Ravi Hiranand

I always wanted to play games with my son. But recently, I’ve started to wonder if I’m doing more harm than good.

The Pokémon TV show and games show two different sides of the series—and it's leading to frustration while trying to play the games.

We all want our kids to win, but it’s important to understand that it’s okay to lose, too.

Every year, we share a list of books from around the world that our team has read and enjoyed. For 2024, we decided to do something different: We asked influential decision makers at global companies — from TikTok to iFood to Shein — to share the…

What’s the difference between haha and jaja? What about kkkk or hhhh? It’s a trick question: They mean the same thing. They’re all ways to express laughter, as interpreted by different cultures in different languages. In person, laughter is…

From food to gadgets to sports, explore how the business empire of one of the world’s richest men touches the everyday lives of millions in India. Imagine if everything in your home came from just one company. Or, to be more precise, from companies…

Sponsoring a football club is about more than just advertising, it's a status symbol. It’s the ultimate status symbol, a level of exposure achieved by few companies — but one available to any company that’s willing and able to pay a hefty price. It’s…

Tencent is converting another world-famous game franchise for smartphonesThe Pokémon Company recently released two more smartphone games Tencent’s mysterious Pokémon project has finally been revealed -- and it looks like the Chinese giant is drawing…

Abacus has moved to a new home on SCMP.com Dear Abacus readers, Over the last two and a half years, you’ve been with us as we’ve told you everything you need to know about China’s consumer tech scene. Now, we invite you to join us on the next stage…

China’s gaming market is becoming more console-friendly than ever, but there are still serious roadblocks facing the PS5 The PlayStation 5 is almost here. Sony will show off their new console in a pre-recorded video on Thursday. Gamers around the…

I spent a large chunk of my university days in the UK in a homesick haze. There was a lot I missed about Hong Kong: my family, the food, my friends, and the Octopus card. Every time I fumbled for change in a store in London or dug through my pockets…

Hong Kong’s universal smart card finally launches on iPhones, but it’s facing an assault from QR code payment systems like Alipay I spent a large chunk of my university days in the United Kingdom in a homesick haze. There was a lot I missed about…

Mi Watch runs the Android-based Wear OS and has a familiar shape, but it’s much cheaper than the Apple Watch Xiaomi has a new smartwatch. And it looks very familiar. There’s a lot of things I’d like to talk about with the Mi Watch. I’d like to talk…

Using Apple’s iMessage app to search for “Chinese” GIFs gives you a blank page Sending GIFs in messages is popular and easy. Plenty of messaging apps now have search functions to grab just the right GIF from anywhere on the web as a witty retort to…

You’d think the idea of playing any game on any device would be something gamers are interested in. Google and Microsoft, among many others, are investing heavily in the hope that they will be. But many are wary of cloud gaming. Cloud gaming means…

Google Stadia and Microsoft xCloud are pushing cloud gaming, but Tencent could be the real one to watch You’d think the idea of playing any game on any device would be something gamers are interested in. Google and Microsoft, among many others, are…

You may think the iPhone 11 is boring, but innovation is hard to find in the smartphone sector There’s a narrative out there that you’ve probably seen before. It popped up again in the wake of Apple’s (unsurprising) new iPhone announcements: Apple…

A 10-year-old achieves a dream he's had for 22 years, because anime What were you doing 22 years ago? A lot can change in a couple of years, let alone a couple of decades. In one case, one kid finally achieved the dream he’s been working towards…

Believe it or not, Victoria has only just finished the first Breath of the Wild, so we talk about that too on You Died! E3 has come and gone. So who were the big winners? Watch Dogs: Legion was a huge surprise for me. I haven't been a fan of previous…

E3 has come and gone. So who were the big winners? Watch Dogs: Legion was a huge surprise for me. I haven't been a fan of previous games in the series -- they just felt too generic, somehow, despite having a really unique premise -- but this one's…