Sareena Dayaram

14 Huawei phones will get updated EMUI 10.1 custom skin

After debuting on Huawei‘s P40 series in March, the Chinese telecom announced Wednesday that 14 of its phones will receive EMUI 10.1, the latest version of its custom skin EMUI 10, as part of an international rollout. This update means most Huawei phones will soon have the same user interface. Huawei will begin the rollout …

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US companies allowed to work with Huawei on setting 5G standards

US companies will be permitted to work with Huawei on developing 5G standards under a new rule announced by the US Commerce Department on Monday. “The United States will not cede leadership in global innovation,” US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said in statement published Monday. “The department is committed to protecting U.S. national security and foreign policy interests by encouraging …

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Singapore may launch wearable device for coronavirus contact tracing this month

Singapore announced earlier this month that it plans to launch a wearable device to help with coronavirus contact tracing. It could be rolled out to the state’s 5.7 million residents as early as mid-June if it proves to be effective, according to local media. “We are developing and will soon roll out a portable wearable device that will… not depend …

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Civil rights leaders slam Zuckerberg over response to Trump posts, says report

A group of civil rights leaders issued a scathing statement about Facebook on Monday in the wake of a meeting with the social networking company’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg and other top executives, according to a report by Axios. The meeting was set-up to discuss Facebook’s decision to leave up a post by US President Donald Trump that the civil rights …

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Twitter fact

Twitter on Thursday slapped a fact-checking label on a pair of tweets by a Chinese government official claiming that the US Army brought the novel coronavirus to the Chinese city of Wuhan. The social networking company added a blue link that says, “Get the facts about COVID-19” to a post on Twitter by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lijian Zhao that …

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Huawei criticizes ‘pernicious’ new US export controls

Chinese telecom giant Huawei said Monday its business will “inevitably be affected” by the Trump administration’s attempt to restrict global chip supplies to the company. The company’s rotating chairman, Guo Ping, said he’s “confident” the company will find a solution soon. Guo also said the company is committed to complying with US regulations. He spoke at the company’s annual analyst summit …

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Huawei launches new version of P30 Pro phone with Google Mobile Services

Over a year since the launch of the original series, a new version of the popular Huawei P30 Pro smartphone is set to come out in the UK starting June 3, Huawei said Tuesday. The 2020 phone has slight upgrades from the 2019 version: It comes with Android 10 preinstalled and will be available in the Silver Frost color option …

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LG Velvet phone launch: When and how to watch the unveiling

LG is gearing up to launch a new phone and a new brand this Thursday. It’s called the LG Velvet and the company says the phone is as smooth and soft as that name suggests. With the launch of the Velvet, LG is effectively ditching its G series after eight generations. The South Korean electronics giant has revealed nearly everything about the Velvet …

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Xiaomi releases browser update amid accusations it collects private browsing data

Xiaomi released software updates for its browser apps on Monday amid fresh accusations it’s been collecting private data from people who use its phones and browser apps. In a blog post, Xiaomi said the update will allow you to switch off aggregated data collection while on incognito mode in its three browser apps: Mi Browser, Mi Browser Pro, and Mint Browser. The …

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Motorola announces $1,000 Edge Plus to compete against Galaxy S20

Motorola announced its latest flagship phone, the Edge Plus during an online event Wednesday. Though the company is known for its popular budget line of G-series phones (for instance, it just announced the Moto G Stylus and Moto G Power earlier), Motorola packed high-end specs to its Edge Plus, poising it to compete with Samsung’s Galaxy S20. This includes a 108-megapixel camera, 5G and …

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