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20 Feb Tech war: SMIC, Huawei projects among top government-supported endeavours in 2024

Posted at 10:00h in Asia

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) and Huawei Technologies, two key players in Beijing’s efforts to defeat US sanctions on advanced chips, are among the country’s top recipients of local government funding this year, according to published government documents.In Shanghai, 16 out of 191 major projects...

15 Feb Apple up against stiff competition in China as rivals race ahead with generative AI and foldable designs

Posted at 23:30h in Asia

The prospects for Apple, which led China’s smartphone market at the end of 2023, remain cloudy amid the slow integration of artificial intelligence (AI) features within its iPhone and the current popularity of foldable phones in the country, say analysts.With Chinese rivals gearing up to...

10 Feb Generative AI could be smart glasses’ killer app and Hong Kong-founded Brilliant Labs is betting big on the trend

Posted at 23:00h in Asia

Singapore-based smart lenses start-up Brilliant Labs has become the latest company to introduce a pair of smart glasses, as a slew of tech companies, including several in China, try to make wearing glasses “cool”.The company’s new Frame smart glasses, announced on Friday, are imbued with...

05 Feb Appotronics, BYD supplier of laser display tech, looks to boost production as smart EV demand rises

Posted at 00:30h in Asia

“The growth may beat our expectations, buoyed by improved production efficiency and rising demand from clients,” he said.Li Yi, founder and CEO of Appotronics. Photo: HandoutAppotronics, listed on China’s Nasdaq-style Star Market in Shanghai, supplies laser headlights, fusion window display technology and in-car infotainment screens...

02 Feb Tech war: Nvidia’s new H20 chip, tailored for China, set to go head-to-head with Huawei product

Posted at 13:00h in Asia

Newly-tailored chips for China from Nvidia are set for direct competition with a processor developed by domestic giant Huawei Technologies, with the two products having a similar price and performance, according to industry sources.Nvidia has started to take pre-orders for its H20, a powerful graphics...

21 Jan Nokia set to exit telecommunications joint venture with Huawei amid US-China tensions

Posted at 03:00h in Asia

Finnish telecoms equipment giant Nokia has found new buyers for its majority stake in a Beijing-based joint venture with Huawei Technologies, after a proposed deal fell through last year following strong protest by the Chinese partner.Under the latest agreement, wireless technology firm TD Tech will...

20 Jan China convenes Huawei, Tencent, Baidu to draft metaverse standards in bid to become global technology leader

Posted at 08:11h in Asia

China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has assembled 60 experts, including some from the country’s largest technology firms, to form a new working group to establish standards for the metaverse sector.Representatives from telecoms equipment giant Huawei Technologies, video gaming titans Tencent Holdings and...

18 Jan Huawei releases preview version of updated HarmonyOS Next as it accelerates shift away from Android

Posted at 23:00h in Asia

Huawei Technologies has unveiled the latest version of its home-grown mobile operating system HarmonyOS for developers, as the US-sanctioned telecommunications equipment giant takes on Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS in the Chinese market.The developer preview version of HarmonyOS Next was made available to coders on...

17 Jan Huawei sets up new smart car unit as it accelerates automotive ambitions in wake of earlier deal with Changan

Posted at 14:00h in Asia

The new company, named Shenzhen Yinwang Intelligent Technology, was set up on Tuesday with a registered capital of 1 billion yuan (US$140.3 million) and is wholly owned by Huawei, according to records on business registry information platform Tianyancha.The records show that the new firm’s business...

17 Jan Huawei chases enterprise clients in South Korea as consumers hold onto Samsung, Apple smartphones

Posted at 09:00h in Asia

This article was first published by The Korea Times in a partnership with the South China Morning Post.Chinese telecommunications equipment giant Huawei Technologies is poised to make a comeback in the global smartphone market this year, but in South Korea, the company must contend with...

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