Huawei Punishes Ad Director And One Employee For Using Iphone To Tweet New Year's Message

China tech giant Huawei has punished two employees for posting New Year's greetings on the smartphone maker's official Twitter account using an iPhone device, an internal memo has revealed.

It all began when the Chinese company wished its followers a "Happy#2019' on New Year's Day in a tweet marked sent "via Twitter for iPhone."

The tweet was however, quickly removed and replaced with another tweet by Huawei which then said "sent via Twitter Media Studio."

Also Read: Again, Samsung Uses An iPhone To Tweet About The Galaxy A9

Though Huawei was quick in replacing the tweet, twitter user Marques Brownlee was able to screenshot the tweet before it was taken down. Brownlee then shared with his 3 million Twitter followers the deleted tweet and the new one.

According to an Internal memo dated January 3, seen by Reuters, Huawei's corporate senior vice-president and director of the board Chen Lifang said "the incident caused damage to the Huawei brand".


Chen Lifang said the incident occurred when Sapient, an outsourced social media handler experienced "VPN problems" with a desktop computer and so had to use an iPhone with a Hong Kong SIM card to send the New Year message.

Huawei said in the memo that the blunder showed "procedural in compliance and management oversight, and thus demoted two of it's employees.

 The document said one unnamed employee and Huawei's director of digital marketing apart from being demoted, their monthly salaries were slashed by 5,000 Yuan ($730).  The digital marketing director in addition to the above, was hit with a salary freeze and no promotion for the next 12 months.

Foreign sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google etc are all blocked in the China. Anyone who wants to make post on any of those sites will have to make use of virtual private network (VPN) to circumvent the country's censorship.

Huawei last year toppled Apple from its position as the world'd second-biggest smartphone-seller, under global number one Samsung.

Both Huawei and Sapient did not reply to a request for a comment on the incident.

Huawei Launches The Foldable Mate X, Cost Almost 4 Times The Iphone Xr

The one of the hottest tech topics that has been trending this year is phones with foldable display. We know companies such as Samsung and Huawei that have had their foldable phone in the works for some time now.

However, the isu terkini got strong this year and we have seen the likes of Energizer, TLC, Xiaomi, Motorola, Oppo, LG, Apple and others who also have a foldable phone in the works.


Last week, Samsung launched its foldable phone called the Galaxy Fold and Huawei too has't wasted much time in launching its own foldable device called the Huawei Mate X, and we will be expecting more flexible phones launches as in the MWC 2019. For now, lets look at how the Huawei Mate X looks, and what it has to offer.

The Huawei Mate X folds outwards, opposite to Samsung's Galaxy Fold that folds inwards. The display of the device wraps around the outer sides of the phone when it is folded. When it is unfolded, the thickness of the device is 5.4 mm, while the thick bulge located at the right end of the device is 11 mm in thickness.

The thick bulge serves like a grip, providing more thickness so as to fit in the user's hands properly. The bulge also serve as the meeting point where the other end of the folding screen meets.

Now, apart from the opposite direction that the Mate X folds when compared to the Samsung Galaxy Fold, the two Mate X screens are active even when the user folds it.

Depending on the want of the user, theres the other half of the screen that folds backwards and meets with the bulge. This display shrinks to 6.38-inches diagonally while the other half of the screen that is at the front is 6.6-inch. The user can spin both sides around to use either side of the screens while its still folded.

When unfolded, the two sides of the screen becomes one... measuring 8-inch, 2480 x 2200 AMOLED display.


The Mate X  is powered by Kirin 980, the same chip that powers the Mate 20 Pro, offering up to 2.6 GHz of speed. There's a triple Leica camera at the back of the device.. erm, the bulge actually houses the cameras. Just as it is on the Mate 20 Pro, there's one telephoto lens, one wide-angle, and one ultra-wide.

Huawei made the Mate X in a way that the triple cameras at the back of the device will also serve for shooting selfie. To take a selfie with the Mate X, the user will have to fold the device, and the cameras which are situated in the bulge will now face the user and be perfect for selfie.

For the battery capacity, the Mate X is powered by two batteries that housed in the two halves of the foldable device. Together, the halves provides the device 4,500mAh of battery power. Coupled with Huawei's efficient power management technology, this battery should be able to keep the device running for an ample amount of time, despite its screen size.

