22 Established 1961 Technology Thursday, October 19, 2017 Huawei unveils long-awaited Huawei Mate 10 and Huawei Mate 10 Pro Smartphones equipped with world’s first Kirin AI processor inside KUWAIT: During an exclusive global launch using an advanced TSMC 10nm semiconduc- dynamic video viewing. held at Munich, Huawei Consumer Business tor manufacturing process, and features an The iconic devices feature a 3D Glass Group unveiled its highly-anticipated Mate 10 octa-core ARM Cortex CPU, a first-to-market Body, beautifully and symmetrically curved on Series, which will open the door to new AI Mali G72 12-core GPU and the first NPU all four sides for an ergonomic hold. The back mobile applications. The new HUAWEI Mate designed specifically for a mobile device. The of the devices features a reflective band 10, HUAWEI Mate 10 Pro and PORSCHE Kirin 970 also has a new dual ISP for AI- design to highlight the new Leica dual camera. DESIGN HUAWEI Mate 10 are breakthrough powered intelligent camera. The HUAWEI Mate 10 Pro is also IP67 AI devices that combine innovative hardware, The specialized NPU, combined with Water and Dust Resistant. the Kirin 970 and EMUI 8.0. The HUAWEI Huawei’s innovative AI mobile computing Mate 10 Series continues its legacy of superi- architecture, means the Kirin 970 delivers 25x New Leica Dual Camera and AI-powered or product performance and long-lasting bat- better performance and 50x greater energy Battery Management for the Next Era of tery life, while integrating new Leica dual efficiency for AI-related tasks, compared to Smartphone Use camera technology. four Cortex-A73 cores. The HUAWEI Mate Huawei has again partnered with Leica to “As we enter the age of intelligence, AI is Series is also the world’s fastest smartphone co-engineer dual lenses for the HUAWEI Mate no longer a virtual concept but some- 10 and HUAWEI Mate 10 Pro. It com- thing that intertwines with our daily life. bines 12-megapixel RGB + 20- AI can enhance user experience, pro- megapixel monochrome sensors, an vide valuable services and improve Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), dual product performance”, said Richard Yu, A faster, more lenses with the world’s largest aper- CEO, Huawei Consumer Business ture of f/1.6, AI-powered Bokeh Effect Group. “The HUAWEI Mate 10 Series customized and AI-powered Digital Zoom. The introduces the first mobile AI-specific new AI-powered Real-Time Scene Neural Network Processing Unit, mobile and Object Recognition, which auto- launching a new era of intelligent matically chooses camera settings smartphones.” experience based on the object and scene, sup- ports an advanced AI-powered Digital The HUAWEI Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro Zoom function with AI Motion key features include: Detection for clearer portraits and * Kirin 970, the world’s first AI sharper pictures. The HUAWEI Mate processor for smartphones with a dedicated supporting super-fast LTE connectivity and 10 and HUAWEI Mate 10 Pro pack a 4000 mAh MUNICH: Richard Yu, CEO, Huawei Consumer Business Group, unveiling HUAWEI Mate Neural Network Processing Unit (NPU); download speeds. The device comes with the high-density battery featuring a smart battery 10 Series at a launch event in Munich. * A 3D Glass Body featuring an almost world’s first dual 4G SIM support and dual management system that understands user bezel-less design, HUAWEI FullView Display VoLTE connections. behavior and intelligently allocates resources to and HDR10 Supported technology for By combining individual and collective maximize battery life. It supports 4.5V/5A low- intensely vivid and brighter colors; intelligence for on-device AI, the new voltage super charging, powering the device * TUV Safety Certified HUAWEI HUAWEI Mate Series delivers real-time from 1 percent to 20 percent in 10 minutes, and SuperCharge and 4000 mAh battery with AI- responses to users, including AI-powered from 1 percent to 58 percent in 30 minutes. powered Battery Management; Real-Time Scene and Object Recognition and Additionally, HUAWEI SuperCharge is the * New Leica Dual Camera with SUM- an AI Accelerated Translator. The Kirin 970 is world’s first fast charging technology to receive MILUX-H lenses, both featuring an aperture an open mobile AI computing platform for TUV Fast-Charge Safety Certification, ensuring of f/1.6 and intelligent camera including AI- third parties to create new and imaginative AI safe end-to-end charging. powered Real-Time Scene and Object applications, which extends Huawei’s process- The HUAWEI Mate 10 and HUAWEI Mate Recognition and AI-powered Bokeh; ing capabilities to the entire value chain. 