Huawei aims to be the world's biggest smart phone provider in 2017

Huawei is now ready to become the world’s biggest smartphone provider, within a year. This target seems more achievable, since Huawei gained 25% growth, both within China, and across all emerging and European Markets, during the first half of the financial year. Huawei now aims to surpass its biggest competitors Apple and Samsung in 2017 to become the leading mobile provider.

Huawei Consumer Business Group has revealed its 2016 half year financial results, stating that; Sales revenue for the Information Technology company increased by 41 per cent year-on-year to $11.6bn in the first half of 2016. Smartphone shipments stood at 60.56 million, a year-on-year increase of 25 per cent. According to the International Data Corporation, global smartphone shipments in the first half of 2016 increased by just 3.1 per cent, indicating that Huawei’s growth has significantly outperformed the market.

Speaking on the results, the Group Chief Executive Officer, Huawei Consumer Business - Richard Yu, said, “We saw particularly fast growth in traditionally high-end smartphone markets such as Europe and emerging markets including North Africa, Central Asia and Latin America.” Richard Yu further said: “[It] is a testament to Huawei’s long-term commitment to innovation”. "We are going to take them [the competitors] step-by-step, innovation-by-innovation.” He added.

According to GFK, by the end of May 2016, Huawei’s share of the global smartphone market reached 11.4 per cent. In China, Huawei continued to be the industry leader with the highest shipment total and a market-share of 18.6 per cent. Currently, it is the third-biggest smartphone vendor after Apple and world leader Samsung. In the list of global smartphone vendor shipments in the third quarter of 2016, Huawei succeeded in selling 33.6 million smartphones.

To achieve this goal, Huawei spends a massive part of its budget on R&D, already surpassing Apple in R&D spending. It seeks to explore more opportunities in ‘Artificial intelligence’, ‘Virtual Reality’ and ‘Augmented reality’.Steep growth has been achieved by Huawei, in both the consumer and enterprise business, despite slow market-growth. 

With the new phone, branded as Huawei 'Mate 9', Yu expects a breakthrough in European markets such as Germany, France and Great Britain. In Finland, Huawei is already number one. However, globally speaking: Currently, Apple is still ahead, with 45.5 million devices (12 percent market-share), while Samsung is the world leader, with 75.3 million shipped devices (20.1 percent market-share).

Advantages of Post Summer AC Service & Checking for Preventive Maintenance Explained by Gree Experts

Most peopledon’t bother about their A/Cs until there is a trouble and by the time the problem is identified you find yourself in a great trouble and probablyencountering some costlyrepair to be done. Gree Air Conditioner keeps your living comfortable and cool throughout the hottest months. It is said “Air conditioner gradually loses its performance every year without proper maintenance”. Keeping a regular schedule for A/C maintenance will keep your unit energy efficient and will benefit you in more ways than one.

1.      Improves efficiency

When it comes to cooling or heating your home, keeping up your Gree AC efficiency is a major concern especially during the summer season since your A/C is in use most of the time and that too, everyday.This means your A/C is working really hard and if it isn’t properly maintained, it components might start to fail and your cooling costs along with the consistent temperature in your home may start to rise.

2.      Saves money of repair expenses

It’s a common perception that regular A/C maintenance requires spending extra money but truth is just the opposite. By having a scheduled maintenanceof the air conditioning unit on regular basis,saves your money in the long run. 50% of your energy bill is credited to your cooling costs and if your A/C is working harder to maintain cooling of your home than it should normally, you might notice increase inelectricity bill month after month.Also, giving it the required attention will not only save you from costly repairs but will extend itslife.

3.      Maintaining Your Warranty

To keep the warranty intact, the owner is required to have the A/C regularly tuned-up as many manufacturers’ warranties become void because of failure in maintaining regular check-ups of the appliance. But always get you Gree AC checked by authorized Gree technical team to keep your warranty safe.

4.      Consistent Cooling/Heating

Unfortunately inconsistent cooling/heating is one of the side effects of an improperly maintained air conditioning unit. When working properly, your air conditioner should consistently maintain stability in the desired temperaturethrough all rooms. All your A/C requires is a little maintenanceto keep your home cozyround the year.

5.      Extends life of unit

Buying an A/C is a huge investment made and the person want it to work as many years as it possibly could. Its check-up on regular quarterly intervals could have years of cooling/heating power that otherwise has been neglected. A properly maintained A/C could last almost up to 15 years!

6.      When to get your A/C Serviced

It is recommended that Gree ACinspection and maintenance should bedone atleastonce a year. Scheduling it post summer time will keep the cooling/heating maintained in your home, all seasons.This maintenance includes detection of water leakage, inspection of refrigerant levels and amp draws, capacitors, motor, contractors, checking of AC drain line for any clogs, cleaning ducts and last but not the least and highly important for your overall AC system and your family’s health, is to have Air filters changed. Clogged filters should be removed before switching off unit in winter season.

