Forget Trump!

The Chinese conglomerate's Founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei has stressed that the US campaign against the company would not be powerful enough to call on everyone to follow them.

In a strong signal to US President Donald Trump, who is urging European allies to put pressure on or even block Huawei, the Chinese conglomerate's Founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei has stressed that the US campaign against the company would not be powerful enough to call on everyone to follow them.

Petrified at the Chinese dominance in the field of 5G - a technology that has the potential to grow from approximately $528 million in 2018 to $26 billion in 2022 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 118 per cent - Trump has imposed fresh restrictions on Chinese telecom giant Huawei in the US, followed by several American tech giants like Google, Qualcomm and Intel announcing to cut business ties with Huawei.

In a lengthy discussion with the Chinese media, Zhengfei denied that restrictions imposed by the US on its products and supplies will affect the roll-out of 5G technology.

"I used to have afternoon tea at 10 Downing Street. They asked me how I learned to catch up with the rest of the world, and I said it was the afternoon tea.

Therefore, they received me with afternoon tea at Downing Street. We have been communicating with leaders of different countries. Every country has their own interests. The campaign of the US will not be powerful enough to call on everyone to follow them," the Huawei CEO told the media.

As tech giants cut their ties with Huawei, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) - the world's largest contract chipset maker - would continue to deliver critical semiconductors to Huawei Technologies.

The company believes in 1+1 policy - half of its chips come from US companies and half from Huawei.

"Despite the much lower costs of our own chips, I would still buy higher-priced chips from the US. We cannot be isolated from the world. Instead, we should become part of it. These relationships won't be destroyed by a piece of paper from the US government," Zhengfei told the Chinese media.

Anticipating a US backlash, the company's subsidiary HiSilicon which makes the Kirin chipsets for Huawei phones, has been reportedly stockpiling components and is confident about a steady supply of most products.

Another critical front where Huawei can see its market share slip significantly if it does not get Google's support for myriad of products like Maps, Search, YouTube and Play Store, without which, the life can't be imagined.

"Google is a good company - a highly responsible company. They are also trying to persuade the US government to solve this problem. We are both finding solutions and discussing possible remedies," said the Huawei ECO.

To mitigate the effects of the Google Android ban, Huawei has reportedly been working on its custom HongMeng operating system but it is in early days.

"We will certainly be able to continue serving our customers. Our mass production capacity is huge, and adding Huawei to the Entity List won't have a huge impact on us. We are making progress in bidding worldwide.

"Our growth will slow down, though not by as much as everyone imagines. In the first quarter of this year, our revenue grew 39 per cent over the same period last year. This rate may continue decreasing towards the end of this year. But the US ban will not lead to negative growth or harm the development of our industry," he hoped.

Tim Godfrey – Okaka

           

By Rotimi

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 May 24, 2019



Rox Nation’s CEO, Tim Godfrey and his multiple-Award-winning crew “Xtreme” releases a new single titled ‘Okaka’ today, exactly three weeks away to His annual concert, one of the biggest Music gatherings happening in Africa themed “Fearless Rebirth”

The song “Okaka” is a song that expresses the greatness of God, reminding us of just how beautiful and powerful our God is. When we sing “Okaka”, we proclaim God’s ultimate supremacy & sovereignty, as he is gloriously and absolutely eternal!

The song is one that should not be missed as it sets you in the mood of worship almost immediately.



Listen, Enjoy and Share!

DOWNLOAD THE SONG HERE






Produced by SMJ for Rox-Nation
Mixed & Mastered by Edward Sunday
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Even without Android, Huawei could reshape the smartphone landscape

Huawei has seen significant growth over the years. Back in 2005, the company reportedly held only five percent of the smartphone market. Fast forward to Q1 of this year, when Huawei now reportedly holds 17 percent of the market.

That’s at least a staggering 300-percent increase over the years and enough to catapult Huawei to second place. However, things quickly changed when Google announced that it will comply with the U.S. government. 

With Huawei’s momentum in danger of coming to a screeching halt, the company received good news in the form of a temporary license. Also, Huawei announced that it’s “working closely” with Google on a solution to its ongoing dilemma.

That said, Huawei isn’t out of the woods yet. There’s still a possibility that the company’s cloudy future will only worsen as relations between the U.S. and China continue to deteriorate. Can Huawei’s smartphone business remain as strong as it is now?

Yes, but it won’t be easy.

