The 5G race is heating up in the Middle East, as smartphone makers rush to release supporting devices for consumers. Huawei joins the fray with the release of the Huawei Mate 20 X 5G across the region.
The whole discussion about 5G has been focused solely around Europe and Asia, but people have forgotten that few countries in the Middle East have already deployed 5G. The lack of consumer devices supporting 5G has been the main thorn. Vodafone Qatar took the big step by bringing the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 5G to allow users to enjoy the benefits of the new 5G network. It’s also the first of any smartphones readily able to support it.
Huawei wasn’t completely keeping a closed lid on the successor to the P20 series, and they’ve officially unveiled the new P30 Series in Paris.
Taking a stab at the foldable display concept for smartphones, Huawei decided to trump a competitor’s announcement of a foldable smartphone of their own packed with a few strong punches making it a worthy attention grabber.
Nobody thought that Amazon would redefine brick-and-mortar retail stores with a unique concept – no queues nor cashier; you just walk out with the items you want and it’s charged to your account. Courtesy of a friend during my visit to Seattle, I got to experience Amazon Go and it works.
A bigger and diverse music library proves to be a main draw for users to sign up to music streaming services. Spotify has just added T-Series’ music library to cater to the Indian diaspora, and may give them the upper hand in bringing in more users.
Yasser Masood
