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Huawei overtakes Samsung as top smartphone seller: industry tracker

Helen Roxburgh, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 30 03:03 PM

China's Huawei has overtaken Samsung to become the number-one smartphone seller worldwide in the second quarter, industry tracker Canalys said Thursday.   Read more »

How the cold war between China and US is intensifying

Rick Gladstone, The New York Times
Posted at Jul 23 12:09 PM

Tensions between China and the United States have reached the most acute levels since the countries normalized diplomatic relations more than four decades ago, with the US government’s ordering that China close its Houston consulate being just the latest example.   Read more »

US urges 'entire world' to stand up to China

Dmitry Zaks, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 22 03:15 AM

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged "the entire world" Tuesday to stand up to China but denied forcing Britain's hand in its decision to ban the communist superpower's private telecoms giant Huawei. Read more »

US ups battle against Huawei as China tensions soar

Shaun Tandon, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 16 10:00 PM

The United States on Wednesday cleared the way for sanctions on employees of telecom giant Huawei, expanding its pressure campaign on China, which summoned the US ambassador.   Read more »

More countries waking up to Huawei threats, US says

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 16 05:29 AM

A growing number of countries are recognizing the threat to data privacy from using mobile technology from the Chinese giant Huawei, and are likely to shun the company when building out their 5G networks, the top US security advisor said Wednesday. Read more »

Britain bans China's Huawei, handing US big win

Dmitry Zaks, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 15 04:33 AM

Britain on Tuesday bowed to growing US pressure and ordered the phased removal of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei from its 5G network despite warnings of retaliation from Beijing. Read more »

Britain set to back removal of Huawei from 5G

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 14 07:01 PM

Britain was expected Tuesday to approve the phased removal of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei from its 5G network, a decision long sought by Washington but resisted by Beijing.   Read more »

US FCC designates Huawei and ZTE as national security threats

David McCabe, The New York Times
Posted at Jul 01 05:02 AM

WASHINGTON — The US Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday designated the Chinese telecommunications firms Huawei and ZTE as national security threats, cutting them off from billions of dollars in federal broadband subsidies.   Read more »

What's it like to use AppGallery over Apple, Google app stores?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 29 09:13 AM

On Huawei's AppGallery, the most downloaded apps in the Philippines are for banking, e-commerce and mobile wallets, mirroring the requirements of the new normal. Read more »

Huawei loses out in Singapore 5G bid

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 25 02:02 PM

Nokia and Ericsson have been chosen as Singapore's main 5G network providers, telecom operators said, leaving Huawei with only a minor role as the Chinese tech giant faces growing US pressure.   Read more »

In smartphone zoom race, it's image bending without breaking

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 25 11:36 AM

The specs war for Android kings has shifted to camera zoom after trying to outdo each other with computational photography. Read more »

Huawei, Hikvision backed by Chinese military, US document shows

Alexandra Alper and Idrees Ali, Reuters
Posted at Jun 25 05:08 AM

The Trump administration has determined that top Chinese firms, including telecoms equipment giant Huawei Technologies and video surveillance company Hikvision, are owned or controlled by the Chinese military, laying the groundwork for new US financial sanctions, according to a document seen by Reuters on Wednesday. Read more »

Huawei opens Shanghai flagship store as US pressure grows

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 24 04:42 PM

Chinese telecom giant Huawei opened its second global flagship store in Shanghai on Wednesday, part of plans to strengthen its brand in its core Chinese consumer market as it faces headwinds overseas.   Read more »

5 cameras with 100x zoom: Huawei P40 Pro+ review

Joel Guinto, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 17 09:54 AM

For the first time in its P series of photography-focused smartphones, Huawei is shipping a third variant, a more expensive one with 5 rear cameras. Read more »

Huawei CFO raises new argument to fight US extradition in Canada court

Tessa Vikander and Karen Freifeld, Reuters
Posted at Jun 17 04:37 AM

Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou is raising a new argument in a Canadian court in a bid to fight extradition to the United States on bank fraud charges, court documents released on Monday showed. Read more »

Sweden's Ericsson sees 190 million 5G subscriptions by year end

Reuters
Posted at Jun 16 04:24 PM

Sweden's Ericsson has almost doubled its global forecast for 5G mobile subscriptions to 190 million by the end of this year, due to faster than expected uptake in China. Read more »

US companies can work with Huawei on 5G, other standards: Commerce Dept

Karen Freifeld and David Shepardson, Reuters
Updated as of Jun 16 07:57 AM

The United States on Monday confirmed a Reuters report that it will amend its prohibitions on US companies doing business with China's Huawei to allow them to work together on setting standards for next-generation 5G networks.   Read more »

US Senate faults oversight of Chinese telecom companies

David McCabe, The New York Times
Posted at Jun 09 10:20 PM

WASHINGTON — Senate investigators said Tuesday that government officials had “exercised minimal oversight” of the risks posed by three Chinese telecom companies that operate on US communications networks. Read more »

5G in a midrange smartphone: Huawei launches Nova 7 SE

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 08 08:03 PM

Huawei on Monday launched the Nova 7 SE 5G in the Philippines, among the first smartphone makers to offer the next-generation wireless standard in a mid-range device. Read more »

World smartphone shipments to fall 12 percent this year on virus woes: IDC

Reuters
Posted at Jun 04 08:38 AM

Global smartphone shipments will fall nearly 12 percent to 1.2 billion units in 2020, market research firm IDC said on Wednesday, citing lower consumer spending due to the economic impact of the coronavirus crisis.   Read more »