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2025.03.04

10:38

Multiple mobile phones connected to DeepSeek; consumer electronics manufacturers focus on large models

Recently, many consumer electronics manufacturers including Huawei, OPPO, and Honor announced that their mobile phones and other products have been connected to DeepSeek. The reporter visited many mobile phone stores and found that consumers generally have a high degree of acceptance of new functions. Industry insiders said that the deep integration of AI and consumer scenarios is reshaping the logic of consumption, which can not only drive the consumer market, but also is expected to further promote the intelligent upgrade of consumer electronics products. Zhang Yingxi, a researcher at the Institute of Finance and Economics of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said in an interview with reporters that with the empowerment of consumer innovation by new technologies represented by artificial intelligence and big data, new products, new scenarios and new experiences are constantly emerging in the market. The future AI+consumption scenario innovation field is worthy of attention and is expected to drive the sustainable development of the consumer market.

06:53

Mobile World Congress opens, Chinese companies lead the new wave of "5G-A×AI"

On March 3, the 2025 Mobile World Congress (hereinafter referred to as "MWC2025") kicked off in Barcelona, Spain. As a weathervane for global technological development, this year's conference theme is "Integration, Connection, Creation", bringing together more than 2,700 top technology companies and innovative companies from around the world. These companies will showcase cutting-edge technologies and innovative products in the fields of AI and communication technology integration, 5G-A, and innovative applications of the Internet of Things (IoT), and will jointly discuss the development trends of the mobile communications industry. This year, a total of 344 Chinese technology companies participated in MWC2025, an increase of nearly 20% over 2024. Chinese companies such as China Telecom, China Mobile, China Unicom, Huawei, ZTE, Honor, and Xiaomi have set up booths and released blockbuster products and solutions. The deep integration of AI and 5G-A and the application of AI in terminal equipment and industry digital transformation have become the focus of this conference.

2025.03.03

07:09

Honor releases Alpha strategy and announces its transformation into an AI terminal ecosystem company

On March 2, Honor CEO Li Jian made his first public appearance at MWC2025, officially releasing the Honor Alpha strategy and announcing a comprehensive transformation from a smartphone manufacturer to a world-leading AI terminal ecosystem company. The implementation of this strategy is divided into three steps: the first step is to create a truly intelligent mobile phone. In the era of AI intelligent bodies, we will open up the boundaries of technology with partners and create a new paradigm for AI terminals; the second step is to open up the boundaries of the industry and create a new paradigm for AI ecology in the era of physical AI; the third step is to open up the boundaries of human potential and create a new paradigm for human civilization in the era of general artificial intelligence. In the next five years, Honor will invest $10 billion to break through multiple boundaries with global partners and build a diversified AI open terminal ecosystem.

2025.02.28

12:30

Interstellar Glory will invest 3.3 billion yuan to build a rocket production base in Chengdu

According to "Chengdu Release", Interstellar Glory Aerospace Technology Group Co., Ltd., the first private company in China to successfully complete the launch mission of a carrier rocket into orbit, will invest 3.3 billion yuan in Chengdu to build a rocket production base to produce products that match the production capacity of the Falcon 9 rocket of the US Space Exploration Technology Company.

11:40

Honor and Alibaba cooperate in the field of AI

Today, Honor announced that it has started cooperation with Alibaba in the field of AI to provide services to users around the world. Currently, multiple language, visual understanding, and image generation models such as Qwen and Wanxiang have been connected to the Honor YOYO intelligent body, and users can experience AI functions through terminals such as the Magic7 series of mobile phones.

2025.02.27

08:44

Honor MagicBook Pro 14 is launched, and Chipsea Technology E2010 helps Honor enter the AI PC "chip" era

On February 26, the "Honor AI PC Strategy and MagicBook Pro 14 New Product Launch Conference" was grandly held. The newly released "Honor MagicBook Pro 14 Series" demonstrated its technological ambitions for the future AI era with its disruptive experience of "performance storm and battery life soaring". Xinhai Technology's EC chip CSCE2010 (E2010 for short) has a highly integrated, high-performance, and easy-to-develop technical core, giving Honor's AI PC strategy hard-core momentum.

