Huawei launched the Huawei Tri Fold smartphone one of its kind and the first Tri Fold phone in the world. The three-way foldable Huawei Mate XT has a 10.2-inch screen that folds twice to become a 6.4-inch normal-sized phone. The phone is the new thinnest portable computing device in the world with a 3.6 mm thickness. The Huawei trifold has a 50-megapixel main camera with a variable aperture that can switch between f/1.4 and f/4, meaning there are physical aperture shutter blades that open and close depending on user need. There’s also a Periscope camera that can do 5.5X optical zoom at over 120mm. These features are one-of-a-kind and are not available in the other foldable phone models from Google and Samsung. The phone runs on 16 GB RAM and a self-developed Huawei Kirin Chip. The Mate XT Ultimate's hinge system, named after the Tiangong space station, allows for "internal and external bending" using dual tracks and moving parts to ensure zero-gap folding. The hinge is constructed from a composite laminate with non-Newtonian fluid components, adding durability. The Huawei Tri-Fold has a single screen—a flexible LTPO OLED with a 120 Hz refresh rate and support for 10 billion colors. Its full resolution is 3,184 x 2,232 pixels, which adjusts to 2,232 x 2,048 and 2,232 x 1,008 pixels depending on the folding configuration. Huawei calls this display “3K,” positioning it as a middle ground between 2K (QHD) and 4K. The screen has a 92% screen-to-body ratio, with the fully unfolded 10.2-inch display boasting a 16:11 aspect ratio. Huawei also claims to enhance the display with "AI computing image The demand for the phone in China is so high that the stock is low forcing retailers to sell it at $6000 from a normal retail price of $2800 (20000 Yuan). Huawei XT Mate was announced at the same time Apple announced the iPhone 16 model in September 2024. This has resulted in the low demand for the iPhone 16 models due to the high demand for the Huawei Ri Fold Xt Mate. It’s unlikely that Huawei will release the Mate XT Ultimate outside China, especially given that the last international release of a Huawei foldable, the Mate X3, was 18 months ago. A non-ultimate version is also an improbable heading to the future as this is a luxury device targeting a niche market.
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Apple has released the iPhone 16, manufactured in India, to top its iPhone 15, which was released in September 2023. The iPhone 15 had an A16 Bionic chip with 5-core GPU, an advanced dual-camera system (48MP Main camera, 2x Telephoto Ultra-Wide camera), and up to 26 hours of video playback. The iPhone 15 Plus features an A17 Pro chip with a 6-core GPU, a Pro camera system (48MP Main camera, 3x or 5x Telephoto Ultra-Wide camera), and up to 29 hours of video playback. Compared to the iPhone 15, the iPhone series features four models: iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max. The iPhone 16 has a 6.1-inch OLED display and Apple's A18 processor. Specs also include a dual camera at the back with a dedicated side button for the camera and better battery life than the previous model. It's expected that the iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max will be available in Macao, Vietnam, and 19 other countries and regions beginning Friday, September 27. Apple’s analyst Ming-Chi Kuo noted that iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max demand in the market has been lower than expected since the device became available to pre-order in the U.S. and dozens of countries. So far, the demand has been lower than when the iPhone 15 was released in September 2023. Sales of the iPhone 16 are around 37 million units in the first weekend since the launch took place, which is 13% lower than the iPhone 15 series launch in its first weekend. Apple points out the low demand due to the unavailability of Apple intelligence features in the iPhone 16 models till October 2024. China has also been mentioned as a competitor resulting in the low demand for the iPhone 16 Series. However, smartphone users are concerned that Apple is no longer the company that held the reins at the top of innovation in the smartphone industry. A segment of iPhone users feel that the company needs to take some time before releasing new iPhone models and add features that are impactful and present breakthrough technologies in manufacturing the phones. Apple now faces stiff competition from other phone manufacturers such as Huawei, Google, and Samsung, which are driving the technological breakthrough in the smartphone race dominance, with Huawei taking the lead in this space.
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The real estate has the potential for more growth as more people seek affordable housing. The housing experts in the United States of America have posed that there aren’t enough houses in the US. This has also been an issue in many countries. The United Nations Habitat feels this has resulted from poor global housing policy failure. The World Economic Forum notes that the housing crisis is getting worse than the previous years as the population growth rate continues to increase in most countries. As of mid-2024, the global population nearly hit 8.2 billion. This is expected to rise by 2.5 billion people in the next 60 years. Countries that have had a decline in their population are in Europe due to increased mortality rates and lower birth rates to replace the older generation. Other factors such as migration and effects of COVID-19 have contributed to the population decline in Europe. However, it's important to note that nations such as Germany and Switzerland have experienced population growth due to immigrants moving into the country. Pakistan has the highest number of homeless people with about 8 million people. According to World Population Review, Grenada recorded the lowest number of 63 homeless people as of the year 2023. Vatican City is the only known country with no homeless people. Despite the US being a global power, it still faces one of its biggest challenges of homeless people which populates more than 500,000 people as of year 2022. Pew Research's survey of the status of housing in the US states that most people feel that the housing crisis is a major concern among all the local issues that need to be addressed. The lack of address to the housing problem has continued to accelerate in the US as few housing units have been constructed. Adding ail to the problem is the expensive rent that individuals have to consider when renting a house. Individuals are forced to live on pay-to-pay checks, adding pressure to an already bloomed housing crisis. As a result, most people live in their cars, while the other fraction is forced to hoist tents in the streets. Lack of housing in the US has killed the dreams of many Americans, as well as contributed to the US’s economic decline due to limited consumption of goods and services. Savings, income, and loans by most individuals are focused on housing leaving people on pay-to-pay checks and homeless.
