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Smartphones

Huawei aims for 100,000 apps on HarmonyOS Next as it gears up for Mate 70 launch

HarmonyOS Next, currently under a public beta period, had over 15,000 native apps and services as of October 22.

25 Nov 2024 - 5:30PM

Apple

Apple’s Cook makes third trip to China in 2024 amid iPhone slump

25 Nov 2024 - 3:04PM

Oppo

Oppo to expand smartphone manufacturing in Indonesia in bet on Southeast Asia

24 Nov 2024 - 9:00AM

Oppo

Oppo brings back premium Find X smartphones to global markets

The Chinese Android handset maker is making a renewed push in the premium segment in Southeast Asia and western Europe.

23 Nov 2024 - 9:00AM

Oppo’s Find X8 and Find X8 Pro smartphones feature the latest artificial-intelligence functions. Photo: SCMP

Apple

Apple’s iPhone sales fall during China’s Singles’ Day shopping festival: report

The event’s two-week sales period saw ‘a double-digit, year-on-year decline’ in iPhone sales amid stiff competition from Chinese rivals.

21 Nov 2024 - 6:00PM

Apple

Apple reveals App Store revenue share in China as Huawei rivalry grows

The US giant says most of its App Store revenues in China are paid to developers and companies.

20 Nov 2024 - 8:44PM

Huawei

Huawei’s foldable smartphone sales up 97% in third quarter

The surge was mainly on the back of Huawei’s Mate X5, which was launched last September and has remained the top-selling foldable model since.

20 Nov 2024 - 7:46PM

Customers look at the new Mate XT smartphone on display in the Huawei store in Shanghai, September 14, 2024. Photo: EPA-EFE

Google

US antitrust officials want to force Google to sell Chrome browser

The case marks the most aggressive move to rein in a tech company since efforts to break up Microsoft failed two decades ago.

19 Nov 2024 - 10:18AM

Xiaomi

Xiaomi revenue surges after EVs cross 100,000 threshold

Xiaomi pulled in US$12.8 billion in the quarter ended September, after reaching its goal to produce 100,000 EVs this year.

18 Nov 2024 - 9:12PM

Apple

Taiwan’s Pegatron sells majority stake in India iPhone plant to Tata

As Apple diversifies its supply chain beyond China, India is set to produce up to 25 per cent of the iPhones shipped this year.

18 Nov 2024 - 10:17AM

Tata has sealed a deal with Pegatron to buy a majority stake in an iPhone plant in India’s Tamil Nadu, sources say. Photo: AP Photo

Xiaomi

Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun marks 100,000 EV milestone with homage to Tesla’s Elon Musk

The Chinese smartphone giant reached that production landmark in just 230 days since launching its SU7 electric sedan.

13 Nov 2024 - 8:27PM

Xiaomi chief executive Lei Jun’s social media post on Wednesday shows him sleeping on the factory floor, in a nod to Tesla’s Elon Musk. Photo: Weibo

US-China tech war

China’s tech firms fear bigger curbs as TSMC stops AI chip supply

A wider shipment ban on TSMC-made chips could affect a range of mainland businesses from electric vehicles to smartphones.

12 Nov 2024 - 9:29PM

Semiconductors

Chinese smartphone makers lift Qualcomm’s chip sales

Launches of new flagship phones from Chinese Android brands such as Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo have helped lift Qualcomm’s forecast.

7 Nov 2024 - 3:00PM

Semiconductors

Semiconductor firms ASML, AMD, Qualcomm reaffirm China commitment

They joined about 400 other firms at the Intelligent Industry & Information Technology exhibition, part of the 2024 CIIE trade fair in Shanghai.

7 Nov 2024 - 9:00AM

Hostesses for the China International Import Expo walk past a signage of the trade fair in Shanghai. Photo: EPA-EFE

Indonesia

Apple offers Indonesia US$10 million sweetener to reverse its iPhone ban

Indonesia’s iPhone ban is an example of the pressure Prabowo Subianto’s government is putting on multinationals to boost local manufacturing.

5 Nov 2024 - 10:38AM

Indonesia banned the sale of Apple’s iPhone 16 citing a lack of local investment. Photo: Apple/TNS

Huawei

Huawei’s ‘most powerful’ smartphone yet to launch this month

The Shenzhen-based company confirmed the launch of the Mate 60 successor, which is expected to come with another China-made chip.

4 Nov 2024 - 12:35PM

Apps

What Google Maps’ new AI features are and how they will help you

Google is using its AI-powered Gemini technology to set up Google Maps as an entertainment guide as well as a navigational tool.

2 Nov 2024 - 2:15PM

Huawei

Huawei revenue surges nearly 30% in first 9 months on rising smartphone sales

The Chinese tech giant posted total revenue of US$82.3 billion and net profit of US$8.8 billion in the past three quarters.

1 Nov 2024 - 5:00PM

Huawei’s strong nine-month revenue reflects the continued momentum from its successful 5G smartphone comeback last year. Photo: Shutterstock

Indonesia

Indonesia bans Google’s Pixel smartphones after blocking Apple’s iPhone 16

Sales of those smartphones were blocked for not meeting Indonesia’s rules requiring the use of locally manufactured components.

1 Nov 2024 - 3:31PM

Apple

Apple’s China sales continue to fall despite Cook’s charm offensive

The iPhone maker has continued to struggle in China despite growth elsewhere, with sales in the market down 7.7 per cent over 12 months.

1 Nov 2024 - 3:06PMvideocam

Huawei

Huawei’s Ren Zhengfei: US tech is great, but we have to build our own

The 80-year-old CEO talks about Huawei’s struggles and his admiration for US technology in a conversation with students.

31 Oct 2024 - 10:47PM

Honor

Chinese smartphone brands beat Apple to the AI punch at home

With no word on when Apple Intelligence will arrive in China, domestic players from Xiaomi to Honor are touting their own AI features.

31 Oct 2024 - 9:00PM

Xiaomi

Xiaomi unveils US$114,000 Ferrari lookalike in luxury car venture

The SU7 Ultra has drawn both scepticism and admiration from consumers in the world’s largest EV market.

30 Oct 2024 - 7:00PM

Huawei

Huawei gears up for launch of new flagship smartphone model Mate 70 next month

Huawei’s smartphone sales on the Chinese mainland surpassed those of Apple in August, the first time in 46 months, according to CINNO.

30 Oct 2024 - 6:00PM

Artificial intelligence

China’s Zhipu AI says its app can operate your smartphone for you

AutoGLM can order coffee, send messages and complete other tasks on smartphones based on voice prompts, according to the Chinese start-up.

30 Oct 2024 - 9:00AM

People look at their smartphones outside a restaurant in Shanghai. Photo: AFP

China technology

China smartphone market on track to post first annual sales growth in five years

Domestic smartphone sales rose 2.3 per cent year on year in the September quarter, reinforcing market forecasts of a low single-digit increase in 2024.

29 Oct 2024 - 7:00PM

Apple’s iPhone 16 series saw more than 70 per cent of domestic sales come from the Pro and Pro Max models as of October 8. Photo: Shutterstock

Electric & new energy vehicles

Transformers: the rise of smartphone makers in China’s EV arena

Thanks to an advanced supply chain, companies with no history making cars are challenging for supremacy in China’s EV market.

26 Oct 2024 - 11:30AM

Apple

Apple’s Tim Cook meets China’s commerce minister, pledges more investment

Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao welcomed Apple to get more “deeply involved” in China, while Cook reiterated Apple’s commitment to the market.

25 Oct 2024 - 6:00PM

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27 August, 2024