An alternative

Apart from some sort of resolution between the U.S. and China, the only light in the tunnel seems to be Huawei’s Android alternative. It’s not as if Huawei was completely surprised by the situation during the last week — the company seemingly sensed that a day like today would arrive at some point and reportedly started work on an Androidalternative seven years ago.

That work only continued as Huawei faced pointed accusations from governments around the world. Just last year, Huawei said it would raise its research and development budget to between $15 and $20 billion.

It’s normal to think that seven years of software engineering and increasing budgets would lead to a serviceable Android alternative.

Also tipping things toward Huawei’s favor is the company’s mobile OS reportedly able to natively run existing Android apps. Huawei even reportedly boasted that Android apps on its mobile OS could potentially run up to 60 percent faster than they would on Android.

Even such optimistic language is tempered when you think about the logistics of Android apps on a non-Android platform. Developers would need to recompile their apps to be compatible with Huawei’s mobile OS. It might not be worth it for them to carry out such work with Huawei’s future prospects now up in the air.

Also, Huawei will reportedly team up with alternative app store Aptoide to distribute apps. Even though Aptoide has over 900 thousand applications, general consumers might not feel comfortable enough to use it over other options that feature the Play Store out of the box.

Thus, we get to the main problem: getting people to buy into using and enjoying Huawei software. Most of the world depends on Android to get their work done, to enjoy the Play Store ecosystem, to get Google services on the go. Without any official access to Android, people are unlikely to forgo the world’s most popular mobile OS and flock to something new.

Look no further than Tizen, which Samsung has pushed on its smartwatches and a very small number of its phones over the years. Tizen didn’t start out hot and continues to be a footnote in the face of iOS and Android’s dominance.

Perhaps Huawei can be the outlier and succeed where others failed. After all, the company continues to remain at the top in China and has maintained its top status in the country for years. However, getting to that point might require more than Huawei just relying on itself.

China might even provide industry subsidies to make homegrown alternatives more viable. The country has more than enough capital to throw money at the problem and eventually emerge as a real contender to the U.S. and its dominance in the technology space.

All of this could lead to some sort of technology cold war, one in which the U.S. and China go tit-for-tat with new advancements and developments. We could see new mobile technologies developed in a relatively short amount of time, but at the cost of increased isolationism between the U.S. and China.

Google’s influence

Then there’s the elephant in the room that I haven’t talked in detail about yet: Google.

Even though Android is meant to be “open source,” we’ve seen over time that any “Android” phone without Google services isn’t a viable option. That serves to fuel the European Union’s argument that Google ties Android’s value to the company’s apps and services a bit too tight. As such, Google has indirect control over how well or poorly the market receives a device.

It's scary how a large company can turn into an afterthought overnight based on a Google-made decision.

As Android Central‘s Andrew Martonik compellingly argues, this serves as a great case-study for what happens when you separate everything Google from open-source Android

Time will also tell if politicians from other regions take notice of Google’s influence. It’s scary to think that a company as large as Huawei can be turned into an afterthought in major markets outside of China, all because of another company’s actions.

It’s that fear, and reality, of Google’s manipulation of Android and its market dominance that led to the company being fined billions of dollars for abusive practices. It’s also what led India to possibly impose antitrust violationsagainst Google.

An uphill battle

I recognize that Huawei has a significant uphill battle ahead of it. To make any Android alternative a viable option in areas outside of China is close to a Herculean task.

Even if Huawei gets further subsidies from the Chinese government, things will be hard. Even if more politicians wise up and loosen Google’s grip on “Android,” things will be hard. Even with the temporary relief from the U.S. Department of Commerce, things will be hard.

However, it would be foolish to completely cast doubt on Huawei’s fortunes. The company is extremely popular in China, and the country might not hesitate to throw as much money into improving its position in the technology space.

Huawei is also confident that the U.S. sanctions will not affect its core business. The company also said it’s still able to continue providing products and services to customers. It helps that the company might have a stockpile of components from U.S. suppliers.

I hope things eventually improve. Huawei smartphones are genuinely some of the best out there, and to no longer be able to fully recommend them is a shame. That said, if any company has a remote chance of remaining competitive without Android, it’s Huawei.

Google's Huawei Android restrictions: what does it mean for you?

The news that Google has blocked Huawei’s future access to Android updates– for both apps and timely security updates – not only casts doubt over the entire future of the Chinese smartphone manufacturer’s business, it also could have wide-ranging implications for the future of the global smartphone market.

