HTC has unveil the new HTC U11 offering a new way to interact with smartphones

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HTC has finally unveiled the uniquely different smartphone, the HTC U11 today at a live show event. The company has put a huge emphasis on the way you interact with the phone through the squeeze feature that comes built into it, with a squeeze of the middle-bottom part of the phone multiple actions can be carried out such as launching an app, taking a picture, recording a video and more.

HTC put a lot of thought into the squeeze function of the phone, by adding 4 sensors on both sides of the phone giving users a more accurate detection, the phone can also be set to perform certain actions depending on a light pressure or hard pressure of the squeeze applied and when the phone is inside your pocket, the squeeze function will be disable. The level of pressure can be set on the phone to cater to the different pressure of each individual.

With every purchase of the U11, HTC will include Usonic headphones which is connected to the phone via the USB-C port as there is no 3.5mm jack. The headphone’s unique feature is it can detect the sounds in your ear canal giving each individual a unique sound that is the best for you. The headphones also has active noise canceling so that your music listening is not interrupted by anything. In-box, the headphone is accompanied with a 3.5mm adapter and a clear case to store the headphones.

The next thing that HTC emphasize during the unveil is the camera and the software that supports it. The back camera comes with a 12MP UltraPixel 3 with OIS and EIS giving you a more better shots and the front camera is a wide-angle 16MP. The company also showed of a new feature called Acoustic Focus which will increase the volume of a subject when focus and zoomed in, thanks to the 4 microphones on the phone which also allows 360 degrees audio to be recorded. The camera on the phone was giving a 90 score by DXO which makes it the highest scored phone recorded by them.

HTC has also mention that the phone will come with two voice assistants, one being Google Assistant and the other being Amazon Alexa which both can be activated by saying the key phrase that activates them. They have also added a similar function as Google Now which they are calling HTC Sense Companion, it can detect your daily behavior by understanding the contents of your phone. For example, the phone will recommend that you charge your phone in the afternoon due to a busy night schedule you have or recommend places to eat based on the dinner plans you saved into the phone.

Other things is that the phone has a glass back which has evaporated minerals and other ingredients that gives the phone different shades of colour when looking at a different angle thanks to their Liquid Surface technology. Dust and waterproof with a IP level of 67, 5.5 inch quad HD display, Snapdragon 835 processor, 6GB of RAM with 128GB of storage expandable up to 2TB of space.

The HTC U11 will come in 5 colours, Amazing Sliver, Sapphire Blue, Brilliant Black, Solar Red and Ice White and will be available region-specific next week with a full launch early June. For more information check out HTC’s website
here
.

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HTC unveils a standalone VR headset called Vive Focus

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HTC has revealed their next entry into the VR market with the Vive Focus, an all-in-one VR headset that is running on the Snapdragon 835 processor and uses inside-out positional tracking. It is the first standalone six-degrees-of-freedom VR headset to see the light of day.

Coming with it is a three-degrees-of-freedom controller with a similar trackpad like on the Samsung Gear VR. The headset is designed with visual elements taken from the PlayStation VR and HTC’s Vive Deluxe Audio Strap and has a bright blue colour profile. However, HTC said that they only have plans to release the headset in China and even with that there is still no details on the pricing or release date. They did not even release other specs about the headset like screen resolution or other features that will make it standout in the VR market.

In other news, HTC and Google have just announced that they will be cancelling their plans to bring the Vive-branded Google Daydream headset to the US market. Only time can tell if the Taiwanese company will bring the Vive Focus to our shore, but there is still hope as the HTC Vive is here so there is a chance the Vive Focus will make an appearance too.

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HTC unveils the Desire 12 and Desire 12+ with a special pre-order price

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HTC Malaysia has unveiled two new phones that offer a sleek look, slim profile and offers comfort even if it comes with a large 18:9 aspect ratio screen. The phones in question are the 5.5-inch screen HTC Desire 12 and the 6-inch HTC Desire 12+.

Following the launch on 20 March 2018, these phones have finally arrived in Malaysia and HTC is going with online selling with Shopee which they said will serve the Malaysian market better to give them greater accessibility. The Desire 12 comes with a MediaTek MT6739 processor clocked at 1.3GHz, 2GB or 3GB of RAM alongside 16GB or 32GB of storage expandable up to 2TB. On the back, there is a 13MP camera while the front houses a 5MP camera. Powering the device is a 2730mAh battery alongside Android 7.1.

The HTC Desire 12+, on the other hand, comes with a Snapdragon 450 processor, 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage. Unlike the Desire 12, the 12+ comes with a dual 13MP+2MP rear camera and the front has an 8MP camera. The device is powered by a slightly larger 2965mAh alongside Android 8.0.

Both the phones will be available in two colours, Warm Silver and Cool Black. In conjunction with the launch, HTC is offering discounted pre-order price of RM599 for the Desire 12 and RM729 for the Desire 12+ on 26 April. After the release, the phones will be priced at RM739 and RM899 respectively. Check out the
official Shopee store page
.

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HTC unveils the U12+, scores 103 on DxOMark beating the P20

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HTC an unveiled its newest flagship device, the HTC U12+, a decent upgrade from the U11+ when it comes to camera and specs. Other than that, they have also improved the squeeze sensors on the sides and there are even pressure-sensitive buttons which all can be mapped to your preference.

The HTC U12+ comes with a 6-inch IPS QHD+ screen, Snapdragon 845 processor, 6GB of RAM and 64GB or 128GB of expandable storage. Powering the device is a 3,500mAh battery and it has an IP68 certification. One of the major things is that the U12+ comes with no notch on the screen, instead, it offers very thin bezels on the top and bottom which is perfect for holding it in landscape mode while watching a video. Speaking of watching videos, this phone also comes with HTC’s Boomsound which sounds as good, if not better than the previous U11+.

Edge Sense has also been improved as it now allows you to program your own shortcuts by tapping, holding and squeezing the side of the phone. The squeeze sensors have also been improved to feel more natural and easier to trigger. Lastly, the sensors will also detect how you are holding the phone and stops itself from rotating from portrait to landscape which is nice for those of you that lye down on your bed and having a quick read before sleeping.

Camera wise, it comes with a 12MP primary sensor and a 16MP telephoto lens, which is said to capture excellent details and colour. The front also houses a dual-camera setup with 8MP for both the sensors which also performs great. DxOMark has awarded the U12+ with a score of 103, putting it just below the 109 P20 Pro, above the 102 P20 and way higher than the 90 that the U11 earned.

The phone will launch by the end of June 2018 and comes in three colours Ceramic Black, Flame Red and Translucent Blue which comes with a see-through glass back similar to the Translucent colour on the U11+. The U12+ will cost $799 for the 64GB variant and $849 for the 128GB variant.

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HTC Vive Cosmos comes with external and internal sensors and is priced at RM3,699

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If you’re looking for a premium VR headset, you know, for serious immersion on VRChat – you can turn your attention to the HTC Vive Cosmos.

Besides looking like something out of the Bionicle universe, the device comes packed with features. The PC-based VR headset comes with six cameras inside and outside the goggles that offers a better tracking system.

The LCD display inside pushes a 2880×1700 resolution as well as a 90Hz refresh rate. You get 110 degrees field of view as well as a built-in stereo headphone for audio.

The new flip-up design allows players to keep their headsets on their head while their out of the game.

If you’re the kind that gets active when gaming in VR, the Cosmos supports the Vive Wireless Adapter as well as a new Vive Cosmos External Tracking mod which will work with existing Lighthouse base stations.

Here’s where things get cooler – if you pre-order from now until October 2, you will also get a 12-month Viveport Infinity subscription which will give you access to a list of VR apps, games and videos, useful for new VR headset owners.

The HTC Vivce Cosmos is priced at RM3,699 and can be pre-ordered at Vive’s
online store
,
Lazada
 and
Shopee
.

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HTC Vive pre-orders to open on the 29th of February

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With the Oculus now available for pre-order, it seems that its competitor, the HTC Vive, will be opening pre-orders as well.

Pre-orders for HTC and Valve’s own VR headset is scheduled to open on the 29th of February. HTC has yet to announce a price on the device, but judging by how much the Oculus Rift is retailing for, the HTC Vive will most likely have a similar price point. Considering the fact that the Vive is supposedly more sophisticated than what Oculus is offering – like the Vive’s 360-degree scale experience that allows the user to literally walk through and explore virtual worlds – it might even be a tad bit more expensive than the Rift.

Speaking to
The Telegraph
, HTC’s CEO Cher Wang has stated that the company has chosen to refocus on virtual reality and away from smartphones, claiming that the company is now “more realistic”. “Smartphones are important, but to create a natural extension to other connected devices like wearables and virtual reality is more important, says Wang.

Source :
The Telegraph


HTC Vive to be released in April 2016

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After a long, long wait, the HTC Vive now has a release date : April 2016.

First announced back in HTC’s presentation at the Mobile World Congress in March, the HTC Vive is a collaboration between Taiwanese tech makers HTC and game developers Valve Software.

According to HTC’s blog
, HTC have been busy distributing the HTC Vive Developer Kits to developers and content creators to create content that spans gaming, entertainment, medicalm education and retail. There will be a developer conference in Beijing on December 18th in which some of these contents will be previewed to attendees.

Aside from that, HTC will be launching the second generation of the HTC Vive Developer Kit at the upcoming CES and will be at expanding demo tours to various events such as The Sundance Film Festival, SXSW, GDC and MWC.

HTC is currently scheduling to ship another 7000 units to developers, after which the HTC Vive will be commercially available in April 2016. This release date means that HTC will just barely miss out on their targeted shipping time of the first quarter of 2016.

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HTC Vive will receive an accessory that allows you to use it wirelessly

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Ever wanted a VR headset that you can use without running the risk of tripping over wires? Well, the HTC Vive may soon be able to do that as an upcoming accessory for the headset will allow it to function wirelessly.

Made by a Chinese company called TPCAST, this accessory will clip onto the HTC Vive. Once clipped on, the HTC Vive would be able to function completely wirelessly from its host PC. The product’s webpage states that it is based on 60GHz wireless technology and claims that it has a 15ms latency. The accessory itself will also come with a battery connector, with the biggest battery capable of powering the accessory for roughly two to five hours of usage in a single charge.

According to HTC’s China Regional President of the Vive division, Alvin Wang Graylin, this accessory will allow the HTC Vive to function wirelessly without any “noticeable difference in the wired vs wireless performance.” Of course, whether or not the accessory manages to live up to expectations remains to be seen.

