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Trump administration explores restrictions on Chinese Alipay and WeChat payment platforms

Thursday, October 8, 2020 3:12 pm33 Comments

Trump administration mulls possibly restricting the expansion of Ant Group’s Alipay and Tencent Holdings Ltd.’s WeChat Pay over concerns…

President Trump’s WeChat ban could impact iPhone sales in China

Friday, August 7, 2020 3:15 pm23 Comments

U.S. President Donald Trump’s order banning U.S. companies from doing business with Chinese messaging app WeChat could impact Apple’s iPhone…

Clean Network: U.S. steps up campaign to purge untrusted Chinese apps

Thursday, August 6, 2020 8:55 am6 Comments

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said expanded U.S. efforts on a program it calls “Clean Network” would focus on five areas and include…

Apple’s China problem may require a new iPhone tailored specifically for Chinese users

Thursday, January 31, 2019 9:04 am3 Comments

For years, Apple Inc. has operated on the assumption that it gets to set the world’s tastes…

Analyst: Apple may be headed for ‘serious ramifications’ from ‘superapps’ like WeChat in China

Friday, January 25, 2019 12:01 pmFriday, January 25, 20193 Comments

A recent update of the WeChat app from Chinese tech juggernaut Tencent…


WeChat rival ‘Bullet’ removed from Apple’s App Store over copyright complaint

Tuesday, October 9, 2018 1:02 pmTuesday, October 9, 2018No Comments

hinese chat app Bullet Messenger – touted as an upstart rival to Tencent Holdings Ltd’s hugely popular WeChat…

Apple and Tencent reach deal to let WeChat users tip each other

Tuesday, January 16, 2018 8:25 amTuesday, January 16, 20182 Comments

Apple Inc. and Chinese technology giant Tencent Holdings Ltd. have settled their tiff over tips…

Apple CEO Cook optimistic that some apps pulled in China will return; welcomes WeChat ecosystem on iPhone

Wednesday, December 6, 2017 8:30 am8 Comments

Cook stressed that he believes strongly in freedoms, in comments after a U.S. democratic senator’s remarks on Tuesday that Apple had a moral obligation to promote free expression…

Apple goes to war with Tencent’s WeChat

Thursday, May 18, 2017 2:30 pm7 Comments

In most of the world, the success of Apple’s ‘walled garden’ of proprietary software has two element…

Courting controversy, Apple tells several Chinese social-networking apps to disable their ‘tip’ functions

Thursday, May 18, 2017 2:04 pm8 Comments

Apple Inc. has seen its challenges multiply in the all-important China market over the past year or so…

China’s WeChat applauds Apple, even as it unveils a potential threat

Monday, January 9, 2017 4:00 pmMonday, January 9, 20173 Comments

China’s WeChat saluted Apple Inc. Monday on the iPhone’s 10th anniversary…

How stickers and apps work within iOS 10’s Messages

Friday, July 1, 2016 12:55 pmFriday, July 1, 20161 Comment

Developers can create apps that let you share content, edit photos, play games, send payments, and collaborate…

Beyond the flair: iOS 10 turns iMessage into a platform

Wednesday, June 22, 2016 3:55 pmWednesday, June 22, 20167 Comments

Apple’s big changes to Messages in iOS 10 seem mostly cosmetic: Giant emoji, full-screen fireworks, handwritten scrawls…

Chinese sperm banks use iPhone 6s to stimulate donations

Thursday, September 17, 2015 8:55 amThursday, September 17, 201511 Comments

You don’t need to give up a kidney to raise cash to buy an iPhone 6s as you can get enough money just by donating sperm!

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