Huawei held its first global FusionSolar Smart PV virtual show with a live broadcast to thousands of customers and partners in Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America and the rest of the world on June 11,
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Three UK will be reopening more than 250 stores across England on 15 June, introducing new social distancing and operational measures to protect staff and customers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Huawei has teamed up with NetEase in the latest of a series of partnerships designed to develop cloud gaming for the domestic market. The companies signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Hangzhou on Wednesday, just days before NetEase launches a US$3 billion secondary listing on the Hong Kong stock exchange.
Vodafone UK has today launched a broadband rescue package for the UK’s community of more than five million small businesses to help them get through the Covid-19 crisis and return to work.
ZTE and China Mobile have launched China's first 5G medical edge cloud platform. As a new-generation 5G information communication infrastructure for medical industry customers, it is the industry's first 5G intelligent edge cloud platform, employing a cloud-network integrated architecture.
Qualcomm has launched a flagship portfolio of mobile connectivity systems that represent the most advanced Wi-Fi 6E offerings of their kind.
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The General Court of the European Union has annulled a European Commission ruling blocking a merger between O2 and Three on competition grounds, following an appeal from the latter.
Samsung's Health platform is now available on 2020 Samsung Smart TV models. Samsung Health is a user-centric wellness platform that goes beyond fitness.
T-Mobile and Google have teamed up to expand RCS for T-Mobile and Metro by T-Mobile Android customers, so they now get that same upgraded RCS experience when texting with Android users on other networks across the globe.
At the Huawei Global Analyst Summit 2020 (HAS 2020) on May 19, Huawei Enterprise Business Group shared its insights into industry trends and challenges it currently faces with global analysts and media.enter
The US government is now barring global chip suppliers that use US technology to stop doing business with Huawei.
Vodafone UK has boosted the capacity of its internal network at the temporary NHSScotland Louisa Jordan Hospital in Glasgow’s Scottish Events Campus (SEC), which opened in April to treat coronavirus (COVID-19) patients.
Opensignal’s latest analysis showcases that 5G offers faster average download speeds than Wifi in seven out of eight leading 5G countries.
Apple will host its annual Worldwide Developers Conference virtually, beginning June 22, in the Apple Developer app and on the Apple Developer website, free for all developers.
Google has released an update to Google Drive for iOS, bringing the ability use Face ID and Touch ID.
VodafoneZiggo is launching 5G with Ericsson Spectrum Sharing and Ericsson 5G Core, for an economic and seamless roll-out in the Netherlands.
Schools struggling with staff working from home during the Coronavirus pandemic, while their IT systems remain on site, are being offered a free lifeline from a UK IT company.
Samsung is the first TV brand to integrate Apple Music on its Smart TV platform. Consumers in over 100 countries will now be able to enjoy Apple Music right away on their Samsung Smart TVs.
Apple has released iOS 13.4.1 for the iPhone SE today. Ironically, anybody who pre-ordered their iPhone SE should be receiving them tomorrow, so you should expect the OS to be upgraded as you set it up.
Samsung’s online store in the UK has introduced pay monthly contracts to customers, allowing prospective buyers to choose from a variety of payment plans and acquire new devices through a wider range of payment platforms.
Huawei has appointed Sir Michael Rake to their UK board as a non-executive director. Sir Michael Rake is well known for serving as the chairman of BT for over a decade, as well as heading the Confederation of British Industry.
OPPO is to license its worldwide 3G and 4G standard-essential patents to the IoT and automotive markets through patent licensing platform Avanci.
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Magyar Telekom and Ericsson have launched commercial 5G in Hungary, with initial services live in parts of Budapest and Magyar Telekom's headquarters in Könyves Kálmán körút.
Huawei has unveiled its own credit card called the Huawei Card. Huawei Card will be released in both physical and virtual embodiment, with the virtual version of the card used via Huawei Pay. The physical Huawei Card will support contactless payments.
Apple has released iOS 13.4 which focuses on bug fixes. Most notably, they address a problem caused by iOS/iPadOS 13.4 wherein users running that version could not join FaceTime calls with users running older versions of iOS or macOS—iOS 9.3.6 or OS X 10.11.6 or earlier, to be specific.
Samsung today announced a demonstration of the world’s first video call on Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud platform using Mission Critical Push-to Talk, Data and Video (MCPTX, also known as Mission Critical Communications), a communications capability developed for first responders.
Huawei and ZTE were the big winners in China Mobile’s latest tender of 5G contracts, with the pair snapping up over 85% of base stations
Due to the fact that the U.S. placed the company on a trade blacklist, Huawei is working really hard to develop alternatives to Google apps and services. One of the main features lost is Google Assistant, so Huawei has created its own voice assistant by the name of “Celia".