@TheGameVeda

@tipatat

@htcvive

@AlibabaGroup
 there will likely be another round of pre-orders that should make global orders easier.

— Alvin Wang Graylin (@AGraylin)
November 12, 2016

For those who are intrigued by this accessory, you’re going to have to wait a while as the initial pre-orders for it have been completely sold out within minutes. Graylin has since tweeted that the company will be seeing a new round of pre-orders for the TPCAST wireless Vive kit soon, and that it “should make global orders easier.”

Source:
Road to VR
,
Engadget

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HTC Volantis to be the last Nexus tablet

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HTC made the first smartphone for Google, it was the best smartphone that the company has ever created and being used as a computer in space. With the recent rumors of Google shutting down its Nexus program and reintroducing it as the Android Silver program, the advertising giant doesn’t seem to have done yet with its Nexus product line up. According to sources, HTC has reportedly been working on a Nexus
tablet
 secretly, codenamed Volantis, it is rumored to feature a 8.9-inch 4:3 aspect ratio display, Tegra K1 CPU, 2GB RAM, 16/32GB storage, 8 Megapixels O.I.S camera (an updated Ultrapixel camera probably?) and very much the same aluminum zero gap construction like the company’s
HTC One
 smartphone.

According to reports, the tablet’s display resolution at 2048×1440 isn’t quite a 4:3 aspect ratio and it could probably be the onscreen buttons taken into account, this also leaves us a question on Google’s decision to make such a change – is a 4:3 aspect ratio really better on Android instead of a 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio? If this is true, Apple’s persistence on maintaining the 4:3 aspect ratio on the
iPad
 could be a right choice after so many years. In addition, the tablet will have a retail price from $399 for the 16GB version and $499 for the 32GB version, LTE variants are also available and should make up to around $600.

The HTC Volantis should be making its debut on Q4 2014 according to reports, if this rumor is true, its really good to hear that Google has given HTC one last chance to release a Nexus branded device and especially a
tablet
, which everyone have been expecting from HTC a very long time. Could the release of the HTC Volantis mean the start of HTC creating tablets again? We hope so.

Source:
Android Police


HTC wants to tell you that they've been working really hard on the M10

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Where is the HTC One M10? HTC has decided not to launch its upcoming flagship smartphone at MWC this year, where most of the light was shed on the battle between LG’s G5 and Samsung’s Galaxy S7. Instead, HTC featured three mid range handsets – the Desire 530, 630 and 825. Just recently, HTC teased us with a
vivid image of the M10
 on its Twitter account as shown above, with a #powerof10 hashtag.

The Taiwanese OEM has released a teaser yet again, this time in the form of video. Unfortunately, the video doesn’t tell us much about the device. HTC has decided to tell us about the effort being put into making the M10 instead. The voiceover in the teaser started off with:

“What’re we up to? We’re in our lab, on our grind, working non-stop. Not because we have to, because we want to.”

According to the video, HTC’s team have been losing sleep, in efforts to make the M10 even better. Admittedly, they claim themselves to be obsessed, but in a good way. On that note, the M10 wasn’t shown or mentioned at all, apart from the same teaser image at the end of the video.

Nevertheless, the M10 is rumored to be powered by a Snapdragon 820 processor, alongside 4GB of RAM and 32GB of expandable storage. It is tipped to sport a 5.2 inch QHD AMOLED panel display, the same 12MP rear facing camera like on the Nexus 6P and a 5MP Ultra-Pixel selfie camera. None of the above can be confirmed, so let’s hope that HTC’s efforts won’t disappoint us once the flagship is unveiled. Catch the teaser video
here
. Stay tuned as we bring you more news!

Source:
HTC
  Via:
Android Authority

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HTC will be investing USD 100 million in VR startups through its Vive X program

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With the Vive officially available, HTC is looking to accelerate virtual reality development. To that end, HTC is launching Vive X, a global accelerator program targeted at start-ups operating in the VR space.

Designed to help cultivate, foster and grow the global VR ecosystem, the Vive X program will see HTC investing a total of USD 100 million into various start-ups to ultimately build them into valuable content producers or content enablers for the Vive platform. The Vive X program would give start-ups access to funding, leading VR know-hows, hands-on coaching, and office space. The start-ups will also be invited to demo days, where investors will be in attendance, and to HTC’s offices for intensive training with first-party development studios as well as meeting the key members of Vive’s engineering and management team.

The Vive X program will pilot in Beijing next month, and selected start-ups from around Asia will be invited to apply for the program, with the goal of enabling those companies to grow with the Vive platform. After Beijing, the Vive X program will roll out to Taipei and San Francisco, with other global hubs being rolled out in the near future.

Source:
HTC

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HTC will have a mid range handset with Edge Sense

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HTC’s Edge Sense technology might sound gimmicky at best to some, but it has also proven to come in handy for some users. Reviews of the feature so far have been pretty much a mixed bag, but it seems like HTC will be launching another device with Edge Sense.

According to well known HTC source LlabTooFeR on Twitter, HTC will soon launch a mid range device known as “Ocean Life”. Ocean Life might be the code name of the upcoming device so chances are that it will be a lesser version of the HTC U11.

LlabTooFeR claims that Ocean Life will sport a 5.2-inch display at 1080p resolution. It will also be powered by the new Snapdragon 660 SoC underneath the hood. The amount of RAM and storage have not been revealed but chances are that the phone will carry 4GB of RAM with 32GB or 64GB of internal storage.

The phone will also feature 16MP rear and front facing shooters respectively. Bluetooth 5.0 technology is said to take place as well, plus a modest sounding 2,600mAh battery. The Ocean Life handset will also run HTC Sense 9.0, the Edge Sense squeeze feature and is likely to come bundled with HTC’s USonic headphones.

It is likely that the HTC U11 won’t be the only phone to have Edge Sense, hence the possibility of a mid ranger with the same feature. LlabTooFeR’s leaks are mostly credible but do take this one with a hint of salt anyway.

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HTC working on two Nexus phones

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Last year saw the unveiling of two Nexus phones for the first time – the Nexus 6P by Huawei and the Nexus 5X by LG. The Nexus 6P was dubbed as one of the best smartphones of 2015 by many and due to the overwhelming reception of the 2013 Nexus 5, Google decided to re-collab with LG to produce a successor to it. Both phones are impressive in their own leagues – the flagship and mid-range spectrums respectively.

While many are still living in the hype of these Nexus devices, HTC is rumored to be working with Google on two Nexus devices set to be launched later this year. Evan Blass, famous leak and rumor source has tweeted that the phones are internally dubbed as the M1 and S1, which is reasonable since a “Nexus 7” or “7P” might cause confusion between the Nexus 7 tablet. Both devices are said to be running Android N out of the box.

The folks at Android Police made further claims that the M1 and S1 carry codenames of Marlin and Sailfish respectively, which is entirely logical as well given the history of sea creature names as codenames for the past Nexus devices, such as Angler as the codename for the Nexus 6P. If we were to follow the usual Nexus device cycle, both Marlin and Sailfish will have to wait till September to be unveiled. It seems like HTC is taking the whole Nexus cake this year since it last produced the Nexus 9 tablet for Google. What do you think about these rumors so far?

Source:
Evan Blass (Twitter)
,
Android Police

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HTC Zoe app is now official, a private social media for your video highlights

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If you are currently using a spanking new HTC phone that has HTC Sense 6 onboard, you will realize that there’s a Zoe app in your app drawer that basically does nothing when you access it, the wait is finally over because HTC Creative Labs just made the Zoe app functional, the app is now waiting for you to press the Update/Install button in the Google Play Store and we think you should really check that out. When HTC introduced the Zoe to the original One M7, it is basically a complete photography experience available as a shooting mode in the camera app that takes a 3 second video before and after taking the final shot that generates up to 20 burst shots, then you are able to do stuffs like removing unwanted objects, save the perfect shot and even generate a 30 second video highlight of your videos like a Harry Potter styled picture gallery. Another app that currently does that would be Google Photo’s awesome photo feature.

Prior to the launch of the dedicated Zoe app, current HTC models with Sense 6 already have the ability to generate video highlights in its Gallery app and share it in social networks, there isn’t a collaboration mode available which is where the Zoe app shines. Just as you know, the HTC Zoe app not only supports HTC Sense 6 devices but also the Nexus 5, LG G2,
GALAXY
 Note 3and many other models, you’ll be able to invite friends to contribute photos to your Zoe video highlights and create a perfect video highlight during a trip for instance. The HTC Zoe app also acts like a social media network for your video highlights, similar to popular apps like Instagram or Vine, you’ll be able to have followers or follow your friends who create video highlights of their photos.

Have you been thinking to find an easy way to create video highlights for your photos? The HTC Zoe app is something great to start with and we are sure you’ll love it, hit the source link to download the app for your phone now or hit that update button if you have a recent HTC smartphone.

Source:
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HTC's Desire 10 pro and One A9s will be available in Malaysia on the 26th of December

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HTC fans will be in for a treat as the company will be bringing in two new smartphones to the Malaysian market on the 26h of December: the HTC Desire 10 pro, and the HTC One A9s.

We begin with the HTC Desire 10 pro, a smartphone that is inspired by the Art Deco movement. Sporting a new look with a high-contrast metallic gold contour design that outlines the smartphone’s matte finish, the Desire 10 pro is powered by a Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10 processor, 4GBB of RAM, and 64GB of internal storage space that is expandable for up to 2TB of storage via microSD cards. The HTC Desire 10 pro also features a 3,000mAh battery and an ultra-fast fingerprint sensor that is multi-functional.

For imaging, the HTC Desire 10 pro sports a 20MP rear camera with pro-like features, giving you DSLR-like control over your photos and preset options. Other features include Electronic Image Stabilization, Auto HDR, and a laser autofocus. Selfie lovers can look forward to the Desire 10 pro’s 13MP front camera that features the brand new Selfie Panorama mode. With this feature, you’ll be able to capture a 150-degree selfie, perfect for those large group selfies. The Desire 10 pro will retail for RM1,699.

Alongside the Desire 10 pro, HTC will also be introducing the One A9s. Encased in a dual-finish metal body, the One A9s comes with a 5″ screen and is powered by a Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10 processor, 2GB of RAM, and 16GB of internal storage. The One A9s sports a 2,300 mAh battery, and much like the Desire 10 pro, it comes with a multi-functional fingerprint scanner.

