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Tencent denies storing WeChat records

TencentHoldings,whoseWeChatmessagingapphasmorethan1billionusersworldwide,saiditdoesnotstoreanyuserchathistories,afterChineseautomotiveindustrytycoonLiShufurepor

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China Mobile launches first service in UK, offering free calls to China

‍TelecomsgiantChinaMobilelaunchedservicesintheUKonWednesday,markingitsfirstforayoverseasasitlookstotargetagrowingnumberofChinesetouristsandexpatsvisitingandlivi

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Chinese bike-sharing firm in hot seat over delayed deposit refunds

AChinesebike-sharingcompanyisinthehotseatafterthecountry'sconsumerwatchdogorderedittorefunditsusersfollowingitsacquisitionbyanothercompany.Itisthelatestcasethat

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Netflix accused of spying on users after 'creepy' tweet

Video-streamingserviceNetflixhasbeenaccusedofspyingonitsusersaftertweetinga"creepy"jokeregardingtheirviewinghabits.ReferencingAChristmasPrince,afilmNetflixprodu

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Mobile short videos a new favorite for investors in China

China'smobileshortvideoindustryhaswitnessedexplosivedevelopmentwiththeincreasingnumberofsmartphoneusersinthecountry.Itisnowreplacingtraditionalonlinelivestreami

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Consumers are getting used to paying for online entertainment

Chineseonlinevideoconsumershavedeveloped“paymentawareness”andtheirgrowinginterestinonlinecontenthasatendencytosubdivide,saidZhouJie,deputysecretary-generalofthe

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Google faces mass legal action in UK over data snooping

Googleisbeingtakentocourt,accusedofcollectingthepersonaldataofmillionsofusers,inthefirstmasslegalactionofitskindintheUK.ItfocusesonallegationsthatGoogleunlawful

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Mobike co-founder: Working in the US helped form the bike-sharing idea

China’sleadingbike-sharingcompany,Mobike,isspeedingupitsoverseasbusinessthisyear,withUSbecomingtheeighthforeigncountrytheitsorangebikeshaveriddenintothisSeptemb

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Twitter extends 280 character limit worldwide after successful trial

Twitterisgoingglobalwith280-charactertweetsafteritfoundthechangedidnotimpactthebrevityandspeedofmostposts.Thesocialmediagiant,whichhasaround330mmonthlyactiveuse

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Google explains how all those Drive files got locked

OnHalloween,someGoogleDocsusersgotaspookysurprisewhentheywerelockedoutoftheirowndocumentsfor'violatingGoogle'stermsofservice.'Theinternettitansentoutafixandasta

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No more cupcake! Google Maps kills calorie counter

ThoseofyouwhowerethinkingofusingthenewcaloriecounterofGoogleMapstoloseweightwillneedtoswitchtoanewtoolbecausethecompanyistakingyour“cupcake”away.Theexperimental

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India's mobile market is hot and getting hotter

IndiahasnearlyasmanysmartphoneusersastheU.S.haspeople,andit'sabouttogetmanymillionsmore.TheSouthAsiannationisalreadyoneoftheworld'shottestmobilemarkets,withever

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Gmail starts converting addresses and contact info into links

Gmailispackedwithalotoftime-savingfeatures,likeSmartRepliesformobileusers.Soit’sabitsurprisingtorealizethatGmailwillonlynowstarttoautomaticallydetectandconverta

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Sina Weibo suspends user's access rights for real-name registration

SinaWeibo,themainmicrobloggingsocialplatforminChina,willofficiallyentertheageofreal-nameaccessstartingThursday,thedeadlineforitsuserstocompleteregistrationwitht

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Uber to end post-trip tracking of riders as part of privacy push

UberTechnologiesInc[UBER.UL]ispullingaheavilycriticizedfeaturefromitsappthatallowedittotrackridersforuptofiveminutesafteratrip,itssecuritychieftoldReuters,asthe

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Chinese social network causes uproar over 'sex slave' memes

ChineseusersofthepopularsocialnetworkQZonearefuriousafterstickers,ormemes,thatseemtopokefunatWorldWarTwo"comfortwomen"emergedontheplatform.ThestickersontheTence

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Google brings auto-playing video previews to mobile

GoogleintroducedamajorupdateSaturday,withthenewfeatureofallowinguserstowatchsix-secondvideopreviewsauto-playedinsearchresultsonGoogleappandChrome,bothunderiOSan