JETRO to put up a huge show at Japan Business Exhibition 2016

Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Karachi office is setting up a Japan Business Exhibition to showcase the strength of Japanese companies under one roof, at a prominent hotel in Karachi on December 7th & 8^Th, 2016.  

There will be seen a huge line up of about 18 prominent Japanese companies from different sectors presenting/manufacturing Japanese products in various sectors of Pakistan. 

Specialized Japanese brands including a wide range of products from leading auto sector companies, electronics, machinery, healthcare / skincare, steel, chemical, textile accessories among others will be put on display. The Exhibition will also feature a JETRO booth which will provide detailed information regarding the latest developments in the Japanese market, prominent companies, business matching information and will also share information about opportunities to participate in exhibitions in Japan in future.

JETRO looks forward to welcoming many business visitors to its Exhibition and wishes the exhibition to be success for all those who desire to establish business linkage with Japan. There are approximately more than 80 Japanese and Japanese affiliated companies in Pakistan and their brands have established market recognition for many years.

 JETRO Karachi as the facilitator organization for trade and investment has always prioritized bilateral economic relations between Pakistan and Japan.

Huawei Global CEO hints at artificial Intellgence

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Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei Consumer Business Groupdelivered a keynote speech at the third World Internet Conference held in Wuzhen, China. The conference theme was ‘Innovation-driven Internet Development for the Benefit of All – Building a Community of Common Future in Cyberspace’ and his remarks addressed Huawei’s plans for developing Artificial Intelligence (AI).

The keynote speech titled “Artificial Intelligence, The Future Is Now”highlightedHuawei’s endeavor into and views on AI as well as the company’s investment in fourkey areas to drive technology breakthroughs. These include devices, connectivity, cloud computing and chipsets. These four areas are expected to power a Superphone whichin Huawei’s visionisthe fundamental carrier for AI.

“A Superphone will introduce new information-management architecture.Currently, users initiate information flow from the physical world. The information enters the smartphone and from there it goes to the digital spheres. In the future, the smartphone will be an indispensable part, a double of the user. This will result in two new streams of information from the superphone: one to the reality, the other to the user.

The Superphone will be special because it will proactively interact with the physical world. The smartphone is no longer a passive device, meant only for communication between the phone and the user.  Instead, with this new information-management architecture, the Superphone will adapt to address the challenges of information explosion.” – Richard Yu, CEO Huawei Consumer Business Group

Richard Yu also spoke of Huawei’s technology innovations such as the machine learning capabilities on Huawei Mate 9 and how it has captured the attention and recognition from the global industry.

The event attracted 1,600 Internet elites from over 110 countries to share and exchange the industry's latest and most cutting-edge insights and trends. Also in attendance was Chinese President Xi Jinping and Liu Yunshan, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central, who delivered the opening remarks of the event. Other high profile attendees included global internet key players Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba Group, Robin Li, Founder of Baidu, Pony Ma, Chairman of Tencent, and Derek Aberle, President of Qualcomm.

The Tech World Gets Their First Taste of the New Mate 9

Huawei - a technology leader, that is firmly committed to responsible innovation and contribution to economic growth and social progress. Huawei’s growth can be attributed to its willingness to compete in global markets, and more importantly, to its customer-centric innovation strategies. Meeting customer needs is the starting point of its innovative efforts and reflects the value of its innovations and its capacity to better meet customer needs at faster speeds and lower costs.

Huawei hosted an exclusive first-hand experience event to introduce its latest revolutionary smartphone - the Mate 9 and its exclusive features, at the prestigious Nishat Hotel in Lahore. It was attended by the top management of Huawei, including the Deputy General Manager of the device division, Pakistan - Mr. Fraz Khan. Prominent personalities of the Tech industry, along with social dignitaries and media icons also graced the occasion, while the tech-media representatives had also gathered to check out and personally experience the fascinating features of this device.

The Mate 9 is equipped with a groundbreaking UX and second generation Leica dual-lens camera with Hybrid focus and Hybrid Zoom. Huawei’s Mate Series sets the standard in lightning fast performance and exceptional style. The HUAWEI Mate 9 Series boasts the premium Kirin 960 chipset with Huawei’s Machine Learning Algorithm, which delivers a fast and smooth experience, and is designed by Porsche.

The HUAWEI Mate 9 combines a 4000 mAh high-density battery with its all new SuperCharge and power-saving technology that increases battery life to provide over two days of uninterrupted performance. 10 minutes of charge provides enough power to watch two full movies. Most importantly, the battery is equipped with Super Safe 5-gate protection.

The second generation dual-lens camera, co-engineered with Leica to fine-tune and enhance optical performance of the camera module, which now includes a 12MP -megapixel/F2.2 RGB sensor, a 20MP -megapixel/ F2.2 monochrome sensor and enhanced image fusion algorithms that work in concert to produce stunning photography.

Mate 9 will be available in the gorgeous color palette, including Space Gray, Moonlight Silver, Champagne Gold, Mocha Brown and Ceramic White, is a result of refined craftsmanship.

