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“AnBot” is being developed by the National University of Defence Technology in Changsha, Hunan province. A prototype was unveiled at an expo in Chongqing last month. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Meet China’s RoboCop: the robot police officer who doesn’t tire – or second-guess commands

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US genetics start-up Color brings affordable cancer-risk testing to Hong Kong

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A screen shot from Hyper Light Drifter.

Apps & Gaming

Game review: Hyper Light Drifter is beautiful, mysterious and engaging. And really hard

5 May 2016 - 7:00am

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O2O money changer app Get4x aims to ease Hongkongers' currency exchange woes

5 May 2016 - 12:32am

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Families

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4 May 2016 - 10:15pm

<p>Xintong Tiandi wins right to use IPHONE mark on wallets and purses</p>

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A model demonstrates Samsung’s new Galaxy S7 smartphone during its launch ceremony in Seoul, South Korea. Photo: Reuters

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<p>Search engine has 5 per cent market share</p>

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A ‘procedural fairness letter’ (left) from Canada’s Consulate General in Hong Kong, dated March 18, informs a Chinese immigration applicant that they face rejection on the basis of suspicion that they are inadmissible under section 34 (1) (f) of Canada’s immigration act, the section that bars people suspected of espionage, subversion or terrorism. The SCMP has agreed to redact identifying portions of the letter. Photo: SCMP Picture

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Canada cites espionage risk from two Huawei employees, saying it plans to reject their immigration applications

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Qihoo 360 stops accepting medical advertisements in wake of Baidu probe

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Baidu shares continue slide in New York amid concerns over Chinese probe into student death linked to online search

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Medicine and health care were among the 10 major top fiveindustries contributing more than 50 per cent ofto Baidu’s total online marketing revenue in 2015. File Photo

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Baidu leaps in where Google opts not to tread

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The government could impose stiff penalties on search giant Baidu in the fallout from an investigation, analysts say. Photo: Simon Song

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Baidu may face tough penalties in fallout from student’s death: analysts

4 May 2016 - 2:00am 1

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Fans of NBA basketball star LeBron James cheer his arrival at a Nike-sponsored event in Beijing, in 2014. Basketball is hugely popular in China, but are fans ready to pay to watch? Photo: AP

China’s tech firms jumped on sports bandwagon – but can they figure out how to get fans to pay up?

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People look at a screen showing stock market at a bank in Lok Fu. Hong Kong stocks jumping back and snapping a four-day losing streak. 10JUL15

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Why you should stay away from Hong Kong’s dud tech board

12 Jan 2016 - 3:30pm

(151212) -- HANGZHOU, Dec. 12, 2015 (Xinhua) -- A customer scans QR code to pay with Alipay at a supermarket in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, Dec. 12, 2015. China's largest online payment platform Alipay and Koubei.com, both belongs to Alibaba Group, joined hands to promote an offline sales promotion, in which customers are entitled to enjoy discount with payment by Alipay. More than 300,000 offline merchants at home and abroad took part in the event. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong) (lfj)

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Innovation in China’s technology companies missing a creative spark

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Plenty of tech innovations in store for 2016

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An Afghan money changer counts US dollars at the currency exchange Sarayee Shahzada market in Kabul on December 17, 2015. The Afghani exchange rate is one US dollar equal to 68.40 Afghani which is set by the Central Bank of Afghanistan. AFP PHOTO / Wakil Kohsar

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Chinese start-up on track to deliver artificial intelligence-on-a-chip

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<p>The malware will either lock up or encrypt your computer’s data, forcing you to choose between paying a ransom or losing your files forever </p>

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Why ransomware is a big threat for computer users, and how to prevent attack

4 Mar 2016 - 11:12am

A billboard of ride-hailing service Uber is pictured on a highway in New Delhi, India. Photo: Reuters

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Uber and Alipay expand partnership to facilitate payment in yuan when using ride-hailing app outside China

3 May 2016 - 6:33pm 1

Three Chinese astronauts blasted off in a rocket in 2013 at the start of a 15-day mission to dock with the nation’s experimental space laboratory. Photo: Xinhua.

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China’s second space lab to go into orbit this year as part of permanent manned space station by 2022

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Users of the local car-sharing platform can now choose from among four Hyundai models including a 2017 Elantra. Photo: Hyundai

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“AnBot” is being developed by the National University of Defence Technology in Changsha, Hunan province. A prototype was unveiled at an expo in Chongqing last month. Photo: SCMP Pictures

China

Meet China’s RoboCop: the robot police officer who doesn’t tire – or second-guess commands

China is developing a robotic security officer that can sniff out bombs, grab suspects with a mechanical clamp and deliver a jolt of electricity to neutralise threats.

5 May 2016 - 11:22am More on Future tech

A ‘procedural fairness letter’ (left) from Canada’s Consulate General in Hong Kong, dated March 18, informs a Chinese immigration applicant that they face rejection on the basis of suspicion that they are inadmissible under section 34 (1) (f) of Canada’s immigration act, the section that bars people suspected of espionage, subversion or terrorism. The SCMP has agreed to redact identifying portions of the letter. Photo: SCMP Picture

China

Canada cites espionage risk from two Huawei employees, saying it plans to reject their immigration applications

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Companies

Baidu shares continue slide in New York amid concerns over Chinese probe into student death linked to online search

5 May, 9:44am

Medicine and health care were among the 10 major top fiveindustries contributing more than 50 per cent ofto Baidu’s total online marketing revenue in 2015. File Photo

