More than 70 5G devices that use Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 865 processor are in the works, the chip giant said Tuesday. The tally includes already announced 5G devices like Samsung’s new Galaxy S20 lineup and Sony’s Xperia 1 II. But it also includes newcomers like Vivo’s Apex 2020 concept phone, Oppo’s Find X2 and Nubia’s …
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A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed Huawei’s lawsuit challenging the US government over a ban on its telecommunications equipment. Judge Amos Mazzant of the US District Court in East Texas ruled that the Congress had the power to restrict federal agencies from buying gear from the embattled Chinese company, the Wall Street Journal reported. In his 57-page ruling, the judge …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. At the end of the month, many of the world’s top mobile companies were scheduled to make their annual pilgrimage to Barcelona for Mobile World Congress. But worries about the coronavirus outbreak proved too strong to ignore. On Wednesday, the show’s organizer canceled MWC 2020, …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. TCL on Monday became the latest mobile phone company to change its plans for the MWC 2020 trade show amid worries about the coronavirus. The Shenzhen, China-based company has canceled its Feb. 22 press conference at the Barcelona, Spain, show “out of an …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Samsung is the latest company to pare back its presence at MWC, dealing a blow to the world’s biggest mobile conference. According to people familiar with Samsung’s plans, the South Korean electronics giant has been considering its options when it comes to the …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Citing safety concerns for its employees and the general public given the global outbreak of the coronavirus, LG on Tuesday announced that it will “withdraw from exhibiting and participating” at Mobile World Congress 2020. MWC is the world’s largest mobile trade show, and …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. In a packed ballroom at the Mirage hotel at CES 2020, a neon green logo beckoned me toward it like a siren calling to sailors in The Iliad. Fortunately for me there were no treacherous rocks waiting to send me to …
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A bipartisan group of US senators concerned about China’s dominance in 5G technology introduced legislation Tuesday to help subsidize companies developing more-secure 5G gear. The bill would use US wireless auctions to fund a subsidy program that would be used to enhance research and development of 5G equipment and encourage the deployment of secure 5G technology throughout the world. Six …
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Huawei is reportedly getting ready to take the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to court over its decision to bar US carriers from using its $8.5 billion yearly Universal Service Fund to buy equipment from the embattled Chinese telecom. It’ll challenge the FCC in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans next week, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. …
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The US Commerce Department is moving closer to defining how it’ll assess and respond to national security risks posed by telecommunications equipment from foreign nations like China. The proposed rules, published Tuesday, would see the department decide on a case-by-case basis whether something is “an unacceptable risk to national security or to the security and safety of US persons,” and …
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