Honor Announces Global Partnerships to Spur Creativity & Innovation

• HONOR joins forces with Wattpad, the global multiplatform entertainment company, and the world’s leading social storytelling platform, to empower writers to share their stories and aspirations
• HONOR also partners with Red Bull Basement to encourage student developers around the world to develop groundbreaking apps

Global technology brand HONOR has recently announced a line-up of partnerships that leverages their core competencies to encourage creativity and innovation among users. In an effort to engage the creative community, HONOR has teamed up with Wattpad, the global multi-platform entertainment company and the world’s leading social storytelling platform, to empower writers to share their stories and aspirations. HONOR has also partnered with Red Bull Basement to inspire student developers around the world to make a positive impact with HONOR technology.

HONOR x Red Bull Basement 2020: Empowering Young Innovators to Drive Positive Change

Red Bull Basement is an open call for global student innovators to drive positive change with the support of technology. As the official Mobile Service and PC partner of Red Bull Basement 2020, HONOR aims to empower students to develop impactful ideas by providing advanced technology, professional mentoring expertise and comprehensive app development kits.

This year, the competition attracted a staggering 3865 entries from up-and-coming developers around the world including Russia, India, the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary and more, with entries being voted for by the public and reviewed by a panel of experts from diverse backgrounds.

After successfully winning Red Bull Basement in 2019, HONOR released App Audvice on AppGallery, which is now available to more than 700 million AppGallery users. Developed by student innovators, Audvice is knowledge management and corporate audio learning tool that aims to facilitate knowledge transfer with the power of audio. In one single application, Audvice allows users to easily record, share and listen to short tracks about training content, organised in playlists and bite-sized tracks. As of today, Audvice is applied by 2 Fortune 500 companies.

Continuing its effort to empower young innovators with the right tools for success, HONOR will be organising a “How to Make Your First APP – Keys to Success” online workshop on November 17th to help students hone their knowledge of App Development. The workshop will focus on sharing the best “technology-for-good” practices and will deep-dive into HMS Core, teaching students how to market their apps to users. More information can be found here.

“We are thrilled to have joined forces with Red Bull Basement to encourage students from all over the world to develop apps that drive positive change. Through their creative vision, determination and exciting ideas, these budding young developers have inspired not only their peers in the developer community but all of us at HONOR too. The calibre of entries this year was second to none and we wish everyone the best of luck as we move through to the next round of Red Bull Basement,” said George Zhao, the president of HONOR.

Bring Your Ideas to Life with Powerful HONOR Technology

In addition to Huawei Mobile Services, HONOR’s groundbreaking hardware is designed to help young professionals bring their ideas to life, wherever they may be. The all-new HONOR MagicBook Pro, powered by the AMD Ryzen 5 4600H processor, delivers a smooth and stable experience for students and young professionals who need a device to handle heavy-duty coding projects and boasts a jaw-dropping 90% screen-to-body ratio. Powered by a 56 Wh (rated value) battery and 65W Fast Charger, the HONOR MagicBook Pro allows developers to test and run apps all day long. Thanks to the 1920 x 1080 IPS display and 100% sRGB colour gamut, it also allows a wider viewing angle and richer colours compared to other laptop displays on the market. It is perfect for viewing photos, movies, or using professional applications that demand greater colour accuracy and consistent image brightness. With a smaller footprint compared to traditional 15.6-inch laptops, the HONOR MagicBook Pro’s compact and lightweight design is the perfect companion allowing users to study and work on the go.

HONOR recently launched the HONOR Academy ‘Stand Out With HONOR’ global creative program. ‘Stand Out With HONOR’ invites young people to take part in a series of challenges to showcase their creativity for the chance to win an HONOR MagicBook and earn a four-week paid internship at Grey in the U.K. and in Germany. Together with leading creatives from across Europe, the campaign will see the launch of Designed to demonstrate how technology can take people further when hunting for new roles. The program will see the launch of a series of educational content from expert designers and creatives around how to break into the creative industry, including CV tips and tricks and advice on how to ace virtual interviews. More information can be found here.

Emerging Writers Program: an Initiative to Spur Creativity Among Amateur and Professional Writers

The smartphone has now become a vehicle for self-expression, escapism and creativity. Especially when phones like the ones launched by HONOR come equipped with a ton of useful features like eBook mode and multi-window mode to make reading and ideation on the go easier than ever before. HONOR and Wattpad will be launching the Emerging Writers Program to uncover 10 up and coming writers from across the globe, inviting them to submit short stories about their hopes and dreams for life after lockdown.