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Huawei Beats Apple To Reach No. 2 Smartphone Spot
Huawei second only to Samsung for full-year 2019 sales, in spite of US ban, while iPhone 11 boosts Apple to lead in fourth quarter
Huawei Strikes Deal With TomTom For Smartphone Mapping Services
Arrangement with Dutch navigation devices and services provider comes as Huawei looks for ways around US trade ban imposed last year
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Reporters Use Leaked Location Data To Track President Trump
New York Times follows Donald Trump’s movements in real time as part of exposé into lack of regulation around smartphone tracking industry
Huawei To Expand Harmony OS To More Devices Next Year
Huawei plans to use its Android alternative operating system in more gadgets next year, as it produces its first smartphones without US-made parts
Unpatched Android Flaw Exploited To Steal Banking Logins
Unpatched ‘StrandHogg’ vulnerability found to be targeting at least 60 financial institutions, but could also be used to carry out range of other attacks
Microsoft Pulls Plug On Cortana Mobile App For Some Users
Microsoft is set to end support for its Cortana iOS and Android apps in some regions as it integrates the digital assistant into Office 365
US Commerce Department ‘Has Received 130 Huawei Exemption Requests’
Applications pile up, but department has yet to issue a single licence allowing US firms to get around Huawei blacklist, amidst US-China deadlock
Huawei Sets Blacklist Cost At £8bn As It Introduces Latest AI Tech
Huawei introduces Ascend 910 AI chip and MindSpore framework as national security blacklist spurs efforts to reduce reliances on US tech
Google Shuts Down Android Data Programme ‘Over Regulatory Fears’
Mobile Network Insights service provided aggregated, anonymised user data to mobile operators to help them spot network weaknesses
Huawei Ready To Switch Phones From Android To HarmonyOS ‘At Any Time’
Chinese smartphone giant readies open source Android replacement as White House toughens stance on trade ban
Huawei To Sell HongMeng OS-Powered Smartphones This Year
Chinese manufacturing giant develops HongMeng as a possible Android alternative amidst ongoing trade tensions between US and China
EE Fined £100,000 Over Illegal Marketing Texts
Some 2.5 million direct marketing messages were sent to mobile customers without their consent
Draft China Regulations ‘Could Block US Technology’
The proposed cyber security rules could be used to effectively bar US technology imports in retaliation for Huawei sanctions, industry watchers say
France Plans 5G Launch For Next Year In Spite Of Trade Turmoil
The country says it is not planning to ban Huawei or any other company, but will make decisions based on security and network performance
US Delays Huawei Sanctions, Citing Stability Risk
Google said it would resume working with Huawei after the announcement of the 90-day stay of execution, while Huawei says extension ‘doesn’t mean much’
Vodafone To Launch First UK 5G Services On 3 July
The launch in six initial cities follows trials and demonstrations in busy airports and railway stations
Samsung Postpones Galaxy Fold Launch Over Screen Failures
Company says it will push back folding smartphone debut after some reviewers found displays developed faults after less than 48 hours of use
Apple’s £21bn Patent Lawsuit Against Qualcomm Arrives In Court
The row focuses on Qualcomm’s lucrative licensing practices for patents and its dominant smartphone modems
Ministers Call For Scottish Police To Delay Rollout Of Phone-Hacking Tech
MSPs say more work is needed on the privacy and human rights implications of the controversial tools, which bypass phone encryption to access personal data
Study Finds ‘Systemic’ Mobile Financial App Insecurity
Tools including retail banking apps fail to take appropriate precautions to stop their software and systems from being hacked, researchers discover
Google Pulls Plug On Failed Google+ Social Network After Data Breach
Other products retired this spring include Inbox by Gmail, the Goo.gl URL shortener and older Pixel smartphones
Apple Pulls Plug On Wireless Charging Plans Over Technical Issues
Engineers speculate Apple may have found it difficult to make AirPower meet stringent regulations on heat and electromagnetic interference
Researchers Hack Third-Party Car Alarms To Take Control Of Vehicles
Simple trick could have allowed attackers to take over an account, enabling vehicles to be stolen or even hijacked while driving
MWC 2019: Huawei Upstages Samsung With Folding 5G Mate X
Huawei claims its device folds thinner and flatter than Samsung’s, and adds 5G – all for an eye-watering 2,299 euros
Samsung Bets On Mobile ‘Future’ With Galaxy Fold, Galaxy S10
The folding-screen device is set to launch in April, with a hefty price tag of nearly $2,000 – more than twice that of the new Galaxy S10
Huawei Targets Top Smartphone Spot Amidst Row With US
As political battle rages, Huawei highlights stellar smartphone growth, introduces groundbreaking 5G gear – and promises to show its folding smartphone next month
iPhone Prices Slashed In China Following Sales Meltdown
Chinese retailers have steeply cut iPhone XR prices, while Apple considers shifting to an all-OLED lineup after its first profit warning in more than a decade
Display Maker Debuts World’s First Folding Tablet-Phone
Royole Corp.’s FlexPai, introduced in Beijing this week, has apparently stolen a march on the likes of Samsung, Huawei and LG