Imaging on the One A9s is done via the 13MP rear camera that comes with autofocus for sharp, clear photos. The rear camera also features a BSI sensor, and the software supports enhanced editing control via RAW capture in Pro mode. For selfies, the One A9s comes with a 5MP front camera with software that allows you to take selfies with your voice. Alternatively, you can set it so that the One A9s captures selfies automatically whenever it detects a smile. The One A9s will retail for RM 1,159.

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HTC’s new blockchain phone can only be bought with cryptocurrency

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Rather than following the trend of making phones with notch and multiple cameras, HTC has taken a rather unusual route of unveiling the Exodus 1, also known as the world’s first blockchain phone, what it does is it allows you to store cryptocurrency keys in a secure area that’s hidden away from Android, so you can simply call it a phone with a cryptocurrency wallet.

In terms of security, HTC has made a social key recovery key mechanism that can be shared with your trusted friends, so just in case you lost your phone, they will be the ones that will be able to help retrieve your recovery details. The Exodus 1 comes with flagship specs – a Snapdragon 845, 6GB RAM, 128GB storage, 3500mAh battery and IP68 water resistance comes on it, it will unfortunately still run Android Oreo when it ships, but users who buy this probably won’t care too much about OS updates anyway.

The HTC Exodus 1 is now available for preorder in over 34 countries, and as you may have probably guessed it, you will need to buy it in using your precious Bitcoin and Etherum currencies, which HTC is charging BTC 0.15 (RM3980.49) or ETH 4.78 (RM3946.52), a pretty hefty price to ask for and an amount that would currently take your mining systems a long time to generate. If you are still interested in getting one, here’s the
link
.

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HTC’s new One M9 ads uses blind test to WOW the public

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The One M9 has got HTC a bad start this year, while the company’s flagship remains its iconic all metal body design and packs great performance hardware under the hood, it hasn’t been playing well with other manufacturers that have been making advances in both design and hardware offerings, therefore the company has three ads to remind consumers of what the One M9 is worth for.

The blind test or most commonly known as the black box test is the most common way of letting users experiencing a product without their knowledge. In these videos, HTC demonstrated three features – the front camera, BoomSound speakers and performance, in which the One M9 excels, either these people are already prepared for what’s coming towards them, or I have to say that this marketing effort is still pretty good.

HTC has came out four One flagships for this year till date, namely the One M9, M9+, E9+ and E9, all of them sport great hardware and features onboard however sadly lacking promotion in some place, lets hope the company gets more aggressive with its One M9 campaign to
 avoid plummeting shares again
.

Check out our hands on with the company’s One E9+ dual SIM device at Taiwan down below.

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HTC’s new U phone will be “squeezable”

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Looks like HTC is preparing to unveil something big on 16 of May as a image was posted on the company’s twitter account with the title “Squeeze for the brilliant U” and a list of times for 3 locations around the world. In the video, it shows a hand squeezing the edge of a phone, giving us the impression that the new phone will be intractable by squeezing it.

Based on the rumor on a HTC phone called “Ocean”, reports have mention that it will have a 5.5-inch display, 4GB to 6GB of RAM and 64GB to 128GB of storage depending on the model. Of course it wont have a headphone jack, but the more important part is that the phone will come with the new Sense UI called “Sense Touch” which shows that you can interact with the phone by squeezing and swiping the edge of the phone.

Lets just hope that HTC has learn from the mistakes they have made with the HTC U Ultra and made a phone that has brought them back to the smartphone game. As usual everything mention is still a rumor, so you will have to wait till May 16 as HTC will livestream the event from Taiwan on their website.

Source:
Engadget

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HTC’s next hero device could be the ‘HTC Aero’

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HTC’s Chairwoman Cher Wang has since promised a hero device coming later in the year during the company’s annual shareholders general meeting, and that device has started to surface in rumored reports. Dubbed the ‘HTC Aero’, the phone is expected to sport a 2.5D curve Gorilla Glass 4 display, which could mean HTC is bringing back some design cues from its
One
X
smartphone last time.

Other details revealed by blogging site HTC Vietnam also reveals a ‘groundbreaking’ camera on the HTC Aero, which could actually feature a f/1.9 aperture camera that excels in low light shots, while this could sound a little neutral to us since the
Galaxy S6

and
LG
G4

has already packed awesome camera sensors, we certainly do look forward on what HTC could bring in terms of camera software because seriously, there hasn’t been any groundbreaking camera software till then.

Despite of all that high end announcement, the HTC Aero could be an intermediate smartphone range, which could mean that the phone might not be parked under the One family and we can assume that it is going to be a similar
case

like the
Desire EYE
, which packs dual 13-megapixel cameras with a decent flagship
Snapdragon
801

processor despite not sporting a
metal body
. Now, we can only expect the announcement to happen when IFA 2015 comes up in August, and lets hope this device could really bring the troubled company back to where it needs to be.

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HTC’s One M8 Max phablet is about to take on the GALAXY Note 4

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It’s been a year since HTC launched it’s One Max smartphone, which is also the company’s first attempt at making a phablet sized smartphone. Online sources have leaked that HTC has apparently been making the successor to the
HTC One
 Max, codenamed M8_LIFE, the phone will have beastly specs similar to the
GALAXY
 Note 4 such as a 5.5-inch 2K display, Snapdragon 805 2.7GHz processor and 3GB of RAM.

The phone’s build materials is also rumored to be using a combination of aluminum and Silicon carbide alloy frame, sources have also said that the One M8 Max should have an extremely powerful 18 Megapixels OIS camera with the Duo camera in place for measuring depth of field, battery life is also expected to be more than 3000mAh.

HTC has done pretty good with the One M8 this year, let alone that the phone has been mistreated to a bend test by Consumer Reports, it has been an extremely solid device that has worked well in our review. We have also wondered if HTC has given up on its Ultrapixel camera since its recent flagship Butterfly 2 has stopped using it while the new One M8 Max won’t be equipped with that camera either, but we certainly hope HTC can implement its Ultrapixel technology just like ASUS’s PixelMaster technology in its upcoming smartphone

Do expect some announcements in the upcoming months.


HTC’s Peter Chou joins visual effects firm Digital Domain as Executive Director

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Ever since HTC Chairwoman Cher Wang steps up as CEO of the company, ex-CEO Peter Chou has been extremely quiet ever since its demotion as chief executive and now has been reported to join Digital Domain, a renowned visual effects company that is responsible for Iron Man 3, Chou still remains at HTC to head the company’s R&D team however his second role at this new company could actually mean that HTC could be up to something related to film making or games, given that Cher Wang has shown confidence in the company’s VR headset the Re Vive this year, it would make sense that Chou has got something to do as executive director of Digital Domain.

HTC’s share has plummeted terribly and has disappointed investors and fans with its
HTC
One

M9 flagship this year, we reported back then HTC’s Cher Wang is promising a hero device for this year and have recently spotted leaked information of the HTC
O2
, the company’s flagship that comes with a Snapdragon 820 processor and slated for a year end release. As the date of IFA 2015 draws closer, we look forward to see what HTC has got to show on stage.

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HTC’s RE Camera unveiled: A tube-shaped action camera

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I’m not sure if you are thinking what I’m thinking, HTC’s new
action camera
 seems to be meant for peeking at a toilet with its tube or pipe shape design, or you may try to comfort yourself it looks more like a asthma inhaler, this is one of the weirdest hardware design that we’ve seen from HTC.

It may look big in photos, HTC’s
RE Camera
 is a small and light device at 96.7 x 26.5mm and weighs 65.6 grams. It’s obviously lengthier than most action camera out there but won’t put on weight in your usual bag. The
RE Camera
 will take 16 Megapixel pictures, 1080p30 and 720p120 videos and time lapse recording, it has a 1/2.3-inch CMOS sensor and a 146-degree wide viewing angle.

If you noticed, the
RE Camera
 has the same color options with the current Desire smartphone line ups, even the material is the same glossy plastic which can get scratchy and fingerprints. The
RE Camera
 doesn’t come with a LCD display like the GoPro does and merely comes with a camera shutter button, you will also be able to use 128GB memory cards for storing lots of videos, there isn’t a power button which means HTC could pretty much have the RE Camera on standby for and will kick into action as soon as you press the shutter button.

The RE Camera is IPx7 certified water and dust resistant and you can buy a waterproof cap to make it IPx8, which you can probably use it to replace your diving tube (just joking), it also has a 840mAh battery which will deliver up to an hour of 40 minutes of continuous 1080p video recording and 1,200 still shots. The camera will support Android 4.3 and iOS 7 devices, it is expected to price at $200 and will be having a challenge to compete with
GoPro’s new Hero 4 line ups
. Do you think the RE Camera will sell when it reaches here?

Source: Engadget, The Verge


HTC’s U11+ selfie camera ad fails miserably

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As consumers, most of us probably know that advertisements we come across are usually to good to be true. When it comes to smartphone cameras, we know that perfect selfie ads are a far fetch from what we are capable of in real life. HTC recently collaborated with a British ice skater to promote the selfie camera of the HTC U11+, and the results are mediocre at best.

The image above shows the selfie taken by Danielle Harrison, a British ice skater in the HTC U11+ ad. It is safe to say that HTC failed rather miserably in promoting its flagship selfie camera. The result of the shot highlights the flaws of the front facing camera of 8 megapixels. HTC definitely picked the wrong scenario to begin with for its video advertisement – a poorly lit environment. A selfie under poor lighting while on the move isn’t a wise choice to begin with.

We can now be certain that following the exact same scenario like the video above would yield similar results, and for once, as advertised. HTC should have picked daylight for its advertisement, but we can applaud the Taiwanese smartphone maker for using the actual captured selfie shot for its advertisement. What do you think?

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HUAWEI 11.11 sale includes price reduction of the nova 3 series

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From 1 November onwards, the HUAWEI will have a line-up of deals and discounts for their customers, including the price reduction of the nova 3 series to celebrate the Double 11 Festival.

The Huawei Nova 3 will be priced at RM 1,699 and the nova 3i will be priced at RM 1,099. The two smartphones come in 6.3-inch display with 128GB storage but nova 3 comes in 6GB RAM whereas nova 3i comes in 4GB RAM, and the nova 3 has a 3750mAh battery that supports quick charging whereas the nova 3i with 3340mAh battery does not have the quick charging function. Both the nova 3 and 3i also comes with four AI Cameras with 24MP+2MP sensors for the front camera with AI beautification in addition to the HDR Pro mode for selfie lovers and a new Super Night Mode for better lowlight photography.

