Huawei to launch improved $2,400 folding Mate X with faster processor and stronger screen

Huawei planning to launch an improved version of its $2,400 the Mate X folding phone with faster processor and stronger screen just two months after initial release Huawei’s folding Mate X will get an improved version in early 2020 The company says it will have a stronger screen, hinge, and faster processor  The Mate X will … Read more

Tesla shares hit record high after EV maker plans to user cheaper Chinese-made parts for its Model 3

Tesla shares hit record high after EV maker plans to use cheaper Chinese-made parts for its entry-level Model 3 to compete with U.S. rivals The electric vehicle maker’s shares rose as much as 4.3% to an intraday trading record high of $392.50 Investors seemed to be responding to news that Tesla will source more, cheaper … Read more

A Foxconn scheme sold more than 300,000 bootleg iPhones made from defective parts

Anonymous whistleblower reveals $43million fraud scheme at Apple assembly partner Foxconn’s biggest iPhone factory in China that ‘sold more than 300,000 bootleg phones made from defective parts’ Some workers at Foxconn were involved in a bootleg iPhone scheme They used defective components to assemble phones to sell on the black market Between three and five … Read more

Children in greener areas are less likely to have ADHD, finds study

Children whose schools are lined with trees and close to green space are less likely to have ADHD, a study has found.  Scientists analysed the surrounding environments of the schools of almost 60,000 youngsters in China. Results showed children were less likely to have attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder if their school was close to green space.   … Read more

Chinese actress left with horrific circular second-degree burns and bruises from cupping ‘therapy’

Chinese actress left with horrific circular second-degree burns and bruises from cupping ‘therapy’ WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT  Deng Sha, 34, went for a fire cupping session after filming an episode of her TV series Yanxi Palace Fire cupping involves soaking a cotton ball, lighting it on fire, placing in a cup and then quickly removing it … Read more

Systems that use facial recognition can be fooled by using a 3D-printed mask

Airport security and payment systems that use facial recognition can be fooled by using a 3D-printed mask of a different person’s face, researchers find Researcher printed a lifelike mask to see if they could fool facial recognition  Mask was able to trick payment systems and boarder checkpoints  Team suggest that facial recognition is not as safe … Read more

China launches its £120million autonomous, trackless train

China’s £120MILLION autonomous, trackless train that runs on virtual rails launches its first commercial line in Sichuan A vast array of sensors on the train allow it to measure road dimensions ahead  The train then plots a route accordingly and drives around autonomously It is estimated the new form of transport will be used by 25,000 people a … Read more

iPhone shipments to China fall 35 percent even as the country’s smartphone market continues to grow 

iPhone shipments to China fall by 35 percent in anticipation of new tariffs that could add as much as $70 to price Apple has made significant cuts to its iPhone shipments to China in November It cut iPhone shipments by 35 percent, the second straight month of declines Analysts suggest the cuts were made in … Read more

Furious little boy kicks car and tells off driver after he knocks down mother on zebra crossing 

Furious little boy kicks car and tells off driver after he knocks down mother on zebra crossing Footage captured in Dadukou District, Chongqing, China, on December 4 The boy and his mother were knocked to the ground as they crossed a crossing Child rises to his feet and checks mother is unharmed before running to … Read more

Joke about Donald Trump named best Christmas cracker gag of 2019

‘What do you call a snowman on Love Island? A melt!’ Jokes about TV, Coleen Rooney’s detective work and Donald Trump are named best Christmas cracker gags of 2019 The public were asked to submit their best original jokes to the TV channel Gold  Each Christmas joke was assessed and judged anonymously by 2,000 people … Read more

Chinese fury over call to name Berlin Zoo pandas Hong and Kong in support of democracy protests

Chinese fury over call to name Berlin Zoo pandas Hong and Kong in support of democracy protests The zoo offered readers of Berlin paper Tagesspiegel the chance to name them ‘Hong’ and ‘Kong’ came out on top as the most popular name amongst readers The proposed names were seen as support for region’s pro-democracy protests … Read more

Norwegians have the best quality of life in the world, followed by Swiss and Irish, UN rankings say

Norwegians have the best quality of life in the world, followed by the Swiss and the Irish, with the UK and US taking 15th and 16th, according to the UN.  The annual Human Development Index rankings are calculated using three categories: health, education and income. The highest life expectancy at birth was in Hong Kong … Read more