Top 5 Chinese LGBTQ apps in 2022 - TechNode
Jun 17, 2022 · Finka (Aloha) Finka (formerly known as Aloha) is a Tinder-like dating app for gay users. Like Tinder, users can choose to like, dislike, or pass on algorithm-generated recommendations. Matched users can chat privately. Finka also offers live streaming features. Compared to Blued, Finka focuses more on young users.
WeChat Launches E-Book App To Make Reading Social - TechNode
Aug 28, 2015 · WeChat Launches E-Book App To Make Reading Social. by Emma Lee Aug 28, 2015. WeChat, China’s most popular chat app, rolled out e-book app Weixin Dushu, or WeChat Read, yesterday. The app allows users to share their reading lists and experiences with WeChat friends, and is currently only available on the iOS platform.
Online black market for adult content thrives behind China
Jul 30, 2019 · Online black market for adult content thrives behind China’s firewall. A blurred out porn site. (Image Credit: BigStock/Volodymyr P) For foreigners living in China, it has become a rule of thumb that specialized software is needed to bypass the country’s internet restrictions and gain access to outlawed content such as pornography.
Huawei's HarmonyOS NEXT breaks away from Android · TechNode
Jun 24, 2024 · Huawei unveils HarmonyOS NEXT beta version for developers, breaking away from Android dependency. Huawei Mate70 series will be the first device to come with HarmonyOS NEXT pre-installed in the third quarter. Credit: Huawei. Chinese tech giant Huawei opened the Huawei Developer Conference (HDC) 2024 in the city of Dongguan in southern China on ...
Plants vs. Zombies Hybrid Edition goes viral in China - TechNode
Jun 27, 2024 · She covers consumer electronics, semiconductor, and the gaming industry for TechNode. Connect with her via e-mail: [email protected]. More by Jessie Wu. Plants vs. Zombies Hybrid Edition, a remastered version of the classic tower defense video game published by the American company PopCap Games, went viral in China in June, 15 years after ...
Huawei launches HarmonyOS NEXT to break away from
Jan 19, 2024 · HarmonyOS NEXT will break away from Android architecture, establishing itself as a truly independent operating system. Credit: Huawei. Every Wednesday and Friday, TechNode’s Briefing newsletter delivers a roundup of the most important news in China tech, straight to your inbox. On Thursday, Huawei announced open applications for its developer ...
Ask China Anything: A peek inside China’s ACG culture
Aug 9, 2019 · ACG, short for “Anime, Comic, and Games,” is being embraced by more and more young people in China. For one female interviewee, it was her seventh time visiting ChinaJoy, and she still gets excited walking through the different halls. “It’s like entering a 2D world in a 3D space,” she said. “I feel relaxed and far from the pressure ...
How different are China’s Douyin and global TikTok? - TechNode
Aug 28, 2019 · The two apps are often referred to as versions of one another—Douyin is the domestic Chinese version and TikTok, the global—and they are managed by the same person. According to the company’s latest leadership shuffle in June, the team managing both TikTok and Douyin is now led by Zhu Jun, the co-founder of TikTok’s Shanghai-based ...
Black Myth: Wukong tops IGN’s 2024 game of the year poll
Sep 24, 2024 · Game Science’s Black Myth: Wukong’ made it to first place in the What’s Your Game of the Year 2024 So Far poll on US gaming site IGN. The poll used a head-to-head method, whereby players chose their favorite game over several rounds of game matchups. At the time of writing, Black Myth: Wukong featured in 168,785 duels, and had secured an ...
Douyin web version looks like other video platforms - TechNode
Jun 23, 2021 · Douyin, ByteDance’s Chinese version of TikTok, launched a web version of the short video app on Monday. The mobile-focused content giant is seeking more growth on desktop. Why it matters: Douyin is hitting the ceiling in user numbers. In September 2020, the short video app’s daily active users reached 600 million, which is more than 60% of China’s overall 986 million mobile users in the ...