Chinese operator China Telecom unveiled its mobile IM product in collaboration with Internet firm NetEase yesterday, called Yixin, in a move that literally declared war on reigning OTT messaging ...

Instant messaging is the killer app on desktops. From IRC to ICQ to AIM to Trillian to Yahoo! Messenger to (soon defunct) Microsoft's Live Messenger to Facebook Messenger, millions around the world ...

The first big chat app in China wasn't Tencent's WeChat, it was Xiaomi's Miliao. Back in 2010 when the app first launched, Xiaomi was less widely-known, and its chat offering was ultimately eclipsed ...

Yahoo Finance's Julie Hyman, Adam Shapiro, Dan Howley and Rick Newman discuss what the future holds for WeChat in the U.S. as the Trump Administration and courts spar over its ban. JULIE HYMAN: Let's ...

The system is part of preparation for China's wide-ranging "social credit" system, which uses intense surveillance to dole out punishments and rewards. Chinese authorities have acknowledged for the ...

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The exchange of name cards has long been a ubiquitous part of meeting new people in China. But now it’s increasingly likely to be accompanied by the frenzied flourishing of smartphones, as the ...