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Candle power to charge smartphones

A California start-up has developed a device that can charge smartphones with candles.

July 29, 2015
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The world’s largest smartphone market may be reaching saturation, but local Chinese players like Huawei and ZTE are elbowing in on Apple’s turf at home and abroad. (Photo: AFP) 01:20
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Chinese smartphone makers have Apple in their sights
July 22, 2015
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Despite having one of the highest rates of mobile phone use and homing many of the worlds biggest banks, Hong Kong is lagging far behind other major money centers when it comes to financial tech. ...02:03
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Hong Kong falls behind on financial technology
July 14, 2015
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Chinese parents sceptical on effectiveness of new child protection rules on smart devices
September 28, 2023
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April 3, 2023, marked 50 years since the world’s first cellphone call was made in New York.  Martin Cooper was the engineer with US telecommunications company Motorola who made the call in 1973....03:12
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50 years since the first mobile phone call
April 4, 2023
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Foxconn Technology Group is offering new incentives to lure back workers who fled its major iPhone factory in the central Chinese province of Henan between October 1 and November 10, 2022. The...03:02
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Short-staffed iPhone assembler Foxconn goes all out to lure workers
November 30, 2022
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Japan’s second-hand market for iPhones has reportedly grown because of a sharp decline in the value of the yen. The depreciation of the Japanese currency has made Apple’s flagship gadget costlier,...01:59
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Second-hand iPhones gain popularity in Japan as yen falls
November 9, 2022
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Apple’s new iPhone 13 drew crowds of Chinese customers to the company's flagship store in Beijing on September 24, 2021. The new handset boasts a faster processor, longer battery life and improved...02:08
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iPhone 13 draws crowds in Beijing
September 24, 2021
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South Korean designer Paeng Minwook has invented a gadget called a “third eye” to help keep smartphone addicts safe as they walk while looking at their phones. Paeng said the device is meant to...01:47
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‘Third eye’ keeps phone addicts safe
June 3, 2021
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Chinese smartphone maker Huawei has released its very own operating system, Harmony OS, which can be installed across an array of devices, and work as an alternative to Google's Android OS. Huawei...03:04
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Huawei's new Harmony OS
June 4, 2021
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Chinese smartphones were once thought of as cheaply made, unreliable and not very durable. But in recent years, Chinese smartphone brands have made large inroads to take a bigger share of the...06:56
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SCMP Explains: The rise of Chinese smartphones
April 17, 2021
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The Galaxy Note 20 Ultra is Samsung’s most-powerful phone yet, but is it worth the US$1,300 price tag? A large smartphone with a built-in stylus, the device comes with top-notch specs including an...06:30
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3 days with the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
August 28, 2020
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A Rwanda-based smartphone manufacturing company is hoping to win over customers with its Mara Phone, the first device made entirely in Africa. The company is marketing its phone as a higher-quality...03:04
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African-made smartphones challenge China models
January 21, 2020
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Special camps have been set up in South Korea to help smartphone ‘addicts’ break free from their dependence on digital devices and the internet. ...01:51
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Internet detox camps for young South Koreans
November 5, 2019
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SenseTime CEO expects Hong Kong-listed firm to turn a profit in 2 years with generative AI business
May 29, 2024
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Amid a boom in generative AI and the rise of apps like DeepSeek and ChatGPT, China’s adult toys industry is the latest to capitalise on the global trend. WMDoll, one of the biggest sex doll...05:38
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Chinese sex doll makers embrace AI
March 6, 2025
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Sophia is one of the world's most expressive humanoid robots. Developed by Hong Kong-based Hanson Robotics and activated in 2016, it is still among the most sophisticated social robots ever built....12:17
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Humanoid robot: The story of Sophia
February 22, 2025
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Tech analysts point to so-called scaling laws in betting on Nvidia’s fate05:00
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Is China’s DeepSeek the end of Nvidia’s AI dominance?
February 5, 2025
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Alibaba says its Qwen 2.5 Max ‘comprehensively outperformed’ Deepseek-V3 in certain benchmark tests01:20
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Alibaba says new AI model outmatches Deepseek and GPT-4o
January 30, 2025
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DeepSeek has integrated its reasoning model into the web and app versions of its chatbots for unlimited use at no cost05:10
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Chinese AI DeepSeek sparks US tech stock plunge
January 28, 2025
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Suzhou Intelligence Technology makes robots used to clean large commercial indoor spaces such as airports and shopping centres01:30
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China start-up to bring large cleaning robots to Hong Kong
January 27, 2025
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The Shenzhen-based company is ramping up output amid fierce competition in China’s robotics sector02:00
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UBTech to mass produce humanoid robots by end of 2025
January 27, 2025
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Chief scientific officer at XtalPi says AI can cut average drug discovery times to one to two years01:10
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AI-driven firm aims to transform drug discovery
January 20, 2025
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