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The gaming industry in China has been growing over the decades despite government regulations. In 2022, China imposed more regulations on the gaming industry. It imposed the maximum time that young people can play online games and purchase gaming equipment. Children under the age of 18 were not permitted to play online games from Monday through Thursday and only once on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. China felt that game disorder would rise among young people without such restrictions and impact their military training. In 2018, it was noted that there were rising cases of near-sightedness being reported. However, recently, China has reduced its impositions on the gaming industry leading to increased growth in the gaming industry. With 5G effective in China, online gaming has become more accessible to young people. As of 2023, the country has 668 million internet users playing online games, and the industry was worth US $42 billion. Brands such as Tencent, NetEase, Perfect World Games, Yingpei Games, Net Dragon, TA Games, Shanghai Artcoding, and MiHoYo. Fortnite and Minecraft games are the best-selling videos of all time. In 2024, the acceleration of China's gaming industry has further been reinforced with the entry of Black Myth Wukong, an action role-playing game, inspired by a famous Chinese Novel, Journey to the West. At the end of August, Black Myth Wukong had so far made sales of more than 10 million units, becoming the fastest-selling game of all time. The game has received positive criticism and made a global appeal to a majority of online gamers. The game has been in development for the last six years under Feng Ji, a former game designer who worked in Tencent. Wukong was developed under the stringent measures put in place by China, which require all titles to be licensed for commercial release and limit minors to playing games for just three hours. The game proves that despite regulations in the gaming industry, there are still opportunities for the success of online gaming that take into consideration people’s culture.
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Africa cements itself as a hub of the largest deposit of minerals in the global space. Just a few of the African minerals are Gold, Uranium, Diamonds, Bauxite, Sulphur, Gypsum, Titanium, Zinc; Iron and Copper; Natural Gas, Coal, Silver, and Lithium. However, Africa does not enjoy the benefits of possessing these huge deposits of precious minerals. It still lacks the technological power to carry out mining activities without compromising its independence in policy and power over mining such minerals. The African leaders have thus been forced to allow foreign companies to take over the mines and corrupt mining deals between the leaders and foreign mining companies have been a curse to the African people. To note just a few of the countries that feel such precious minerals have been a curse to them are the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Namibia, Mali, and Zimbabwe. has been growing every day and looks promising. Despite this, it has a dark side of it. With Lithium being a focused mineral and nicknamed the future mineral, more companies are exploring the African Continent for this In countries such as Kenya, the mining of precious minerals has been taking place with at most secrecy benefiting just the elites. The green energy spacemineral. Currently, Zimbabwe sits as the top Lithium African-producing country and sixth in the global rank. Nonetheless, the people working in the mines live in deplorable conditions. The export of minerals outside Africa has done little to uplift the African Economy as the gap between the wealthy and poor widens further. Africans have long been exploited by their own corrupt and selfish leaders which has dampened hope for most African countries. It is for this reason that Burkina Faso is setting a blueprint for other African countries by banning the export of gold as it seeks to reform the mining sector in the country. The African policing of mining needs an overhaul as way of protecting the people from further exploitation and propel African continent to economic prowess.
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China has harnessed its manufacturing capabilities of electric vehicles outmaneuvering its European competitors. So how did China get to this point? To note first is China’s technological advancements making it one of the most advanced technological countries. Coupled with a large industrial complex and cheap labor force its now hard for any country to compete with. 40 years ago, the auto industry in China was unknown to many and was not a force to be reckoned with. However, today China can supply cars to half of the world. This makes it harder for competitors such as the United States of America and European countries to keep up with China’s EV manufacturing industry. In 2023, China made sales of 5 million cars to the global market. A booming economy and conducive government policies such as subsidies to the auto industry have fostered more vehicle manufacturing brands in the country. According to the Kiel Institute, BYD, now a competitor to Tesla received subsidies from the Chinese government of $3.7b between 2018 and 2019. The USA and European markets are in fear that their auto industry will collapse soon due to the affordability and quality of the EVs from China. The Chinese EV exports grew by 70% from 2022 to 2023. A large percentage of American young people have also taken an interest in buying Chinese EVs. It’s for this reason that the US government and European Countries have effected tariffs to discourage entry of EVs to the global market. However, it is key to note that these tariffs against China aimed to do more damage to their manufacturing and technology industries have landed in the USA and European countries. China continues to make huge strides, and its exports of EVs continue to increase day by day while the auto industries in the USA and European countries shrink. If such policies continue being effected against China, the Auto Industries in the USA and European countries could soon be out of the global markets as they wouldn’t be able to keep pace with the Chinese manufacturing capabilities.
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