Not long after, news that News Corp. was interested in acquiring MySpace reached Zhao Ye's ears.
Upon hearing this news, Zhao Ye smiled meaningfully. To be honest, if News Corporation hadn't acquired MySpace, MySpace would have been quite difficult to deal with.
News Corp. doesn't understand the internet. Their acquisition of MySpace only made things worse. Moreover, having spent so much money to acquire MySpace, News Corp. naturally hoped to monetize it quickly, but they failed to realize that this damaged the platform's user experience and its ability to sustain investment.
Zhao Ye was actually looking forward to News Corp. acquiring MySpace, so he wouldn't have to worry about MySpace surpassing Facebook anymore.
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iPhone Smartphone Research Building.
Zhao Ye arrived here in the morning. It was already 2002, and he needed to prepare in advance to promote the development of the mobile Internet.
3G networks have already been successfully developed, but large-scale base station deployment has not yet been carried out.
Before launching a 3G network, Wujiang Group still needs to develop a smartphone.
A complete smartphone mainly consists of various chips, screen, ROM, RAM, camera sensor, battery, casing, circuit board, various screws, connectors, speaker, NFC, sensors, electric motor, etc.
Basically, all of these products can be made domestically.
For non-core products, Wujiang Group can completely outsource to domestic product suppliers.
Wujiang Group is primarily responsible for smartphone operating systems, processors, screens, ROMs, RAM, batteries, and various sensors.
"Touchscreen technology has actually existed for a long time. In the 1970s, bank ATMs adopted touchscreen technology, but those were all single-point touch. Currently, our R&D team has made breakthroughs in multi-touchscreen technology, bringing us one step closer to developing a smartphone!" Wu Huahan, the head of iPhone development, explained as he led Chairman Zhao on a tour of the research building.
"In terms of processors, Loongson's latest Kirin Pentium 5 is extremely powerful. With this processor, the iPhone 5 will run any software very quickly!"
"The iPhone 5 still uses the HarmonyOS operating system..."
"To be honest, the biggest feature of the iPhone 5 smartphone is that it removed the keyboard and replaced it with a multi-touch screen!"
At this point, Wu Huahan not only admired Zhao Ye's foresight.
From the very beginning, the iPhone series has been designed as a smartphone.
From operating systems to processor technology, camera technology, battery technology, screen technology... in the end, it only changed how the screen is used, and it actually ushered in a new era!
Everyone knew very well what kind of wave the release of the iPhone 5 smartphone would create!
The idea that a mobile phone can change people's lives is not just empty talk.
"Professor Wu Huahan, is the glass of the iPhone 5 durable enough? It can't be so fragile that the screen breaks from a simple drop; that would seriously affect the phone's sales," Zhao Ye asked.
Wu Huahan confidently stated, "The 'Basalt Tempered Kunlun Glass' that we jointly developed with Zeiss is exceptionally tough. Without exaggeration, it is currently the toughest glass in the world. As long as the phone isn't dropped with too much force, it will remain intact!"
After saying that, Wu Huahan had someone bring over an iPhone 5 demo unit, and then pretended to accidentally drop it off the edge of the desk.
Bang!
The phone fell to the ground.
Wu Huahan then bent down to pick up the phone.
"Chairman Zhao, look, the phone screen is still intact!" Wu Huahan said with a smile.
Zhao Ye estimated the height of the desk; it was roughly level with an average person's trouser pocket. If a phone accidentally fell out of a trouser pocket, it generally wouldn't break.
Pointing to the screen, Wu Huahan continued, "In addition, we have also significantly improved the strength and wear resistance of basalt tempered Kunlun glass by adding some special nanocrystalline particles to the glass!"
"Hmm, not bad!" Zhao Ye nodded slightly and smiled. "Let's go take another look at the batteries!"
“Okay, Chairman Zhao, please come this way. Because smartphone screens are large and consume a lot of power, ordinary lithium batteries on the market can no longer meet our requirements. Therefore, we have chosen to cooperate deeply with Wujiang Battery Company to have them develop a customized battery for our iPhone smartphones!” Wu Huahan responded and led Zhao Ye to an experimental table, taking out a battery from it.
It's true that the size of the phone determines the size of the battery.
Zhao Ye took the rectangular battery from Wu Huahan's hand and examined it on his phone. He noticed that it was quite heavy, which suggested that the battery had a high energy density.
"Professor Wu Huahan, how long will this battery last?" Zhao Ye asked.
Wu Huahan sighed slightly: "If it's on standby, it lasts about 30 hours. But if you're watching videos all the time, it'll only last for 3 hours at most before the battery runs out."
Feature phones have a long standby time and a long normal usage time.
However, Zhao Ye was used to the fact that smartphones could only be used for a few hours in his previous life, so he could accept what Wu Huahan had just said.
"If you're using your phone while charging, is the battery safe and stable enough?" Zhao Ye asked, emphasizing the importance of this point, as most smartphone users at home do so.
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