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Australia prepares to ban Huawei from 5G over security fears

Reuters
Posted at Jul 12 12:39 PM

Western intelligence agencies have for years raised concerns about Huawei's ties to the Chinese government and the possibility that its equipment could be used for espionage. But there has never been any public evidence to support those suspicions. Read more »

Honor 9 Lite review: Value that doesn't feel cheap

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 03 11:27 AM

Chinese phone maker Honor attempts to push the boundaries of how much features can be crammed into a handset at the lowest price, without it feeling cheap. Read more »

Huawei tells Australia its tech is 'safe and secure'

Reuters
Posted at Jun 27 01:43 PM

The spat between Huawei and Australia's security agencies lands amid a low in Sino-Australian relations and intense concern at Chinese influence in Australian politics. Read more »

China's Huawei goes on offensive as exclusion from Australia 5G deal looms

Reuters
Updated as of Jun 18 07:57 AM

Chinese telecommunications company Huawei Technologies Co Ltd has gone on the offensive against Australian claims it poses a security risk, issuing an open letter to the government saying that view was "ill-informed."  Read more »

US senator queries Alphabet, Twitter on ties with Huawei

Reuters
Posted at Jun 08 09:21 AM

A senior US senator said on Thursday that he has asked Google parent Alphabet Inc and Twitter Inc for information about any data sharing agreements they have with Chinese vendors, after Facebook Inc this week disclosed such partnerships with several Chinese companies. Read more »

Globe launches 5G push to speed up internet service

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 07 08:52 AM

Globe Telecom said it partnered with China's Huawei to bring 5G technology to the Philippines and speed up internet connectivity. Read more »

Facebook deals with Chinese firm draw ire from U.S. lawmakers

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 07 03:33 AM

Facebook drew fresh criticism from U.S. lawmakers following revelations that it allowed Chinese smartphone makers, including one deemed a national security threat, access to user data. Read more »

Facebook says Chinese phone makers got access to data

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 06 11:36 AM

Huawei, Lenovo, OPPO and TCL were able to access Facebook data to get the leading social network's applications to perform on smartphones, according to the California-based company. Read more »

Long-soaring smartphone market heading to earth

Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 04 07:29 AM

Surveys show smartphone sales last year shrank slightly for the first time since the 2007 debut of the iPhone, and preliminary data this year suggests further deceleration. Read more »

Honor enters Philippines, bets on fan buzz

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 24 12:50 PM

Chinese phone maker Honor hopes to lure the young Filipino consumers with top of the line specifications at prices that won't break the bank. Read more »

Huawei promises 'entertainment machine' under P6,000

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 19 11:15 AM

Huawei is making a case for an entertainment-centered phone at under P6,000, after launching the photography-centered P20 last March. Read more »

OnePlus 6 challenges Apple, Samsung, Huawei flagships

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 17 07:40 AM

China's OnePlus unveiled on Wednesday its sixth-generation smartphone, claiming to match features found on top offerings from Apple, Samsung and Huawei at half the price. Read more »

iPhone X vs Huawei P20 series: Similarities end with the notch?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 05 06:45 AM

Smartphones with displays that have notches on the top are bound to suffer from inevitable comparisons to the iPhone X, which started the polarizing design trend in late 2017. Read more »

Huawei P20 review: Ignore the lack of 'Pro' branding

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 28 07:28 AM

MANILA - Missing the third rear camera that sets its larger sibling apart from other flagships, it's easy to dismiss the Huawei P20 as a downgrade from the P20 Pro.   Read more »

China's Huawei under US probe for Iran sanctions violations: report

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 26 07:11 AM

The US Justice Department has opened an investigation into suspected violations of Iran sanctions by China's Huawei Technologies, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. Read more »

'Super' photos with little skill: Leica explains mobile foray

Joel Guinto, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 24 10:51 AM

Smartphone manufacturers are cramming new hardware and artificial intelligence into their devices to help consumers produce professional quality images by just tapping on their screens. Read more »

Middle child packs a punch? Hands on with Huawei's P20

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 23 12:34 PM

Huawei is unleashing a trio of P20 phones this week and in between the budget-friendly P20 Lite and the triple camera P20 Pro is the P20, no second name required.  Read more »

Huawei P20 Lite Review: Punches above weight with design, display

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 22 11:26 AM

It's understandable why Huawei did not unveil the P20 Lite at the same time as the P20 and P20 Pro in Paris last March. Without the camera brawn of the two, the Lite would seem like too much of a downgrade. Read more »

Display notches and AI cameras: Mid-range phones below P20,000

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 21 11:48 PM

Chinese phone-makers Huawei, OPPO and Vivo have announced their latest mid-range phones, all promising top cameras and sporting a trendy notched screen at a third of the price of the iPhone X. Read more »

Huawei announces 'lite' version of photo-centered P20 series

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 16 07:01 AM

Huawei has launched a third variant of its photography-centered P20 line that dials down on some specifications, but not on the premium design of its much pricier siblings. Read more »