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Apple Limit Apple Store Hours of Work in China
Apple has re-opened its stores in Beijing and Shanghai on February 14, 2020. However, there are restrictions on working hours. Apple Store is open from 11 noon until 6 pm. Previously the store opened from 10 noon until 10 pm.

Apple has re-opened its stores in Beijing and Shanghai on February 14, 2020. However, there are restrictions on working hours. Apple Store is open from 11 noon until 6 pm. Previously the store opened from 10 noon until 10 pm.
Based on the Apple website’s explanation, the time limit will apply at least until February 20, 2020. At present, there is still no indication when other Apple Stores in China will be reopened.
Reporting from page 9to5mac, Wednesday (02/19/2020) all Apple Stores in China have been closed, due to the growing corona virus in the country. Until now, there are 75,195 people have been infected with the virus and more than 2 thousand died.
Apple CEO Tim Cook acknowledged that the corona virus had an uncertain impact on the company’s operations. Not to mention, the iPhone factory in China namely Foxconn also stopped a few days.
iPhone 12 production is also reportedly stalled because Apple canceled the visit of engineers to China. Previously, Apple analyst Ming Chi-Kuo had predicted iPhone production might drop 10% in the first quarter and the outlook for the next quarter was unclear. Especially with this worse situation, the impact might change to greater.
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Huawei Mate XS Specifications, Usage, & Prices
Read Huawei Mate XS phone details, prices, specifications, product quick start guide, user guide, and reviews.
NETWORK | |
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Technology | GSM/HSPA/LTE/5G |
2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 |
3G bands | HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
4G bands | LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(900), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
5G | 5G band 1(2100), 3(1800), 28(700), 38(2600), 41(2500), 77(3700), 78(3500), 79(4700); SA/NSA |
Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat21 1400/200 Mbps, 5G (2+ Gbps DL) |
BODY | Dimensions | Unfolded: 161.3 x 146.2 x 5.4 mm Folded: 161.3 x 78.5 x 11 mm |
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Weight | 300 g (10.58 oz) | |
Build | Plastic front, aluminum back, aluminum frame | |
SIM | Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
DISPLAY | Type | Foldable OLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
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Size | 8.0 inches, 205.0 cm2 (~86.9% screen-to-body ratio) | |
Resolution | 2200 x 2480 pixels (~414 ppi density) | |
Folded cover display: 6.6″, AMOLED, 1148 x 2480 pixels (19.5:9) |
PLATFORM | OS | Android 10.0; EMUI 10.0 |
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Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G (7 nm+) | |
CPU | Octa-core (2×2.86 GHz Cortex-A76 & 2×2.36 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4×1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) | |
GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 |
MAIN CAMERA | Quad | 40 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/1.7″, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto) 16 MP, f/2.2, 17mm (ultrawide) TOF 3D, (depth) |
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Features | Leica optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR | |
Video | [email protected], [email protected] |
SELFIE CAMERA | No – uses main camera |
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SOUND | Loudspeaker | Yes |
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3.5mm jack | No |
COMMS | WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
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Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE | |
GPS | Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS | |
NFC | Yes | |
Infrared port | Yes | |
Radio | No | |
USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
FEATURES | Sensors | Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer |
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BATTERY | Non-removable Li-Po 4500 mAh battery | |
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Charging | Fast charging 55W, 85% in 30 min (advertised) Huawei SuperCharge |
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Huawei Spent Rp3.6 Trillion to Build a 5G Factory in France
Huawei will spend more than 200 million pounds (approximately Rp. 3.6 trillion) to buy land and set up a new factory in France.

Huawei announced on Thursday (2/27/2020), it will spend more than 200 million pounds (approximately Rp. 3.6 trillion) to buy land and set up a new factory in France.
Reported by Zdnet , the plant will reportedly be used by Huawei to manufacture 4G and 5G equipment, especially for sales in the European market.
“As one of the most advanced manufacturing centers in the world, France has a mature industrial infrastructure and a pool of highly educated workers, and its geographical position is ideal for Huawei,” Huawei said.
The Chinese telecommunications giant said the facility would provide 500 jobs. This plant will also create products worth 1 billion pounds per year.
“This plant will add Huawei’s value chain in Europe, increasing the timeliness and reliability of Huawei delivery to European customers,” added Huawei.
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Hurdles in 5G, CEO of Nokia Rajeev Suri Resigns
Rajeev Suri resigned from Nokia’s CEO after a series of disappointments related to 5G products and setbacks in China, Lightreading cited .

Rajeev Suri resigned from Nokia’s CEO after a series of disappointments related to 5G products and setbacks in China, Light reading cited.
Kati Pohjanpalo ( @pohjanka ), via tweeter, “Nokia is replacing CEO Rajeev Suri as it seeks to make up lost ground to Huawei and Ericsson in the race for 5G networks.”

His position will be replaced by Pekka Lundmark, President, and CEO of the energy company Fortum. The company announced the information in a statement today.
News of Rajeev Suri’s resignation follows reports that Nokia is considering various strategic options including the possibility of asset sales or mergers. Nevertheless, the information was completed by chairman Risto Siilasmaa during a press conference about Suri’s departure.
Reportedly, the share price lost more than a third last year and fell 5.5% in Helsinki on Friday.
Suri will not leave his role until August 31, according to Nokia’s statement and he will remain as a strategic adviser to Nokia’s board until January 2021.
He is remembered as the person who brought Nokia to take over $ 17.3 billion from rival Alcatel-Lucent. The big deal establishes Nokia as one of the three largest network equipment vendors in the world, along with Huawei China and Ericsson Sweden.
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Canceling Release at MWC 2020, Vivo Presents the Latest APEX Concept
The 2020 Mobile World Congress (MWC) largest cellular technology exhibition event has been canceled. Some of the latest smartphone releases must be postponed, one of them is Vivo’s APEX 2020 concept

The 2020 Mobile World Congress (MWC) largest cellular technology exhibition event has been canceled. Some of the latest smartphone releases must be postponed, one of them is Vivo’s APEX 2020 concept, which will finally be released on February 28, 2020.
Reporting from the GSM Arena page , Monday (2/24/2020 |) the device will be introduced in the online launch event . Vivo indeed often releases its latest smartphone innovation at the MWC 2020 event in the form of a smartphone concept or prototype.
In a leak, the APEX 2020 concept shows the front and back of the cell phone packing a portless design.
The front will hold a 6.45 inch screen with extreme 120 degree curves on both sides. This panel is also believed to come with a 120Hz refresh rate while the sides will feature a second generation pressure sensitive display button.
Not only that there will be a bulge of a round camera with two main sensors. The top module seems to be a periscope that is rumored to carry up to 7.5x optical zoom while the lower camera is expected to carry a 48MP sensor with dreadlocks class stabilization.
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Xiaomi Prepare Black Shark Gaming Cellphone 3, When Is It Released?
Xiaomi is rumored to be re-releasing its newest gaming mobile Black Shark 3. The cellphone is scheduled to be present on March 3, 2020.

Xiaomi is rumored to be re-releasing its newest gaming mobile Black Shark 3. The cellphone is scheduled to be present on March 3, 2020.
At this launch, Xiaomi will announce its partnership with the gaming giant Tencent for special edition gaming phones as well as software optimization for Black Shark devices in the future.
Reporting from the GSM Arena page, Monday (2/24/2020) the phone will reportedly come with a Snapdragon 865 processor that is paired with RAM up to 16GB and a 120Hz QHD screen. In addition, the mobile phone is rumored to be present with a 5,000 mAh battery with fast charging 65W.