Huawei’s Richard Yu said to make switch from CEO to chairman of Chinese tech giant’s consumer business group

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

Huawei’s new Pura 70 series smartphone poses a threat to iPhone sales in China, say analysts

Huawei Technologies’ new Pura 70 series is posing a further threat to Apple in the world’s biggest smartphone market, as the Chinese tech giant eyes retaking the top spot on its home turf this year, analysts say. The Pura 70 line is expected to generate global shipments of around 10.4 million this year, compared to … Read more

Chinese walkie-talkie maker Hytera resumes sales of two-way radio products after US court suspends global ban

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Tuesday suspended the global sales injunction, worldwide notice requirement and further accumulation of US$1-million-per-day fines against Hytera that was ordered by the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois earlier this month, according to a notice on the Shenzhen-based company’s website. “The company … Read more

How to mirror your smartphone or tablet on your TV

Having the ability to cast apps, songs, videos, and photos to your smart TV is a feature that never gets old. But what if we told you that you can probably mirror your entire smartphone or tablet screen right to your TV? This of course means that everything you’re seeing and doing on your mobile … Read more

TSMC’s sales surge most since 2022 after riding AI chip boom

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co’s quarterly revenue grew at its fastest pace in more than a year, shoring up expectations that a global boom in artificial intelligence (AI) development is fuelling demand for high-end chips and servers. The main chip maker to Nvidia and Apple reported a better-than-expected 16 per cent rise in March-quarter sales to … Read more

Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi sees robust demand for first EV, even as buyers face delivery wait times of more than 5 months

Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi is seeing continued strong demand for its first electric vehicle (EV) – the SU7, short for Speed Ultra 7 – even as potential buyers face delivery wait times of more than five months, the South China Morning Post has learned. Buyers of the standard SU7 model, which costs 215,900 yuan (US$29,859), … Read more

Huawei’s 2023 profit more than doubles, as a sales rebound helps tech giant hack a profitable path out of US sanctions

Huawei Technologies’ 2023 net profit more than doubled, as rising sales of its mainstay telecoms equipment and a comeback in consumer products – funded by a record R&D budget – helped the privately held company hack a profitable path out of restrictive US sanctions. The Shenzhen-based firm’s 2023 revenue grew 9.6 per cent to 704.2 … Read more

The best cheap phones in 2024: our 9 favorites for tight budgets

Don’t want to spend $1,000 or more on a new smartphone? We don’t blame you. The good news is there are plenty of models available for half that price, but the trick is knowing which cheap smartphone is worth buying. After all, just because you’re not spending flagship phone money doesn’t mean you want to … Read more

TikTok, Snapchat respond as Ontario school boards sue social media giants

Four major Ontario school boards are taking some of the largest social media companies to court over their products, alleging the way they’re designed has negatively rewired the way children think, behave and learn and disrupted the way schools operate. The public district school boards of Toronto, Peel and Ottawa-Carleton, along with Toronto’s Catholic counterpart, are looking for … Read more

Xiaomi surprises with lower-than-expected pricing on new EVs, in new challenge to Tesla

Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi on Thursday launched its much-awaited first electric vehicle (EV) – the SU7, short for Speed Ultra – at a venue in Beijing close to its car manufacturing facility, pricing the standard model at 215,900 yuan (US$29,867) to take on Tesla’s Model 3 in the world’s largest EV market. The high-end SU7 … Read more