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2025.06.19

18:26

Honor CEO talks about Honor Magic V5: It will be a "pocket computer"

On June 19, Honor held an AI technology media communication meeting in Shanghai, showcasing its latest progress in the field of AI big models and intelligent bodies. At the same time, Honor CEO Li Jian said that the Honor Magic V5, the world's lightest and thinnest folding screen mobile phone, will be released on July 2. It is also an AI intelligent body mobile phone, truly realizing a "pocket computer".

13:12

Honor Li Jian: AI is completing the critical leap from "thinking" to "action"

On June 19, Honor CEO Li Jian attended the 2025 Shanghai World Mobile Communications Conference (2025 MWC Shanghai) and delivered a keynote speech entitled "Open Symbiosis, Many Trees Make a Forest, Let AI Enter Life". Li Jian first mentioned the topic of AGI and shared Sam Altman's division of AI into five stages: L1 Chatterer, L2 Reasoner, L3 Actor, L4 Innovator, L5 Organizer. He said that the global AI industry has reached a consensus and is currently in the transition stage from L2 to L3 development. AI is completing the key leap from "thinking" to "action". "AGI must be a long-term evolutionary process. The top priority is to 'let AI solve problems'. Only by letting AI take root and letting users use it in daily life can the potential of AI be truly released." Li Jian said.

10:34

Honor CEO Li Jian: The world's lightest and thinnest foldable phone, Magic V5, will be released on July 2

On June 19, during the 2025 Shanghai World Mobile Communications Conference (MWC Shanghai), Honor CEO Li Jian announced in his keynote speech that the latest generation of AI folding flagship Honor Magic V5 will be released on July 2. It is reported that the full-stack personal knowledge base, PC-level productivity brought by multi-agent collaboration, and full-brand interconnection will all be implemented in this phone. He said that Honor Magic V5 will become the world's lightest and thinnest folding screen mobile phone, and the "strongest" AI intelligent mobile phone in the industry.

10:22

Honor CEO Li Jian: AI is completing the critical leap from "thinking" to "action"

On the morning of June 19, Honor CEO Li Jian delivered a keynote speech titled "Open Symbiosis, Many Trees Make a Forest to Bring AI into Life" at the Shanghai World Mobile Communications Conference. He said that AGI (general artificial intelligence) is a long-term evolutionary process and is currently in the transition stage from reasoner to actor. AI is completing the key leap from "thinking" to "action". The top priority is to "enable AI to solve problems." Only by allowing AI to take root and allowing users to use it in daily life can the potential of AI be truly unleashed.

2025.06.18

19:29

Brain-computer interface test subjects of Brain-Tiger Technology have achieved precise brain control of classic games

UCloud's strategic partner, BrainTiger Technology, a life science company focusing on invasive brain-computer interfaces, has achieved important results in clinical trials of high-precision real-time motion decoding. BrainTiger Technology, in collaboration with the research team of the Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, implanted a 256-channel flexible brain-computer interface independently developed in a 19-year-old patient with right frontal lobe epilepsy at Huashan Hospital affiliated to Fudan University. The subjects achieved precise brain control operations on classic games such as Pac-Man and Tank Wars and large and complex games such as Honor of Kings and Black Myth: Wukong. Not only that, the subjects can also surf the Internet and operate various apps (Bilibili, Xiaohongshu, etc.) smoothly through their thoughts, and control smart wheelchairs and smart home devices (lights, curtains, etc.). The subjects were in good condition throughout the clinical trial.

2025.06.05

11:37

Agency: Latin American smartphone market fell 4% year-on-year in the first quarter

According to the latest data from market research firm Canalys, in the first quarter of 2025, the smartphone market in Latin America fell 4% year-on-year, ending six consecutive quarters of growth, with total shipments of 33.7 million units. Samsung ranked first with 11.9 million units shipped, a year-on-year increase of 7%. Xiaomi ranked second for the second consecutive quarter with 5.9 million units, a year-on-year increase of 10%. Motorola dropped to third place with 5.2 million units shipped, a year-on-year decrease of 13%. Honor, with a year-on-year increase of 2%, shipped 2.6 million units, rose to fourth place thanks to the strong performance of the X series, and continued its growth momentum. Transsion ranked fifth with 2.1 million units shipped, a sharp year-on-year decline of 38%, the first decline in the region, mainly affected by fierce competition and channel inventory adjustments.

2025.05.28

22:37

Honor CFO Peng Qiuen: The listing process will be initiated in due course

Regarding the progress of the IPO, Honor CFO Peng Qiuen said in an interview that the company will complete the shareholding reform by the end of 2024, and has currently hired securities firms, law firms, accountants, etc., and all preparatory work is being actively carried out. However, listing is a combination and mutual choice between enterprises and the capital market. On the one hand, Honor is undergoing various changes and business transformations. On the other hand, listing has high requirements for corporate governance, transparency, and compliance operations. Honor also hopes to improve its corporate governance level through the listing opportunity. In the future, it will choose the right time to go public in combination with the development of the company.