China Tech

Baidu leaps in where Google opts not to tread

4 May, 11:12am 4

The government could impose stiff penalties on search giant Baidu in the fallout from an investigation, analysts say. Photo: Simon Song

China Tech

Baidu may face tough penalties in fallout from student’s death: analysts

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A billboard of ride-hailing service Uber is pictured on a highway in New Delhi, India. Photo: Reuters

Companies

Uber and Alipay expand partnership to facilitate payment in yuan when using ride-hailing app outside China

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Policies & Politics

Baidu’s US-traded shares drop nearly 8 per cent after China launches probe over student’s death

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<p>Xintong Tiandi wins right to use IPHONE mark on wallets and purses</p>

China Tech

Apple loses another trademark fight in mainland China

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China Tech

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Microsoft executive believes artificial intelligence ways away from replacing human intelligence

30 Apr 2016 - 1:17am 1 More on Microsoft

<p>UC browser now world’s second-most popular mobile browser</p>

Companies

Alibaba’s UCWeb mobile browser arm looks to ramp up international expansion

30 Apr 2016 - 1:15pm More on Alibaba

<p>Online search giant’s net profit down 18.9 per cent to 1.89 billion yuan</p>

Companies

Baidu reports 24 per cent increase in first-quarter revenue to 15.82 billion yuan

30 Apr 2016 - 12:46pm More on Baidu

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A young teen in front of a laptop computer while using a tablet.

Families

6 ways parents in Hong Kong and everywhere can help teens addicted to mobiles

4 May 2016 - 10:15pm More on Parenting: teens

A model demonstrates Samsung’s new Galaxy S7 smartphone during its launch ceremony in Seoul, South Korea. Photo: Reuters

Lifestyle

Move over, Xiaomi – Oppo and Vivo join charge of the Chinese smartphone brigade

4 May 2016 - 8:01pm 1 More on Samsung Electronics

Amazon’s Kindle Oasis is the company’s lightest e-book reader yet. Photo: AP

Lifestyle

Review: Kindle Oasis aimed at avid readers, but pricey for others

3 May 2016 - 5:24pm More on Amazon Kindle

A billboard of ride-hailing service Uber is pictured on a highway in New Delhi, India. Photo: Reuters

Companies

Uber and Alipay expand partnership to facilitate payment in yuan when using ride-hailing app outside China

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Start-ups

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US genetics start-up Color brings affordable cancer-risk testing to Hong Kong

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O2O money changer app Get4x aims to ease Hongkongers' currency exchange woes

5 May 2016 - 12:32am More on Currencies

<p>For some, investing through sites such as Kickstarter is entertainment, for others it is like betting on penny stocks. Either way, thousands continue to back schemes, some of which are little more than pie in the sky</p>

Lifestyle

How Hong Kong crowdfunders got burned, and why they’re still investing

3 May 2016 - 11:37am 3

Apps & Gaming

A screen shot from Hyper Light Drifter.

Apps & Gaming

Game review: Hyper Light Drifter is beautiful, mysterious and engaging. And really hard

5 May 2016 - 7:00am

Innovation

A still from online virtual reality game Second Life. Photo: courtesy of Linden Lab

Lifestyle

Three steps to the ultimate in escapism: virtual-reality worlds you never need to leave

29 Apr 2016 - 10:02pm

Leaders & Founders

Millions of dollars are spent keeping the likes of Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg every year. Photo: AFP

United States & Canada

Facebook has spent US$12.5 million protecting Zuckerberg over the past three years

29 Apr 2016 - 12:36pm 2

What’s up with WhatsApp? Blocked again in Brazil over data dispute

3 May, 5:03pm

Sony applies for patent on contact lens camera that shoots photos in a blink

4 May, 1:50pm

'The wave you caught that made you successful will come to an end' says Microsoft CEO

4 May, 12:11pm

Business

Online data storage providers shut down in China as digital content crackdown continues

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Science & Research

Japan has a massive space programme and has achieved successes in both scientific and commercial satellite launches. Photo: AP

East Asia

Japan gives up on failed US$273m black hole research satellite, two months after launch

29 Apr 2016 - 2:31am

Google UK and Ireland managing director Eileen Naughton says businesses using marketing communications along with some of Google's can lead to informative ads that aren't intrusive.
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Enterprises

Google maps 'tens of thousands' of UK stores to work out whether ads attract customers to retailers

25 Apr 2016 - 4:44pm

Scientists believe the Cicadas' long hibernation and mass emergence might be an evolutionary tool to prevent birds and other predators from making too big a dent in the population.
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Science & Research

Noisy cicada plague descends on the US East Coast after 17-year hibernation

25 Apr 2016 - 4:44pm

E-commerce

<p>Labels could be a big factor in which service consumers buy </p>

E-Commerce

US unveils new labels for broadband, mobile internet service

5 Apr 2016 - 4:51am

Tencent founder and CEO Pony Ma (right) and Baidu CEO Li Yanhong attend the China (Shenzhen) IT Summit on Sunday. Photo: Xinhua

E-Commerce

China’s internet giants throw weight behind sharing economy after endorsement by Beijing

29 Mar 2016 - 4:04pm

Alibaba founder Jack Ma now aims to tap China’s market for the trading of used goods online. Photo: SCMP Pictures

E-Commerce

Alibaba to spend US$15 million on digital flea market as China looks to second-hand sales

29 Mar 2016 - 3:43pm

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Revealed: photos claim to show life inside China’s ‘luxury prison’ holding jailed wife of disgraced leader Bo Xilai

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