China looks for domestic Nvidia rival — but that’s proving challenging

China looks for domestic Nvidia rival — but that’s proving challenging

The flags of China and the USA are being displayed on a smartphone, with an NVIDIA chip visible in the background.  Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Chinese companies are ramping up efforts to produce a viable alternative to Nvidia’s chips that power artificial intelligence as Beijing continues its efforts to wean itself off American … Read more

Huawei launches triple foldable Mate XT on Apple iPhone 16 launch day, gets 36 lakh pre-orders within hours

Huawei launches triple foldable Mate XT on Apple iPhone 16 launch day, gets 36 lakh pre-orders within hours

Huawei Technologies launched its latest foldable smartphone, the Mate XT, in China on Tuesday, just hours after Apple revealed its new iPhone model. The three-way foldable phone, expected to hit the market on September 20, aims to boost Huawei’s presence in the world’s largest smartphone market. Strong Demand for Huawei Mate XT As of Tuesday, … Read more

Apple shows off new Watch with bigger screen as it kicks off iPhone 16 AI event

Apple shows off new Watch with bigger screen as it kicks off iPhone 16 AI event

Apple unveiled an updated Watch at an event on Monday focused on its AI-enhanced iPhone 16, although Apple’s product showcase risks being overshadowed by Chinese rival Huawei’s tri-fold phone, unofficially announced earlier in the day. The Chinese company’s website showed on Monday that it had garnered more than 3 million pre-orders for its Z-shaped tri-fold … Read more

Honor Magic V3 launch: Specs, price, release date

Honor Magic V3 launch: Specs, price, release date

Honor launched the Magic V3 foldable smartphone in international markets as it steps up its challenge to Samsung. Honor Honor launched the Magic V3, its latest foldable smartphone, in international markets on Thursday as the Chinese tech company ramps up its challenge to Samsung in the fast-growing market. The handset, which has a screen that … Read more

Huawei plans Sept. 10 launch event just hours after Apple iPhone launch

Huawei plans Sept. 10 launch event just hours after Apple iPhone launch

The Huawei flagship store and the Apple flagship store are seen at Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street in Shanghai, China, September 2, 2024.  Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images Huawei said Monday it plans to hold a product launch event this month just hours after Apple‘s annual iPhone reveal as the Chinese technology giant looks … Read more

China is testing more driverless cars than any other country

China is testing more driverless cars than any other country

WUHAN: The world’s largest experiment in driverless cars is underway on the busy streets of Wuhan, a city in central China with 11 million people, 4.5 million cars, eight-lane expressways and towering bridges over the muddy waters of the Yangtze River. A fleet of 500 taxis navigated by computers, often with no safety drivers in … Read more

Microsoft invests $1.5 billion in AI firm G42, takes minority stake

Microsoft invests .5 billion in AI firm G42, takes minority stake

Microsoft President and Chief Legal Officer Brad Smith speaks during the annual Microsoft shareholders meeting in Bellevue, Washington on November 29, 2017. JASON REDMOND | AFP | Getty Images Microsoft will invest $1.5 billion into G42, an artificial intelligence firm based in the United Arab Emirates, as the U.S. giant looks to strengthen its position … Read more

Huawei’s profit more than doubles in 2023, sales up 9.6% as cloud and digital businesses grow

Huawei’s profit more than doubles in 2023, sales up 9.6% as cloud and digital businesses grow

Chinese telecoms gear company Huawei Technologies has reported its profit more than doubled last year as its cloud and digital businesses thrived in spite of US sanctions. The Shenzhen-based company reported a net profit of 87 billion yuan (USD 12 billion), helped by strong sales and an improved product portfolio. Revenue jumped nearly 10 per … Read more

US weighs sanctioning Huawei’s secretive Chinese chip network

US weighs sanctioning Huawei’s secretive Chinese chip network

The Biden administration is considering blacklisting a number of Chinese semiconductor firms linked to Huawei Technologies Co. after the telecom giant notched a significant technological breakthrough last year, people familiar with the matter said. Such a move would mark another escalation in a US campaign to ringfence and curtail Beijing’s AI and semiconductor ambitions. It … Read more

Honor shows off tech in Magic 6 Pro to control a car with your eyes

Honor shows off tech in Magic 6 Pro to control a car with your eyes

Honor demonstrated how its smartphone eye-tracking technology could be used to control a car. Honor BARCELONA — Chinese firm Honor on Sunday showed off technology that allows a user to control a car just by using their eyes. The company’s Magic 6 Pro device launched internationally on Sunday at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, … Read more