Microsoft has entered into an agreement to acquire Affirmed Networks, a privately held, Boston (USA)-based vendor of 4/5G mobile core networking software, for a reported USD1.35 billion at the end of March 2020.
Apple has released iOS 13.4 bringing new features, enhancements for developers and a whole load of fixes and enhancements.
Earlier today, Netflix announced it was reducing video quality on its services in Europe for the next 30 days in an attempt to alleviate the strain on internet service providers. Amazon and YouTube have both now confirmed that they will join Netflix by reducing the quality of their streams.
Microsoft has released an update to their To-Do app for Android bringing mostly UI improvements. UI adjustments have been made to the list view, task view and various sections and links can now be displayed and made clickable in the email preview for flagged email tasks.
A council employee has been fined £400 for an offence under the Freedom of Information (FOI) regulations, marking the first ever successful conviction under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Nicola Young, town clerk of Whitchurch Town Council, was convicted under Section 77 of the FOIA of deliberately obstructing records with the intent to prevent disclosure.
US President Trump signed into law on Thursday a bill that provides $1 billion to help small telecom providers replace equipment made by China’s Huawei and ZTE.
The Huawei Mate Xs 5G will be available to buy in Singapore form March 21, 2020. Huawei Mate Xs 5G is a reworked version of Huawei’s smartphone that unfolds into a tablet, which directly competes with Samsung’s Galaxy Fold rather than the South Korean firm’s newer, smaller Galaxy Z Flip folding phone.
Samsung launched the Galaxy Buds Plus back in February, along with the Galaxy S20 series of smartphones. They were launched n three colours - Black, White, and Blue.
Huawei has launched a new entry-level smartphone with a 5,000mAh battery and 10W fast-charging. The latest addition to the Enjoy 10 series, the Enjoy 10e, starts at just 999 yuan (£111).
Huawei launched FusionDC 2.0 at Industrial Digital Transformation Conference. Huawei FusionDC 2.0 adopts the concept of AI-Fusion, Building-Fusion, Component-Fusion, and Digital-Fusion to build future-proof data center facilities.
At the Industrial Digital Transformation Conference 2020 which was livestreamed globally, Huawei officially released its Intelligent Data Center Service Solution.
Quectel is teaming upwith Microsoft and Qualcomm to integrate its new LPWA module BG95 with Microsoft's Azure Device SDK to provide direct and secure connections to Azure IoT Hub
Huawei held its global Industrial Digital Transformation Conference today. Due to the cancellation of MWC 2020, the conference was held via live streaming connecting guests from across the world including UK, Switzerland, USA, Germany and Italy with the theme "Hi, Intelligent World".
Huawei and industry partners today jointly launched a series of industrial and consumer modules developed based on HiSilicon's 5G pre-module.
At the Huawei product and solution launch in London, Peng Song, President of Huawei's Carrier BG Marketing and Solution Sales Dept, delivered a keynote.
BlackBerry's legacy services will end across the UAE from March 10. Carrier etisalat has announced that BlackBerry services such as BBM - Pin to Pin - BIS and BlackBerry email service will cease to operate on March 10, 2020.
Huawei has launched its Digital Oilfield IoT solution at the Nigeria International Petroleum Summit 2020.
Samsung is expected to launch the Galaxy Z Flip at their unpacked event on February 11, along with their new Galaxy S20 series.
vScaler has launched its AI optimised Architecture including vScaler Cloud Storage, which centralizes all I/O and places active files on the fastest tier (Flash/NVMe)
Orange France has chosen Ericsson to deploy its 5G radio access network.
Apple today reported the results of the first quarter of its fiscal 2020. The company’s revenue totaled $91.8 billion, far ahead of expectations of $88.43 billion.
Skyle is the world's first eye tracker for iPad Pro, created to utilise the power of the iPad Pro, turning it into an AAC device that can be controlled completely with your eyes.
Ericsson will establish a new R&D site in France with up to 300 employees, accelerating 5G momentum in Europe. This site will focus initially on 5G software development and security
The World Future Energy Summit (WFES) is taking place at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center on January 13-16, 2020, representing the largest future energy and sustainability event held in the Middle East and Africa (MEA).
OnePlus has once again cooperated with Samsung Display to tailor a unique AMOLED display with the most rigorous specs in the industry, including a breathtakingly smooth 120 Hz refresh rate.
