Could investing in China’s AI industry prove more lucrative than the US’?

Amid US fears of an AI bubble, experts argue that China’s home-grown innovation offers robust growth opportunities for investors.

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Alibaba

Alibaba launches US$537 Quark AI glasses to challenge devices from Meta, Xiaomi

The glasses are expected to ‘usher in a revolution in human-computer interaction in the AI era’, Alibaba vice-president Wu Jia says.

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Robotics

Xiaomi hires engineer from Tesla’s Optimus team to lead robotic hand development

Zach Lu Zeyu joins Xiaomi as lead of its dexterous hand research and development operations.

International robotics research has been sharpening its focus on dexterous hands – a system designed to mimic humanlike hand and finger movements. Photo: Shutterstock
China Future Tech briefing

AI | Smart-glasses makers see AI as long-awaited must-have app

Chinese smart-glasses makers, such as Rokid and Alibaba, and global giant Meta are counting on artificial intelligence to kick-start demand for the devices.

Huawei

Huawei’s latest Kirin 9030 processor powers premium Mate 80 smartphones

Huawei’s Richard Yu Chengdong claims strong double-digit performance improvement by the new Mate 80 models running the Kirin 9030 processor.

Semiconductors

Memory chip prices surge amid strong demand from the AI sector: analysts

The price increase is set to be turbocharged once Nvidia starts using certain memory chips in its AI servers, Counterpoint Research says.

Memory chip prices are forecast to increase 30 per cent in the fourth quarter this year and a further 20 per cent in 2026. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

Lenovo downplays surge in memory chip prices, pushes AI agent for devices

The world’s largest personal computer maker posts record sales of US$20.5 billion in the September quarter.

Lenovo Group chairman and CEO Yang Yuanqing. Photo: AP
Huawei

Huawei’s Mate 80, foldable Mate X7 handsets to square off against Apple, Xiaomi

Speculation swirls that Huawei’s latest smartphones will run its new Kirin 9030 processor.

Xiaomi

China’s Xiaomi posts first profit from EV, AI units as quarterly earnings surge

Beijing-based company sells nearly 109,000 electric vehicles in three months, underscoring pivot from smartphones.

Motorola

Review | Motorola’s ultra-slim Edge 70 takes on iPhone Air, Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge

Motorola’s Edge 70 is expected to be much cheaper than its main ultra-thin competitors, but how does it compare? We give it a spin.

The Motorola Edge 70 is just 5.9mm thick and weighs 159 grams, and comes with a 6.67-inch OLED display. How does it stand up against the more expensive iPhone Air and Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge? Photo: Nico Tapia/dpa
China technology

China’s Huaqiangbei wholesale market sees surge in memory chip prices

The price increase reflects manufacturers’ sharpened focus on supplying memory products for enterprises involved in AI projects.

Shenzhen’s Huaqiangbei iis home to the world’s biggest wholesale electronics market. Photo: Shutterstock
Xiaomi

Xiaomi’s credentials get a boost as Beijing picks smartphones as state gift

The gesture reflects Xiaomi’s growing status as a symbol of China’s technological ambitions, analysts say.

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China Future Tech briefing

AI | China races towards 6G networks’ near-limitless, instant data

Next-generation cellular networking promises speeds 100 times faster than 5G, enabling holograms in meetings and real-time digital twins.

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