Google has suspended business with Huawei that isn’t covered under open-source licensing, Reuters reported Sunday, following the Trump administration’s decision to effectively ban the Chinese company in the US. Huawei is losing Android operating system updates, a source close to the matter told Reuters, and Huawei’s upcoming phones outside China will no longer get access …

The possibility of a $400 Microsoft Surface tablet coming out in 2018 got a boost this week from FCC filings and hints of cheaper chips. A budget Surface would be designed to better compete with Apple’s iPad, leaving the current Surface Pro to challenge the iPad Pro. WinFuture reported Wednesday that sources inside the company say the new device will use Intel …

The  Samsung Galaxy Note 9’s stylus will be ready for action. An FCC filing on Tuesday confirmed that the S Pen will add Bluetooth support, creating the potential of vastly expanding the accessory’s functions and of distinguishing the Note 9 from rival Apple iPhones. Droid Life first reported the FCC filing and matched up the S Pen and Note 9 model numbers. Like …

On a day when the No. 1 trending topic on Twitter should have been “Happy 4th of July,” it is instead “Warriors.” Basketball superstar Kevin Durant announced Monday that he is leaving the Oklahoma City Thunder for the Golden State Warriors. By late morning Pacific Time, #Warriors had topped 1.2 million tweets and “Kevin Durant” had amassed more than 850,000 …

Google Doodle is hosting the best Fourth of July party ever, and you’re all invited! The Doodle of the day shows the 50 stars from the American flag enjoying an Independence Day barbecue. Per my random decision to assign states to each star, Texas is grilling hot dogs. Eleven states are eagerly lined up, with hot dog buns ready for …

Taiwan’s Fair Trade Commission has fined Apple 20 million New Taiwan dollars — about $666,000 — after determining the company has been illegally interfering with iPhone pricing in the country, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. The commission found that Apple was telling Taiwan’s three primary mobile-service providers how much to charge for iPhones. “Through the e-mail correspondence between Apple …

Mike Lazaridis, a BlackBerry co-founder and former co-CEO, has officially ditched his plans to acquire the company through a joint bid with a fellow co-founder. In dissolving the plan, Lazaridis’ stake in the sagging company is now 4.99 percent. Lazaridis made his decision public in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Tuesday. Under the now-defunct plan, which was announced …

To the horror or relief of workers everywhere, a major company has put the kibosh on after-hours e-mail, at least for some employees. A Volkswagen union in Germany has struck an agreement with management under which the company’s e-mail server will stop sending messages to VW-issued BlackBerrys a half hour after a worker’s shift ends, the Financial Times reported this …

An FCC commissioner has sent an open letter to Verizon Wireless, scolding the carrier for its new early termination fees. Mignon Clyburn, FCC commissioner” credit=”FCC” /> Mignon Clyburn, one of five members of the Federal Communications Commission, was responding to the defense that Verizon sent the FCC last week about early termination fees, or EFTs. “The company’s answers…are unsatisfying and, …

Nokia has delayed the release of its N900 Internet tablet. Nokia N900 photos +3 more See all photos The N900 was previously set to arrive in October–and Nokia’s preorder site still states that. However, it is now set for release “during November,” Peter Schneider, head of Maemo marketing at Nokia, said Thursday in a post. Schneider did not state the …