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A senior judge with the British Columbia Supreme Court in Canada has denied a media request to broadcast the extradition hearing of a Huawei executive wanted in the United States on fraud charges.
Maxis and Huawei are collaborating on a 5G TechCity in Malaysia where both companies will work together to deliver 4G and 5G capacity solutions.
Huawei Wi-Fi 6 ranks No.1 in the global market (excluding North America), according to a report on global Wi-Fi 6 indoor AP market share from 2018 Q3 to 2019 Q3 by Dell'Oro Group, a leading independent market analysis and research firm.
As well as showcasing a cross-industry iOT Platform, QuEST Global will demonstrate Deep Learning driven Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) at CES 2020.
Huawei and HEC have jointly signed a Contract to set up eight new ICT Academies in Pakistan.
O2 will be powering 4G coverage on parts of the London underground from March as part of a major Transport for London (TfL) 4G trial.
Facebook may have been hit by another data scandal this month but that hasn't stopped the company's aspirations, or delusion. In a bid to end dependency on Google’s Android operating system, Facebook is now reportedly working on building its own OS from scratch to power its hardware dreams.
Amazon, Apple, Google, and the Zigbee Alliance today announced a new working group that plans to develop and promote the adoption of a new, royalty-free connectivity standard to increase compatibility among smart home products, with security as a fundamental design tenet.
Telenor confirmed has chosen Sweden’s Ericsson as the key technology provider for its fifth-generation (5G) telecoms network in Norway. Over the last ten years Telenor has used Huawei equipment for its 4G network, but that equipment from the Chinese company will be gradually phased out.
During the annual Qualcomm Snapdragon Tech Summit today, OPPO announced that it will become one of the first companies to launch their flagship 5G smartphone powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Mobile Platform in the first quarter of 2020.
Apple has released iOS 13.3 bringing updates to Screen Time, Apple News, wireless charging improvements and more. Apple has released iOS 13.3 bringing updates to Screen Time, Apple News, wireless charging improvements and more.
Huawei has launched its artificial intelligence-backed cloud storage service in Brazil, as part of its expansion plans in the South American country.
Amazon workers across the UK have gone on strike, in a protest timed to coincide with Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Workers are demanding an end to what they claim to be ‘appalling’ working conditions.
Microsoft’s new 4G, 2-in-1 laptop, the Surface Pro X, is now available on O2 as a UK network operator exclusive on custom plans from today. The Surface Pro X is a premium, lightweight and ultra-thin device that features a beautiful edge-to-edge 13” PixelSense OLED touchscreen display and Windows 10.
UAE-based telecommunications services provider Etisalat, has worked with Huawei to complete the first trial of compact all-optical cross-connect (OXC) for the transport industry, enhancing connectivity and speed and delivering cutting-edge technology that promises to simplify optical architecture to build future networks.
Back in October, Huawei launched its foldable Mate X smartphone and the device is now available to buy in China. The Mate X, which unfolds to 5.8 inches wide, went on sale Friday on Huawei´s online store in China priced at 16,999 yuan (£1,900 / $2,422). Those who did not manage to buy a Mate X on Friday will get another chance on 22 November when a second batch will go on sale.
Back in June Google began rolling out RCS in the UK and France, bypassing carriers. Google is now doing the same in the US. If you already have Messages, you’ll be prompted to enable chat features in the coming weeks. If you don’t have Messages, you can download it on the Play Store. Google expects this service to be broadly available in the U.S. by the end of year.
Huawei said today that it boosted Europe’s economy by €12.8 billion through its economic activity in 2018, supporting 169,700 jobs either directly or through the supply chain, according to a study by Oxford Economics.
At a 5G conference held in Shenzhen, Huawei finally launched its foldable Mate X smartphone. Huawei Mate X was first unveiled at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona back in February, as a direct competitor to Samsung's Galaxy Fold.
Huawei has been a long-time member of the Eclipse Foundation and contributed to a number of projects there. Today, the company announced that they are upgrading their participation to a strategic level.
Huawei has reported a double-digit gain in sales despite U.S. sanctions that threaten to disrupt its smartphone and network equipment businesses. During the first three quarters of this year, Huawei generated CNY610.8 billion in revenue, an increase of 24.4% year-on-year. The company's net profit margin in this period was 8.7%.
Apple today announced Apple Watch Series 5, debuting an Always-On Retina display that never sleeps, so it’s easy to see the time and other important information, without raising or tapping the display.
Apple today announced that Apple Arcade will be available on the App Store on Thursday, September 19 with iOS 13, offering a new way to enjoy games without limits. With a subscription to Apple Arcade for £4.99 per month, users get unlimited access to the entire catalogue of over 100 new, exclusive games, all playable across iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac and Apple TV.
