Tag: Huawei
Smartphone sales down 20% in Q2, claims Gartner
The COVID-19 pandemic has continued to impact the global mobile phone industry, as worldwide smartphone sales to end users totalled 295 million units, a decline of 20.4% in the second quarter of 2020, according to Gartner, Inc. Among the top five smartphone vendors, Samsung experienced the largest decline in sales while Apple’s smartphone sales were…
Huawei to be stripped from UK’s 5G network by 2027
Chinese tech giant Huawei's equipment is to be stripped from the UK's 5G infrastructure by 2027, adding millions to the cost and delaying the delivery of the high-speed, ultra-low latency mobile network. The National Security Council took the decision - which is sure to increase already fraught tensions with Beijing - after the impact of…
Huawei calls for end to ‘unjust treatment’ by US government
Huawei has urged the US government to end its “unjust treatment” of the Chinese tech giant after it was granted an extension to a temporary trade licence in the country. The phone-maker has been the subject of restrictions in the US over allegations of close ties to the Chinese state. Critics have argued that Huawei’s…
Huawei sells foldable smartphone without Google
The Mate X uses Huawei’s own processor chips (Martyn Landi/PA) Chinese tech giant Huawei has begun selling its first foldable smartphone without Google apps or US-made processor chips following sanctions imposed by Washington. The Mate X went on sale in China and competes with Samsung’s Galaxy fold. Huawei has announced…
Huawei 5G decision delayed until after Election
A decision on whether Huawei should be allowed into the UK’s 5G network infrastructure has, perhaps not surprisingly, been deferred to the next government. Culture Secretary Nicky Morgan confirmed the decision, as part of the Telecoms Supply Chain Review, would now be made after the General Election on December 12. The Chinese company has come…
Chinese hackers intercepted text messages, says cybersecurity firm
Chinese hackers with a history of state-sponsored espionage have intercepted the text messages of thousands of foreigners in a targeted campaign that planted eavesdropping software on a telecommunications provider’s servers, a cybersecurity firm has said. FireEye said in a report that the Chinese hackers belong to the group designated Advanced Persistent Threat 41 (APT41), which…
Samsung previews foldable ‘clamshell’ smartphone
Samsung has teased a new type of foldable smartphone where the screen folds in half in the same fashion as “flip phones” made popular in the early 2000s. The technology giant previewed the concept design at its annual developer conference, held in California. Pioneering foldable technology, to open up innovative user experiences. #SDC19 #SamsungEvent Learn…
AI-powered sign language book app comes to iOS
An app that translates a selection of books into sign language has made the move on to Apple iOS, in a bid to help more than 30 million deaf children across the world. StorySign first arrived in December but has been limited to the Android operating system until now. The move on to iOS marks…
Huawei launches Mate 30 smartphones in Munich
Huawei has launched its latest Mate 30 flagship smartphone but made little mention of the issues faced by a US trade ban restricting it from pre-installing Google apps. The Chinese firm spoke briefly about its own app store, AppGallery, which will serve as an apparent alternative to the Google Play Store. It also failed to…
Estonia to restrict government use of Huawei 5G technology
Estonia is set to restrict the use of equipment and technology from Chinese telecom giant Huawei in its government sector. Officials in the country, which is one of Europe’s most wired and technologically advanced nations, cited security concerns and recommendations by the US, a key NATO ally. The Estonian news site Delfi reported that foreign…
