Blog Tag - Technology

Startup Watch: Akkadu Brings Live Event Interpreting Into the Smartphone Era
Startup Watch highlights up-and-coming innovators who are trying to make it big in Beijing's thriving startup world.  Who: AkkaduWhat: A live event...
Flying Further: How Daxing Airport is Holding Up One Month On
As autumn arrived, the first metal birds began to migrate south to Guangzhou from Beijing’s new Daxing Airport. Roughly one month on, the airport...
DP Robot Roundup: Automation is Happening Before Beijing's Eyes
Behind the scenes of everyday life, the phenomenon of automation has been proliferating in the field of manufacturing for decades. Fewer workers are...
Bring on the Drones! How to Legally Register and Use Your Drone in China
Are you a drone enthusiast looking to bring your talents to China? If you live in Beijing and own a drone, you probably already know that...
Never Listen to Another Voice Message Again: WeChat Rolls Out Awesome Transcription Function
If you're anything like me, you've cut more than a few WeChat contacts out of your lives forever, after they sent you a long, unsolicited voice...
Is Facebook Is Coming for Your WeChat Data? Shady New Plugin Raises Eyebrows
If you came to China from another country, it probably wasn't because you were running away from overgrown social media companies trying to harvest...
Cyber Justice - Beijing's Court for the Internet, on the Internet
The Internet has given rise to no end of skullduggery as unscrupulous netizens use its platforms for their dastardly schemes. Woe! How can justice be...
Here Are 3 5G Phones to Get You Ready for Beijing‘s Super-Speed Network
The era of 5G is here! Kind of.  Beginning next month, all three major Chinese telecommunication carriers will have launched 5G service for...
Beijing Subway Trials Facial Recognition, Wants You to Offer Up Your Face
The Beijing subway system has begun experimenting with facial recognition technology, which if accurate enough is likely to be applied to the entire...
I Spy... a Hidden Camera: How to Make Sure Your House, Hotel, or Airbnb Isn't Bugged
We've come a long way since spies had to peek through keyholes or resort to sinister, if not utterly comedic, moves like drilling through the eye...
Beijing's Largest Remaining Central Electronics Market Bainaohui to Close in June
Bainaohui AKA Buy Now, arguably central Beijing's best electronics market and one of the last remaining markets to not have been banished past the ...
China’s Love-Hate Relationship With Gaming Won’t Stop It From Dominating the Industry
China has long been ambivalent about technological change, attempting to reap the rewards of innovation while also protecting existing traditional...
Chinese New Year Travelers Made 1.2 Billion Purchases Over WeChat Pay
According to data released by Tencent’s ubiquitous app WeChat and Alibaba’s payment platform Alipay, China’s mass holiday migration over the lunar...
Founder, Father, Patriot: The Conflict at the Heart of Huawei Chief’s Identity
Life is full of diverse, and sometimes contradictory, roles and obligations. For just about all of us, we must balance between family, profession,...
What Cook and Company Are Still Getting Wrong About Apple in China
Apple CEO Tim Cook’s letter to investors certainly has come as a surprise, admitting as it did that global sales are weak and that revenue is likely...