Shulou(Shulou.com)11/24 Report--

In "Technology of the week", CTOnews.com reviews the major events in the technology industry in the past week (September 11-17). Here's the broadcast:

Qualcomm extended its contract with Apple for another three years to supply iPhone with 5G baseband chips until 2026 CNBC reported. Qualcomm said on Monday that it would supply Apple with 5G modems (baseband chips) for smartphones until 2026, a three-year extension of the contract.

Wall Street analysts and Qualcomm executives have previously said they expect Apple to start using internally developed 5G modems in 2024. For now, it seems that Apple's self-developed products need to be delayed. > > View details

2. Alibaba: Wu Yongming succeeds Zhang Yong as acting Chairman and CEO of Aliyun Intelligent Group Alibaba Group issued a voluntary announcement on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange announcing the completion of the leadership transition. Mr. Tsai Chongxin will take over as chairman of the board of directors and Mr. Wu Yongming will take over as the chief executive officer and director of the company. In addition, Alibaba announced that Mr. Wu Yongming will succeed Mr. Zhang Yong as acting Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Aliyun Intelligent Group, with effect from September 10, 2023.

The company will continue to implement the previously announced plan to spin off Aliyun Intelligent Group and appoint a separate management team for it. The completion of the spin-off plan depends on a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the successful restructuring of assets, liabilities and contracts, the implementation of the equity incentive scheme, market conditions and regulatory approvals from relevant jurisdictions. > > View details

3. Bruce Lee responded to using Huawei Mate 60 Pro to make satellite phone calls on the plane: it is a violation of the rules and regulations. Huawei Mate 60 Pro/Pro+ series mobile phones were quietly launched recently, which immediately triggered a rush to buy. The two new phones have launched the satellite phone function, with the corresponding services of the operator, you can make phone calls without a base station signal. However, because this function has just entered the public life, there is some confusion in its use.

On the morning of September 11, Bruce Lee, BG CTO of Huawei, said on Weibo: "recently, some users have used the satellite phone function of Mate 60 Pro to make calls and record videos during the flight phase of civil aviation aircraft, which is in violation of the relevant flight safety regulations. Please keep in mind that you must turn on the flight mode during the flight phase and abide by all flight safety regulations." > > View details

4. Apple launched the iPhone 15 / Pro series of products in the early morning of September 13, Beijing time. Apple held a "curiosity" autumn product launch. In this event, new iPhone 15 series, Apple Watch Series 9, Apple Watch Ultra 2 and other new products were all unveiled.

The full range of iPhone 15 models have been upgraded to "Smart Island" and USB-C interface design. Among them, iPhone 15 / Plus is available in black, blue, green, yellow and pink. The iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max are made of titanium and are the lightest Pro models in the history of Apple. The mute pick withdrew from the history stage and changed to the Action button. Pre-order will be accepted on the evening of September 15th. The selling price is as follows:

IPhone 15:

128g 5999 yuan

256g 6999 yuan

512g 8999 yuan

IPhone 15 Plus:

128g 6999 yuan

256g 7999 yuan

512g 9999 yuan

IPhone 15 Pro:

128g 7999 yuan

256g 8999 yuan

512g 10999 yuan

12999 yuan for 1TB

IPhone 15 Pro Max:

256g 9999 yuan

512g 11999 yuan

1TB 13999 CNY > > View details

Other new products:

Apple releases Apple Watch Series 9: upgrade S9 chip > > View details

Apple Apple Watch Ultra 2 smartwatch released: equipped with S9 chip, new ultra-wideband chip and 3000 nit brightness screen, 6499 yuan > > for details

Apple announces update of USB-C interface for its AirPods Pro and EarPods headphones > > View details

5. The list of "Top 2023 Chinese Private Enterprises" was released, and JD.com, Ali and Hengli ranked in the top three. The all-China Federation of Industry and Commerce officially released the "Top 2023 China Private Enterprises 500th" list and the "2023 China Private Enterprises 500th emphasis Research and Analysis report" on September 12th. JD.com Group, Alibaba (China) Co., Ltd. and Hengli Group Co., Ltd. are among the top three on the list. At the same time, JD.com Group is the only private enterprise on the list with an income of more than one trillion yuan.

According to the investigation and analysis report, the entry threshold for the top 500 private enterprises in 2022 is 27.578 billion yuan, an increase of 1.211 billion yuan over the previous year. Among them, there are 95 enterprises with total operating income exceeding 100 billion yuan (including) in 2022. > > View details

6. New M7 models on the market: five seats / six seats with a total of five models, which will be delivered to TO from 249800 yuan. The new M7 series models are officially on the market today. Yu Chengdong, managing director of Huawei, terminal BG CEO and smart car solution BU CEO, said in his speech that the new car, which has invested 500 million yuan in research and development, will become a "ceiling of smart cockpit, intelligent driving and intelligent safety" and boasts that it can bring "an extreme experience that is far ahead of others" in places that can be seen and out of sight.

