Several analysts have suggested that demand for Apple‘s iPhones in China may be falling. Longbow researchers have used Baidu search trends to highlight this point. Last month, Apple said it will no longer disclose iPhone unit sales, leading analysts to suggest that Apple’s sales will start shrinking. Much of Apple’s rise to become a $1 trillion company was driven by intense demand in China: the middle kingdom has an exploding middle class, and the iPhone became a status symbol for the good life, driving high levels of demand for the premium product. Now analysts are increasingly suggesting that demand in China may be slowing for good. The latest data point is a new report from Longbow Research, which says its checks with Apple’s part suppliers have indicated that there have been severe cuts to iPhone XR and XS Max orders – 20% to 30% – although they’re partially offset by order increases for older … [Read more...] about These 2 charts reveal a growing problem for Apple in China — searches for the new iPhones ‘fell of a cliff’ in October
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The US now has the two fastest supercomputers, but China has way more machines on Top500 list
The US now can claim the top two machines on a list of the 500 fastest supercomputers as Sierra, an IBM machine for nuclear weapons research at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, edged out a Chinese system that last year was that fastest.The Top500 list ranks supercomputers based on how fast they perform a mathematical calculation test called Linpack. The top machine, IBM's Summit at Oak Ridge National Laboratory claimed the No. 1 spot in June with a speed of 122.3 quintillion mathematical operations per second, or 122.3 petaflops.But an upgrade gave it a score of 143.5 petaflops on the newest list. To match that speed, each person on the planet would have to perform 19 million calculations per second. Sierra got an upgrade, too, boosting its performance from 71.6 petaflops to 94.6 petaflops and lifting it from third place to second.Summit and Sierra are siblings, each using IBM Power9 processors boosted by Nvidia Tesla V100 accelerator chips and connected with Mellanox high-speed … [Read more...] about The US now has the two fastest supercomputers, but China has way more machines on Top500 list
China plans 5G coverage for world’s longest sea bridge
China will bring the next generation of wireless technology to the world's longest sea bridge.The 34-mile (55 km) bridge, which opened last month and links Hong Kong, Macau and the mainland Chinese city of Zhuhai by road, has been prepared for 5G coverage, China's state-run Xinhua press agency reported Sunday.Workers managed to extend the coverage area of the optical fiber to more than 12 miles (20 km), double the usual onshore coverage, to get network signal to the entire bridge, the report noted. Now playing: Watch this: Explaining 5G with a game of pool 4:21 "The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao bridge now has good coverage of 4G service," said Fang Zheng, vice general manager of the WLAN office of ZTE, the bridge's network operator."Experts and workers have overcome the difficulties of a complex construction environment and the lack of an optical fiber to provide tailored 4G solutions for the bridge and prepare for the future upgrading of 5G service."China's network carriers are … [Read more...] about China plans 5G coverage for world’s longest sea bridge
El frenesí anual de compras en China rompe otro récord
Por WAI-BOR WONG y YANAN WANG, Associated Press Updated 9:47 am CST, Sunday, November 11, 2018 Una pantalla electrónica muestra el momento en el que las ventas superan los 10.000 millones de yuanes (1.430 millones de dólares) a través de las plataformas del gigante en línea chino Alibaba, en Shanghai, China, el domingo 11 de noviembre de 2018. (AP Foto/Ng Han Guan) less Una pantalla electrónica muestra el momento en el que las ventas superan los 10.000 millones de yuanes (1.430 millones de dólares) a través de las plataformas del gigante en línea chino Alibaba, en ... more Photo: Ng Han Guan, AP Photo: Ng Han Guan, AP Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Una pantalla electrónica muestra el momento en el que las ventas superan los 10.000 millones de yuanes (1.430 … [Read more...] about El frenesí anual de compras en China rompe otro récord
Scott Kennedy of CSIS: China Amex Approval is #fakeopening
Scott Kennedy, who is the Deputy Director, Freeman Chair in China Studies at Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), said on Twitter that Amex finally winning Chinese market approval is not a breakthrough for China market access. He labeled it as a #fakeopening. “NOT a breakthrough for China market access,” noted Kennedy. “Amex still at least year-plus away from operations. And why should it be required to operate in a joint venture? #fakeopening.” He was also asked, How many American jobs will it create? Zero? Kenney replied, “1/2 Far more than 0, but difficult to calculate for financial services firms. AMEX activity in CH which requires job support in US + Repatriated profits that AMEX invests directly, puts in banks which lend to others + Chinese users that increase consumption US products.” Kennedy then added, “2/2 Other cross-border commercial activity that emerges out their business. + Same when Visa, Mastercard … [Read more...] about Scott Kennedy of CSIS: China Amex Approval is #fakeopening