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In the year 2025, note-taking apps have undergone a remarkable transformation, evolving into comprehensive productivity tools that go far beyond the capabilities of simple digital notebooks.

Notepad is the quickest way to jot down your thoughts, write temporary information like a phone number you want to save from a shopping website or draft short messages to be copied into another ...

Xiaomi has come up with a new option for tablet enthusiasts with the launch of the Xiaomi Pad 7. Positioned as an ambitious mid-range device, the Pad 7 is designed to offer powerful performance ...

The law that took aim at TikTok over national security concerns has prompted Americans looking for alternatives to download Xiaohongshu, a social media app that is popular in China. By Claire Fu ...

Yaling Jiang is the founder of research and strategy consultancy ApertureChina and Chinese consumer newsletter Following the Yuan. She is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School and the ...

With the TikTok ban looming closer in the US, Americans are switching to an app called Red Note. Every year, users braced for the possibility that TikTok might get banned. But now, that possibility ...

What happens when a welterweight takes on a heavyweight? In pure boxing terms, you'd expect the heavyweight to knock the welterweight out. But, if I were to stretch the analogy to tablets, you'd be ...

Do you need to learn Mandarin to use Xiaohongshu (a.k.a Red Note)? Not exactly, but it can't hurt Courtesy Ana Calderone; Cheng Xin/Getty TikTok refugees are searching for ~*good vibes*~. As the ...

TikTok could be outlawed in the U.S. as soon as Jan. 19 over concerns about its Chinese ownership, unless it gets a reprieve from the Supreme Court or if Beijing-based parent company ByteDance ...

Are you looking to buy an Android tablet? If so, the new Xiaomi Pad 7 deserves your attention. Powered by the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 processor, the Pad 7 is an all-rounder, offering almost everything one ...