The new car offers five-seater and six-seater seating layouts, a total of five models, with a price range of 249800 yuan to 329800 yuan, and officials say it will be delivered on release.

M7 Plus five-seat rear-drive version: 249800 yuan

M7 Plus five-seat four-wheel drive version: 284800 yuan

M7 Max five-seat smart driver version: 309800 yuan

M7 Plus six-seat rear-drive version: 269800 yuan

M7 Max six-seat Smart driver version: 329800 yuan > > View details

7. Huawei and Xiaomi have reached a global patent cross-licensing agreement covering 5G communication technologies. Huawei and Xiaomi announced on September 13 that they have reached a global patent cross-licensing agreement, which covers communications technologies including 5G.

Fan Zhiyong, head of Huawei's intellectual property rights department, said: "Huawei is very happy to reach a license with Xiaomi. This license agreement once again reflects the industry's recognition of Huawei's contribution in the field of communications standards, and allows us to strengthen our research investment in future mobile communication technology." > > View details

8. The Mexican Congress displayed two "alien bodies": DNA, which has unknown ingredients and claims to be 1,000 years old, the Mexican Congress showed two "alien" bodies to politicians on Wednesday. Organizers said the samples were found in Cusco, Peru.

The campaign was initiated by journalist and UFO researcher Hamei Maosang, who vowed that the dried specimens did not belong to "our Earth's evolution" and that nearly 1/3 of their DNA was "unknown". > > View details

9. The European Union is investigating subsidies for electric vehicles in China. According to CNBC, European Commission President von Delaine announced on Wednesday in the annual EU State of the Union address in Strasbourg, European Parliament, that the European Commission has launched an investigation into Chinese government subsidies to electric vehicle manufacturers to assess whether the European Union needs to impose tariffs to protect itself from Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers who benefit from state subsidies. > > View details

10. Guan Xuan! Huawei's autumn full-scene new product launch is scheduled for September 25 at 9: 00 a.m. on September 14, Huawei posted on its official social account that it will hold a full-scene autumn product launch at 2:30 on September 25, and many new products will be unveiled. > > View details

11. The battery maintenance price of Apple's old iPhone 7-14 mobile phone has all gone up, with Apple Watch rising to RMB809.After the launch of the iPhone 15 / Pro series, Apple once again raised the warranty price of the old iPhone battery replacement:

IPhone 7, 8 and SE series increased from 528 yuan to 559 yuan

IPhone X to iPhone 13 series increased from 688 yuan to 729 yuan

The iPhone 14 series rose from 748 yuan to 809 yuan. > > View details

12. Samsung "Heart of the World" W24 / Flip folding screen release: starting from 9999 yuan, the Samsung "Heart of the World" W24 series was officially released on September 15, including W24 and W24 Flip models, priced at 15999 yuan (16GB+1TB) and 9999 yuan (12GB+512GB) respectively.

In terms of configuration, the Samsung W24 series is basically the same as the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Flip 5 released earlier, with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 for Galaxy processors. Among them, the W24 uses a high-end gold frame + black color matching, while the Samsung W24 Flip uses black and white color matching, supplemented by a gold frame design. > > View details

13. Tesla's 5 million car has gone offline. Tesla officially announced that a total of 5 million cars have been produced as of the latest week, about six months after the 4 million car went offline.

Tesla currently has four factories producing cars, two of which are located in the United States, Fremont, California and Austin, Texas. In addition, Tesla has two super factories in Shanghai, China and Berlin, Germany.

It is worth mentioning that the 2 million Chinese Smart Tesla vehicle from the Shanghai Super Factory just went offline on September 6. Tesla said that Tesla Shanghai super factory off the line of a complete vehicle, less than 40 seconds, the vehicle left the production line whistle 2, on behalf of the completion of the assembly. > > View details

14, speed measurement network: Huawei Mate 60 / Pro series mobile phone mobile data network speed measured the highest 1205.57Mbps has tens of thousands of people using Mate 60 series mobile phones to carry out a large number of speed measurements in different network environments. In the mobile data network environment, the Mate 60 Pro mobile phone has the highest download speed of 1205.57Mbps and the highest upload speed of 877.14Mbps. > > View details

15. After France and the Netherlands, South Korea also asked Apple to submit a report on radiation problems with iPhone 12. According to Yonhap news agency, South Korea's Ministry of Science and Technology Information and Communications announced on September 17 that it would re-verify whether iPhone 12, which was suspended in France due to excessive radiation standards, met local standards, and required Apple to submit a report on radiation problems with iPhone 12 models. > > View details

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