After US President Donald Trump placed Huawei on the ‘entity list’, limiting the business US brands could do with Huawei, Google has been forced to restrict access to the Google Play Store, which means that in the future users won’t be able to gain access to popular titles, nor to speedy security updates to the Android OS.

In short, Huawei will no longer be able to offer access to crucial Google apps, and will be severely limited in how quickly it can give users access to the latest versions of Android, and the new features and security updates those offer.

What does that mean if I have a Huawei phone?

We’re still fully dissecting the news, but perhaps the most useful piece of information is Google's first statement that was issued to TechRadar:

“We are complying with the order and reviewing the implications. For users of our services, Google Play and the security protections from Google Play Protect will continue to function on existing Huawei devices,” a spokesperson told us.

However, there is one nugget of good news if you’ve just spent large amounts of money on a Huawei P30 Pro: as alluded to above, current devices from the Chinese brand will continue to get security updates and access to the Google Play Store for the foreseeable future, as Google has promised not to leave those out in the cold.

Huawei has also told us that it will continue to do all it can to support all its phones currently out in the wild, and is looking at other implications of Google's decision.

The company told us: “Huawei has made substantial contributions to the development and growth of Android around the world. As one of Android’s key global partners, we have worked closely with their open-source platform to develop an ecosystem that has benefited both users and the industry.

"Huawei will continue to provide security updates and after-sales services to all existing Huawei and Honor smartphone and tablet products, covering those that have been sold and that are still in stock globally.”

That doesn’t mean you can rest easy if you’re a current Huawei owner though – how long this support will last for is, as yet, unclear – and it's unlikely to continue for years to come.

While most smartphone brands will only honor security updates for two to three years after launch of a new handset, one might expect this to be much shorter in the case of Huawei phones, given these new restrictions from Google.

Will future Huawei phones still use Android?



Image credit: TechRadar

The move from Google means it will no longer work with Huawei directly on issuing updates to its system, and won't give the company access to the Google Play Store. This is a potentially critical blow to the brand, which only recently spoke out about its plans to be the world'slargest smartphone manufacturer.

This means that if Huawei wants to keep using the Android operating system, it will need to use the Android Open Source Platform (AOSP), which is a free platform that any brand can use as an underlying foundation for its products.

However, it along with the Google Play Store it won’t have access to the core Google apps like YouTube, Google Maps and Chrome – these are core elements of Google's business that it's not duty bound to make available to anyone.

Without access to the Play Store, Huawei would be forced to work directly with developers to get them to create versions of their wares for its phones. This situation would be similar to that of Amazon’s Fire OS, which is based on AOSP but has its own app store, as the retail giant seeks to control the platform its Fire tablets and Echo devices run on.

If Huawei is forced to use AOSP the consequences could be devastating, as access to a fully-stocked app store is crucial to the success of any modern smartphone – Nokia and Microsoft failed to make Windows Phones a viable alternative to Android and Apple’s iOS, even though both brands poured millions into developer tools and enticing the top app creators onto their platform.

However, Huawei has claimed that it's been developing its own alternative to Android for nearly seven years, calling it a ‘Plan B’ that’s ready to go should it lose access to the services listed above.

In the latest statement to TechRadar, Huawei said: “We will continue to build a safe and sustainable software ecosystem, in order to provide the best experience for all users globally,” which sounds like it already wants to generate some positive hype around its alternative OS.

How this would work is currently unclear, as Huawei also said it would rather continue working with brands like Google and Microsoft (whose Windows operating system runs on Huawei laptops) to offer the best experience.

”Huawei has been working hard on developing its own AppGallery and other software assets in a similar manner to its work on chipset solutions.” Ben Woods, Chief of Research at CCS Insight, told TechRadar. ”There is little doubt these efforts are part of its desire to control its own destiny.”

It seems unlikely, however, that the Chinese brand would have developed viable alternatives to all the top Android apps for its next round of smartphones.

If Huawei loses access to the Google Play Store, it would take an enormous amount of investment to attract developers to create app options that would keep users of its smartphones happy – and you have to wonder whether the brand would feel it was worth continuing to make phones at all when faced with that kind of hurdle.

The same would also apply to Honor, the sub-brand of Huawei phones, in the future. Honor might have tried to distance itself from its parent company, but it’s been confirmed that it will be subject to the same sanctions.

