Huawei Adds Optical Disc Burning to HarmonyOS 7 on MatePad Pro and Edge
November 2, 2026 – Huawei has added optical disc burning to HarmonyOS 7 on tablets, allowing users to write photos, documents and videos to CD, DVD and Blu-ray media through an external USB optical drive. The feature is available on MatePad Pro 12-inch series and MatePad Pro Max running HarmonyOS 7.0.0.111SP12 or later, and on…
At First CMG Mount Tai Robot Challenge, Unitree G1 Withdraws After Overheating on the Steps
November 2, 2026 – The first CMG World Robot Mount Tai Challenge kicked off in Tai’an, Shandong, putting humanoid robots, quadrupeds, exoskeletons and other embodied-AI systems through a real mountain trail rather than a laboratory track. The main route runs about 3.9 kilometers from Hongmen to Zhongtianmen, with more than 3,100 stone steps and roughly…
Xiaomi Open-Sources Xiaomi-OCR-0, a 0.8B Document Understanding Model
October 31, 2026 – Xiaomi has open-sourced a lightweight document-understanding model called Xiaomi-OCR-0, positioning the 0.8-billion-parameter model as a compact all-in-one tool for parsing documents, extracting structured fields and answering questions about visual text. Unlike traditional OCR systems that mainly convert images to text, Xiaomi-OCR-0 is designed to understand document structure. It can parse body…
Apple Intelligence Arrives in China on Dec. iOS 27.3, With Alibaba’s Qwen Built Into Siri
October 31, 2026 – Apple Intelligence is finally coming to mainland China. Apple announced this morning that the first batch of on-device AI features will enter developer beta testing on November 4 and roll out to all eligible users in December with iOS 27.3. The China version will be powered by Apple’s own on-device generative…
Huawei’s Qiankun ADAS Open Competition Draws Over 100,000 Sign-Ups on Day One
October 30, 2026 – Huawei’s second Qiankun ADAS Open Competition has drawn more than 100,000 sign-ups on its first day, far exceeding the total participation of the inaugural event and underscoring the growing base of vehicles running its smart-driving stack. Registration opened at 10:00 a.m. on October 26, while official mileage counting will begin on…
Xiaomi Begins New Wave of HyperOS 4 Stable Updates for Phones, Tablets and TVs
October 30, 2026 – Xiaomi has started rolling out a second batch of stable HyperOS 4 updates, extending the rollout beyond the first wave of flagship phones to more Xiaomi, Redmi and TV devices. The latest batch covers seven smartphones: Xiaomi 17 Max, Xiaomi 17T Pro, Xiaomi 17T, Redmi K90 Max, Redmi K90 Ultra, Redmi…
CATL Signs 3GWh Sodium-Ion Storage Deal With INTILION for Germany, Switzerland and Austria
October 29, 2026 – CATL is pushing sodium-ion storage deeper into Europe. The company has signed a memorandum of understanding with German integrator INTILION to deploy up to 3GWh of its TENER sodium-ion energy-storage systems across Germany, Switzerland and Austria over the next five years. The deal covers grid-scale peak shaving, frequency regulation and commercial-and-industrial…
Huawei-Backed Luxeed V9 Becomes Fastest-Selling 500,000-Yuan MPV
October 29, 2026 – Luxeed’s V9 has passed 30,000 cumulative deliveries, the brand says, setting a new record for the fastest delivery ramp in the 500,000-yuan MPV segment. The milestone comes roughly five months after the flagship MPV launched on May 15, 2026, with prices ranging from 389,800 to 519,800 yuan. The 30,000th unit rolled…
Huawei’s Kirin Chips Return to Public Billboards With Mate 90’s Flagship τ Family
October 28, 2026 – Huawei’s “τ chip” is stepping out of the shadows. Outdoor billboards across multiple Chinese cities recently began promoting the Mate 90 series with the line “entire lineup equipped with flagship τ chips,” marking the first time in six years that Huawei’s Kirin-brand silicon has appeared prominently on public advertising screens. The…
Xiaomi Unveils 21-DOF Bionic Hand Built From Real Factory Workflows
October 28, 2026 – Xiaomi has outlined a new 21-degree-of-freedom bionic hand designed specifically for flexible manufacturing, arguing that factory performance matters more than simply stacking joints. The latest design comes from Xiaomi’s automotive smart manufacturing pilot center. Engineers collected multi-angle video and motion-capture data from 1,827 standard operating procedures across 16 typical production stages,…
