Huawei reveals own operating system HarmonyOS ahead of Android ban

Huawei reveals own operating system HarmonyOS ahead of Android ban

Huawei has officially announced HarmonyOS, the operating system developed to replace its reliance on Android. The Chinese tech giant said the operating system, a microkernel-based distributed OS, can be used in everything from smartphones to smart speakers, wearables, and in-vehicle systems to create a shared ecosystem across devices. The operating system will be released as […]

Chinese smartphone players now account for more than two-fifths of global sales

Chinese smartphone players now account for more than two-fifths of global sales

Chinese phone makers now account for 42 per cent of the global smartphone market, despite shipments falling both internationally and in their local market, according to Counterpoint Research. The combined global smartphone market share of Chinese majors Huawei, OPPO, Vivo, Xiaomi, and Realme (HOVXR) reached 42% in Q2 2019, the highest it has ever been. This […]

Facebook suspends app pre-installs on Huawei phones

Facebook suspends app pre-installs on Huawei phones

Facebook is no longer allowing pre-installation of its apps on Huawei phones, the latest blow for the Chinese tech giant as it struggles to keep its business afloat in the face of a U.S. ban on its purchase of American parts and software. Customers who already have Huawei phones will still be able to use […]

Huawei uses AI to ‘complete unfinished symphony’ by Schubert

Huawei uses AI to ‘complete unfinished symphony’ by Schubert

Huawei has used the power of AI and human expertise to compose the final two movements of Schubert’s famous Symphony No. 8. commonly known as the ‘Unfinished Symphony’. Symphony No. 8 has remained incomplete for 197 years and despite numerous attempts it remains one of the most intriguing pieces of unfinished symphonic music of all […]

HUAWEI’s new app uses AI to help the blind ‘see’ emotions through the power of sound

HUAWEI’s new app uses AI to help the blind ‘see’ emotions through the power of sound

HUAWEI has created an app, that allows blind people to ‘see’ or experience emotions on the faces of people they are speaking to using the power of artificial intelligence (AI). The Facing Emotions app utilises the powerful camera and AI of the HUAWEI Mate 20 Pro, to translate seven universal human emotions, into seven unique […]

The 3rd Lovely Mobile Awards now open for entries!

The 3rd Lovely Mobile Awards now open for entries!

The 3rd edition of The Lovely Mobile Awards are now open for entries. The Lovely Mobile Awards are an awards program brought to you by us and honour work done in the Mobile Marketing, Internet of Things (IoT), Digital, New Technology and Connected Devices fields. The Awards are judged by leading members of the global Mobile […]

Huawei overtakes Apple as the second-largest smartphone seller

Huawei overtakes Apple as the second-largest smartphone seller

Huawei has taken Apple’s spot as the world’s second top-selling smartphone manufacturer, according to Gartner. The report notes that Huawei sold 49.8 million units in the second quarter of 2018, taking 13.3 percent of the smartphone market share and beating out Apple’s 44.7 million units. The report confirms another report from Counterpoint research. That 13.3 percent market […]

Huawei eyes smartphone crown, with 200m shipments forecast

Huawei eyes smartphone crown, with 200m shipments forecast

China’s Huawei raised its forecast for full-year smartphone shipments to more than 200 million and said it could become the world’s top vendor of the devices in the final quarter of next year. Huawei, which recently displaced Apple as the No. 2 smartphone vendor in the June quarter, expects full-year shipments to beat an initial […]

Huawei runs first photography competition judged by AI

Huawei runs first photography competition judged by AI

Mobile phone maker Huawei has launched a photography competition, rated by the HUAWEI P20 Pro’s AI and Alex Lambrechts, a top Leica photographer. The campaign is the latest activity for the HUAWEI P20 Series launch campaign and brings to life Huawei’s leadership in AI photography. “We have trained the AI in our P20 Pro smartphone […]