Another feature on the device si the presence of Huawei's 55 W fast charge. And, yes, we can't round up this post without mentioning that the device is 5G capable. Huawei's boasted top speed allows you to download 1 GB  of data file in just three seconds.

The Huawei Mate X device will be sold for $2,600, which is $620 more expensive that Samsung's Galaxy Fold which cost $1,980. Camparing the price with Apple's iPhone XR which is sold for $749, th Mate X is almost 4 times the price.

The Mate X should be available for consumers towards the half of 2019.

Huawei Devices Permanently Banned From Downloading Vlc Player

VLC creator VideoLAN has announced on Twitter that its popular media app player will no longer support download from Huawei device's on the Google Play Store.

PSA: @HuaweiMobile phones are now blacklisted and cannot get VLC on the Play Store.
Their ridiculous policy of killing all background apps (except their own) breaks VLC audio background playback (of course).
See https://t.co/QzDW7KbV4I and many other reports...@HuaweiFr

— VideoLAN (@videolan) July 25, 2018

The tweet read:

@HuaweiMobile phones are now blacklisted and cannot get VLC on the Play Store. Their ridiculous policy of killing all background apps (except their own) breaks VLC audio background playback (of course).

The putative reason for this has to do with Huawei's EMUI Android skin that aggressively kills off non-Huawei backgrounds. This, of course will result in the user getting a less ideal experience when using the app for background playback.


Another obvious reason why VideoLAN has decided to block Huawei devices from downloading their video player is because of the negative reviews that it will be receiving from Huawei users as a result of the break in background play.

The ban on Huawei devices from downloading VLC media player from the Google Play Store affects all Huawei device and just some specified model. Huawei users can however, still down VLC APK direct from VideoLAN website.

Huawei has been facing alot of heat from the US and the Australian government over national security concerns. The Chinese firm faces risks of being banned from these countries as the US government is even calling for Canada to join it kicking the Chinese telecommunications company.

Huawei Devices Permanently Banned From Downloading Vlc Player

VLC creator VideoLAN has announced on Twitter that its popular media app player will no longer support download from Huawei device's on the Google Play Store.

PSA: @HuaweiMobile phones are now blacklisted and cannot get VLC on the Play Store.
Their ridiculous policy of killing all background apps (except their own) breaks VLC audio background playback (of course).
See https://t.co/QzDW7KbV4I and many other reports...@HuaweiFr

— VideoLAN (@videolan) July 25, 2018

The tweet read:

@HuaweiMobile phones are now blacklisted and cannot get VLC on the Play Store. Their ridiculous policy of killing all background apps (except their own) breaks VLC audio background playback (of course).

The putative reason for this has to do with Huawei's EMUI Android skin that aggressively kills off non-Huawei backgrounds. This, of course will result in the user getting a less ideal experience when using the app for background playback.


Another obvious reason why VideoLAN has decided to block Huawei devices from downloading their video player is because of the negative reviews that it will be receiving from Huawei users as a result of the break in background play.

The ban on Huawei devices from downloading VLC media player from the Google Play Store affects all Huawei device and just some specified model. Huawei users can however, still down VLC APK direct from VideoLAN website.

Huawei has been facing alot of heat from the US and the Australian government over national security concerns. The Chinese firm faces risks of being banned from these countries as the US government is even calling for Canada to join it kicking the Chinese telecommunications company.

Huawei P20 Pro Beats The Iphone Xs Max And Others In Camera Shoot-Out

With the launch of Apple's set of iPhones, its been reviews, reviews and comparisons between top Android device and the Apple products.

The latest review comparing the iPhone XS Max camera with a host of other Android flagship devices seems to surface.

According to a test carried out by smartphone camera benchmark website DxOMark, the iPhone XS Max came second to Huawei's P20 Pro during an intensive camera test that touched various aspects such as texture, noise, zoom, flash, bokeh, and many other areas..

 The test carried out involved top premium devices such as; the Google Pixel 2, Xiaomi Mi8, Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Plus, Apple iPhone X, HTC U12+, Huawei P20 Pro, Samsung Galaxy S9 and Apple's iPhone XS Max.

