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The owner of TikTok, the world’s hottest social media app at the moment, is preparing to launch its own smartphone, reports the Financial Times. 抖音目前是全球最火的社交应用，据《金融时报》报道，它的母公司正准备推出自己的智能手机。 The FT says TikTok owner ByteDance will leverage the patents and technology it acquired when it bought Chinese boutique smartphone maker Smartisan earlier this year. 《金融时报》称抖音母公司字节跳动科技有限公司今年早些时候收购了中国精品智能手机制造商锤子科技公司，而他们将利用的专利和技术正是来自这家公司。 That’s according to two sources with knowledge of ByteDance’s plans, the FT says. 《金融时报》称消息来源是两位了解字节跳动计划的人士。 While in the U.S. ByteDance is primarily known for its insanely popular video streaming platform TikTok, the company also has other popular apps in China including news aggregator Toutiao, a work collaboration tool called Lark, an instant messenger called Feiliao, and an upcoming music streaming app. 在美国字节跳动公司最火的是现下正流行的视频平台“抖音”，这家公司在中国还有其他流行的应用程序，包括资讯聚合器“今日头条”、办公套件Lark、即时通讯工具“飞聊”，还有一个即将推出的音乐流媒体应用。 | 
