Hardware

Local production begins for midrange XR model, with export potential.

An Indian policy think tank is making plans to build a USD 110-billion mobile phone export business in the country.

Huawei has shipped 230 million smartphone units so far this year, representing 12% growth from last year’s 206 million.

Senior vice president and CFO of Legend Holdings Ning Min is expected to be the successor.

Last year, children’s smartwatches outsold those for adults by three to one.

The company’s first satellite focuses on rural areas in the Pacific, and larger island nations in Southeast Asia like Indonesia and the Philippines.

This year is expected to see the first widespread adoption of facial recognition payments, with an estimated 118 million Chinese users embracing it.

The number of Top500 systems installed in China reached 227, up from 219 six months ago.