Apple's last year iPhone X came last on the list with a score of 97, while Google Pixel 2 came second to the last with a score of 98.

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Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus and Xiaomi Mi 8 got the 5th position with a score of 99 each, while the Huawei P20 came 4th with a score of 102. Next on the list to get the 3rd position were Samsung Galaxy Note 9 and HTC U12+ who both got a score of 103.


Apple's biggest flagship of 2018, the first ever iPhone to spec a large display of 6.5-inch Super AMOLED came second to Huawei with a score of 105 while the Huawei P20 Pro got a whopping 109 in score. Making Huawei's triple rear camera as the best camera smart phone in the world when it comes to photography.

DxOMark website read:

"The Apple iPhone XS Max comes with one of the best mobile cameras we have ever tested, and in many areas offers noticeable improvements over last year's iPhone X. Both still video image quality in bright light are excellent, with a very wide dynamic range and good detail. Autofocus and image stabilization work swiftly and efficiently, and the caera is very reliable overall, consistently delivering good results."

However, the smartphone camera benchmark website, went on to add that; "In lower light, luminance noise becomes a little more intrusive than with other high-end phones, and the iPhone's zoom mode lags somewhat behind the competition (specifically, the Huawei P20 Pro) as well."

These Are The List On Android Smartphones To Receive Android 9 Pie This October 2018

Android is a very nice mobile operating system. However, one major dilema with Android is the OS update. An Android device that stayed for a while, though with good hardware and specs easily becomes obsolete. Thus, forcing the user to go for a new device so as to be able to receive the latest software and security update.

Well, that time has come when Google starts dishing out the latest Android 9 Pie to Android manufacturers for deployment on their own offerings. Whenever theres a new update, most Android users starts flocking online to see if their device will be among those to receive the latest security patch and update. Those in this category shouldn't worry because thats what we are about to do right now.

Remember Project Treble? yeah, this will break the old jinx where it took Android users months to receive any update made. Project Treble will instead, ensure fast delivery of the new Android software to Droid users devices. Know that Google has already made provision for the Pixel devices.

Below is the comprehensive list of Android devices that will be getting the latest software update from Google.

Nokia:

Nokia might not be Samsung, but one one thing that we know Nokia to be very good of is update. HMD Global has been pushing fast updates to its Nokia devices, and have even promised that all of its Android device will receive the Android Pie 9 update including the low-end Nokia 1 running on Android Go Oreo edition. Nokia devices runs on pure Android OS.

These are the Nokia devices to receive the Android Pie 9 software update

• Nokia 1
• Nokia 2
• Nokia 3
• Nokia 3.1
• Nokia 5
• Nokia 5.1
• Nokia 6
• Nokia 7 Plus
• Nokia 6.1 Plus
• Nokia 8
• Nokia 8 Sirocco

Motorola:

Motorola also delivers timely Android updates for her smartphone users. The company will drop the latest Android Pie 9 for most her devices. Find al ist of the devices that will be receiving the update below

• Motorola One
• Motorola One Power
• Moto Z3
• Moto Z3 Play
• Moto Z3 Force edition
• Moto Z2 Play 
• Moto X4
• Moto G6
• Moto G6 Plus
• Moto G6 Play

Samsung:

South Korean tech giant Samsung recently began to shift it's focus towards improving its camera to challenge Apple's iPhone dominance (for now Huawei has the best camera any smartphone has ever possessed).

While the Android and iOS battle is still on, the South Korean giant hasn't announced the devices that will be receiving the latest Android OS update. However, the devices that will be receiving this update are obvious and we will provide the list below. If the smartphone giant announce any list, we will make the update here.

• Samsung Galaxy Note9
• Samsung Galaxy S9
• Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus
• Samsung Galaxy Note8
• Samsung Galaxy S8
• Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus
• Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
• Samsung Galaxy A6 (2018)
• Samsung Galaxy A6+ (2018)

Xiaomi:

 The tech Chinese company is well known for releasing its own custom Android-based ROM called MIUI. If you take into consideration that the Chinese phone manufacturer hasn't yet released its MIUI 10 Android ROM which is based on Android 8 Oreo, you will be left wondering when the smartphone manufacturer will push for an Android Pie 9 software update onto its device.