10 Pro will launch with Huawei’s all-new * An all-new, simplified EMUI 8.0 based on EMUI 8.0 powered by Android(tm) 8.0. Android(tm) 8.0. Design Qualities for New Levels of Features include an AI Engine to fully leverage Sophistication and Comfort the capabilities of the Kirin 970; an AI A New, Mobile AI Computing Architecture for With an all-new HUAWEI FullView Accelerated translator to deliver faster and Intelligent Mobile Experiences Display, the HUAWEI Mate 10 features a more accurate interactive translation for a The HUAWEI Mate 10 and HUAWEI Mate stunning 5.9-inch screen with a 16:9 display, smoother communication experience; an easy 10 Pro are the first devices powered by the an almost bezel-less design and HDR10 to projection feature to connect the new Huawei new Kirin 970 processor, delivering AI support vivid colors. The 6-inch HUAWEI Mate Series to a larger screen; support for a enhancements for a faster, more customized Mate 10 Pro features an 18:9 OLED display, full desktop experience - either mirroring or mobile experience. The Kirin 970 is built high screen-to-body ratio and HDR10 for extending the smartphone display like a PC. megawatts. Solar power plants will be built in Mediterranean port of Ashdod. Wail Elawoor, US firm to build solar plants three areas in the Gaza Strip and in total pro- CEO of Arab Orient Technology Services duce 40 megawatts of electrical power as company, the local partner in the venture, said early as April, said Volker Gutjahr, technical approval for the project came from the in blackout-plagued Gaza director of the Samaha Group. Energy Authority of the Palestinian Authority, Twitter steps The project, called “Turn on the lights in the self-rule body headed by the Western- Gaza”, was announced at a ceremony on backed Abbas. up fight GAZA: The Gaza Strip will have three new Israeli-supplied power to the territory in June, Tuesday in the territory attended by company The project will create jobs for local engi- solar energy plants operating by April, the US- attempting pressure the rival Islamist Hamas representatives and Palestinian officials. neers and workers under supervision of US based energy firm behind the project said on group to relinquish control of the Gaza Strip. “The capital will be around 50 million and German technical experts, Elawoor said. against sexual Tuesday, providing the territory with some Despite of a reconciliation deal between euros, plus or minus, because this is an Hamas, which is considered a terrorist group relief from daily blackouts but far from meeting the two sides, these sanctions are still in unknown territory, so we never know what by the United States, Israel and other Western harassment its severe power shortages. place. Gaza’s daily power needs are estimat- surprises may come up,” Gutjahr told Reuters. countries, turned over civil control of the Gaza was already chronically short of elec- ed at nearly 600 megawatts. Gutjahr said the first shipment of equipment Gaza Strip to the Palestinian Authority two tricity before West Bank-based Palestinian Israel, Egypt and the enclave’s only elec- for the solar plants should arrive in March and weeks ago. It had seized the territory in fight- SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter has President Mahmoud Abbas cut payments for trical generating plant currently supply 165 will reach the Gaza Strip via the Israeli ing in 2007. — Reuters announced tough new rules on tweets containing “non-consensual nudity” and sexual harassment, which could be seen as fallout from the Harvey Weinstein abuse scandal. The rules will come into force in Electric jet Is facial recognition the stuff the coming weeks, Twitter said in a state- ment late Tuesday, after company co- founder Jack Dorsey on Friday posted a startup could of sci-fi? Not in China series of tweets promising policy changes. The San Francisco-based social media giant will “immediately and permanently become ‘Uber SHANGHAI: From toilet-paper dispensers to estimates of more than 176 million surveil- suspend any account we identify as the fast-food restaurants, travel and crime-fight- lance cameras in operation. original poster/source of non-consensual ing, China is taking the lead in rolling out “I can accept it. The offenders are cap- nudity and/or if a user makes it clear they in the sky’ facial-recognition technology. But while tured after all in public and I think it’s a way advocates warn it makes life easier, quicker to enforce the law,” said 42-year-old hospital are intentionally posting said content to and safer, opponents counter that it is another worker Wu, who give only her surname. harass their target,” the statement read. LAGUNA BEACH, United States: Eviation example of how the Chinese government “However, I believe there are some people Twitter defines “non-consensual nudi- LAGUNA BEACH: Eviation Aircraft co-founder Aircraft chief executive Omer Bar-Yohay pic- keeps a sinister and increasingly close eye on whose photos are displayed publicly who may ty” as including “content like upskirt and chief executive Omer Bar-Yohay talks dur- tures a day not too far away when summoning its 1.4 billion people.