Huawei is indefinitely delaying the announcement of a new Windows laptop, The Information reported Tuesday. The laptop was scheduled to be unveiled this week. Huawei is the world’s second-largest phone manufacturer by volume, but it has struggled to make a dent in the US, partly because of concerns expressed by the government, including the FBI, …
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Apple is reportedly looking into acquiring Intel’s German smartphone modem business. The acquisition could help Apple’s attempts to develop its own 5G chip for the iPhone, The Information said Tuesday, citing four people briefed on the Apple-Intel discussions. Apple had originally used modems from Germany’s Infineon when it launched the iPhone 10 years ago, before switching to Qualcomm in 2011. Intel then bought Infineon …
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The Huawei P30 Pro’s amazing Leica quad-camera system makes it one of the best and most unique phones released this year. If you pride yourself as a phone camera enthusiast the P30 Pro is worth your consideration. But with the recent news that the White House banned US companies from doing business with Huawei, you might feel a little nervous …
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Editor’s Note: Check out CNET’s in-depth review of the Motorola Moto Z4. We spent weeks testing the phone and found things we really enjoyed like the battery and stuff we didn’t like the design and camera performance. The Moto Z4 phone is an anomaly. It costs $499, which puts it in competition with the midrange $479 Google Pixel 3A XL that …
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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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Huawei is reportedly inviting Google Play Store developers to publish their apps on its own AppGallery app store. Google last month locked Huawei out of its Android updates, though the US Commerce Department granted the Chinese tech giant a three-month general license to update existing devices, temporarily easing restrictions on Huawei’s access to US components. Huawei’s phones run on a …
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5G is the next big thing for your phone, promising 2x to 10x faster download speeds — so as the technology begins to roll out on carriers across the world, it’s little wonder that you might want to tracking it. A 5G coverage map from Ookla, maker of the popular Speedtest.net app, provides a detailed look at which 5G networks are live in …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple may not be saving some of the best iOS 13 features for last. Its annual WWDC event sets the stage for more of the new software updates that will come to most iPhones the following fall, but Apple often reserves a few tidbits for the …
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In May, Google announced the Pixel 3A and Pixel 3A XL, midrange variants of its main pair of flagship phones, the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL. While the Pixel 3A phones include many of the same features we like about the original Pixel 3 for a cheaper price, the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 still remain two of the best phones you …
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Facebook has slapped Huawei with yet another ban by no longer letting the embattled Chinese phone marker preinstall its apps. Huawei phone owners will still be able to download and update Facebook’s apps, but fresh Huawei devices can’t come with Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram apps preinstalled, as previously reported by Reuters. “We are reviewing the Commerce Department’s final rule and …
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