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US Secretary fears Huawei will pass information to Chinese govt

30May By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments

USA

US Secretary fears Huawei will pass information to Chinese govt

The Trump administration is opposing Huawei as it fears the State-controlled telecom giant will pass on information to the Chinese government of which it is an "instrument" and deeply connected with, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said. Escalating the bruising trade war with China, the US Department of Commerce recently blacklisted Huawei over security concerns and barred American companies from installing its telecom equipment. Earlier in the week, US President Donald Trump said there was a possibility of including the Huawei issue in the ongoing trade negotiations with China. "Huawei is an instrument of the Chinese Government. They are deeply connected," Pompeo said to a Business News in an interview. Responding to a question on the US efforts to oppose Huawei globally...

Huawei Mate 20 X Review, Features & Pricing

27May By AnkitaNo Comments

Tech

Huawei Mate 20 X Review, Features & Pricing

The Chinese manufacturer Huawei is setting a bar and giving a hard time to its competitors. Huawei’s New Mate 20 X does most of the things flawlessly, with a gigantic 7.2 inches display and a new 7nm Kirin 980 chipset this thing is yet another monster when it comes to Mobile Gaming. Without further due here’s our full review for the new Huawei Mate 20 X, Design and Build Quality The Mate 20 X is a gigantic “mobile” with mostly the same design aesthetics as the Huawei Mate 20 and Mate 20 pro. The back on the Mate 20 X is made out of textured glass that gives it a nice premium feel in your hand and also “tries” to prevent it from slipping, the back also houses the squircle shaped 3 camera module that we saw in the Mate 20 and 20 pro and right below the camera module is the fingerpr...

Samsung shares on high after Google cut ties with Huawei

21May By AnkitaNo Comments

Market

Samsung shares on high after Google cut ties with Huawei

Samsung Electronics shares surged more than four percent on the back of its chief rival Huawei's mounting problems, including a decision by Google to sever ties with the Chinese mobile phone maker. US internet giant Google, whose Android mobile operating system powers most of the world's smartphones, said this week it is cutting ties with Huawei to comply with an executive order issued by President Donald Trump. The move could have dramatic implications for Huawei smartphone users, as the firm will no longer have access to Google's proprietary services which include the Gmail and Google Maps apps. Investors bet Huawei's loss could benefit Samsung, the world's biggest smartphone maker which has been facing increasing competition from its Chinese rival, sending its shares soaring 4....

With AI Enabled Camera, OPPO R15 Pro Launches in India

9Jan By PriyankaNo Comments

Tech

With AI Enabled Camera, OPPO R15 Pro Launches in India

OPPO, a leading global smartphone brand, dedicated to providing products infused with art and innovative technologies, announced the launch of its latest R series product OPPO R15 Pro. After recently launching R17 Pro in December 2018, the R15 Pro comes with OPPO's latest breakthrough which is a 6.28 inch and a 19:9 full screen with ultra-wide visual field. Priced at INR 25,990, the smartphone will be exclusively available on Amazon.in from 9th January 2019 onwards. The R15 Pro comes with a host of features such as a new flagship sensor, the IMX519 which has been customised by OPPO for better portrait photography. It is also one of the first devices to be water resistant along with AI Scene Recognition technology which can also be referred to as a photography technique consultant. The ...

22Dec By Gauri SinghNo Comments

INDIA

India’s Smartphone Shipments to Hit 160 Million Next Year

Smartphone shipments in 2019 is expected to reach upto 160 million in India. India is expected to be the only major smartphone market to grow in 2019, following on from a strong 2018, compared with China. This compares with over an expected 150 million in 2018, compared with around 134 million in 2017. The Indian smartphone market is estimated to have grown 12% on year when global smartphone market is estimated to decline for the first time ever in a single year. Growth in the world’s fastest growing smartphone market revived in 2018 backed by a contraction in product replacement and upgradation cycles as a result of aggressive smartphone launches across price-points and an array of product financing schemes, discounts and buy-back offers, a trend which is likely to follow through ...

Chinese Phonemaker Gionee Officially Files for Bankruptcy

21Dec By Gauri SinghNo Comments

CHINA

Chinese Phonemaker Gionee Officially Files for Bankruptcy

A second-tier Chinese smartphone company Gionee, which owes 20.2 billion Chinese Yuan (nearly $3 billion) to648 creditors, has officially filed for bankruptcy.According to the reports, a court in Shenzhen has accepted the Gionee application for liquidation bankruptcy. It had been stated that the founder of Shenzhen-basedGionee admitted he may have used company assets to gamble at a Hong Kong-listed casino in Saipan.Liu Lirong, Gionee's Chairman and Chief Executive, "admitted that Gionee's total debts amount to 17 billion yuan, with 10 billion yuan of this owed to banks, 5 billion yuan to upstream suppliers and about 2 billion to advertising agencies".When asked how much he lost gambling, Liu said, "a bit more than 1 billion yuan", which may actually be to the tune of 10 billion y...