The nova 3 series are available at HUAWEI Experience Stores, HUAWEI online stores, authorised dealers and major telco partners and customers will be entitled to a Nova VIP Privilege card that includes exclusive gifts and vouchers worth up to RM 1,000.

Aside from that, there will be flash deals with price as low as RM 11, gifts with purchase, discounts and reward vouchers and free AirAsia tickets for the top 11 spenders. Last but not least, those who subscribe to HUAWEI’s email newsletter from 1 to 4 November may also stand a chance to win a Wooden Bluetooth Speaker worth RM 120, and there will be a huge sale on 11 November itself.

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Huawei 12.12 Online Sale comes with gifts, discounts, free delivery and more

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Huawei is joining in the 12.12 Online Sale and they’re offering gifts and discounts from 10 December to 12 December so that consumers can do their last minute Christmas shopping and still save some cash.

Throughout the three days, online shoppers will get to purchase selected Huawei devices for up to 40% and also get to win free gifts worth up to RM500,000. Besides that, the top 10 spenders on 12 December will be invited to Huawei Christmas Night on 20 December at Poseidon’s Reserve Caviar & Oyster Bar, in which door gifts and lucky draw prizes will be given by Huawei brand partners. Apart from that, Huawei’s brand partner Viu will be giving RM450 rebate voucher to Via subscribers who purchase the Huawei Nova 3 or Huawei P20 Pro and they’ll also receive free 6-months Viu subscription.

Furthermore, Huawei will be offering Slash Deals that happens at 12pm from 10 December to 12 December, whereby users who refer 12 friends can receive up to 40% discounts on selected products. In addition to that, all Huawei accessories will have 20% discounts and all online purchases will come with free delivery with no minimum purchase required.

The Y-Max that will be revealed on 12 December will also be available for pre-order at Huawei Online Store or Huawei LazMall Flagship Store and users will get free gift bundle that includes Huawei AM116 Earphone, Huawei A2 Band, Y Max Flip Cover and limited edition Huawei Xmas canvas bag. Those who purchase the Y Max, Huawei Mate 20 X, MediaPad M5 Pro and Matebook X Pro on 12 December itself will also get free gifts such as rebate vouchers, tripod stand, M-Pen and many more.

Last but not least, Huawei will be partnering with Benefit to host a beauty workshop for Nova users on 14 December at the Huawei Experience Store in Pavilion and as there are limited slot, users will have to register by visiting Huawei’s Facebook page.

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Huawei 5G Experiential Zone at Pavilion Elite offers a taste of what 5G can do – like 1.3Gbps download speeds and smooth cloud gaming

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At this point, 5G is imminent – the newest connectivity tech has taken off elsewhere, while we’re just starting to have a taste of it in Malaysia. And if you’d like to taste more of it (we know it sounds weird, but just roll with it), Huawei’s 5G Experiential Zone in Pavilion Elite should do the trick.

In collaboration with Maxis, the experiential zone can be found right outside the Huawei Experience Store in the shopping mall where you’ll be able to test out crazy 5G download speeds, experience cloud VR gaming and more.

During a demo presentation, Huawei used the Mate 20 X 5G to showcase a download speed of 1,300Mbps (1.3Gbps) as well as a download speed of 90.6Mbps – that’s faster than the fastest home broadband you can get in Malaysia.

This is achieved via Huawei’s Indoor 5G LampSite where a node attached to the ceiling provides 5G internet coverage to a small area around it.

With network speeds this fast, Huawei also showed off cloud VR gaming that was latency free. You can head there to test it out yourself. This comes just before the launch of the Huawei Mate 30 series which introduced the Mate 30 Pro 5G smartphone with the Kirin 990 5G chipset – moving forward, it’s clear that 5G will be the new standard, and the Huawei 5G Experiential Zone should give you an idea of what you can expect. You can visit the zone from today until October 6.

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Huawei ad states the P20 will come with a Pro variant and AI camera

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Huawei is about to release their successor to the P10 phones and they have set up a billboard ad that shows the P20 will have a Pro variant which uses the power of AI to enhance its photo taking capabilities. Based on the ad, the AI camera will also come to the regular P20 as well.

Huawei usually releases a Plus variant of their phones, as seen in the P10 Plus and the P9 Plus, but it looks like they are taking a different approach with the new P-series phone and changed the Plus to Pro. Although the ad confirmes that a Pro variant is coming, they have not mentioned anything else about the phone, other than it will be unveiled on March 27, 2018. One can assume, that the Pro version could come with different specs, but there is some expectation that the P20 Pro will come with a three-camera setup on the back while the regular P20 will come with a dual-camera setup.

Random ad board at Plaça d'España has the first mention I've seen calling out P20 Pro as this year's second model. (RIP P20 Plus?)
pic.twitter.com/6S7gb3m6jz

— Alex Dobie (@alexdobie)
March 1, 2018

We will know more about the 20 phones when the company has their conference on 27 March in Paris, and you can be sure that we will be covering the event as it happens.

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Huawei and Leica extends camera partnership with a new R&D center

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Huawei and Leica’s collaboration on the P9’s camera may just be the first step in what appears to be a fruitful partnership as both companies have announced that they will be expanding their strategic collaboration with the establishment of a jointly operated research and innovation center.

Located at Wetzlar, Germany, the ‘Max Berek Innovation Lab’ will see both Huawei and Leica “drive further development of optical systems and software-based technologies to improve imaging quality in a wide range of photographic and mobile device applications.” While it is still too early to know what exactly will come out of this R&D center, both Huawei and Leica are looking at creating computational imaging, augmented reality and virtual reality solutions.

“Huawei and Leica share not only enormous innovation power and years of research experience, but also their dedication to providing the highest quality standards. The Max Berek Innovation Lab offers us a historic opportunity to unite the resources and extensive expertise of both companies to pioneer game-changing technologies,” says Markus Limberge, Chief Operating Officer of Leica Camera AG and Director of the Max Berek Innovation Lab.

Source:
Huawei
,
The Verge

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Huawei and Maju Nusa implements MORAN to improve connectivity in remote areas

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Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, today announced that it has successfully deployed the Multi Operator Radio Access Network (MORAN) mobile network sharing system through its partner Maju Nusa at over 127 sites spread across Malaysia. It is a national project under the TIME 3 Universal Service Provision program initiated by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).

TIME 3 Universal Service Provision (USP) project is part of the National Broadband Initiatives introduced by the Malaysian Government and MCMC. It is a cellular coverage expansion initiative that was introduced to increase the geographical coverage of cellular services nationwide. It involves rolling out infrastructure such as towers in extreme rural areas with low population density, or commercially uneconomic areas. These include plantations, Orang Asli settlements, new tourist locations, and significant highways.

The deployment aims to bridge the digital divide between the urban and rural locations in Malaysia, providing broadband service to disadvantaged groups, as well as to increase the broadband access rate by providing broadband service to areas with low public switched telephone network penetration, high density areas, or places where current public services are not sufficient. The deployment also gives end users more options when choosing their preferred network, irrespective of their location.

The MORAN network is undoubtedly the first of its own kind in the world to provide a complete series of Radio Access Network sharing equipment for multi operators. It enables each cellular operator to separately configure cell-specific service management and thus offers cellular services to end users via the shared Radio Access Network based on its owned licensed spectrum frequency.

As of today, Maju Nusa had delivered more than 95% of the total sites which carry live voice traffic for the three major mobile operators in Malaysia, i.e. MAXIS, Celcom and DiGi. All these sites are successfully integrated into the major commercial cellular networks in Malaysia. Senior officials from MCMC, Celcom, MAXIS, and DiGi had recently visited these sites and appreciated the infrastructure setup, the services offered, and the impact it brings to the standard of connectivity in Malaysia. With the successful deployment of MORAN solution in the TIME 3 USP project, for the first time the communities staying in these rural areas now have access to the mobile connectivity.


Huawei and Maxis sign MoU to bring a TechCity to KL for 5G development

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Maxis and Huawei recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in a bid to push 5G development in the country by way if a 5G TechCity right here in KL.

According to a statement by Huawei today, the collaboration aims to once again share resources and technology in improving personalized experiences, boosting innovations in the 5G arena and bolster deployment efficiencies in the country.

Image credit: Huawei/Maxis

Within the TechCity will also be a 5G Innovation Lab that’s setup to develop 5G use cases for difference industries so that it could be commercialized when the spectrums are made available.

This isn’t the first time the two companies have joint hands in this endeavour – a 5G experience zone was setup in front of Huawei’s Pavilion store which was powered by Maxis’ 5G networks. The area made use of an Indoor 5G LampSite that uses a single node to provide the broadband. There, we saw a 5G-enabled Huawei Mate 20 X achieve up to 1.4Gbps download speeds with the connection.

With the MCMC announcing the 5G spectrum bands to be allocated to a consortium of telco brands, we’ll be seeing the mass rollout of the new network standard by Q3 this year – the upcoming TechCity in KL will serve to boost the adoption of the technology.

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Huawei and webe team up for an attractive broadband bundle

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Huawei and webe have come together to offer a very attractive broadband bundle to the public. You can own your very own Huawei MediaPad M3 along with webebroadband and access to HyppTV Everywhere app for only Rm1,999 with the uncompromising tablet sound and sporting an 8.4-inch screen, what better tablet to bundle with this plan to experience premium audio and media capabilities when it comes to watching movies and listing to music.

With the tablet bundle, you can enjoy 12 months of webebroadband subscription as well as 30 days unlimited access to 60 live channels via the hyppTV Everywhere app. In addition to that, Huawei and webe are also adding more complementary items to the bundle such as a leather case worth RM199, one to one exchange, screen protector and cleaning cloth worth RM69, and a Bluetooth headset worth RM299 which is limited to the first 200 signups through webe’s online store.

This offer is currently available on webe’s online store and will be in all three webe lounges and 104 TM point stores. If you are looking for a sleek Android tablet with an internet connection and a bundle of free stuff, click
here
 to find out more.