19:50

Honor enters the robotics business

On May 28, Honor CEO Li Jian shared stories about his employees and robot development at the Honor 400 series launch conference, accidentally announcing that Honor has entered the robotics industry. It is understood that the robot Li Jian showed at the launch conference has a running speed of 4m/s, breaking the previous record in the robotics industry.

2025.05.25

12:23

The country's first artificial intelligence terminal exhibition was held in Shenzhen to "spoil" the future life scene

With the rapid development of science and technology, artificial intelligence (AI) is gradually being integrated into people's daily lives, bringing new opportunities and challenges to thousands of industries. From May 22 to 24, the 2025 Global Artificial Intelligence Terminal Exhibition was held in Shenzhen, bringing together more than 300 companies from 15 countries and regions around the world to fully display the latest breakthroughs and application scenarios of artificial intelligence terminal technology. As the first artificial intelligence terminal exhibition in the country, leading companies such as Huawei, Honor, ZTE, and TCL have brought new products to the show. From AI mobile phones to AI computers, from AI offices to AI homes, "spoilers" of future life scenes, and jointly witness the full implementation of "end-side intelligence".

2025.05.23

11:35

"Honor of Kings" tops the global mobile game revenue list in April 2025

Sensor Tower released the "Top 10 Mobile Games in Revenue in April 2025" ranking. The list shows that Tencent's "Honor of Kings" rose four places month-on-month in the global mobile game revenue list in April 2025, returning to the top of the global revenue list. "Last War: Survival" followed closely behind, jumping to second place. "Whiteout Survival", "MONOPOLY GO!" and "Royal Match" ranked third to fifth in the global revenue list respectively.

2025.05.22

13:52

Honor launches Alpha Strategy in China for the first time, and will invest over 70 billion yuan to enter the AI terminal ecosystem

On May 22, during the 2025 Global Artificial Intelligence Terminal Exhibition and the 6th Shenzhen International Artificial Intelligence Exhibition, Honor launched its Alpha Strategy in China for the first time, announcing its full transformation from a smartphone manufacturer to a world-leading AI terminal ecosystem company, and plans to invest $10 billion (about RMB 72 billion) in the next five years to build an AI ecosystem covering all scenarios. Fang Fei, President of the Product Line of Honor Terminal Co., Ltd., introduced: "Honor will build a three-step strategy of building a smart ecosystem and embracing a smart world by creating truly smart mobile phones." The first step is to start with the development and creation of truly smart mobile phones. In the era of AI intelligent bodies, Honor will open the boundaries of technology with its partners to create a new paradigm for AI terminals; the second step is to open the boundaries of the industry in the era of physical AI and create a new paradigm for the AI ecosystem; the third step is to open the boundaries of human potential and create a new paradigm for human civilization in the era of general artificial intelligence (AGI).

2025.05.21

19:51

Anfu Technology: Controlling shareholder increased its holdings by RMB 6.9993 million

Anfu Technology announced that the controlling shareholder Qianhai Honor immediately increased its holdings after the second special loan of 10 million yuan was in place. The total increase in holdings was 261,700 shares, with a total amount of 6.9993 million yuan, accounting for 0.12% of the company's total share capital. As of now, the cumulative amount of shares increased by 45.8844 million yuan, the cumulative number of shares increased by 1.6256 million shares, accounting for 0.77% of the company's total share capital. The controlling shareholder will continue to implement the increase plan when the opportunity arises, and plans to complete it before October 10, 2025.

08:21

Huawei ranks first in smartwatch sales in China

According to data from RUNTO, in the first quarter of 2025, the online market for adult smartwatches was booming. Among them, sales reached 2.516 million units, a year-on-year increase of 45.9%; sales reached 3.86 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 51.7%; the average market price remained stable at 1,535 yuan. In terms of brand structure, the market is highly concentrated. The TOP5 brands, namely Huawei, Apple, Xiaomi, vivo and Honor, accounted for a total of 80.5% of the market share, an increase of 13.8 percentage points compared with the same period last year.

2025.05.16

11:17

Tmall 618 mobile phone brands collectively cut prices, and flagship models above 6,000 yuan were all reduced to the national subsidy range

At 8 pm on May 16, Tmall 618 in 2025 will be officially launched. With the addition of national subsidies, the new flagship mobile phone products have been greatly reduced in price across the board. Apple has reduced its price by 2,000 yuan, and iPhone16Pro has been included in the national subsidy for the first time, with a discount of 2,500 yuan; Huawei, Xiaomi, OPPO and other brands have joined the battle, and flagship models above 6,000 yuan have all been reduced to the national subsidy range. With the addition of 618 platform coupons, flagship models are all cheaper by more than 1,000 yuan. Statistics show that in the first phase of Tmall 618, more than 2,000 mobile phones support the superposition of Tmall 618 discounts and national subsidies, with subsidies as low as 50% off, covering mainstream mobile phone brands such as Apple, Huawei, Xiaomi, OPPO, vivo, Honor, Samsung, and OnePlus.

10:08

Honor will debut the fourth-generation Qualcomm Snapdragon 7

On May 16, we learned from Honor that Honor will be the world's first to launch the fourth-generation Qualcomm Snapdragon 7, and the first model to be equipped with it will be the Honor 400 standard version.

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