Meng, daughter of Huawei founder and chief executive Ren Zhengfei, on Tuesday assumed the position of rotating and acting chairwoman at the company for a six-month tenure ending on March 31 next year, the Shenzhen-based firm said in a statement published on Monday. In her latest stint as rotating chairwoman, Meng is expected to oversee … Read more
Featuring a 10.2-inch screen and a slim 3.6-millimetre profile when fully opened, the Mate XT incorporates artificial intelligence (AI) functions and satellite connectivity like Huawei’s other flagship models. Available in black and red, the Mate XT’s 256-gigabyte model starts at 19,999 yuan, while versions with higher storage options go for 21,999 yuan and 23,999 yuan. … Read more
Huawei Technologies has made a rare price cut for its Pura 70 smartphones, three months after the series hit the shelves, following a strong performance by the brand during China’s 618 midyear shopping festival. All models in the Pura 70 series are on sale for a nearly 10 per cent discount, meaning the top-of-the-line Ultra … Read more
It was a Huawei patent application made public by China’s national intellectual property regulator in March, but filed in September 2021, that initially sparked debate about how far Huawei and SMIC could go into advanced chip-making below the 14-nm threshold set by US export controls. 02:38 Apple supplier Foxconn to build ‘AI factories’ using US … Read more
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC), mainland China’s biggest contract chip maker, has become the world’s third-largest integrated circuit (IC) foundry by sales for the first time on the back of strong domestic demand, despite rigid sanctions imposed by the United States government. SMIC’s sales are expected to record double-digit growth in the current quarter amid … Read more
Apple is offering a new range of steep discounts for iPhone 15 models to consumers in mainland China, with online retail platforms bringing prices to a new low amid the US tech giant’s efforts to boost sluggish sales in the world’s biggest smartphone market. The top-of-the-line 256-gigabyte iPhone 15 Pro Max model, for example, on … Read more
With its latest flagship smartphone, Huawei Technologies has pushed ahead in cramming in ever more China-made components, according to a recent tear-down analysis of the Pura 70 line, as the tech giant looks to overcome US sanctions and go head-to-head with Apple on its home turf. The Pura 70, 70 Pro, 70 Pro Plus and … Read more
Yu, 54, will be replaced as chief executive at Huawei’s consumer business group by He Gang, who is currently the unit’s chief operating officer, according to a report on Wednesday by Chinese digital news outlet The Paper. Huawei declined to comment. A review of Yu’s profile page on Huawei’s official website on Wednesday showed that … Read more
A Japanese electronics consultancy has denied that it conducted a teardown analysis of Huawei Technologies’ new Pura 70 smartphone, after a widely-circulated Chinese social media post claimed that the research firm found mostly locally-sourced components in the device. “I never commented on the Pura 70 to anyone because we have not received the product,” said … Read more
With that infusion, Shenzhen Habo Technology Investment Partners – established in 2021 by Huawei and Habo Investment – last Thursday raised its registered capital to 7.98 billion yuan (US$1.1 billion) from 7 billion yuan previously, according to data from Chinese business registry platform Tianyancha. Huawei did not immediately respond to a request for comment on … Read more