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Huawei and Xiaomi to make curved screen handsets

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Both LG and Samsung have launched their own version of curved screen smartphones respectively. LG got the ball rolling when it unveiled the LG G Flex back in November 2013. Samsung followed suit later with the Galaxy Note Edge. Both smartphones have their own successors, a proof that curved displays do appeal to consumers after all. Currently, we’re looking at a couple of new players into the curvy smartphone scene.

According to a report my Chinese site MyDrivers, both Huawei and Xiaomi are in the works of handsets that will be carrying the “Edge” branding like those of Samsung’s. Huawei, who has already impressed many with the launch of the Huawei Mate 8 and the dual-cam Huawei P9, is rumored to be constructing a Mate Edge smartphone. The Mate Edge is tipped to be sporting a Samsung curved OLED display. The handset is said to feature flagship standard specs and will carry a premium price tag of 4,000 CNY (RM2,479.53).

Xiaomi’s Edge device on the other hand is rumored to be dubbed the Mi Note Edge, or a simpler Mi Edge. The Chinese OEM is said to be borrowing LG’s OLED panels instead of Samsung’s. The Edge device by Xiaomi might sport a Snapdragon 820 processor alongside 4GB of RAM at a price of 3,000 CNY (RM1,859.65).

If the rumors happen to be true, we’ll most likely be expecting their appearance at IFA later this year. Either that, or we will have to wait till next year. What do you think?

Source:
Business Korea

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Huawei reassures users that the P30 and P30 Pro will get Android Q update – several other phones included as well

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Huawei Answers
 have confirmed several burning questions users had amid Huawei’s trade ban. One of the most crucial questions listed was whether the Huawei P30 and P30 Pro smartphones will get the much-anticipated Android Q update.

Huawei’s answer a resounding “yes” – not only do the aforementioned devices get the update, but several other Huawei smartphones are expected to have access to the update too. Think Huawei Mate 20, Mate 20 Pro, P20, P20 Pro, Mate 10, Mate 10 Pro, P30 Lite, and more.

Image credit: Huawei Answers

According to Android Authority, it is said that HONOR, a Huawei-owned brand, will also provide the HONOR 20 series (HONOR 20, HONOR 20 Pro, HONOR 20 Lite) with Android Q as well.

It seems like the trade ban doesn’t affect immediate matters pertaining to the company, but rather hit the company hard in the long term – it is unlikely that Huawei will be releasing new laptops anytime soon; while newer smartphones coming out in 2020 will likely run on HongMeng OS, which could either be hit or miss.

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Huawei announces budget dual-camera Honor 6X

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Huawei has held an event in China today, announcing a new mid range smartphone with a dual rear camera configuration. Last year’s Honor 5X gets its 2016 refresh, maintaining its premium build and look while getting its internals upgraded. After weeks of rumors surrounding the handset, the Honor 6X has finally been announced today.

For starters, the display size and resolution of the Honor 5X has been retained with the Honor 6X, sporting a 5.5-inch 2.5D curved glass display at Full HD 1080p resolution. 2015’s Honor 5X featured a newer version of the Snapdragon 615 processor, known as the Snapdragon 616. This time round, the Honor 6X is fitted with Huawei’s own octa-core Kirin 655 SoC. Along with that are memory options of 3GB or 4GB of RAM and 32GB or 64GB of internal storage respectively. Storage can be further expanded for an extra 128GB via the micro SD card slot.

The biggest upgrade by far lies in the camera department. Huawei has implemented dual rear camera setups in the P9 and the previously launched Honor 8 this year, hence the Honor 6X is no exception. The new mid ranger sports a dual rear camera configuration of 12MP + 2MP sensors, which isn’t mindblowing but we hope it doesn’t disappoint. The selfie camera on the front is of 8MP.

The Honor 6X now has a faster rear fingerprint sensor that unlocks in 0.3 seconds, a step up from the Honor 5X’s 0.5 second fingerprint unlock. Last but not least, the handset packs a 3,340 mAh battery underneath the hood and supports fast charging. The lower end variant (3GB RAM/32GB storage) of the Honor 6X comes at a price tag of 999 CNY (RM621.75) while the higher end model (4GB RAM/64GB storage) will cost 1,599 CNY (RM995.17). The phone is currently available on sale in China and it is expected to arrive to Malaysian shores in the near future.

Source:
Fone Arena

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HUAWEI announces its new midranger, the HUAWEI Maimang 8

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Looks like HUAWEI has no plans of slowing down despite its recent situation with Google and everything else. The Chinese company has just revealed a new midrange device — HUAWEI Maimang 8.

Design-wise, the Maimang 8 resembles the P Smart+ 2019 with a 6.21-inch IPS display with FHD+ resolution and a waterdrop notch. On its back, a triple camera setup is spotted alongside a fingerprint sensor.

Under the hood, the Maimang 8 is powered by a Kirin 710 processor in addition to sporting 6GB RAM and 64GB storage that is expandable via microSD slot. It is expected to ship with EMUI 9 based on Android 9, and will be housing a 3,400mAh battery.

The back will hold a 24MP main camera, a 16MP ultra wide sensor and also a 2MP depth camera. On the front, the Maimang 8 will come with a 8MP camera.

Honestly speaking, the Maimang 8 is almost a replica of the P Smart+ 2019 — it just sports a higher RAM configuration. The new midrange will come in Midnight Black and Sapphire Blue with a starting price of CNY1,899. The preorders have already begun but it’s official release is happening on June 12.

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Huawei announces new pricing for Nova 3e

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Though we have finalized the review of the Huawei’s latest selfie phone last week, the Nova 3e was officially introduced today at a launch event, which Huawei not only have us medias doing Zumba at the beginning of the launch, the Nova 3e also received a new price today in conjunction with the reduction of the Goods and Services Tax. Instead of RM1,399 as mentioned in our review, the Nova 3e will retail at RM1,320 after GST deduction, making this 24MP selfie phone more affordable than ever, customers who purchase the phone will also receive a Huawei Tripod Selfie Stick worth RM68 while stocks last.

For starters, the Nova 3e comes equipped with a Kirin 659 processor paired to 4GB RAM and 128GB of internal storage, it also comes with a notched 5.84″ FullView display that offers an impressive screen to body ratio with a Full HD+ resolution. The phone’s dual camera system comprises of a 16-megapixel main sensor assisted by a secondary 2-megapixel sensor for measuring depth information, while the front 24-megapixel light fusion camera takes great selfies in low lighting conditions. The Nova 3e has support for Huawei’s Fast Charging, which isn’t present in the previous mid-range Nova series and juices up the 3000mAh battery pretty fast in our test.

The Huawei Nova 3e is currently available at all Huawei Experience Stores and selected authorized dealers nationwide.

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HUAWEI announces the Y7 Prime with a RM999 price tag

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HUAWEI never disappoints when it comes to taking out phones for all ranges, from the P10 for the high range to the honor phones for the mid and low range. Joining the latter range will be the HUAWEI Y7 Prime, that comes with a very affordable price tag making it very accessible for anyone and giving you simplicity and functionality in one package.

The phone is powered by the Snapdragon 435 processor, 3GB of RAM, 32GB internal storage, expandable up to 128GB and the full aluminium body with sandblasted finish give a premium touch and feel to the phone. It also has a 4000mAh battery, so rest assured, you will definitely be getting a full day use on a full charge. When it comes to the camera, you will be getting a 12MP rear camera, giving you nice pictures and 8MP front facing camera giving you the perfect selfie every time. The icon of the phone is the 2.5D 5.5-inch HD display which HUAWEI claims to be more easy on the eyes giving more comfort over long uses and supports hybrid dual-SIM slot. The Y7 Prime will come with Android 7.0 straight out of the box with EMUI 5.1.

The HUAWEI Y7 Prime will be available on the 7th of July for a price of RM999 only and you will get a free RM5 KFC voucher. It will come in two colours, Gold and Black. For more information on this product and other HUAWEI products, check out their official website
here
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Huawei can finally resume buying US technology

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Huawei is now saved, all thanks to a meeting that took place in Osaka between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump, the company is now finally allowed to purchase US technology to develop its products as usual, while the US will cease to charge any tariffs on Chinese-made product imports.

However, the ban lift doesn’t entirely mean that Huawei could still safely sell its devices with Android preloaded, as Trump merely says that ‘US companies can sell their equipment to Huawei’ and ‘We are talking about equipment where there’s no national security problem with it’.

Trump adds on that these American made products are very complex and have allowed Huawei to continue to purchase them.

Therefore, this could only mean that Huawei could continue to purchase US made chips and components for this lift, but there isn’t confirmation that Huawei could continue to manufacture Android phones and start selling its devices in the US, but the former limitation could be eventually lifted as discussions between the two countries are in place.

Also, no details were given if Huawei could continue to supply its telecommunication equipment to US carriers for the implementation of 5G, as this will also affect the decision of other countries to un-ban the use of Huawei network equipment.

At this point of time, Google hasn’t reinstated Huawei’s partnership on the official Android website. However, the good news is that you no longer need to worry about the future of your Huawei smartphones.

Looks like we shall be seeing the new Mate 30 series soon.

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Get 40% off the HUAWEI Band 4e during its launch promo

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On February 19, the HUAWEI Band 4e will be launched exclusively online at the price of RM69. It’s originally priced at RM119, but HUAWEI is having a promo to celebrate its launch.

Wear the Huawei Band 4e on your wrist…or shoe

The Band 4e is an interesting fitness tracker as it can be worn in two ways — on your wrist and on your shoe as a buckle. You can wear it the usual way when you want to track your sleep cycle and heart rate, and wear it the other way when you’re doing sports or going for runs as it will offer more precise performance data.

Get detailed analysis to improve performance

For example, you can look at your running performance data in HUAWEI Health to discover your average cadence, speed, pace and step length — the app will even offer suggestions to help improve your running form. This also works with cycling and basketball. Of course, you can also wear the band when doing other sports — with 5ATM water resistance, the band can be worn during surfing and swimming unless you’re going deeper than 50m.

The HUAWEI Band 4e weighs only 6g without its trap and has a 0.5-inch PMOLED touchscreen. It can last up to two weeks and is available in Graphite Black and Mineral Red. You can get it from HUAWEI’s
online store
 or its official store on
Lazada
.

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Huawei bites back by making the Mate 30 without any US components

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In an effort to adapt to the ban imposed by President Trump, Huawei will no longer use any components from American to be used in their Mate 30 series smartphones.

