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Huawei Pays Out $9.65-Billion to Staff
Image sourced from Notebook Check. Chinese multinational tech conglomerate Huawei has paid out dividends totaling $9.65-billion to its current and retired staff in its employee shareholder scheme, the Shanghai Clearing House said. Some 131,507 current and former workers are involved in the shareholder scheme, according to the company’s 2021 annual report released last week, Reuters reported. The filing that was published on Saturday doesn’t break down the dividends, according to reports. Huawei’s full-year revenue dropped 29% to 636.8 billion yuan ($100-billion) last year due to the sanctions imposed by the US on the company. The company’s net profit jumped by 76% which was mainly because of the sale of its budget-brand smartphone unit Honor. The US imposed trade restrictions on Huawei thr...
Nokia G21 Launches in Kenya: Specs, Price & Availability
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Huawei Finally Launches its First Foldable Smartphone in SA
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Huawei P50 Series to Launch Soon in South Africa: All The Details
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7 Key Security Practices to Teach Your Kids for Online Safety
Image sourced from Pixabay Educating children with the skills they need to protect themselves online can provide great benefits for families. Cybersecurity and digital privacy company Kaspersky shares 7 digital practices that parents can teach their children. In order to survive in today’s Internet world, everyone needs to have certain skills. While adults tend to acquire these skills as new technologies emerge, today’s children are almost born with a smartphone in their hands. It’s up to parents to teach them how to exist in a world that is constantly bombarded with information. Kaspersky experts recommend building these 7 habits for parents to help their children adjust to the Internet: Create a device-free time zone: When children use technology for a long time, they can become addicted...
End of An Era: Older Blackberry Phone Models Will Stop Working January 4
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Europa Press News / Getty After holding on for dear life, Blackberry has decided to pull the plug on its devices, well, the older models. Per Business Insider, those remaining few who couldn’t let go of the once-beloved smartphone, thanks in large part to its QWERTY keypad, email service, and Blackberry Messenger, will see their phone no longer works. The company announced that older Blackberry models running on the company’s operating system would no longer work starting Tuesday, January 4. “As of this date, devices running these legacy services and software through either carrier or Wi-Fi connections will no longer reliably function, including for data, phone calls, SMS, and 9-1-1 functionality,” the company announced in a statement. “We thank our many ...
TECNO CAMON 17P Launches in SA – All The Details
We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. By clicking “Accept All”, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies. However, you may visit “Cookie Settings” to provide a controlled consent. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet revenue.
Google Is On A Mission To Improve Image Processing of Photos Featuring Black & Brown People
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Vladimir Vladimirov / Getty As the camera systems on smartphones drastically improve year by year, they still have one glaring issue, capturing and processing Black skin tones properly. During its I/O 2021 keynote, Google announced it was taking some steps to rectify this problem. Capturing Black skin and natural hairstyles in photos and properly processing them has been an issue dating back to when using film was the only option for photographers. Now that we are in the digital age, there have been some improvements, but even with flicks taken on smartphones, the images are still come up flat. Google is well aware of the issue and revealed that it would be making a valiant effort to address the issue in its cameras by focusing on photos of Black and Brow...
Xiaomi’s Black Shark 4 & 4 Pro Could Take A Huge Bite Out of Gaming Phone Market Thanks To This One Innovation
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Xiaomi / Black Shark 4 and Black Shark 4 Pro For those who do spend a dedicated amount of time playing games on their smartphones, Xiaomi’s newest mobile devices might be right up your alley. This may come as a surprise to many, but yes, there are smartphones designed strictly for gaming. Just in March alone, we have seen the release of the Asus ROG Phone 5 and Nubia Red Magic 6. Xiaomi is now getting in on the fun with the Black Shark 4 and 4 Pro model launch. Both phones are high-end gaming phones featuring 6.67-inch screens, FHD+ resolutions, 144Hz refresh rates complimented with 720Hz touch input rate, which is very important because it deals with how quickly your touch is registered by the phone, a crucial factor when playing mobile g...
OnePlus Unveils OnePlus 9 & OnePlus 9 Pro Smartphones, Here’s What’s New
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: OnePlus / OnePlus 9 & OnePlus 9 Pro When you think of smartphones, Samsung and Apple usually come to mind thanks to the companies flagship devices, the iPhone and Galaxy models. OnePlus isn’t on many people’s radars, but the company is hoping its newest smartphones will put them in the discussion. Tuesday (Mar. 23), the Chinese-based company announced its newest models, the OnePlus 9 and the OnePlus 9 Pro. OnePlus’ devices are usually best known for their value, but for the 2021 lineup of smartphones, the company lets other companies know its smartphones are no longer just budget models. The OnePlus 9 Pro flagship model is built to compete with Apple’s iPhone 12 Pro Max and Samsung’s Galaxy S21 Ultra. The OnePlus 9 is a lower-specced offering that doe...
No Surprise: Bill Gates Says He Prefers Android Devices Over iPhones
Source: Comic Relief / Getty When it comes to the dreaded green versus blue bubble debate, the co-founder of the Microsoft Corporation, Bill Gates, drew his line in the sand, and it should come as no surprise to anyone which side he is on. During a recent audio-only interview on the Clubhouse app, Bill Gates let listeners in the room that he is team Android when it comes to the debate between the Apple and Android users 9to5google reports. Speaking with journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin and Clubhouse co-founder Paul Davidson, Gates revealed that his initial preference for Android-powered devices over Apple’s insanely popular iOS smartphones has not changed since he first announced his affinity for Android smartphones. Gates didn’t hide the fact that some Android devices having Micros...
#CES2021: TCL Taking The Smartphone & Tablet To Another Level With “Rollable” Designs
Source: TCL / CES TCL Day one of CES’s first-ever virtual showcase due to COVID-19 is in the books, and TCL and LG helped kicked the event off with some bold smartphone designs. Samsung has already grabbed the foldable phone market by the horns with its latest smartphone designs and is looking to bring more affordable designs this year. TCL and LG are looking to make waves with another innovative design. Today during its virtual presentation, TCL showed a new “rolling” smartphone. Source: TCL / CES TCL In its compact normal state, the phone is 6.7-inches. With the tap of a finger incredibly, its AMOLED rollable display extends to 7.8 inches thanks to the device’s top extending upwards. If you want to compare it to any current tech out, you can liken it to Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip...