Though there isn't any official list of Xiaomi devices that will be receiving the Android software update, we have a supposed list of Xiaomi devices that won't miss that update if Xiaomi ever pushes the update.

• Xiaomi Mi A1
• Xiaomi Mi A2
• Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite
• Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S
• Xiaomi Mi Mix  2
• Xiaomi Mi 8
• Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer
• Xiaomi Mi 6
• Xiaomi Mi 6 Plus
• Xiaomi Mi Mix 2
• Xiaomi Mi Max 3

Sony:

One thing i like about Sony is that they always try to keep their users informed about the devices that will receive software update, time frame and other info. The below are the list of devices confirmed by the Japanese company to receive the latest softwatre update.

• Sony Xperia XZ1
• Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact
• Sony Xperia XZ1 Premium
• Sony Xperia XZ2
• Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact
• Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium
• Sony Xperia XZ Premium
• Sony Xperia XA2
• Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra
• Sony Xperia XA2 Plus

Vivo:

Vivo has confirmd that it will be releasing the Android Pie update for its devicesbefore the end of this year. The company also tested the same firmware on the Vivo X21 and X21 UD as part of the beta program.

• Vivo X21
• Vivo X21 UD
• Vivo NEX
• Vivo V9

HTC:

HTC was among the first phone manufacturers to confirm the timeline for the Android 9 Pie update. These are the list of smartphons confirmed by the Taiwanese company to receive the latest Android software update.

• HTC U12
• HTC U12 Plus
• HTC U11
• HTC U11 Plus
• HTC U11 Life

OnePlus:

OnePlus recently released the simpulan build of the Android Pie software update for the OnePlus 6. OnePlus devices uses the OxygenOS ROM, and the smartphone company is expected to release the update for other OnePlus devices.

• OnePlus 3
• OnePlus 3T
• OnePlus 5
• OnePlus 5T

Huawei:

Huawei has began the Android 9 Pie-based EMUI beta jadwal for some of its recently launched smartphones. Brand such such as Huawei 20 Pro has received the new update subsequently, other Huawei will follow suite.

Find list of Huawei devices that will receive the Android 9 Pie (other devices will be added to this list)

• Huawei Mate 20
• Huawei Mate 10 Pro
• Huawei Mate 10
• Huawei P20 Lite
• Huawei P20

Honor:

Honor is a Huawei sub-brand. The company too is testing the Android Pie-based EMUI update already, and device such as the Honor View10 has already rceived the update.

Find list below.

• Honor Play 
• Honor 10
• Honor 8X
• Honor 8X Max
• Honor  9
• Honor 9N

OPPO:

Just like other Android device manufacturers, OPPO doesn't provide details regarding any software update or what so ever. However, we will provide a list of Android device from OPPO that is expected to get the update, if eventually the device manufacturer releases it.

• OPPO R15
• OPPO R15 Pro
• OPPO R17
• OPPO R17 Pro
• OPPO Find X
• OPPO F9
• OPPO F9 Pro
• OPPO F7
• OPPO F7 Youth
• OPPO A5
• Realme 1
• Realme 2
• Realme 2 Pro
• Realme C1

There are so many Android smartphone manufacturers such tecno, Coolpad, Infinix, Lenovo, Micromax, Lava, Injoo, MEIZU and a host of others that haven't released any list or even made announcement about the Android 9 Pie update.

However, we will keep you guys updated on any new event.

The Huawei Mate 20 Phone Series Release From Huawei Can Wirelessly Charge Another Phone

Huawei, yesterday released its fall flagship devices; the Mate 20 and the Mate 20 Pro. The devices comes with mouth watering specs and as well improvements over other Huawei release.

The Mate 20 and Mate 20 pro both comes with a triple lens camera configuration thats like the P20 Pro. The primary RGB lens is 40 megapixels, and theres as well an 8-megapixel telephoto lens.

 The Mate 20 devices doesn't have a monochrome lens, but instead, its replaced by a 20 megapixel wide-angle lens. Huawei explained that this was better for group shots, and as well better for macro shots. With this, users will be able to focus on an object from just 2.5cm away.