US technology companies will be allowed to continue selling to Huawei under certain circumstances, after the US commerce secretary extended a second temporary 90-day reprieve. Wilbur Ross on Monday said the Trump administration would extend a temporary licence for companies to sell to the Chinese company if they are selling repairs or updates to existing systems.
Xiaomi today announced the Inter-Transfer Alliance group. Joined by Oppo, and Vivo, the three are teaming up on a cross-platform file transfer protocol, similar to Apple’s AirDrop.
During a press event on Wednesday, Huawei said it has pushed back the release of its foldable Mate X smartphone to November. However, this is in line with statements by the company's director of consumer business mobile phones He Gang who, back in July, stated that Huawei is still optimising the foldable Mate X smartphone and will not release it without meeting quality requirements.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 10 series is now available to pre-order online on O2’s custom plans. Customers can also pre-order the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10+ 5G in-store from Thursday 8th August – before all the handsets go on general sale from the 23rd August.
Huawei's sales revenue rose 23.2 percent year on year to 401.3 billion yuan (about 58.3 billion U.S. dollars) in the first half of 2019, according to the company's semiannual report.
Huawei is still optimising the foldable Mate X smartphone and will not release it without meeting quality requirements, the company's director of consumer business mobile phones He Gang said Monday.
EMUI 9.1/Magic UI 2.1 update is being officially rolled out across selected HONOR devices in the UK. The update brings faster and better performance, intelligent video editing, and a new look to HONOR smartphones.
Huawei will invest US$3.1 billion over the next three years in Italy, Xinhua reported, quoting local media. Addressing the press on the sidelines of an exhibition in Milan, Huawei’s Italian unit chief executive Thomas Miao said the investment plan would allow 1,000 new direct jobs in the period 2019-2021.
Huawei and Sawa Rights Management, a TV channel aggregator and content service provider, have announced a strategic partnership. As part of the partnership Sawa and Huawei will implement a new cloud-based convergent video service.
An Apple Watch app used to send voice messages between devices has been disabled due to a vulnerability which could be abused to snoop on iPhones.
British Airways faces a record fine of £183.39 million for a data breach which happened last year. Following an extensive investigation the ICO has issued a notice of its intention to fine British Airways £183.39M for infringements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Huawei are giving visitors to this week's Goodwood Festival of Speed a firsthand look at superfast 5G connectivity in action. Currently taking place between the 4th – 7th July, Huawei has brought its newly built 5G Experiential, a 5G powered hub, to the grounds of Goodwood.
During GSMA’s MWC19 Shanghai, 5G commercial networks have been officially launched inside the Shanghai New International Expo Center. The deployments are based on Huawei's 5G digital indoor system and extended 5G coverage to all of the seven exhibition halls. This was the first MWC event to offer 5G commercial services, supporting the event’s theme of Intelligent Connectivity.
Huawei announced a major leap in campus networking by unveiling 16 new models of CloudEngine S-series access, aggregation, and core switches. Of these releases, CloudEngine S12700E, a brand-new campus core switch, uses the Solar chipsets to increase switching capacity to a record high of 57.6 Tbit/s.
Huawei has refuted claims that its employees worked with the Chinese military to carry out research projects over the last decade.
Huawei unveiled the Mate X back in February with the device due to launch in June. However, earlier this month, the launch date was said to be put back to September. Vincent Pang, President of Huawei's Western European Region, today confirmed that Huawei's first foldable phone wlll indeed launch in September.
Huawei has unveiled a new midrange chipset, the HiSilicon Kirin 810. It’s based on the same 7nm design as the Kirin 980, which powers Huawei’s P30 Pro and other flagships.
Google has been pushing Rich Communication Services (RCS) as a replacement for SMS for a long time now but the feature kept getting delayed due to delays from carriers.
Huawei will reduce its production capacity which could hit revenue growth, said Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei on Monday, as he revealed his plans to deal with the continued pressure from the U.S.
Vodafone has rolled out the first commercial 5G mobile services in Spain, with Huawei as the core equipment supplier for the project.
O2 has confirmed it will launch its own 5G network this year. Chief executive Mark Evans said O2 is "committed to launching 5G this year" and is "excited" to show customers the new experiences it can offer.
Google's new 2-Step Verification (2SV) method which turns Android phones into physical security keys can now be used by those who own iOS devices. The 2SV method enables Android phones to be used as physical keys to log into Google accounts.