CNBC Bureau Chief Sally Shin took to Twitter to share findings of the phones’ updated list of internals. From there, we see Huawei’s own
HiSilicon
 replacing previous suppliers in the power amplifier modules.

New Huawei Mate 30 used zero US suppliers, teardown analysis shows

Intel
 Broadcom
 Qualcomm
 Qorvo
 Skyworks
 Cirrus Logic

all provide parts to Huawei
https://t.co/09LxQAcxmR

— Sally Shin (@sallyshin)
December 2, 2019

Meanwhile, audio amplifiers will come by way of Dutch-based NXP, while antenna switches will either be sourced from
HiSilicon
 or Murata. On the tear down list, we also see that the Huawei Y9 Prime follows suit in omitting all American components.

We can expect, moving forward, that all upcoming Huawei devices will rid itself of American DNA and will boast the same component make-up as the Mate 30.

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HUAWEI breaks record by selling more than 1,000 units of HUAWEI MateBook Series within two months

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HUAWEI has announced that the award-winning notebook, HUAWEI MateBook Series has sold more than 1,000 units in the last two months. Launched in February 2018, Malaysia is the most successful country that had launched the HUAWEI MateBook X Pro, achieving all-time best sales record to date, thanks to its world’s first FullView touchable display, quad speakers, and recessed camera.

In addition to that, the HUAWEI MateBook X Pro is now available in 60 countries all over the globe, covering areas such as Europe, North and South America, Pacific Ocean and Africa. As of now, this world’s first FullView display notebook has already earned a significant number of recognitions and awards from industry players, leaders and prominent magazines.

“We are thrilled to hear that the HUAWEI MateBook Series is well-received in Malaysia.
 Launched along with the HUAWEI Mate 20 Series and Watch GT, the introduction of HUAWEI notebooks is part of our efforts to extending portfolio, helping more business elites to revolve their daily issues when it comes to communication and business preparations, as well as leading a healthy lifestyle,” said Matthew Ng, Deputy Country Director of Huawei Consumer Business Group.

To top it all off, the HUAWEI MateBook X Pro was named the “Best of MWC 2018” by PCMag for its world’s first FullView touchable screen display and super slim design with a recessed camera that can protect users privacy from leaking via camera lens. It also provides users a theater like experience yet still relatively affordable, making every price point possible with HUAWEI. Other than PCMag, the HUAWEI MateBook X Pro has accumulative earned over 35 recognitions from noteworthy media across the globe.

The HUAWEI MateBook D, MateBook X Pro i5 processor, and MateBook X Pro i7 processor are retailing at the price of RM2,999, RM4,999 and RM6,999. All of these devices could be purchased at all HUAWEI Experience Stores as well as
SenQ Online Store
.

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Huawei is building a processor that will combine a CPU, GPU and AI in a single chip

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The phone that we are all looking forward to the most from Huawei is the Mate 10, however, reports have surfaced that Huawei will be demoing their AI system that they have been working on for awhile now and they plan to show it off during IFA Berlin on September 2nd.

The company could also be demoing their so-called Superphone which they described as a double o you and will proactively interact with the physical world. How they are achieving this superphone is by developing a new processor that will combine CPU, GPU, and AI functions in one chip to further extend the capabilities that the EMUI Android skin already provides in the AI department. More information will be shared during their IFA conference next month.

There is still no news on whether the Mate 10 will be shown off during the event but it might be announced at a separate event on October 10 and not during the IFA event. Regardless, it will be quite interesting to know how the company is moving forward with computer intelligence.

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Huawei can continue to do business with American companies for another 90 days

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A new twist develops in the thrilling saga that is the US-Huawei trade war – sorry, there’s no other way to make this sound interesting. The Trump Administration have once again decided to grant the
Chinese
 phone makers a 90-day waiver that allows the continuation of business ties between Huawei and a select few American companies.

This is the third time Huawei has been given the license extension – according to a report by South China Morning Post, certain rural areas in the US rely on Huawei’s  3G and 4G network to stay connected to the world – the extension is aimed at allowing companies to continue providing that service to the folks living in those areas.

Despite this, the report also says that the Federal Communications Commission is looking to apply for more restrictions on Chinese companies like Huawei and ZTE. Trump’s leniency on this matter as of now seems to be for the benefit of Americans – once Huawei’s offerings are no longer dependent upon, we reckon the President will officially cut ties with the Chinese giants, and any companies that are deemed a danger to national security for that matter.

For
now
 though, we’ll wait until at least late January 2020 before something new develops in the saga.

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The Huawei Carnival 2019 has superb smartphone deals that you need to visit

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Huawei isn’t resting on its laurels despite its questionable fate in the ongoing trade war, the company has just started its sales carnival in Malaysia where it is offering attractive smartphone deals and great prizes to be won when you purchase them.

The Huawei Carnival 2019 is being held from 27th July to 4th August 2019, where customers are encourage to visit any nearby Huawei Experience Stores or the Huawei Official Online Store to stand a chance to win a brand new Mercedes Benz GLA200 Night Edition, 100 unit of E-Bike orbit and 400 units of Electric Scooter Starlight.

If you happen to visit any Huawei Experience Stores, you can also participate in the “Spin and Redeem” activity where you can stand a chance to receive a professional tripod stand, Type-C HDMI converter, RM50 Starbucks Card, wooden speaker, Huawei body fat scale and a 1-day pass to Aquarium KLCC.

To make the carnival a blast, the following smartphone models have been repriced:

Huawei Mate 20 Pro – RM2599 (U/P: RM2999)

Huawei Mate 20 – RM2099 (U/P: RM2399)

Huawei Mate 20X – RM2599 (U/P: RM2899)

Huawei P30 Pro (512GB) – RM3899 (U/P: RM4399)

Huawei nova 4e – RM999 (U/P: RM1199)

Huawei Y7 Pro 2019 – RM599 (U/P: RM549)

Last but not the least, Huawei has also officially taken wraps off the new Huawei Y9 Prime 2019, which is the company’s first phone with a pop-up selfie camera and notchless full-screen design.

Head on over to
Huawei Malaysia’s site
 for more details.

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HUAWEI celebrates Christmas by bringing snow to life at Pavilion Kuala Lumpur

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In conjunction of the festive season, HUAWEI have launched a once in a lifetime experience event for shoppers at Pavilion, Kuala Lumpur today.

With the effort to gather everyone and celebrate Christmas together, HUAWEI has brought happiness to shoppers as they witness snow fall in the city of Kuala Lumpur.

Besides witnessing a “winter wonderland” at the entrance of the mall, shoppers were treated with candies and Christmas hats which was passed out by HUAWEI’s Santa Claus and his beautiful santarinas. In addition to that, shoppers were also able to listen to joyful Christmas songs sang by a group of carolers.

People of all ages and races came together, laughed and had fun at the event all thanks to HUAWEI. The snow fall event will be on going until Christmas day itself, so don’t miss out experiencing snow in the City of Kuala Lumpur, at Pavilion shopping mall.

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Huawei claimed to top Apple in December 2016 smartphone sales

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Huawei’s aggressive means of marketing has been working pretty well over the course of 2016. The Chinese manufacturer has taken third place in terms of global smartphone sales for quite some time now, trailing Apple and first placed Samsung. According to Huawei India’s Director for Product Centre Allen Wang, the company has overtaken Apple in smartphone sales last December.

The Economic Times reports that Wang claims Huawei to have topped Apple in smartphone sales last December, clinching second place right behind Samsung. Wang stated that Huawei’s recorded 13.2 percent in market share while Apple was roughly 12 percent. According to him, Huawei’s sub brand Honor is now the world number one online brand, which could be true given Honor’s performance in its Honor 9 pre-orders.

We can’t be certain whether Wang’s info of Huawei overtaking Apple in December 2016 is reliable. He also further claimed that Huawei has overtaken Samsung in certain areas of the market although the latter company still remains the overall leader in global smartphone sales.

Huawei plus its subsidiary Honor have been producing very respectable handsets lately, along with the Huawei Mate 9, P10 and its Nova lineup. Honor has been no slouch as well, releasing the Honor 6X, Honor 8 Pro and most notably the Honor 9 just 2 days ago.

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Huawei collaborates with KDU University College to create Malaysian-inspired wallpaper themes

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Huawei users are now able to download new Malaysian-inspired wallpaper such as Nasi Lemak or the Petronas Twin Towers on their smartphones as Huawei Themes has recently collaborated with KDU University College for “Love Our Malaysia Themes Design” workshop and contest.

Students from the Bachelor of Game Development at KDU University had the opportunity to test their skills in developing smartphone wallpaper themes, and the results was more than impressive as the passionate students and designers were able to capture the beauty of Malaysia in unique ways and applied it to their work. The winners were selected by Famous local illustrator and digital artist, Chong Fei Giap.

“It is hard to believe that the mobile phone themes are students’ artwork and I’m very impressed by their designs! The themes and wallpapers captured the beauty of Malaysia very well, with each of them showcasing the different elements of Malaysia. It is important for brands like Huawei to recognize and develop the local art design scene as we have potential to deliver amazing works,” said Chong.

The winners of the “Love Our Malaysia Themes Design” were Tee Kim Thiam and Yiing Yng as they showcased their designs respectfully named “The Borneon”, which was inspired by the amazing Borneo and nostalgic memory of childhood toys and snacks most Malaysians grew up with.

The Love Our Malaysia Themes Designs are now available for download. To download the Malaysian themes and wallpapers by the students of KDU University College, Huawei smartphone users could search it on Huawei Themes.

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Huawei has confirmed the triple-camera P20 will launch on 27 March in France

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Huawei has just confirmed that they will be launching their new flagship P-series phones on March 27 in France’s Grand Palais museum and exhibition hall. The company did not send out invitations for the event but we should expect them to launch the upcoming P20 the successor to the P10.

It has already been confirmed that the P20 will be the first smartphone in the world to come with a triple camera setup on the back with a total resolution of 40MP and 5x hybrid zoom. The front will come with an equally impressive 24MP selfie camera, all the cameras will be developed by Leica. Samsung is also putting all their money on their new and improved camera for the S9 so it will be interesting to see who wins the smartphone camera war.

The P20 is said to be smaller than the Mate 10 Pro but it will come with a 6-inch OLED screen, presumably with an 18:9 aspect ratio screen, Kirin 970 and Android 8.1 out of the box. We will report back with all the details when they launch the phone on March 27.