Handset Maker Micromax to Foray into the South African Market

17Dec By Gauri SinghNo Comments

Tech

Handset Maker Micromax to Foray into the South African Market

Indian smartphone maker Micromax is reportedly foraying into the South African market as the company is looking to further bolster its international operations. It is expecting to contribute as much as 20% to its overall revenues by next fiscal. Along with this, the handset maker is also looking at expanding its range of consumer durable products like television sets and smart accessories to Russia and Middle East. Micromax, which is facing heavy competition from Samsung and Chinese players like Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo, among others, in the Indian smartphone market, operates in Russia, Middle East, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. "We will soon enter the South Africa market and have partnered Vodafone there. There is a big opportunity there, about 8 million devices a month...

HTC is not Quitting the Smartphone Market

24Nov By Gauri SinghNo Comments

Tech

HTC is not Quitting the Smartphone Market

It was recently reported that smartphone maker HTC will be quitting the market soon, however, the company has now refuted all these claims stating that it will continue to strengthen its smartphone business. With this, the company will even launch new devices in the year-end and in early 2019 as well. Along with this, HTC also mentioned that it will push new product lines with the integration of 5G, AI, and blockchain as well. The company will thus keep its smartphone business alive, even though the company isn't seeing the success it would've hoped with its flagship 'U' series. "In addition to continuing optimizing its VR platform and enriching its VR/ AR content, HTC said it will also exert efforts to integrate related technologies including AI, blockchain, and 5G to roll out new ...

20Nov By Gauri SinghNo Comments

BUSINESS

Xiaomi Gobbles up Selfie Smartphone Brand Meitu

The Chinese smartphone major Xiaomi is recently diversifying into a new range of phones as the Chinese smartphone maker announced impressive growth with its latest financials. With this, the company has announced its plans to take over selfie app maker Meitu’s smartphone business to go after new demographics. This is being done particularly keeping in focus the women, while it lodged impressive 49 percent revenue growth in Q3. Xiaomi posted a net profit of 2.481 billion RMB ($357 million) for the quarter on total sales of 50.846 billion RMB ($7.3 billion). The majority of those phones are sold in China, but the company said that international revenue overall was up by 113 percent year-on-year. Also, the very well-known for its ‘beautification’ selfie apps, Meitu sells smartphones ...

19Nov By Gauri SinghNo Comments

CHINA

Samsung Launches high-end Smartphone with China Telecom

Samsung Electronics has launched a super-high-end smartphone in China in partnership with the country's major telecom carrier, China Telecommunications Corp for the purpose of targeting business professionals. Contrary to most people's expectations that flip phones are a thing of the past, Samsung's new model, the W2019, is a flip handset that is priced from 18,999 yuan ($2,730). The move is part of a broader push by Samsung to outcompete local rivals, such as Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, to lure consumers who are willing to spend big on premium devices in a niche segment. The W2019 comes with two 4.2-inch Super AMOLED screens and can work as a run-of-the-mill smartphone when it is folded and as a vintage phone with a number-based dial pad. The new smartphone, equipped with voic...

Chinese Firms May Now Capture Indian Phone Accessories Market

20Oct By Gauri SinghNo Comments

CHINA

Chinese Firms May Now Capture Indian Phone Accessories Market

The Indian market has been quite influenced by Chinese smartphone makers and thus, China has been able to capture a good portion of the Indian smartphone market. After conquering the country’s smartphone market, the Chinese companies are now trying to capture India's mobile phone accessories market. The Indian mobile phone accessories market is estimated at more than Rs 10,000-crore which is largely unorganized. WK Life, a company that is based in Hong Kong is planning to launch 200 outlets in the country in the next two years to sell mobile phone cases, power banks, earphones and speakers to tap the burgeoning business in India. WK Lifestyle India will open its first store in Mall of India in Noida later this month and would also expand its store network through sub-franchisees. ...

Haier Launches Smartphone-enabled Laundry Service in India

3Sep By Gauri SinghNo Comments

Tech

Haier Launches Smartphone-enabled Laundry Service in India

Consumer electronics and home appliances player Haier has reportedly announced the launch of first-of-its-kind Haier Smart Laundry services in India. This particular service is a unique smartphone-enabled laundry service, which provides fully automated IoT enabled implementation. This is controlled fully through the "Haier Wash App". Under this service, the users can easily reserve, schedule, monitor and pay for the services from their phones. This offers an end-to-end digitally managed washing experience. All the washing machines are connected to the cloud and can be individually managed from the app. With the help of the Haier Wash App, the users will also be guided throughout the washing process. The app will remind them to take their clothes out after the washing is completed....