08:21

ST Kevin: The subsidiary's mobile game "The World of Shade" will be distributed by Tencent this year and is currently being tested

ST Kevin stated on the interactive platform that the SLG product "Glory of the New Three Kingdoms" developed by the company's subsidiary Tianshang Youjia is distributed in China by Tencent Games. In addition, Tianshang Youjia's mobile game product "The World of the Great Saint" adapted from Tencent's animation IP "The Great Saint" is also distributed by Tencent this year and is currently being organized for testing.

2025.02.24

17:16

Huawei's foldable phone market share has led for five consecutive years, with a market share of 73% in 2025

The latest report from a market research organization shows that China's foldable screen mobile phone shipments will reach 9.17 million units in 2024, a year-on-year surge of 30.8%. Among them, Huawei ranks first with a market share of 51.29%, followed by Honor, vivo, Samsung, and Xiaomi. It is worth noting that Huawei has led the Chinese foldable screen mobile phone market for the fifth consecutive year. Over the past five years, despite the continuous influx of players in the track and fierce competition in technical parameters, Huawei has maintained an average annual market share of 50.3%. According to industry news, Huawei's foldable screen market share has further climbed to 73% since 2025, and technical barriers and ecological construction have continued to expand its leading advantage.

17:07

Agency: Latin American smartphone market to grow 15% in 2024, Honor to become the fastest growing leading manufacturer

According to the latest research from Canalys, the Latin American smartphone market will grow by 15% in 2024, with shipments hitting a record high of 137 million units. The growth was mainly driven by the recovery of device demand, with replacement cycles and aggressive promotional strategies by manufacturers also playing an important role. Samsung still topped the market with a 12% increase in shipments to 42.9 million units. Motorola maintained its second position with 22.8 million units shipped, despite a 4% year-on-year decline. Meanwhile, Xiaomi followed closely behind with a 20% year-on-year increase in shipments to 22.7 million units, further narrowing the gap between the two sides and Xiaomi expected to surpass Motorola in the region. Transsion consolidated its fourth position in the Latin American market with a growth rate of 40%, with shipments reaching 12.8 million units. Honor, on the other hand, entered the top five for the first time with an astonishing 79% year-on-year growth, with shipments reaching 8 million units, mainly driven by its rapid expansion in the Central American market, with a year-on-year growth of more than 200% in the region.

2025.02.18

17:43

Honor announces new PC tuning technology HONOR Turbo X, to be released on February 26

On February 18, Honor announced the new PC tuning technology HONOR Turbo X. Fang Fei, President of Honor Product Line, said in an interview that in the AI era, HONOR Turbo X is the best generation of Honor PC tuning technology, which has undergone four generations of evolution. The MagicBook Pro 14 equipped with this technology has a battery life of over 12 hours, comparable to Apple MacBook, and is also the first Windows PC product with the same performance as a plug-in. It is reported that this technology and Honor MagicBook Pro 14 will be officially released on February 26.

16:55

Honor officially launches DeepSeek network version full-blood model

Honor has now officially launched the full-blooded model of DeepSeek networked version, achieving deep integration with YOYO Assistant.

2025.02.17

20:27

Honor will release its Alpha strategy at MWC2025, and CEO Li Jian may make his first public appearance

On February 17, Honor announced that it will hold the "HONOR ALPHA PLAN and AI Technology Conference" at MWC2025 on March 2, Beijing time. According to internal sources, Honor CEO Li Jian may attend the conference and make his first public appearance after taking office.

2025.02.08

11:40

Honor has connected to DeepSeek-R1

On February 8, Honor YOYO Smart Store announced the launch of DeepSeek-R1 trial version. Users of Honor mobile phone system version MagicOS8.0 and above can experience it by upgrading YOYO Assistant to version 80.0.1.503 and above.

11:40

Honor has connected to DeepSeek-R1

2025.02.07

19:16

ByteDance: The news that Zhao Ming will go to ByteDance to make mobile phones is untrue

Recently, there have been market rumors that Zhao Ming, former CEO of Honor, will go to ByteDance to work on the mobile phone business. ByteDance is going to make mobile phones, focusing on the AI concept. On February 7, ByteDance responded to a reporter from China Securities Journal and China Securities Taurus that the news that Zhao Ming is going to ByteDance to make mobile phones is untrue. Regarding the rumors that ByteDance is making mobile phones, ByteDance said that the news is untrue and that it is actually exploring large-scale model software solutions based on mobile phones, which are provided to mobile phone manufacturers for reference. ByteDance currently has no plans to make and sell mobile phones itself.

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