Mobile gaming isn’t what it used to be. While we might all look back fondly on the days of playing Snake on an old, indestructible Nokia, platforms like Apple Arcade have revolutionized on-the-go gaming. You can do so much more than play silly time-wasters now; there’s a litany of addictive, engrossing games that are on … Read more
Temu’s website in Vietnam, however, showed that the company’s foray into one of the fastest-growing economies in the region was apparently rushed. It currently supports only English as well as transactions made via credit card and Google Pay, while excluding leading Vietnamese mobile payment service Momo. In affluent Brunei, Temu is available in both English … Read more
The fictional Jarvis – an acronym that stands for “Just a Rather Very Intelligent System” – is a sophisticated AI assistant that made its debut in the 2008 film Iron Man, in which it manages and operates the internal systems of Stark’s laboratory, home and superhero armours. Ant Group, the fintech affiliate of Alibaba Group … Read more
“Looking forward, we continue to invest in our platforms and technologies including AI, enabling us to create new business value and better serve user needs.” The Tencent Games booth seen at the annual China Digital Entertainment Expo and Conference, also known as ChinaJoy, in Shanghai on July 26, 2024. Photo: AFP Video gaming sales, traditionally … Read more
Multiple video game titles from Tencent Holdings have disappeared from the top lists of the app store of smartphone maker Huawei Technologies, in sign of a deepening dispute between the two Shenzhen-based tech giants. As of Friday, almost all of Tencent’s mobile games have disappeared from the top game rankings of Huawei’s app store, leaving … Read more
A court in Shanghai rejected a Chinese consumer’s claim that Apple was abusing its market dominance with high iOS App Store fees, marking a win for the US technology giant as it faces increased antitrust scrutiny around the world. While Apple has the dominant market position in terms of iOS app distribution in mainland China, … Read more
Tencent Holdings is looking to sharpen its focus on “evergreen” video games that generate steady revenue, instead of rushing out new titles, as the domestic market continues to mature. “We are more focused now, and we tend to cancel many products with intermediate positioning,” Tencent senior vice-president Steven Ma Xiaoyi said in a report published … Read more
New Delhi: Apple prevented over $7 billion in potentially fraudulent transactions on its App Store in the last four years, the company has informed. In the same period, Apple blocked over 14 million stolen credit cards and over 3.3 million accounts from transacting again. “From 2020 through 2023, Apple prevented a combined total of over … Read more
Apple issued a rare apology for an advertisement touting its latest iPad Pro that upset many creatives and other customers. The company also said it will not air the ad on television as planned. The ad, which depicted musical instruments, TVs, paint cans and other creative tools being crushed into an iPad, was widely ridiculed … Read more
All traces of WhatsApp – the world’s most popular messaging app, with more than 2 billion monthly active users in 2023 – and Threads, which has soared in popularity on the mainland since its launch last July, are now gone from the domestic App Store, according to a search by the Post on Friday. Chinese … Read more
