ZTE’s has been playing the US market on hard mode in recent months, but now it’s looking more like mission impossible. After ZTE was caught shipping goods to Iran, the US Commerce Department on Monday banned US companies from selling hardware and software to the Chinese electronics company for seven years. Now, a source tells …
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It’s a brave move to challenge Apple’s iPhone X, particularly when the phones you’re putting up against it cost less than a fifth of the price. But that’s the challenge Huawei’s Honor 7A and 7C throw at the iPhone X’s feet. These two budget handsets are equipped with face unlock technology the company claims will recognise your face faster than …
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Looks like Arm doesn’t plan to buy part of Qualcomm after all. CNBC reported on Thursday that Qualcomm’s former CEO, Paul Jacobs, had been talking to strategic investors to help raise money to take the mobile chipmaker private. One investor name listed was Arm, the UK company that designs the architecture that’s the basis of most mobile chips. Its customers, …
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Fancy a phone with a notch but don’t want to break your wallet? Asus could have just the thing for you with its 2018 ZenFone 5. Announced back at Mobile World Congress earlier in March, the midrange notch-design Android phone is now available in Taiwan and Singapore, the latter being an exclusive with Alibaba-backed regional e-commerce site Lazada. Sporting a Qualcomm …
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An effort by Qualcomm’s former CEO to take the company private may actually have a chance. Paul Jacobs left his role as the company’s chairman last month after Broadcom’s hostile takeover attempt failed. Qualcomm announced that Jacobs was looking at buying out the company his father, Irwin Jacobs, co-founded. At the time, such an offer seemed to have little chance …
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It’s time for the Galaxy S9 to watch its back. Huawei’s new P20 and P20 Pro are coming up fast, with enough camera tricks and hardware specs to put Samsung’s premier phone smack in the middle of the Huawei P20’s target. With a total of three camera lenses on the back, the Huawei P20 Pro deserves your attention. A triple-camera array is …
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The Xiaomi Mi 8 has been officially revealed. It has a 6.21-inch AMOLED screen and dual 12-megapixel rear cameras. Xiaomi’s new Mi Mix 2S is an update to last year’s Mi Mix 2, and it comes with updated hardware to compete with a whole new generation of all-screen flagship phones. Oh, and it doesn’t have an iPhone-style notch. Announced in Shanghai Tuesday, …
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Heading into this year, Huawei’s prospects for finally gaining a foothold in the US appeared to be brightening. The world’s third-largest smartphone maker had just launched its latest flagship, the Huawei Mate 10 Pro, and it was garnering favorable reviews. Speculation had bubbled up that Huawei was poised to announce a partnership with AT&T, the second-largest carrier in the US …
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OnePlus’ next phone, the OnePlus 6, could be actually be faster than Samsung’s just-released Galaxy S9. A speed test allegedly for the OnePlus 6 was spotted on benchmarking site Geekbench showing some pretty impressive single-core and multi-core scores. Enlarge Image The NS P7819 model number can be seen in this possible OnePlus 6 leak. GizmoChina Geekbench is one of many …
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Xiaomi’s will be officially launching the Mi Mix 2S phone in Shanghai — and you can watch the unveiling live here. You can tell from the name that the Mi Mix 2S will likely be an updated refresh of its current Mi Mix 2, so chances are it probably won’t come with a notch — unlike other recent Chinese flagships. Not much else …
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