What's in a name?
Huawei's new mobile OS could be called 'Harmony'
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Huawei has begun registering the name "Harmony" for its mobile OS in the European Union.
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Huawei
It is what it is
Huawei is planning to lay off hundreds at its R&D subsidiary in the U.S.
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Despite the Trump administration deciding to ease the trade ban on Huawei, the company is reportedly planning to lay off hundreds of employees working at its R&D subsidiary Futurewei Technologies in the U.S.
Let's make a deal
U.S. companies can now work with Huawei again — except when they can't
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After months of back and forth, Huawei can finally breathe a sigh of relief after the U.S. Commerce Department has agreed to start approving licenses for American companies to do business with the tech giant again.
uh oh
Huawei remains on the blacklist, even after Trump's G20 announcement
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Despite President Trump announcing that U.S. companies could resume selling to the Chinese tech giant, the U.S. Commerce Department sent out an email informing staff that Huawei will remain on the blacklist.
It’s finally over
Trump says U.S. firms can continue doing business with Huawei
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Donald Trump has confirmed at the G20 summit in Japan that U.S. companies can continue doing business with the Chinese manufacturer.
Finding a workaround
U.S. chipmakers are using a legal loophole to get around Trump's Huawei ban
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U.S. chipmakers continue to sell components worth millions of dollars to Huawei for use in its smartphones and servers by not labeling them as American-made.
Catch-22
Can Huawei keep its Android update promise?
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Huawei promises to keep its phones updated with security patches no matter what — but it's not clear how it can do this.
No wei
Trade lawyer explains just how far reaching the Huawei ban really is
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Kevin Wolf, the former assistant secretary of commerce for export administration between 2010 and 2017, details how far reaching the U.S. export ban on Huawei is and why it prevents even foreign companies from doing business with Huawei.
lawyer up
FedEx sues the U.S. government over the Huawei ban
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FedEx has run into some trouble recently with the mishandling of Huawei packages and is now suing the U.S. government, calling the policing of packages an impossible task.
Many new features
Huawei Mate 20 series will start receiving the EMUI 9.1 update this week
Huawei will finally begin pushing the stable EMUI 9.1 update for eligible phones starting this week. The EMUI 9.1 rollout is expected to be completed by August.
No phone for you
FedEx stopped a Huawei phone from being delivered to the U.S. from the UK
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In light of the U.S. trade ban on Huawei, FedEx prevented one of its phones from being delivered to the United States.
New stuffs
Huawei announces Kirin 810 processor, Nova 5, and MediaPad M6
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On June 21, Huawei made a heap of announcements — including the Kirin 810 procesor, Nova 5 handsets, and MediaPad M6 tablets.
Reassuring words
Huawei promises to update 17 smartphones to Android Q despite Google ban
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Huawei today confirmed that it will be rolling out the Android Q update to not just the latest P30 and P30 Pro but to 15 other devices as well.
Enough already
Qualcomm and Intel are quietly lobbying against Trump's Huawei ban
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Fearing a significant loss in revenue, U.S. chipmakers have quietly started their lobbying efforts with the U.S. government to get rid of the trade ban on Huawei.
Faster. Better. More efficient.
Huawei Nova 5 will be powered by an all-new 7nm Kirin chipset
He Gang, who heads Huawei's smartphone division, has confirmed that the company’s upcoming Nova 5 smartphone will run on an all-new 7nm SoC.
Challenging days ahead
Trump ban could cause Huawei's smartphone shipments to drop 60% this year
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Huawei is estimating that smartphone shipments outside China may drop up to 60% this year, and total sales could fall below 2018 levels.
Ads begone
Huawei admits it screwed up after putting ads on people's lock screens
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Huawei got some bad press earlier this week by displaying ads on people's lock screens. It's now admitted that that was a bad idea and removed them.
move over Android
Huawei begins trademarking its Android replacement OS — HongMeng
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After the U.S. ban, Huawei is now moving forward with its own Android replacement OS and has begun trademarking the name in several countries.
Big picture
Google says cutting off Huawei could pose national security risk
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Google was one of several American companies that had to cut ties with Huawei to comply with the U.S. government ban, and the company is now petitioning lawmakers in Washington to exempt it from the ban.
It's getting real
China starts working on its own blacklist in response to the Huawei ban
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After the U.S. ban has left Huawei at a standstill, China is now looking to retaliate by making its own blacklist of companies it deems unreliable.