However, the launch of that brand’s Honor 20 smartphone is still going ahead as planned – so it’s clear that devices currently created and in the supply chain are still going to be supported in the Android ecosystem.

What about other brands? What does this mean for the wider smartphone world?



Image credit: TechRadar

(Image: © TechRadar)

While these sanctions don’t currently affect other brands, the message being sent is wide-ranging: politics can hugely affect one of the most crucial devices for billions of people.

While there’s currently no issue with brands headquartered in other parts of the world, a similar sanction could see other smartphone manufacturers forced into a costly rethink.

A few years ago Samsung seriously threatened a breakaway move from Google’s Android operating system as it felt the search brand had too much control over the operating system on Galaxy smartphones.

It worked to develop the Tizen OS, and while that’s still currently being used on devices like its Galaxy smartwatches, it triggered negotiations with Google to allow more freedom for manufacturers.

(It’s worth noting that while Samsung did release smartphones based on Tizen, they were budget models and didn’t come anywhere close to the success of its Galaxy range).

The beneficiary here could be Apple - Trump has long advocated for the brand to move its operations from China to the US, and exempted Apple from the trade tariffs imposed on China previously so the brand wouldn’t have to raise its prices.

Huawei has been a thorn in Apple’s side of late, the rise of the Chinese brand seeing it usurp the Cupertino smartphone maker in the worldwide rankings - it’s a real competitor in the premium smartphone space and Trump clearly wants to see the American brand do more business in the US.

However, moving the operations from China would be incredibly costly for Apple, and it would still need to source many components from Asia to build future iPhones, so it’s unclear how much of an effect a move would truly have.

Losing Huawei from the smartphone world may also have a wider impact on the smartphones other vendors are pushing out. The Chinese brand’s aggressive development of new technological capabilities has forced rivals to significantly improve their devices and push out new advancements of their own. Losing this would slow the rate of development.

Huawei’s smartphone camera prowess has arguably kickstarted a race to include ever-greater sharpness, richness and quality in smartphone snappers in the last two years - the quality of pictures one can take on a premium smartphones has improved dramatically as the P series from Huawei has relentlessly pushed the boundaries of what’s possible.

The brand is also in a race with Samsung to bring out the first widespread foldable phone - the Huawei Mate X’s mere presence has surely forced the South Korean brand to speed up its creation of a bending handset, meaning consumers get access to the technology earlier (although Samsung probably would have rather waited to deliver the Galaxy Fold…).

So is it all over for Huawei?

There is a glimmer of hope for Huawei’s continued use of Android and the capabilities that offers.

The US Commerce Department recently issued a 90 day rollback of the trade restrictions imposed on Huawei to allow American networks to still buy important equipment to maintain infrastructure - in essence admitting that the restrictions would have deep implications for current operations and would need to be assessed on an ongoing basis.

Google has also confirmed it is ‘reviewing’ the situation and implications the sanctions are imposing - it doesn’t want to limit the reach of its Android ecosystem, and US brands like Qualcomm are going to be severely impacted by Huawei restrictions, so will likely lobby to have this decision re-examined.

However, if Google is forced to cut off Huawei from future Android security updates and access to the Play Store, then it could not only make things difficult for Huawei but cause consumers to view any Chinese brand with suspicion - given the proliferation and technological prowess of these new phones, that would also have a huge impact on the industry.

While this move seems to only affect Huawei, it’s going to have a knock-on effect for the entire industry and will most likely affect the next smartphone you buy - and could even mean the rise of a new mobile operating system too.



 news that Google has blocked Huawei’s future access to Android updates– for both apps and timely security updates – not only casts doubt over the entire future of the Chinese smartphone manufacturer’s business, it also could have wide-ranging implications for the future of the global smartphone market.

After US President Donald Trump placed Huawei on the ‘entity list’, limiting the business US brands could do with Huawei, Google has been forced to restrict access to the Google Play Store, which means that in the future users won’t be able to gain access to popular titles, nor to speedy security updates to the Android OS.

In short, Huawei will no longer be able to offer access to crucial Google apps, and will be severely limited in how quickly it can give users access to the latest versions of Android, and the new features and security updates those offer.

What does that mean if I have a Huawei phone?

We’re still fully dissecting the news, but perhaps the most useful piece of information is Google's first statement that was issued to TechRadar:

“We are complying with the order and reviewing the implications. For users of our services, Google Play and the security protections from Google Play Protect will continue to function on existing Huawei devices,” a spokesperson told us.

