MUNICH (Nov 3): Huawei Technologies took the wraps off a new premium phone on Thursday, adding a new artificial intelligence feature it hopes will help it close the gap with Apple and market leader Samsung, which is reeling from scrapping its flagship phone. "It learns how you use your phone," said Arne Herkelmann, Huawei's European head of handset portfolio and planning. "AI and voice control will be main features on smartphones in the coming years." Alphabet's Google last month launched the Pixel smartphone which has Google Assistant, the company's voice-activated artificial intelligence (AI) system and its answer to Apple's Siri and Amazon's Alexa. The phone's battery lasts for almost two days of heavy usage and can fully recharge in 90 minutes, Huawei said.

Source: The Edge Markets November 03, 2016 15:32 UTC