Companies such as Apple, Facebook, Google and Twitter will soon have to pay taxes regardless of their physical presence or measured profits in a country after G20 finance ministers agreed to accelerate a radical shake-up of cross-border corporate tax.
IMImobile has signed a partner agreement with Telia Norway, with an option to extend to the wider Telia Company – the leading telecom operator in the Nordic/Baltics.
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Starting today, Bose is bringing the Google Assistant to its line of smart speakers and soundbars. This includes the Bose Home Speaker 500, Bose Soundbar 500 and 700, and an all-new, compact smart speaker coming later this summer, the Bose Home Speaker 300.
Vodafone is to launch their 5G service in seven cities across the United Kingdom on July 3 at current pricing levels. The operator says it will also offer 5G roaming in Germany, Italy, and Spain later in the summer.
EE will be testing a 5G-powered WiFi at Glastonbury this summer. It will be the first time this technology is used at a UK festival and comes ahead of it being rolled out to other cities and events later this year.
Qualcomm and Apple's massive legal battle began in a San Diego Court Monday, but both companies today announced they were settling their numerous multibillion-dollar legal fights and paving the way to bring Qualcomm chips back into the iPhone.
O2 will be the public and private network provider of 5G connectivity for the testing and development of CAV technology at Millbrook Proving Ground in Bedfordshire.
Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon 665, Snapdragon 730 and the Snapdragon 730G, three new mobile platforms aimed at high-end and mid-tier devices. The three new SoCs are commercially ready and will start showing up in devices from the middle of 2019.
Apple has released watchOS 5.2 to all compatible Apple Watches, bringing the ECG app and irregular rhythm notification to the UK and 19 other markets including Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
Apple finally announced its own premium video streaming service. Called Apple TV+, the service will offer Apple’s original programming in a redesigned Apple TV app. The Apple TV app will also be available across a range of smart TVs and platforms like Sony, LG, Samsung and even on Amazon FireTV stick and Roku devices.
Apple launched a credit card at the “Show Time” event called Apple Card. It’s an actual titanium-based MasterCard credit card made in partnership with Goldman Sachs. The card has no late fees, annual fees, over limit fees, and international fees. The card will have your name etched with laser on the card.
Apple has announced its Apple News Plus service, which integrates magazines with its Apple News service. The new service will feature over 300 magazines like National Geographic, Men’s Health, Vogue and others.
The never-ending mess of Apple and Qualcomm legal disputes continued today. While a court in California was awarding Qualcomm $31 million in damages against Apple, a Federal court in the US was ruling that Qualcomm owes Apple nearly a billion dollars, or £754 million from previous payment agreements.
Investigations by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) into nuisance marketing have resulted in 16 company directors being banned from running a company for more than 100 years in total.
O2 has announced it will begin the rollout of its 5G network this year in Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh and London. Other areas of the UK will enjoy rollout from 2020 to coincide with the wider availability of 5G handsets.
Samsung today officially unveiled the Galaxy Fit and Galaxy Fit e. Made for all types of fitness enthusiasts, from casual runners to athletes, Galaxy Fit and Galaxy Fit e support active lifestyles. With thin, lightweight bodies, Galaxy Fit and Galaxy Fit e are easy to style and comfortable to wear all week long.
Samsung officially unveiled the Galaxy Watch Active today. Packing premium features comparable to Galaxy Watch, Galaxy Watch Active comes with sporty new design that is thin, light and versatile that makes it easier to maintain a balanced lifestyle.
In the United States, AT&T has been creating a lot of controversy for its 5G Evolution (5G E) naming, which is the company’s consumer-facing name for LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) technology. 5G E in essence is an extension of existing 4G LTE technology and is not in fact true 5G.
Apple gained 3.6% on Q1 2019 results that beat EPS and revenue estimates with revenue down 5% Y/Y. The downsides in iPhone and China were largely priced into the quarter following Apple's outlook cut earlier this month.
Facebook currently owns and operates three messaging platforms that all run independently of each other - Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram. All three platforms feature their own respective messaging component; Instagram users, for instance, can't use the app to contact users on WhatsApp.
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O2 and Vodafone plan to extend the existing network sharing partnership term and include 5G at joint radio network sites. This would enable both O2 and Vodafone to deploy 5G faster, to offer 5G services to more customers over a wider geographic area, and to do so at a lower cost.
Apple has launched the Apple HomePod in mainland China and Hong Kong markets. The promotional material highlighted regional tweaks to Siri including recognition of queries for music genres "Mandopop" and "Cantopop," which will trigger playback of custom radio stations in Apple Music.