However, there is one nugget of good news if you’ve just spent large amounts of money on a Huawei P30 Pro: as alluded to above, current devices from the Chinese brand will continue to get security updates and access to the Google Play Store for the foreseeable future, as Google has promised not to leave those out in the cold.

Huawei has also told us that it will continue to do all it can to support all its phones currently out in the wild, and is looking at other implications of Google's decision.

The company told us: “Huawei has made substantial contributions to the development and growth of Android around the world. As one of Android’s key global partners, we have worked closely with their open-source platform to develop an ecosystem that has benefited both users and the industry.

"Huawei will continue to provide security updates and after-sales services to all existing Huawei and Honor smartphone and tablet products, covering those that have been sold and that are still in stock globally.”

That doesn’t mean you can rest easy if you’re a current Huawei owner though – how long this support will last for is, as yet, unclear – and it's unlikely to continue for years to come.

While most smartphone brands will only honor security updates for two to three years after launch of a new handset, one might expect this to be much shorter in the case of Huawei phones, given these new restrictions from Google.

Will future Huawei phones still use Android?



Image credit: TechRadar

The move from Google means it will no longer work with Huawei directly on issuing updates to its system, and won't give the company access to the Google Play Store. This is a potentially critical blow to the brand, which only recently spoke out about its plans to be the world'slargest smartphone manufacturer.

This means that if Huawei wants to keep using the Android operating system, it will need to use the Android Open Source Platform (AOSP), which is a free platform that any brand can use as an underlying foundation for its products.

However, it along with the Google Play Store it won’t have access to the core Google apps like YouTube, Google Maps and Chrome – these are core elements of Google's business that it's not duty bound to make available to anyone.

Without access to the Play Store, Huawei would be forced to work directly with developers to get them to create versions of their wares for its phones. This situation would be similar to that of Amazon’s Fire OS, which is based on AOSP but has its own app store, as the retail giant seeks to control the platform its Fire tablets and Echo devices run on.

If Huawei is forced to use AOSP the consequences could be devastating, as access to a fully-stocked app store is crucial to the success of any modern smartphone – Nokia and Microsoft failed to make Windows Phones a viable alternative to Android and Apple’s iOS, even though both brands poured millions into developer tools and enticing the top app creators onto their platform.

However, Huawei has claimed that it's been developing its own alternative to Android for nearly seven years, calling it a ‘Plan B’ that’s ready to go should it lose access to the services listed above.

In the latest statement to TechRadar, Huawei said: “We will continue to build a safe and sustainable software ecosystem, in order to provide the best experience for all users globally,” which sounds like it already wants to generate some positive hype around its alternative OS.

How this would work is currently unclear, as Huawei also said it would rather continue working with brands like Google and Microsoft (whose Windows operating system runs on Huawei laptops) to offer the best experience.

”Huawei has been working hard on developing its own AppGallery and other software assets in a similar manner to its work on chipset solutions.” Ben Woods, Chief of Research at CCS Insight, told TechRadar. ”There is little doubt these efforts are part of its desire to control its own destiny.”

It seems unlikely, however, that the Chinese brand would have developed viable alternatives to all the top Android apps for its next round of smartphones.

If Huawei loses access to the Google Play Store, it would take an enormous amount of investment to attract developers to create app options that would keep users of its smartphones happy – and you have to wonder whether the brand would feel it was worth continuing to make phones at all when faced with that kind of hurdle.

The same would also apply to Honor, the sub-brand of Huawei phones, in the future. Honor might have tried to distance itself from its parent company, but it’s been confirmed that it will be subject to the same sanctions.

However, the launch of that brand’s Honor 20 smartphone is still going ahead as planned – so it’s clear that devices currently created and in the supply chain are still going to be supported in the Android ecosystem.

What about other brands? What does this mean for the wider smartphone world?



Image credit: TechRadar

(Image: © TechRadar)

While these sanctions don’t currently affect other brands, the message being sent is wide-ranging: politics can hugely affect one of the most crucial devices for billions of people.

While there’s currently no issue with brands headquartered in other parts of the world, a similar sanction could see other smartphone manufacturers forced into a costly rethink.

A few years ago Samsung seriously threatened a breakaway move from Google’s Android operating system as it felt the search brand had too much control over the operating system on Galaxy smartphones.

