Title: Huawei Preparing for Hongmeng 4 Launch; iPhone 15 Camera Receives Significant Upgrade; Dongfang Selection Responds to Douyin Store Closure
Dongfang Selection Responds to Temporary Closure of Douyin Store by Launching Sales on App
In an unexpected turn of events, Dongfang Selection’s Douyin live broadcast room announced a temporary suspension from July 26th to 29th due to rule requirements. To ensure a seamless customer experience, the company has decided to offer a 15% discount promotion on their App. The CEO of Dongfang Selection addressed the closure during a live broadcast, expressing the company’s commitment to customer satisfaction.
Huawei to Release Hongmeng 4 Leveraging Advanced AI Integration
Huawei has announced the upcoming release of HarmonyOS4, also known as Hongmeng 4, which is set to debut on August 4th. Hongmeng 4 will introduce breakthroughs in car engine systems, multi-modal interaction, and further integration of AI technology. The update is expected to include the latest AI large-scale model technology, with Huawei Cloud’s Pangu leading the way in building the foundation for HarmonyOS applications.
EU Antitrust Watchdog Investigates Microsoft for Office and Teams Bundling
EU antitrust regulators have initiated an investigation into Microsoft’s bundling of its Teams chat app with its Office app. Last year, Slack, owned by Salesforce, filed a complaint alleging that Microsoft’s bundling practices eliminated competition from Microsoft Teams. Despite Microsoft’s proposed solutions, the EU remained unconvinced and sent a questionnaire to Microsoft’s competitors regarding the potential leverage gained through this bundling practice. The European Commission expressed concerns about Microsoft’s market dominance in productivity software and its impact on competition in communication and collaboration products in the European Economic Area.
OPPO Takes the Lead in Chinese Smartphone Market, IDC Reports
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC), OPPO has claimed the top spot in China’s smartphone market for the first half of 2023, with a market share of 17.7%. Although the overall smartphone market in China has declined, the high-end market segment above $600 has been less affected. OPPO’s success can be attributed to its flagship Find X6 series and the Find N2&Flip series, which helped the brand secure a position in the high-end market. Additionally, OPPO’s sub-brand OnePlus has experienced significant growth, contributing to the overall market share expansion.
DJI Set to Launch Xingxing Platform for Intelligent Driving
DJI Automotive has unveiled the name of its next-generation intelligent driving solution, the Chengxing Platform. The platform’s basic version will debut in the coming weeks, promising a low computing power of 32TOPS and 7V/9V pure vision configuration. Leveraging strong real-time perception and eliminating reliance on high-precision maps or lidar, the Chengxing Platform will enable urban memory driving and L2+ intelligent driving functions such as urban pilot driving.
iPhone 15 Standard Model to Feature Major Camera Upgrade
Renowned Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reveals that the new standard models, iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus, will feature a 48-megapixel main rear camera, utilizing a unique stack sensor design to enhance low-light photography. Previously, this camera upgrade was exclusively available on the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max models. Apple successfully addressed production challenges for the new CMOS image sensor (CIS) design, thanks to increased production capacity by Sony, the supplier. The improved camera capabilities will allow for better light sensitivity in dark environments and 2x lossless zoom.
China Implements First-Level Typhoon Response as “Du Su Rui” Upgraded to Super Typhoon
The China Meteorological Administration has activated a first-level typhoon emergency response as “Du Su Rui” strengthens into a super typhoon. The storm is expected to move northwest at a speed of 15-20 kilometers per hour and make landfall along the coast from Dongshan to Putian, Fujian Province. Precautionary measures are being taken to ensure the safety of affected areas.
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Dongfang Selection responds to Douyin store closing: emergency sales on the App
On the afternoon of July 26, the Douyin live broadcast room of “Oriental Selected Self-Operating Products” issued a temporary suspension notice saying: “Due to the requirements of the rules, from the 26th to the 29th, the Oriental Selected Self-Operating Product Dongfang Selected self-operated product shops and the live broadcast room will be closed. 3 days”. That night, the official WeChat public account of Dongfang Selection announced that it would start broadcasting on the App. The CEO of Dongfang Selection said in the live broadcast that the closing of the Douyin store was an unexpected situation. In order not to affect the customer’s use experience, the company temporarily decided to hold a 15% discount promotion on the App.
On July 27, Hong Kong Orient Selection stocks opened lower and fluctuated at a low level. At 14:47, the stock fell by more than 6%. (Source: China Securities Network)
On July 27, according to the BMW Group’s official Weibo news, the BMW Group is accelerating the development of L3 autonomous driving functions, which are planned to be launched globally by the end of 2023 or the beginning of 2024. The R&D team of BMW China has also started research and local development of L3 autonomous driving, and will make full preparations for the adaptation and application of L3 autonomous driving functions in China in the future according to local regulations. (Source: Financial Times)
Huawei will officially release Hongmeng 4, achieving breakthroughs in car engine systems, multi-modal interaction and other fields
Huawei official Weibo announced that HarmonyOS4 (hereafter referred to as Hongmeng 4) is about to debut and is expected to be released on August 4. It is understood that Hongmeng 4 will make another development in the fields of car-engine system and multi-modal interaction, and deeper integration of AI technology.
