Over the past six years, Huawei “experienced countless moments of darkness, uncertainty and defeat”, but has also seen “one miracle after another, making the impossible possible”, Meng, daughter of Huawei founder and chief executive Ren Zhengfei, wrote in a message published by the Shenzhen-based firm. Meng, 52, thanked Huawei’s customers, supply chain partners and employees … Read more
Huawei Technologies has called on more developers to support its HarmonyOS mobile platform ecosystem as the Chinese tech giant gears up for the launch of its highly anticipated Mate 70 series smartphones, a move that could challenge Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android in China. “Having 100,000 applications is a symbol of maturity for the HarmonyOS … Read more
Huawei Technologies is expected to launch its new flagship smartphone Mate 70 next month, as a resurgence in its premium handset business intensifies its rivalry with Apple and major Chinese competitors, according to local media reports and a supply chain source familiar with the matter. If confirmed, the launch will offer fresh evidence that the … Read more
Huawei Technologies founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei said he appreciates the “openness and inclusivity” of the US tech community, and yet the Chinese company “had no choice” but to build its own tools because of US sanctions. Ren, 80, said Huawei needs to learn from the receptive culture of the US, which has allowed the … Read more
Huawei Technologies has opened a massive campus in a suburb of Shanghai, which serves as a base to promote innovations for China’s technology self-sufficiency drive, as the company demonstrates its resilience under US sanctions. The Lianqiu Lake campus, which boasts a floor area more than 10 times larger than that of Alphabet’s Googleplex headquarters in … Read more
Huawei Technologies will soon launch the latest iteration of its home-grown mobile operating system HarmonyOS Next, an executive reportedly said, boosting the telecommunications equipment giant’s bid to take on Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS in the domestic market. Huawei will officially launch HarmonyOS Next at the end of this month, Chen Xinxin, general manager of … Read more
Multiple video game titles from Tencent Holdings have disappeared from the top lists of the app store of smartphone maker Huawei Technologies, in sign of a deepening dispute between the two Shenzhen-based tech giants. As of Friday, almost all of Tencent’s mobile games have disappeared from the top game rankings of Huawei’s app store, leaving … Read more
Ren, 79, accompanied Li on a tour of the European-themed campus – the Shenzhen-based company’s research and development base – according to photos and videos circulating on various Chinese social media platforms. Both wore casual attire during their visit. The photos and videos sparked discussion on Chinese social media, as netizens were puzzled about Ren’s … Read more
That iteration, called HarmonyOS Next, will be a “China-originated, independent and controllable” operating system, Richard Yu Chengdong, chairman of Huawei’s consumer business group, said at the company’s developer conference on Friday. The Shenzhen-based company launched at the conference a beta version of HarmonyOS Next for developers, with a beta upgrade for consumers expected in August. … Read more
Shenzhen-based Huawei is close to reaching a deal with Tencent to make its super app WeChat fully operational on HarmonyOS without sharing any revenue, according to a report by Bloomberg on Wednesday, citing anonymous sources. While Douyin now has a HarmonyOS-compatible version available for download, the Bloomberg report said ByteDance expressed no interest in opening … Read more
