Category: Huawei
Huawei announces £2000 Mate X2 foldable phone
Huawei has announced the Mate X2, its first all-new foldable device since 2019’s Mate X. The new phone has received a radical redesign compared to the original device, with a large screen that unfolds from the inside, rather than the outside. Announced in a YouTube video - below - the Huawei Mate X2 comes with top…
Huawei telecoms ban set to come into force
A new security bill being unveiled on Tuesday (November 24th, 2020) will ban Huawei from the UK's network and threatens telecoms giants with hefty fines if they fail to tighten up their security. The Telecommunications Security Bill bans the involvement of Chinese firm Huawei in the UK's 5G mobile network. But it also says that…
Huawei sells its youth brand Honor
Chinese company Huawei has decided to sell its youth-oriented brand Honor. In a statement, it explained that the consumer business has been under tremendous pressure 'due to persistent unavailability of technical elements needed for its mobile phone business'. Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd has therefore decided to sell all of its Honor business assets…
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 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…
Defence Secretary highlights issues facing Huawei over 5G network
A decision on whether or not to allow the use of Huawei telecoms equipment in parts of Britain’s new 5G networks is not just technical – but also about behaviour, the Defence Secretary has said. Ben Wallace was speaking at the defence and security arms fair DSEI, when he revealed the Government would publish a…
Foldable Huawei Mate X ‘may launch next month’
Huawei’s foldable Mate X smartphone could go on sale as early as next month, chief executive Richard Yu has said. Speaking at the IFA technology show in Berlin on Friday, Mr Yu said the delayed phone could be released globally “maybe next month”. “The manufacturing of this display is not only very expensive but also…
IFA2019: Huawei unveils updated P30 Pro smartphone with Android 10
The new P30 Pro will vary externally from existing range Huawei has announced an updated version of its flagship P30 Pro smartphone at IFA 2019 amid ongoing questions over its use of Google’s apps and services in the future. In what appeared to be an attempt to release a new Android-powered…