Both the Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro will come with Huawei's 980 chipset which means these device will have a 20% speed improvement, a 40% improvement in power efficiency and a 45% GPU improvement.

Other features includes an improved Master Al camera which can now recognize over 1,500 scenarios, 4D predictive focus and others. Both devices supports 1.4Gbps 4G LTE speed for super fast browsing.

If you look at the Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro, you will notice some visible difference with the design. The Mate 20 has a fingerprint sensor at the back while the Mate 20 Pro doesn't have a finger print, but instead has an in-display sensor.

Another difference is the notch. The Mate 20 Pro has a bigger notch while the Mate 20 has a water drop notch. The reason for the bigger notch on the Mate 20 Pro is because of its depth sensors for 3D facial recognition. This sensors have been made in such a way that it cant be fooled with a selfie.

Both the Mate 20 Pro and Mate Pro will support wireless charging. However, the Mate 2o Pro will come with a 4,200mAh battery, while the Mate 20 Pro will come with a 4,000mAh battery capacity.


Huawei said that it has resolved the charging issues associated Qi charging devices that made charging very slow. Users can get about 15W wireless charging from the Mate 20 pro. The Mate 20 Pro can also serve as charger as it can charge other Qi enabled devices.

The Mate 20 will come with a 6.53-inch 2,244x1,080 HDR LCD and an aspect ratio of 18.7:9. The Mate 20 Pro will come with a 6-39 inch display, a 3,120x1,440 OLED panel and a 19.5:9 aspect ratio.

The Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro devices will be available in Emerald Green, Pink Gold, Midnight Blue and Twilight.

Huawei Launches A $60 Ai Speaker In China With Its Own Virtual Assistant

Huawei has launched a cheap AI speaker in a move to strengthen its stand in the smart speaker market.

The launch which took place in China during the Chinese smartphone maker's launch of the Huawei Mate 20 saw the release of other products which included a smart watch, and a wireless charger.

At first glance, one might mistake the smart speaker for an Apple HomePod when viewed or an Amazon Echo Dot (the Huawei smart speaker's design is a mixture of both the Apple HomePod and Amazon EchoDot architecture).

Unlike Huawei's Al Cube which runs on Google Virtual Assistant, the Huawei AI smart speaker was made strictly for the Chinese market and thus, is powered by Huawei's Chinese voice assistant called Xiaoyi.


The smart speaker has 6 microphones for users to interact with the virtual assistant. There are four buttons on the which are; Mute, +, -, and a button for calls.

The smart speakers voice control is similar to that of Google Assistant, and can as well differentiate between different users voice to help the users interact in a more dynamic way.

To build for consumers a smart product rather than just a speaker, the Chinese has partnered with Dynaudio to use its tech in its AI speaker. The speaker comes packed with 10-watts capability and a 'Histen' algorithm to improve its sound and performance.

There's a Huawei merk name on the top side, a single cord at the back and it measures 2.25 in height.

Unlike the Apple's HomePod and the Amazaon Echos that are expensive, this Huawei AI smart speaker is priced at 399 Yuan (about $60) in China.

Huawei Completes Own Foldable 5G Device, Screen Larger Than Samsung's

Chinese smartphone maker, Huawei, as we all know has its foldable phone in the works. However, new report suggests the phone makers foldable device is "more complete than expected."

According to news reports from Korean media, Huawei has proposed a 5G foldable device to local mobile operators, and at the same time presenting the "finished product" to the carrier.

The report quoted an insider who confirmed that the Huawei foldable device wasn't a "prototype" or a proof of concept device.

"We have confirmed Huawei FolderBoop to support 5G network," the insider said. "We can not disclose specific designs, specifications, usage patterns, etc., but it was more complete than expected," the insider said.


Huawei's foldable device features a larger screen than that of Samsung. The Huawei device is 5 inches when folded and 8 inches when unfolded, while Samsung's bendable device is said to be 4.5 inches when folded and 7.3 when unfolded.

The foldable display panel is to be provided by BOE, the same guys who made the curved OLED panel of the Mate 20 Pro.

One reason why Huawei opted to launch its first 5G capable device in Korea is because the country will have a wide range of 5G network running up in the first half of 2019. By then, the country would have released the device after it have undergone rigorous testing on the 5G network.