Huawei’s founder and CEO, Ren Zhengfei, says that he expects US sanctions to cause the company’s revenue to drop by billions of dollars, Reuters reports. The company expects its revenue to drop to $100 billion this year, down from around $104 billion last year. Previously it said it expected to make $125 billion in revenue. […]
Huawei has removed the lock screen ad wallpapers from its servers which we reported yesterday, which means it shouldn’t be pushed out to any more handsets, but you’ll need to manually remove it from your phone if you received the ad. The firm hasn’t provided a reason as to why the ad appeared on handsets, […]
Huawei said its foldable phone Mate X will launch in September, slightly later than it was reportedly set to, as it does extra tests following the debacle Samsung went through with its rival device. The Mate X was unveiled in February but has yet to go on sale. Huawei had initially targeted a mid-2019 launch […]
According to Huawei users on Twitter, ads for the hotel reservation site Booking.com are popping up on the lock screen of some Huawei smartphones. As Android Police reports, the ads seem to appear on devices using the preinstalled landscape wallpapers. They’ve been spotted in several countries including the UK, Netherlands, Ireland, South Africa, Norway and […]
China’s Huawei has applied to trademark its “Hongmeng” operating system (OS) in at least nine countries and Europe, data from a U.N. body shows, in a sign it may be deploying a back-up plan in key markets as U.S. sanctions threaten its business model. Huawei has previously suggested the system could roll out as early […]
Huawei has indefinitely postponed the imminent launch of a new Windows laptop, consumer division Richard Yu has confirmed to CNBC. The product was set for a reveal at the ongoing CES Asia show in Shanghai this week, but trade sanctions from the US government are restricting Huawei’s ability to use American products like Microsoft software […]
China is determined to fight the US ban on Huawei through any means possible, and that might include scaring the companies required to honor that ban. New York Times sources report that Chinese officials have warned that they could face retaliation if they cooperate with Trump administration trade restrictions. They could face “permanent consequences” if […]
According to a Financial Times report, Google execs are concerned that banning Huawei could lead to increased security risks. Sources warn that if Huawei is not allowed access to Android updates, it could develop its own, similar software, which would be more susceptible to being hacked. Google is reportedly asking the Trump Administration to delay […]
Facebook won’t allow Huawei to pre-install its apps on smartphones anymore, Reuters is reporting. It’s the latest example of Western tech companies cutting ties with the beleaguered Chinese telecom giant after President Trump issued an effective trade ban against it. The decision won’t be as much of a blow to Huawei as Google and Arm […]
The Chinese company announced it’s signed a 5G development deal with MTS, Russia’s biggest mobile operator. Timed to coincide with a three-day visit by Chinese president Xi Jinping to Moscow, the deal signals a desire for a closer relationship between the two Asian powers, and it unites the fates of two of their respective leading […]
This past week’s been a tough one for Huawei. The Trump Administration banned the company from working with U.S. suppliers, meaning that Huawei’s relationship with Google will effectively end after August 19. We also saw Huawei lose its relationship with ARM, the company that helped build Huawei’s in-house Kirin processors. Now, it’s been confirmed that […]
After Google pulled Huawei’s Android support for future models, the Chinese brand has had a big problem: how to offer users apps to downloads, the lifeblood of the modern smartphone. A fresh report from Bloomberg today adds to the mounting evidence of Huawei preparing for being shunned by the United States. It suggests that Huawei’s […]
Following President Trump’s national emergency declaration that effectively bans US companies from buying and using telecoms equipment from “foreign adversaries,” along with Huawei being added to an ‘Entity List’ barring it from doing business with American firms without government approval, top tech names have been cutting ties with the world’s second-largest smartphone firm. After Google […]
UK mobile carriers EE and Vodafone have dropped Huawei devices from the launch of their respective 5G networks. It’s the latest example of carriers distancing themselves from the Chinese tech giant after Google pulled the company’s Android license in response to a US government ban. Both the carriers were set to include Huawei Mate 20 […]
Good Fantastic camera Vibrant design Powerful processor Bad No wireless charging Huawei’s UI not to everyone’s taste Not as good as the P30 Pro The Huawei P30 has one of the best cameras we’ve seen in a phone, with features like incredible optical zoom and night mode that other handsets could only dream of, but […]