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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...