Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies plans to equip more of its products with its Harmony operating system (OS) next year, and will promote them at home and abroad, a Huawei spokesman said on Monday. But there are no plans currently to roll out the OS to its phones, tablets and computers, among Huawei’s most popular…
Trump’s China Trade War Pulls Consumer Tech Into Crossfire
The prices of headphones, speakers, high-tech lighting, and internet service could all go up if the US trade war withcontinues. Theadministration’s hit list of Chinese products facing import taxes includes key components used in gadgets that can be wirelessly operated through a smartphone or another device. The tariffs also will nail networking equipment that makes the internet…
OnePlus TV Closed Beta Testing Programme Applications Now Open
When OnePlus launched its first television in September this year, we couldn’t help but notice a lot of similarities with the company’s smartphones. Indeed, the OnePlus TV has taken a rather smartphone-like approach, with various software and hardware features that make it feel like a large, wall-mounted extension of your smartphone at times. The company…
OnePlus TV Launch Date Tipped for September 26, Lineup May Have Both LCD and OLED Models
OnePlus TV, the much-anticipated offering by the Chinese company, is now rumoured to debut in late September. Instead of launching just one new OnePlus TV, the company is said to have plans to bring a range of smart TVs — including the ones sporting OLED panels. A certification listing last week revealed that the OnePlus…
Government Scraps Import Tax on Open Cell Panels in Boost for TV Makers
India has scrapped a tax on imports of open cell TV panels, used to make television displays, in a move likely to boost television manufacturing in the country and counter incentives offered by nations such as Vietnam. New Delhi had charged a 5 percent import tax on open cell TV panels, which was a factor indecision…
OnePlus TV Could Run on Android TV Operating System, Bluetooth SIG Listing Tips
Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus has branched out into a handful of other segments in recent years, including protective cases for its phones, wireless earphones, and even backpacks. The company is set to soon a new product line in markets where it operates, the OnePlus TV, after confirming that it was in development late last year….
Xiaomi Mi TV 4 With 65-Inch 4K HDR Display, 2GB RAM Launched
Xiaomi Mi TV 4 65-inch 4K HDR LED model has been launched in China with a price tag of CNY 5,999 (roughly Rs. 63,300). The new Mi TV 4 model comes months after Xiaomi brought its 75-inch option in China. It runs Android-based PatchWall UI and features an ultra-thin metal body that is 7.5mm thick….
Mi TV 4, Mi TV 4A Get Clear History and Endless Universal Search With Latest PatchWall UI Update
Theback in February of this year, after a long wait. Following it in the next couple of months werefrom the company’slineup, all of which run a custom skin on top of Android, called. The PatchWall launcher has now received its latest update that brings the ability to clear viewing history on the Mi TV and…
SMIC Founder Says ‘Optimistic’ China Can Catch Up With US in Semiconductors
The founder of China’s largest chipmaker SMIC said on Tuesday he was ‘optimistic’ China could catch up with the United States in the next generation of semiconductors but that US efforts to contain its technology sector could not be taken ‘lightly’. Richard Chang, also the former CEO of, told a livestream forum that persistent research…
Mi TV 4X 65-Inch With PatchWall 2.0, 4K Display Debuts in India, Mi TV 4X 43-Inch, Mi TV 4X 50-Inch, Mi TV 4A 40-Inch Launched Too
Mi TV range in India has been expanded with four new models launched at Xiaomi’s Smart Living 2020 event in Bengaluru on Tuesday. The new range includes the Mi TV 4X 65-inch (its biggest yet in India), Mi TV 4X 43-inch, Mi TV 4X 50-inch, and the Mi TV 4A 40-inch. Xiaomi has also upgraded…