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Huawei unveils Honor Note 8, a gargantuan phablet with a 6.6-inch screen

Huawei has unveiled its Xiaomi Mi Max competitor, and it's big. The 6.6-inch smartphone boasts a Quad HD screen and a 4,500mAh battery.
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Uber gives up the fight in China and merges with archrival Didi Chuxing, report says

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Uber and Didi look to continue their ride-sharing war legally, thanks to new Chinese regulations

Even though Uber and Didi have been butting heads in China, the two ride-sharing services look to do so legally, if reported new rules are to be believed.
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Zika be damned: The Zuk Z2 Rio Edition is here to compete

Wanting to commemorate the upcoming Summer Olympics, Lenovo sub-brand Zuk announced the Z2 Rio Edition.
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Gionee believes its M6 and M6 Plus are the most secure phones around

Gionee unveiled the M6 and M6 Plus, its latest flagships that promise to encrypt all of your data using a dedicated data encryption chip.
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Chinese scientists will be the first to use CRISPR gene editing in human patients

Chinese scientists are preparing to set a world's first by treating lung cancer patients with cells modified using the CRISPR–Cas9 gene editing technique.
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Xiaomi’s upcoming Windows laptops could pack impressive hardware at very low prices

If the rumors are true, Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi could be moving into the Windows laptop space. Leaked slides show competitive specs at a good price.
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China doesn't want self-driving cars on its roads until regulations are in place

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is working with law enforcement on new rules, but there's no timetable for completion.
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China’s supersized ‘Xianglong’ surveillance drone gets ready to soar

China is supersizing its drone fleet with the addition of the the Xianglong "Soar Dragon," one of the country's largest surveillance drones.
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No, your eyes are not deceiving you: The Elephone S7 is a carbon Galaxy S7 Edge copy

Rub your eyes as hard as you want -- the Elephone S7 is a separate phone that looks startlingly similar to Samsung's dual-edged flagship.
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Uber hits the gas, gives its 2 billionth ride just 6 months after reaching 1 billion

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick took to Facebook to announce that his ridesharing service recently reached 2 billion rides.
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Korean electronics giant Samsung seeks stake in Chinese carmaker BYD

Samsung wants to buy a stake in Chinese carmaker BYD as part of a plan to expand further into the automotive realm.
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'Ghostbusters' reportedly denied a theatrical release in China

Paul Feig's remale of Ghostbusters has reportedly been denied a theatrical release in China, likely due to the film's supernatural elements.
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Alibaba claims to have created the world’s first ‘internet car’

Alibaba turned a Roewe RX5 SUV into an "internet car" with a YunOS operating system that allows the car to become part of the Internet of Things.
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It’s hideous, but this 3D-printed villa in China can withstand a major quake

Designed and built by the architecture firm HuaShang Tengda, this two-story, 3D-printed mansion can withstand a magnitude 8.0 earthquake.
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Amazon made it easier for Chinese counterfeiters to sell you fake products

Amazon created its own problem by offering access to its Fulfillment by Amazon to Chinese sellers, making it easier for them to distribute counterfeit goods
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VR treadmill maker Virtuix partners with Hero for Chinese VR rollout

Virtuix is set to install its Omni treadmills in arcades and esports centers around China after securing a deal with Hero Entertainment.
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Samsung’s electronics sales decline in China, Europe for third consecutive year

For the third straight year, Samsung's revenues from electronics sales in China and Europe decreased, while revenues in the U.S. increased.
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Vivo unveils its X7 and X7 Plus flagship phones

Chinese phone manufacturer Vivo has unveiled its latest flagships, the X7 and X7 Plus.
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If you’re reporting news in China, you can no longer cite social media

According to new Chinese laws, it's social media that serves as a truly non-reputable source for journalism.
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Forget phablets, Huawei’s upcoming phone might as well be a small tablet

Huawei's rumored Honor 8 Max might have popped up on China's TENAA regulatory agency.
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China forces app stores to monitor users for 60 days

China has now released a new set of app store regulations that could affect more than half a billion Chinese smartphone users.
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China smartphone makers snap up patents in fight for market dominance

Stepping into the ring to fight over China and its prime smartphone market are the country's own smartphone makers, as they begin to acquire more patents.
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China is on track to launch a second space station into orbit in September

China ticked a couple more boxes on its space program checklist this weekend, as it gears up to send a second space station into orbit this September.
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Qualcomm flexes its muscles in China, sues Meizu over patent licensing problems

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To boost wind energy production, China needs to build turbines where the wind isn’t strong

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China and Moscow could one day be connected via the Hyperloop

The Hyperloop One, Elon Musk's vision of a 760 mph transportation system within a tube, is going to Moscow.
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Facebook’s leadership talks China, Zuck’s future at shareholder meeting

Facebook addressed its courtship of China, where it is still banned, along with a number of other business issues at its annual shareholder meeting.
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Ever wonder why Xiaomi doesn’t make waterproof phones? Its founder explains

During a recent press event, Chinese phone juggernaut Xiaomi's founder, Lin Jun, said the company is open to waterproofing its phones in the future.
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Moving In: LeEco ramps up US expansion plans with new hires, new land

Chinese tech giant LeEco is beginning to speed up its plans to expand into the U.S. market, as it is rapidly hiring employees and purchased land from Yahoo.
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Meizu's m3s goes head-to-head with Xiaomi's Redmi 3S, even down to the low, low price

Meizu unveiled the m3s, the latest in a string of Chinese phones that continue to defy the odds by offering quite a bit punch for not that much money.
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Does this phone look like the iPhone 6? Chinese authorities say yes

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How much would it cost to build the iPhone in the US? MIT crunched the numbers

Apple has long been criticized for building the iPhone in China instead of the U.S., but it turns out opting to build it stateside wouldn't be cheap.
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China has plans to construct an underwater ‘research lab’ 10,000 feet below the South China Sea

China isn’t only interested in building artificial islands – they’re also planning construction of a sea lab some 10,000 feet underwater.