Magic Leap, a mysterious maker of augmented reality glasses, has filed a lawsuit accusing a former employee of stealing its technology to create a similar device for China. The lawsuit, filed Monday in a Northern California federal court, alleges the former software engineer used confidential information to create AR glasses in just two years, while …
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Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei said Monday that the Chinese phone maker’s troubles with the US could take a huge toll on the company in the coming months. Speaking from the company’s headquarters in Shenzhen, Zhengfei said he expects up to $30 billion could be wiped off Huawei’s revenue expectations for 2019. Zhengfei’s statement is a marked departure from previous statements …
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Microsoft’s online store has resumed selling Huawei laptops, after disappearing MateBooks from the Microsoft Store after the Chinese tech giant was blacklisted by the US. The US last month added Huawei to its “entity list,” and President Donald Trump signed an executive order essentially banning the company in light of national security concerns that Huawei had close ties with the Chinese government. Huawei has repeatedly denied …
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In a rare move by any tech company, Google confirmed the existence of the Pixel 4 several months ahead of its anticipated release in October. The tech giant not only posted the news on its own Made By Google Twitter account, but it also included an image of the phone, which depicts a square camera bump, with multiple rear cameras. …
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Huawei is moving to trademark the name of its operating system, “Hongmeng,” in Peru. The Chinese tech giant is also objecting to its US ban through an ex parte letter to the Federal Communications Commission. Google last month locked Huawei out of its Android updates, though the US Commerce Department granted it a three-month general license to update existing devices. …
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Samsung is reportedly denying rumors that the Galaxy Fold will be released in July, leaving the Korean tech giant’s foldable phone launch date still up in the air. Samsung had initially planned to launch the Galaxy Fold in April, but review units suffered from problems including bubbling under the screen and displays breaking. The company then postponed the release of …
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Huawei is reportedly delaying the release of its $2,600 Mate X. The Chinese tech giant is pushing the foldable phone’s launch date from this summer to September, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. Huawei is delaying sales of the Mate X, in part, to improve the quality of the phone’s foldable screen, Vincent Peng, a senior vice president at the company, told …
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China’s ambassador to the UK has warned Britain’s government that barring the use of Huawei equipment from the country’s 5G network could hurt trade relations and investment. It’s yet another twist in the international relations saga as the US puts pressure on its allies to avoid dealing with the telecommunications equipment maker. “It will send a very bad message not …
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Huawei wants more than $1 billion in patent licensing fees from Verizon, according to a report. The fees are for the use of over 230 networking-gear patents, Reuters said Wednesday, citing a source. Verizon is reportedly using equipment through other companies that relies on Huawei patents covering core networking gear, internet of things technology and wireline infrastructure. Verizon and Huawei representatives …
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President Donald Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act in August 2018, banning government use of Huawei tech. But at least one government official says federal contractors aren’t ready to ditch the Chinese company. Russel T. Vought, the acting director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, requested a two-year reprieve for Huawei, according to The Wall Street …
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