  

With the introduction of EMUI 5.0, the HUAWEI Mate 9 reimagines the native Android operating system using Linux. Mate 9 becomes more intelligent and efficient over time by understanding consumers’ behavior patterns, and ensures the highest priority applications are given preference concerning system resources.

The colorful and vibrant event in Lahore featured different activities whereby the participants could test the speed, camera features, battery and the extraordinary charging capacity of the new product, and make comparative evaluations of Mate 9 against their own devices and competitive products. Thus, the event turned out to be a phenomenal success, where Huawei managed to get the leading tech-media to evaluate this sophisticated product. Mate 9 got overwhelming response from tech-media and called Mate 9 a breakthrough in Smart phone world. Thus, Huawei has once again established its global leadership in pioneering new technologies.

Huawei thrills consumers with celebrity icon - Wiqar Ali Khan

Huawei continues to create more hype for its much anticipated, new flagship smartphone Mate 9. This masterpiece of innovation is getting a tremendous response from the consumers in Pakistan. A live video session was recently orchestrated with the popular actor and style icon - Wiqar Ali Khan appearing on Huawei’s official facebook page, where fans had the chance to interact with him and ask him questions, both personal as well as about the Huawei Mate 9. 

All interested fans can go view the video on Huawei’s facebook page, anytime, where Wiqar can be seen revealing his personal experience with the Huawei Mate 9 and also talking about the amazing ‘User Interface’, exceptional speed and powerful camera of this cutting-edge device. The larger than life screen size was another plus point that personally appealed to the showbiz star. Wiqar ran a fun contest where he asked the viewers why they deserve a Mate 9? Everyone could post their answers in the comments section and the lucky winners would receive exciting prizes and the chance to attend the exclusive launch event of mate 9 in Pakistan. Earlier, Wiqar Ali Khan had also attended the global launch event of Mate 9 device, held in Germany on the 3^rd of November, 2016. 

Huawei is expected to launch the Mate 9 in the Pakistan market, within the next 15 days. The sophisticated device promises exceptionally powerful performance, as it features revolutionary new technologies like; a groundbreaking UX with a 5.9 inch FHD display and a 2^nd generation ‘Leica’ dual-lens camera with Hybrid focus and Hybrid Zoom. It runs on a Huawei Kirin 960; Octa-core processor (4 x 2.4 GHz A73 + 4 x 1.8 GHz A53) + i6 coprocessor. It is the world’s first device to combine an ARM Cortex-A73/A53 Octa-core CPU and a Mali G71 Octa-core GPU. It also has the highly intuitive EMUI 5.0 that analyses and adapts to its user’s behavior patterns to create an inspiring personalized experience.

The Marketing Director, Salman Javed of Huawei in Pakistan stated that: Huawei has once again delivered the fastest, most intuitive and reliable experience. The second generation Leica dual-lens camera on the Mate 9 captures professional-quality images in all lighting conditions, The Mate 9 has a powerful 8MP front camera, AF, F1.9 Main: Dual, 20MP Monochrome, Plus a 12MP RGB, F2.2 OIS (Optical Image Stabilization) with 4K video shooting.

Other features include; 5.0 Memory, 64GB ROM, 4GB RAM, along with microSD card slot, that supports up to 256GB (using secondary SIM slot). The large display screen features a 2.5D glass and exceptionally high resolution and contrast. The sleek, dual-sim device runs on a 4000 mAh battery, enhanced with supercharge technology. The sophisticated device is available in numerous colors like: Space Gray, Moonlight Silver, Champagne Gold, Mocha Brown, Ceramic White and Black.

Gree Launched Awareness Campaign on Preventive Maintenance

Gree is a leading global enterprise of Air conditioners, which has now launched a ‘Preventive Maintenance Awareness Campaign’ for its customers all over Pakistan. This successful campaign, launched on 12th November, 2016, brings great benefits for the customers who want to gain an insight into; how to keep your Gree air conditioners in an immaculate condition, and enjoy peak performance from your Gree products.

Through this awareness campaign, technical experts from Gree engaged the consumers to provide them information on important topics, including; Benefits of Preventive Maintenance, Cleaning before packing up a unit or turning on the heating mode, How to avail the services of Gree’s Technical Support Team for thorough maintenance of your AC. The consumers are also provided with detailed ‘Check lists' of the ‘Service Process’. During service visits, Gree is also giving a ‘Free’ Filter-change Promotional Offer, as a special favor to all its customers. The Gree service team has launched this limited-time offer for only Gree units, to facilitate its customers. However, if any customer simply wants a new air filter, without the need for servicing his Gree AC – the standard charges of filter replacement will apply. The main purpose of this filter is to reinforce the importance & benefits of filter replacement once a year.

Through preventive maintenance of air conditioners, the customers can now learn to save a lot of unnecessary expenditure on repairs and maintenance of their Gree units. Such inspiration for timely maintenance makes Gree the most economical product-range, in the long run, requiring very low maintenance costs.

Gree ensures superior after-sales service for its diverse segments of loyal customers while producing the most reliable air conditioners and its prompt after-sale services provides best performance in Pakistan’s environment and climate.