It worked to develop the Tizen OS, and while that’s still currently being used on devices like its Galaxy smartwatches, it triggered negotiations with Google to allow more freedom for manufacturers.

(It’s worth noting that while Samsung did release smartphones based on Tizen, they were budget models and didn’t come anywhere close to the success of its Galaxy range).

The beneficiary here could be Apple - Trump has long advocated for the brand to move its operations from China to the US, and exempted Apple from the trade tariffs imposed on China previously so the brand wouldn’t have to raise its prices.

Huawei has been a thorn in Apple’s side of late, the rise of the Chinese brand seeing it usurp the Cupertino smartphone maker in the worldwide rankings - it’s a real competitor in the premium smartphone space and Trump clearly wants to see the American brand do more business in the US.

However, moving the operations from China would be incredibly costly for Apple, and it would still need to source many components from Asia to build future iPhones, so it’s unclear how much of an effect a move would truly have.

Losing Huawei from the smartphone world may also have a wider impact on the smartphones other vendors are pushing out. The Chinese brand’s aggressive development of new technological capabilities has forced rivals to significantly improve their devices and push out new advancements of their own. Losing this would slow the rate of development.

Huawei’s smartphone camera prowess has arguably kickstarted a race to include ever-greater sharpness, richness and quality in smartphone snappers in the last two years - the quality of pictures one can take on a premium smartphones has improved dramatically as the P series from Huawei has relentlessly pushed the boundaries of what’s possible.

The brand is also in a race with Samsung to bring out the first widespread foldable phone - the Huawei Mate X’s mere presence has surely forced the South Korean brand to speed up its creation of a bending handset, meaning consumers get access to the technology earlier (although Samsung probably would have rather waited to deliver the Galaxy Fold…).

So is it all over for Huawei?

There is a glimmer of hope for Huawei’s continued use of Android and the capabilities that offers.

The US Commerce Department recently issued a 90 day rollback of the trade restrictions imposed on Huawei to allow American networks to still buy important equipment to maintain infrastructure - in essence admitting that the restrictions would have deep implications for current operations and would need to be assessed on an ongoing basis.

Google has also confirmed it is ‘reviewing’ the situation and implications the sanctions are imposing - it doesn’t want to limit the reach of its Android ecosystem, and US brands like Qualcomm are going to be severely impacted by Huawei restrictions, so will likely lobby to have this decision re-examined.

However, if Google is forced to cut off Huawei from future Android security updates and access to the Play Store, then it could not only make things difficult for Huawei but cause consumers to view any Chinese brand with suspicion - given the proliferation and technological prowess of these new phones, that would also have a huge impact on the industry.

While this move seems to only affect Huawei, it’s going to have a knock-on effect for the entire industry and will most likely affect the next smartphone you buy - and could even mean the rise of a new mobile operating system too.

United States has been trying to persuade allies not to allow China a role in building next-generation 5G mobile networks.

    

United States has been trying to persuade allies not to allow China a role in building next-generation 5G mobile networks.

Chinese telecoms giant Huawei is ready to deal with Washington’s crackdown and will reduce its reliance on US components, its founder told Japanese media.

President Donald Trump effectively barred Huawei from the US market on Wednesday and added it to a list which would restrict US sales to the firm amid an escalating trade war with Beijing.

“We have already been preparing for this,” Huawei founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei told a group of Japanese journalists Saturday in his first interview since Trump’s move.

Ren said Huawei would continue to develop its own components to reduce its dependence on outside suppliers.

Huawei is a rapidly expanding leader in 5G technology but remains dependent on foreign suppliers.

It buys about $67 billion worth of components each year, including about $11 billion from US suppliers, according to The Nikkei business daily.

The usually elusive Ren, 74, has come out of the shadows in recent months in the face of increasing pressure on his company.

Ren’s army background and Huawei’s opaque culture have fuelled suspicions in some countries that the firm has links with the Chinese military and intelligence services.

Huawei is also the target of an intense campaign by Washington, which has been trying to persuade allies not to allow China a role in building next-generation 5G mobile networks.

US government agencies are already banned from buying equipment from Huawei.

“We have not done anything which violates the law,” Ren said, adding the US measures would have a limited impact.

“It is expected that Huawei’s growth may slow, but only slightly,” he said, according to The Nikkei.

A former army technician, Ren founded Huawei in 1987 with only $5,000, according to company lore.

Huawei now claims to have nearly 190,000 employees, operates in 170 countries, and reported revenue of more than $100 billion in 2018.

