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GSM Arena
20-06-2025
- GSM Arena
Huawei unveils HarmonyOS 6 with new AI agent framework, Dev Beta now out
Huawei kicked off its Developer Conference today, and Executive Director Richard Yu took the stage to unveil HarmonyOS 6 - Huawei's next major launch of the in-house software. HarmonyOS 6 brings the usual design polish, tweaks, and improvements, but the OS' most important new feature is the new Intelligent Agent Framework. It aims to bring more human-like and natural interaction between you and HarmonyOS 6's new personal assistant - XiaoYi. The aim here is for the OS to intuitively understand what you want and respond depending on it, instead of relying on simple voice prompts. XiaoYi supports scanning your entire smartphone screen to give you results, similar to Circle to Search. On stage, Huawei showed off HarmonyOS 6's AI framework in action - you can talk to ChatExcel to handle your Excel needs, ask XiaoYi to help you with making apps for HarmonyOS 6, etc. A neat feature of HarmonyOS 6 is Touch and Share. It works between eligible PCs and smartphones (no word yet on which those are but they could be Huawei-exclusive) and allows you to send multiple files, or connect to a game with your friends by simply tapping the phone to the computer's screen. The HarmonyOS 6 Developer Beta Program is now live, and developers can sign up until June 30. Devs need to complete verification with Huawei's Developer Alliance to enroll. The supported devices are the Huawei Mate 70 and 70 Pro, the Mate 60 and 60 Pro, the Mate X5, and the MatePad Pro 11-inch (2024) and MatePad Pro 13.2 (2025). Source | Via 1 | Via 2
GSM Arena
12-06-2025
- GSM Arena
The Huawei Pura 80 Pro+ and Ultra are powered by Kirin 9020
Huawei just announced the Pura 80 family, including a new Ultra. As has become the norm for the company, it didn't reveal which chipsets are powering these phones – officially, Huawei only says that they are 36% faster than their Pura 70 counterparts and that's it. The Huawei Pura 80 Pro+ and 80 Ultra are powered by Kirin 9020 Folks over at Weibo already shared some hands-on photos with the Huawei Pura 80 Ultra, which is rumored to use the same chipset as the Pura 80 Pro+ – the Kirin 9020 that was also featured in the Mate 70 series. The Pura 70 series used the older Kirin 9010. Kirin 9020 is an in-house design from HiSilicon with three Taishan cores: Main (1 at 2.5GHz), Middle (three at 2.15GHz) and Little (four at 1.6GHz). Note that two bigger cores have hyperthreading and run two threads each – this is why some software shows them as 2+6+4 instead of the actual 1+3+4. The GPU is a Maleoon 920 at 840MHz. More evidence of the Kirin 9020 inside the Pura 80 Pro+ and Ultra It's not clear which chip is used in the Huawei Pura 80 Pro – it might be the same Kirin 9020, but we'll have to wait on confirmation for that. As for the vanilla Pura 80, some tipsters claim that it uses the Kirin 9020A, a down-clocked variant of the 9020 with its three CPU clusters running at 2.4GHz, 2.0GHz and 1.6GHz. The Pura 80 and 80 Pro are configured with 12GB of RAM. Storage ranges from 256GB base to 1TB. The Pura 80 Pro+ and Ultra have 16GB of RAM instead and 512GB or 1TB storage. All four run HarmonyOS 5.1. Source (in Chinese) | Via
Globe and Mail
24-02-2025
- Business
- Globe and Mail
Is Apple Stock a Buy, Sell, or Hold on Plans to Invest $500 BILLION in American Innovation?
Apple (AAPL) says it's 'bullish on the future of American innovation.' To that end, the iPhone maker plans on investing more than $500 billion to double its advanced manufacturing fund and set up a new factory in the United States. The tech titan will spend that money over the next four years – and executing this plan will create some 20,000 new jobs in the U.S., according to its press release on Monday. Apple stock has rallied more than 10% since late January and is down just about 1% in the year to date. Should You Buy Apple on Its U.S. Investment Plans? Apple's investment is aimed at onshoring manufacturing and minimizing the company's reliance on countries such as China and Mexico. That makes the tech stock a bit more attractive to own at current levels since it could contribute to emancipating AAPL from potentially higher tariffs against both countries under President Donald Trump's administration. Still, David Vogt, a UBS analyst, cautions the good news is already backed into the Apple stock. Vogt reiterated his 'Neutral' rating on Apple shares this morning. His $236 price target indicates potential downside of about 4% from here. Why Is UBS Analyst Dovish on AAPL Shares? Other than valuation concerns, UBS is dovish on Apple stock because it's seeing weakness in China. Apple is struggling with retaining its market share against local rivals, including Huawei, in its second-largest market, the UBS analyst said. Huawei's recently launched 'Mate 70' with its advanced AI features is attracting buyers and stealing share from AAPL, he added. All in all, UBS is cautious on Apple shares as they continue to enjoy a high multiple even though the company grew its revenue by just over 2% in 2024. Do Other Analysts Agree With UBS on Apple Stock? Investors should also note that UBS is not alone in seeing Apple stock as priced to perfection. While the consensus rating on AAPL currently sits at 'Moderate Buy,' the mean target of $250 translates to less than 2% upside in the tech stock from current levels.
Bloomberg
28-01-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Huawei's Google-Free Phones Are Making Real Progress
Huawei Technologies Co.'s ambition in consumer devices over the past year has been to decouple from Alphabet Inc.'s Android software entirely, culminating with the launch of its made-in-China HarmonyOS Next alongside the Mate 70 smartphone in December. It's the most substantial attempt at building a third mobile ecosystem, outside of Apple Inc.'s iPhone empire and the Google-led Android confederation, and it builds on the company's considerable reach, resources and nearly a billion existing users in China. HarmonyOS got its start in 2019 when US trade restrictions barred Huawei from doing regular business with the likes of Google. After years of relying on the open-source Android infrastructure — and thus maintaining compatibility with Android apps — Huawei is striking out on its own and hoping to bring major service and software providers along for the ride. It's an existential matter for the company's consumer business, as the US president who initiated sanctions on the company has returned for a second term, offering little prospect of relief.