And this time, Hongmeng 4 is also expected to have the current hot AI large-scale model technology and be upgraded. A Huawei engineer revealed: “HUAWEI CLOUD has launched a large model of Pangu, and the large AI model has been used in building the basic foundation of the HarmonyOS application field.” (Source: Securities Daily)
After Musk officially changed the “blue bird” logo of his social media platform Twitter to an “X”, Twitter was accused of taking over the “@x” Twitter account from individual users. Gene X Hwang is a photographer from San Francisco, USA. He joined Twitter in 2007 and registered under the name “@x”.
Gene X Hwang said in an interview with foreign media Mashable that he did not discuss with Twitter, but received an email from support@twitter.com.
Twitter said in the email that @x is an asset of the company, and the terms of compensation that Twitter is willing to give include providing X-related products to Gene X Hwang and opportunities to meet with executives of the company. Gene X Hwang’s Twitter account was subsequently changed to “@x12345678998765”.
Gene X Hwang tweeted: “The ending is acceptable, so be it.” (Source: The Paper)
EU antitrust watchdog to investigate Microsoft over Office and Teams bundling
Reuters reported on July 27 that EU antitrust regulators will investigate Microsoft’s bundling of its Teams chat app with its Office app as an “anti-competitive practice”.
Back in 2020, Salesforce-owned app Slack filed complaints that Microsoft was abusing its market dominance by eliminating competition from Microsoft Teams by bundling it with its popular Office software.
But Microsoft’s proposed solutions failed to convince EU competition enforcers – the EU sent a questionnaire to Microsoft’s competitors: “Will bundling Microsoft Teams and Office give Microsoft more leverage?”
“The European Commission is concerned that Microsoft may be abusing and asserting its market position in productivity software and restricting competition in communication and collaboration products in the European Economic Area,” the European Commission said in a statement.
IDC second quarter data released, OPPO ranks No. 1 in the Chinese market in the first half of 2023
As of July 27, 2023, the latest data released by the International Data Corporation (IDC) showed that China’s smartphone market shipped about 65.7 million units in the second quarter of 2023, a year-on-year decrease of 2.1%. Shipments in the first half of the year were around 130 million units, a year-on-year decrease of 7.4%. Among them, OPPO held the first place in the domestic mobile phone market in the second quarter with a market share of 17.7%.
Although the overall smartphone market in China continues to show decline, the high-end market above US$600 has been less affected. In the second quarter, China’s market share of high-end mobile phones above US $ 600 reached 23.1%, which is an increase of 3.1 percentage points compared to the same period in 2022.
In the second quarter of 2023, OPPO will take first place in the domestic mobile phone market with a market share of 17.7%
IDC pointed out that the flagship Find X6 series and the Find N2&Flip series helped OPPO enter the top three in the high-end market share above US$600. Find N2 Flip performed brilliantly, becoming the flagship foldable screen product in the first half of the year. At the same time, in the $400-600 market, depending on the excellent performance of the Reno series, OPPO has a clear advantage in terms of market share. The sub-brand OnePlus continued to maintain a three-digit growth rate year after year, and its market share continued to increase, helping OPPO’s overall market share to grow steadily.
DJI’s vehicle platform has been officially named the Xingxing Platform, and mass production results will be released in the near future
DJI Automotive officially announced that its next-generation intelligent driving solution is called “成行” (chéng xíng). The first mass-produced car equipped with the basic version of the Chengxing platform will be officially launched in a few weeks.
The Chengxing platform is characterized by a computing power as low as 32TOPS and a pure vision configuration of 7V / 9V. Through “strong online real-time perception of vision, no reliance on high-precision maps, and no reliance on lidar”, it realizes urban memory driving (32TOPS)/ L2+ intelligent driving functions including urban pilot driving (80TOPS). (Source: Caijing.com)
iPhone 15 standard version camera major upgrade: 48 million pixels and more, with stacked sensor design
News on July 27, according to the latest information released by well-known Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the new standard models iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus will also be upgraded for the first time with a 48-megapixel main rear camera, using new stack The unique sensor design can capture more light in low light environments, while only Pro and Pro Max were available on the previous iPhone 14 series.
At the same time, he said that Apple was able to overcome the production problems of the new CMOS image sensor (CIS) design, thanks to Sony’s supplier increasing production capacity by 100-120% to meet Apple’s demand. Combined with previous relevant disclosures, with the blessing of this 48-megapixel main camera, both models can achieve better light sensitivity in dark light environments, and can also be trimmed to achieve 2x lossless zoom. (Source: TechWeb)
“Du Su Rui” has been upgraded to a super typhoon again, and the China Meteorological Administration has launched a first-level typhoon response
According to the news on July 27, the China Meteorological Administration launched a first-level typhoon emergency response. At 17:00 on July 27, the center of typhoon “Du Su Rui” was about 360 kilometers southeast of Xiamen City, Fujian Province, and the maximum wind force near the center was 16 (52 m/s, level super typhoon ).
“Du Su Rui” is expected to move northwest at a speed of 15-20 kilometers per hour, and will make landfall along the coast from Dongshan to Putian, Fujian Province from the morning to the morning of the 28th level (48-55 m/s, level 15-16). (Source: Financial Associated Press)
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