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HUAWEI confirms the Nova 2 Plus will be available later in August

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HUAWEI Malaysia has confirmed that it will be introducing the Nova 2 Plus this August. The phone is expected to take the lead in the selfie game with its 20MP front-facing camera and comes with a capacity of 128GB to ensure that you will always have space for your videos and pictures.

The 20MP front camera boasts a 3D facial recognition technology to produce a vivid picture and combined with HUAWEI’s self-developed ISP, the functions are enhanced with higher resolution creating a more detailed image. On the rear, there is a 12MP+8MP dual-camera setup that allows it to capture more detail images. The 12MP wide angle lens can capture a broader scenery while the long-focus 8MP lens enables you to shoot subjects at a distance. Finally, the phone is capable of taking moving pictures by generating a static photo and mini video with a single movement, giving the image motion.

The HUAWEI Nova 2 Plus will be available in Graphite Black, AUrora Blue and Prestige Gold. Availability of the phone will be determined at a later time along its pricing. Stay tuned, as we will update you when there is more information or check out their
official website
 and their
Facebook page
.

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Huawei confirms that P30 to come with periscope-style camera, promising greater zoom distances

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Amongst all the leaks and rumors surrounding the upcoming Huawei P30, there has reportedly been one confirmed truth about the flagship. Huawei’s VP of global marketing Clement Wong has revealed that the Huawei P30 will come with a “superzoom” camera.

According to Android Central, the “top end” P30 smartphone will sport a periscope-style zoom camera that’s apparently capable of significantly higher zoom levels compared to its predecessors.

Image credit: The Verge

Previous leaks suggest that the phone is capable of a 10x zoom, so perhaps there could be some truth in that. Oppo had already showed off a prototype camera that does 10x zoom that used a periscope setup as well.

So, it seems like Huawei has won the race against Oppo in implementing a fully functioning periscope camera onto a smartphone.

Image credit: Pocket-lint

Android Central had also reported of Huawei’s intention on improving the P30’s ability to shoot in low-light situations, so the P30 series of phone could be a whole different beast when it comes to photography compared to its predecessors.

So with that incredible zoom distance and performance, you can now safely
stalk
 photograph from afar.

The Huawei P30 will officially be introduced in Paris this March 26, but it feels like we pretty much know what they device is all about already what with all the leaks and early fact confirmations.

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Huawei debuts the Honor S1 smartwatch and Honor Pad 2

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Huawei’s sub brand Honor continues its budget product lineup with two other devices after the unveiling of the dual rear camera Honor 6X. Introducing the Honor S1 smartwatch and the Honor Pad 2. While both devices may not wow you as much as the Honor 6X did, it is still worth looking at what Honor has to offer this time.

The Honor Pad 2 features an 8-inch IPS screen at Full HD resolution, a Snapdragon 616 SoC underneath the hood coupled with 3GB of RAM and storage options of 16GB or 32GB. Cameras aren’t to be the focus when it comes to tablets, but nevertheless the Honor Pad 2 sports an 8MP rear camera with LED flash and a 2MP front facing shooter which is sufficient for video calls. The tablet is offered in WiFi only and LTE models, and packs a 4,800mAh battery.

Moving on to the Honor S1 smartwatch, which unfortunately isn’t as advanced as the Huawei Watch. Instead, the Honor S1 looks like an upgrade from last year’s Honor Band Z1 as a fitness centric smartwatch. The Honor S1 features the usual activity tracking features, along with an additional heart rate sensor, a feature which the Honor Band Z1 missed out on. The smartwatch can also be connected to your smartphone for notifications, plus water resistance of up to 50 metres. Surrounding the display is a circular dial, and Huawei claims the Honor S1 to last up to six days on a single charge.

That pretty much wraps up Honor’s new devices for this time’s launch in China. What do you think about the new Honor Pad 2 and the Honor S1? Let us know your thoughts at the comments section below!

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HUAWEI attempts to fool consumers with DSLR photos…again

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The HUAWEI P40 Pro that was launched just a while back didn’t let us down when it comes to its camera capabilities, but what let us down is HUAWEI’s repetitive attempt to exaggerate the quality of photos taken with the phone by using DSLR cameras.

In a video shared by HUAWEI on Weibo, the company showed a collection of photos that is shot on the HUAWEI phones. However, a Weibo user quickly discovered that one of the photos is taken by a Nikon D850 DSLR camera and can be found on a photography-sharing platform.

HUAWEI then made a statement that one of their editors “made a mistake” and labelled the photos wrongly and the original video was also altered after that. If this is HUAWEI’s first time committing such a mistake, then perhaps we can trust their words. However, this has happened over and over again — leading us to believe that it’s not a mistake, but an attempt to fool consumers.

It’s unfortunate that HUAWEI is still employing such tactics when in fact the P40 Pro already offers impressive photo quality. But it’s also a reminder to all of us that we can never completely trust smartphone brands and it’s always safer to just test things out ourselves.

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Huawei earned less despite selling more phones in 2016

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Huawei has undoubtedly been performing well last year in the smartphone market. The Chinese manufacturer managed to inch closer to the likes of Apple and Samsung when it comes to the number of smartphone units shipped. However, Huawei has recorded a decrease in profit in 2016 compared to 2015 despite the fact that the company has sold 30 percent more smartphone units than the previous year.

According to a report by The Information, Huawei has recorded a $2 billion profit in 2016, $200 million down from the $2.2 billion profit recorded back in 2015. Not only that, Huawei reportedly had a projected target of $2.5 billion, so $2 billion is significantly lesser (20%) than the company’s internal target of profit. What could be the problem then?

The Information has reported that a couple of factors contributed to the drop in profit. One of the factors is the increase in pricing of components. It is a fact that smartphones in general have increased in their pricing compared to a few years ago. The price tags of Huawei handsets have definitely gone up as well, but due to the increased cost of components, that might explain why Huawei isn’t earning any more.

Another notable factor is the surge in marketing costs. This is possibly due to Huawei’s efforts to penetrate the Western market last year. With huge stars such as Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson promoting the Huawei P9 flagship, it won’t be surprising if the company invested heavily on its marketing campaigns. Having said that, its efforts will likely cause the company to prosper in the long run.

Huawei is said to have doubled last year’s profits as its internal target for 2017, which will be $4 billion. Sounds ambitious, but not impossible at the same time. How well do you expect Huawei to perform this year?

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Huawei announces EMUI 10 beta roll-out for several devices, set for September

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Huawei had recently announced their new EMUI 10 custom OS and boasted several improvements in this new iteration – most notably better protection of privacy, ability to send images to another device while on a call, enhanced dark mode, new camera options and more.

If you have a Huawei device and are eager to try out the update, the Chinese company has released a roadmap for the OS’ beta rollout. Scheduled to receive the update on September 8 are the Huawei P30 and P30 Pro; late September for Huawei Mate 20, 20 Pro, 20 X and 20 RS Porsche Design.

As for those who’re using HONOR devices, the OS will be rebadged as Magic UI 3.0 – the HONOR 20, 20 Pro, View 20 and Magic 2 will get the update sometime late September as well.

There’s no word on when the complete version of the OS will be released, but considering the Huawei Mate 30 series is set to be announced on September 19 – we can expect both EMUI 10 and the Mate 30 series to be available late September or early October.

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Huawei’s EMUI 10 is set to be unveiled this month – boasts quality-of-life improvements

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With the upcoming Huawei Developers Conference due for this August 9 until August 11 in China, the hosts had confirmed that their latest Huawei EMUI 10 UI will be introduced during the conference.

A poster shared by the Chinese company depicts a rather clean looking sandy beach and bright body of water along with the EMUI 10 branding. The Chinese sentences roughly translates to ‘Importance lie in the quality, making usability effortless’.

With that, reports by GizChina say that Huawei intends to develop better ‘cross-terminal’ support among smartphones and the EMUI 10 will apparently be the answer. Also, the new UI is said to come with GPU Turbo, EROFS super file system and Ark compiler.

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Huawei encourages local developers to create for HMS ecosystem, investing $1bil in resources to support takers

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During the inauguration of the Huawei Malaysia Ecosystem Conference 2019, the Chinese company introduced the Huawei Mobile Services (HMS) operating system ecosystem. As Google Mobile Services will no longer be supported in future Huawei devices, HMS will be the ecosystem that gives life to the Mate 30 series smartphones as well as upcoming products.

The HMS core systems is built to be as familiar as possible for both users and developers – it’s equipped with necessary tool kits for messaging, notifications, in-app purchasing and more. Huawei claims that there are over 43,000 apps available in the HMS ecosystem as of July.

With this, Huawei is launching HMS developer support in Malaysia, encouraging local camps to build for the HMS ecosystem. The Huawei Shining Star Program is a billion-dollar effort from the company that aims to support local developers.

Also, the HMS Integration Challenge is being held until 31 December that rewards participants grants worth up to RM500,000 for apps based on the Huawei SDK, and uploading it onto the system. Those who complete the challenge by the end of the month will get the full RM500,000 sum while those who complete it next month will get RM300,000, and those finishing it by the end of the eayr will get RM100,000. It seems like a short timeframe, but Huawei says that the HMS ecosystem is easy enough to use that an SDK utilizing it will only requires “3-man-days” to get into the Huawei App Gallery.

It looks like Huawei is here to stay – with the help of local developers, it looks like HMS could be an alternate way forward for Huawei users moving forward.

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Huawei Enjoy 6S unveiled with entry level to mid range specs

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Huawei’s efforts to penetrate the western market has been quite successful so far, as the Chinese manufacturer continues to wow consumers with its ever improving and polished line of flagship handsets. Regardless, Huawei still manages to take care of its consumer market back home by launching a slew of entry level to mid range devices. Here’s another China exclusive handset, the Huawei Enjoy 6S.

The Huawei Enjoy 6S is a product of a collaboration between Huawei and China Mobile. The phone sports a 5-inch HD 720p display on the front which could do better. Moving on to its internals, the handset features a Snapdragon 435 processor clocked at 1.4 GHz, alongside 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage. The Huawei Enjoy 6S features a rear camera of 13 megapixels with an f/2.2 aperture. A 5MP front facing shooter for selfies should do the job as well if you aren’t picky.

So far, the listed might sound pretty entry level, but Huawei has taken the initiative to include a rear fingerprint sensor below the camera at the back, completing its near Huawei Mate 8 look. Powering the entire handset is a 3,020mAh battery, which should be sufficient given the fact that the Enjoy 6S is rocking only a 720p display of 5-inches.

