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  • Huawei again accused of passing off DSLR photos as smartphone shots

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    nunzy said:
    Huaway is totally dishonest. Their camera must really suck.


    Many of their cameras are actually great. Even on the phone in question its pretty decent for the price:

    https://www.techradar.com/news/smartphone-selfie-challenge-huawei-nova-3-vs-iphone-x-samsung-galaxy-a8

    Higher up the line:

    https://www.eisa.eu/awards/huawei-p20-pro/

    I believe all ads for smartphone cameras that imply they were shot on the phone should be from the phone. That, at the very least.

    Huawei often adds a clarifying note to marketing material to make it clear that images pictured on the screens of phones in some ads were not actually shot on the camera of those phones.

    This is quite normal even if I don't agree with it. Apple too:

    https://petapixel.com/2017/06/30/truth-shot-iphone-style-ads/

    A similar thing happens with video game ads and Apple has been in hot water on a few occasions too.

    We'll see what the official word from Huawei is, but this was a regional ad and possibly produced outside Huawei. Some sites have already picked up on this angle but even if that is the case Huawei should double down on marketing.
    nunzy

  • Apple's iPhone X bests Samsung's new Galaxy Note 9 in benchmark testing

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    avon b7 said:
    avon b7 said:
    Blunt said:
    You can hook the Note 9 up to a bigger screen with an hdmi cable and run a limiteded sort of Windows like OS. That's what i read in the newspaper today. I bet it will look like shit and is totally useless but hey it's in there.
    This isn't new. The new part is that you don't need the Samsung dock to make it work and is actually a result of Huawei's own desktop mode which which debuted last year and took Samsung to task for requiring a dock (at significant cost).

    It's somewhat limited but if you are in a squeeze without a PC it can save the day.



    So, you see people “in a squeeze without a PC” but they happen to have a monitor, HDMI cable, keyboard and mouse lying around to connect together?
    No. Just a cable.
    And are people actually using this? Any good stories about it saving the day online? Asking for a friend.
    What makes you think people wouldn't use it?

    It's not going to be your first option if there are better ones available but if you find yourself needing that kind of option, it's nice to have it to hand.



    Huawei is also using its cloud services in China to to run a virtualized Windows 10 through some of its phone users in China. That service might come to Europe too at some point.
    GeorgeBMac

  • Apple's iPhone X bests Samsung's new Galaxy Note 9 in benchmark testing

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    Blunt said:
    You can hook the Note 9 up to a bigger screen with an hdmi cable and run a limiteded sort of Windows like OS. That's what i read in the newspaper today. I bet it will look like shit and is totally useless but hey it's in there.
    This isn't new. The new part is that you don't need the Samsung dock to make it work and is actually a result of Huawei's own desktop mode which which debuted last year and took Samsung to task for requiring a dock (at significant cost).

    It's somewhat limited but if you are in a squeeze without a PC it can save the day.


    muthuk_vanalingamGeorgeBMac

  • Apple chip manufacturer TSMC factories taken down by computer virus

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    Fatman said:
    Chinese govt. — they have a vested interest in Apple failing since they ‘own’ many of the competing phone companies and would love to see their own be the next trillion $ company. They make trademarks, patents, litigation, regulation so restrictive. Plus they have access to all communication in and out of country. Timing is critical since upcoming models are in full production.
    Remember the Kirin 980 is also in mass fabrication at the same company. 
    TomE

  • Apple's iPhone estimated third on units, number one in revenue in China

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    SpamSandwich said:
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    nunzy said:
     Apple doesn't care about market share. They suck up all the profitss instead.  The real trick is how they can get that money back into the US so it can be paid to Wall Street.
    Why should Wall Street gamblers get any of this money? Apple's profits don't impact any income investors get other than through dividends. None of Apple's profits are "paid" to Wall Street. Wall Street is one big gambling pot paid for by stock buyers, not by any profits by corporations. Apple doesn't owe Wall Street anything, especially since Wall Street is so corrupt in the way it manipulates AAPL stock. 
    Apple voluntarily chose to become a publicly listed company, so...
    It is paramount not to forget this. Apple has also benefited over the years.
    nunzy