As far as pricing goes, the Huawei Enjoy 6S doesn’t seem very value for money, carrying price tag of 1,599 CNY (RM1,034.44). Sounds like there are far better alternatives than this Huawei handset. Let us know your thoughts at the comments section below!

Source:
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Huawei exposed for wishing the public Happy New Year via Twitter for iPhone

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Just when we thought we’re done with smartphone companies making a fool out of themselves by using their competitors’ smartphones, Huawei decided to make sure they’re the first company to continue the trend in 2019.

Posting on Twitter, the company proceeded to wish the public Happy New Year yesterday and attached a video with the tweet. What’s amusing is that the post was labelled “Twitter for iPhone”, and the online community once again took the chance to ridicule the company for the mistake made.

What’s more amusing to us Malaysians is that Huawei Malaysia also retweeted the post and in addition to that, they’ve also posted a tweet on the last day of 2018 via iPhone. Seems like unlike Samsung who takes turn in posting tweets via iPhone with weeks of gap between their mistakes, Huawei prefers getting embarrassed in one shot.

I see that you deleted the older tweet

— Bryan Vincent (@waco2550)
January 1, 2019

Of course, there’s no doubt that Huawei quickly fixed their mistake, removing the said tweet and posting a new one that’s from “Twitter Media Studio”. Sadly, the online community already know what’s going on and continues to joke about it.

Now we’ve already gone through this for quite a number of times, and we’re pretty sure that the tweets are probably not posted by the company’s employee but a third party instead like a PR company or an outsourced marketing agency. Despite that, it’s still a moment worth mocking, and smartphone companies should have been more cautious when it comes to these things.

Our solution? Either you get your own employees to manage your Twitter account, or ensure that whoever you hire is not using an iPhone. Though I really wish that these smartphone companies will stop embarrassing themselves, chances are this is not the end of it, and we’ll be seeing more of this ridiculous moments throughout 2019.

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HUAWEI files lawsuit in hopes of revoking FCC ban

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The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)’s decision to classify HUAWEI has a national security threat — barring it from getting government subsidies for telecommunication infrastructure — caused HUAWEI to sue the regulator.

Just last month, FCC voted to label HUAWEI as a national security threat and said that its telecom infrastructure could be hijacked for spying due to its relationship to the Chinese Government. This has led to HUAWEI and ZTE being cut off from the Universal Service Fund’s supplier list, preventing it from getting telecom infrastructure for rural carriers.

“Banning a company like HUAWEI, just because we started in China—this does not solve cyber security challenges,” said Huawei’s chief legal officer, Song Liuping. HUAWEI also said the FCC decision was “political”, which is why they filed a petition in New Orleans.

HUAWEI has been granted a 90-day license to continue doing business in the U.S., but perhaps the current move will get HUAWEI a permanent solution once and for all.

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HUAWEI online store starts its 6th birthday with RM0.60 flash deals, RM166 vouchers and more

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To celebrate the sixth birthday of HUAWEI online store this April 29, HUAWEI is bringing in flash deals, online vouchers, and even discounts on products like the HUAWEI MateBook D 15 and nova 4e.

From April 23 to April 28, you can claim
RM166 online vouchers
 that are limited in quantity. This voucher can be used on April 29 on selected HUAWEI products so you’ll get more discounts, but you’ll need to register for a HUAWEI account first if you don’t have one.

HUAWEI will also have daily flash deals from April 23 to April 29 with price that goes as low as RM0.60. These products include the HUAWEI’s 10,000mAh powerbank, the HUAWEI P10 and P10 Plus flip covers and the HUAWEI Band 4.

On April 29, a number of HUAWEI’s accessories will be tied with a 16% discount. You can get the HUAWEI X Gentle Monster Smart Eyewear at a discounted price of RM1,343, or even its 40W SuperCharge Powerbank at RM301. There are also price cuts for some of the most popular HUAWEI products, such as the Band 4, the MateBook D 15, the nova 4e, and the FreeBuds 3.

To find out all about the promotion, check out HUAWEI’s
official site
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HUAWEI FreeBuds 4: Preorder now at RM599

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The new HUAWEI FreeBuds 4 is now available in Malaysia, featuring features like ANC 2.0, Intelligent Audio Connection and a slightly longer battery life.

Same old design, but new, refreshing colour

The FreeBuds 4 is now available in two colours — Ceramic White and Silver Frost. They’re also lighter than their predecessors, weighing at 4.1g per earbud. Design-wise, it doesn’t look like HUAWEI made any major changes.

HUAWEI introduces swipe gestures

However, HUAWEI did add swipe gestures for volume controls, in addition to the existing tap and long press functions. With Intelligent Audio connection, the FreeBuds 4 can connect to two devices at once and switch seamlessly. There’s also the companion app, HUAWEI AI Life, that will allow customisation for noise cancellation and audio modes.

When it comes to gaming, the company boasted a reduced latency of 90ms for
HarmonyOS
 phones and 150ms for EMUI phones. Despite housing the same battery as their predecessors, the FreeBuds 4 can supposedly last slightly longer at 22 hours when used with its charging case. However, a single charge still gives user the same 4 hours playback time.

Get the HUAWEI FreeBuds 4

The FreeBuds 4 is now available at RM599 and can be pre-ordered on HUAWEI’s official site
here
. Those who pre-order it within the time period (July 6 to July 21) will be entitled to a free HUAWEI Band 4 and a free home gift package.

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HUAWEI gets another 90 days to purchase its supplies from US companies

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President Donald Trump is still not ready to let his guard down against HUAWEI, but he is offering a reprieve that lets HUAWEI purchase US products till December 15.

HUAWEI has a “temporary general license” that is set to expire on August 19, but Trump has decided to offer an extension that gives the Chinese manufacturer another 90 days. This will allow the HUAWEI to continue purchasing their supplies from US companies to maintain their telecommunications networks and also provide software updates to devices like the HUAWEI P30 and P30 Pro.

HUAWEI was first blacklisted as the US government are skeptical of them and believed that they are involved in activities that will threaten the country’s national security. In addition, the government sued HUAWEI over allegations that they have violated US sanctions against Iran, but HUAWEI remains defensive and denies the accusations.

US companies who want to sell their technologies and components to HUAWEI require special licenses and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross told reporters that there were more than 50 applications in the past month itself.

As for the extended reprieve, the decision is still not finalised and will only be announced officially after the deadline. Other sources revealed that the US and Chinese presidents will be having a discussion about HUAWEI.

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Huawei given another extension to continue working with American companies

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With everyone’s attention turned towards the COVID-19 outbreak – major issues plaguing our very existence have been swept under the rug temporarily, not least the US-China trade war; which heavily involves giant smartphone maker Huawei.

Since being on President Trump’s entity list which prevents them from working with American companies – Huawei has received several temporary licenses from the US Government to continue trading with American-based entities.

Initially, this was to allow Huawei to provide vital software updates to exiting smartphones until August 2019 – later in November last year, Huawei received another extension to allow Huawei to continue working with American companies; this time it was to let the Chinese company continue to provide cellular technology to rural areas in the States.

With the fourth extension given to Huawei now, all parties have until May 15 to do business; and the US Department of Commerce had also issued a request for public input on the issue – is this a sign of undecidedness regarding blacklisting Huawei in the first place?

The first three extensions have made clear how important Huawei in the telecommunications sector, even in the US – you have companies like Microsoft and Qualcomm who’ve resumed regular business with Huawei since last year; and Google has publicly said that they want Huawei to continue using GMS in their upcoming smartphones. Perhaps this shows how much these giant companies actually need each other – how sweet!

This looks like positive signs for Huawei and the tech industry at large – despite the COVD-19 outbreak hitting productivity across the globe, we can at least be optimistic about a chance being able to buy a Huawei loaded with GMS and all its goodies again.

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Huawei gives the Huawei Watch 2 the Porsche Design treatment

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Huawei previously put on sale what might be its most expensive smartphone ever, the Porsche Design Huawei Mate 9 smartphone. The premium priced handset sported top notch specs, including a 5.5-inch curved display at QHD resolution, plus a whopping 6GB of RAM underneath the hood to support Huawei’s flagship Kirin 960 processor. The Chinese manufacturer has partnered up with Porsche Design once again for another one of its products – the Huawei Watch 2.

The overall design of the Porsche Design Huawei Watch 2 is inspired by its regular Classic variant. Nothing has been changed internally for this model of the Huawei Watch 2, but the overall aesthetic obviously features a Porsche Design touch to it.

First of all, the bezel is made of ceramic and is designed in a unique speedometer style. The watch case is of high quality black DLC finish which is highly resistant to abrasion, and the strap is of leather-rubber hybrid. This variant also comes with an exclusive Porsche Design watch face with a one touch chronograph function which is inspired by the dashboard of a Porsche sports car. To slightly recap, the Huawei Watch 2 is IP68 water resistant, features GPS and a 2 day battery life.

Of course, the Porsche Design Huawei Watch 2 doesn’t come cheap. It is currently being made available on sale in Europe for a pricey 795 Euros (RM 3959.97). Do you think the design justifies its price tag?

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Huawei giving fans a free trial of the Huawei Mate S this Christmas

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In the spirit of Christmas, Huawei is having various on-going promotions. One of the many promotions is a chances for Huawei fans and customers to have a one week free trial period of the company’s latest premium flagship smartphone, the Huawei Mate S.

In order to be eligible for the trial period, Huawei fans and followers only need to do a simple survey to be eligible for the free trial period. Selected users will receive the smartphone along with a Huawei Mate S booklet at their doorstep, delivered by ‘Santa’ Huawei. Each week, up to 10 Huawei fans will get the golden chance to test and experience the Mate S first hand for a period of seven days. After the completion of the trial period, Huawei representatives will meet the respondents for another round of survey. Doing so will enable one of the participants to win a Huawei B2 wearable device.

“Christmas spirit is in the air and it is the perfect time to enjoy the finer things in life, such as the Huawei Mate S. We are excited to celebrate the season of giving with our consumers. With the free trial offer, our long-time and new fans alike can now experience the powerful combination of elegance and innovation before investing in the purchase,” says Danny Chin, Regional Marketing Director of Consumer Business Group for Huawei.

If this piques your interest,
visit this page
 to stand a chance to earn yourself a one-week trial period with the Huawei Mate S.

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