Ren said his company would not yield to pressure from Washington.

“We will not change our management at the request of the US or accept monitoring, as  ZTE has done,” he said, as quoted by The Nikkei, referring to fellow Chinese telecoms giant ZTE which was also targeted by Washington.

ZTE came close to collapse last year after US firms were banned from selling it vital components over its continued dealings with Iran and North Korea.

Trump later reversed the decision and in return, ZTE had to pay a $1 billion fine and accept monitoring by the US Commerce Department.

Google suspends some business with Huawei after Trump blacklist - source

      

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google has suspended business with Huawei that requires the transfer of hardware, software and technical services except those publicly available via open source licensing, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Sunday, in a blow to the Chinese technology company that the U.S. government has sought to blacklist around the world.

Holders of current Huawei smartphones with Google apps, however, will continue to be able to use and download app updates provided by Google, a Google spokesperson said, confirming earlier reporting by Reuters.

"We are complying with the order and reviewing the implications," the Google spokesperson said.

"For users of our services, Google Play and the security protections from Google Play Protect will continue to function on existing Huawei devices," the spokesperson said, without giving further details.

The suspension could hobble Huawei's smartphone business outside China as the tech giant will immediately lose access to updates to Google's Android operating system. Future versions of Huawei smartphones that run on Android will also lose access to popular services, including the Google Play Store and Gmail and YouTube apps.

"Huawei will only be able to use the public version of Android and will not be able to get access to proprietary apps and services from Google," the source said.

The Trump administration on Thursday added Huawei Technologies Co Ltd to a trade blacklist, immediately enacting restrictions that will make it extremely difficult for the company to do business with U.S. counterparts.

On Friday, the U.S. Commerce Department said it was considering scaling back restrictions on Huawei to "prevent the interruption of existing network operations and equipment". It was not immediately clear on Sunday whether Huawei's access to mobile software would be affected.

The extent to which Huawei will be hurt by the U.S. government's blacklist is not yet known as its global supply chain assesses the impact. Chip experts have questioned Huawei's ability to continue to operate without help from the United States.

HTC Release Economical Blockchain Smartphone With Potential Of Running A Bitcoin Full Node

 Taiwanese Consumer electronics giant- High Tech Computer
 (HTC) has announced the unveiling of a brand new economical
version of its blockchain smartphone.Exodus 1
Last year in May, the Company had broadcasted to
 be working on an Android phone powered by blockchain technology. Later
in October, Exodus 1- its first crypto smartphone was released which created quite
 a buzz among the crypto community. The built-in hardware wallet of the smartphone
allowed users to store cryptocurrencies securely. Exodus 1 was priced at $699.

I sugessted this phone for One of my young pastor (Bro Isreal) in my church

                   
According to reports, on May 11, at the Magical Crypto Conference in New York, HTC Decentralized
 Chief Officer Phil Chen has launched the scion- HTC Exodus 1S which will be released
 in the latter part of this year. This will allow the users to run a full bitcoin node directly
 on the smartphone along with the initial capabilities of storing cryptocurrencies. Considering
the focus on being low-cost, Exodus 1S will be priced at around $250 to $300.

The Bitcoin full node will provide a trustless user experience. A complete register of all
 the transactions that were made on the bitcoin network since its being founded back in 2009
 is what a “full node” means. There are nearly around 9,000 active full bitcoin nodes worldwide
 as of now, which help in verifying bitcoin transactions to avoid manipulation of the bitcoin blockchain.

A full node is the only way that one can use Bitcoin in a completely private manner
 and they are significant in securing the future of Bitcoin. Thus having the full blockchain
 stored on their phones will let the users immediately verify transactions directly through
their device and this, in turn, will make it easier for app developers to connect to
 the decentralized Bitcoin network. HTC hopes that with this smartphone, more people
will participate in keeping the bitcoin network running, thus making it more secure and stable.

HTC Exodus 1S will be the first ever smartphone to have full node capabilities,
in addition to carrying out the standard smartphone functions like videos, pictures, music, apps, and dapps.


Network     Technology    
GSM / HSPA / LTE
Launch     Announced     2018, October
Status     Available. Released 2018, December
Body     Dimensions     156.6 x 73.9 x 8.7 mm (6.17 x 2.91 x 0.34 in)
Weight     -
SIM     Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
     IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Display     Type     Super LCD6 capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size     6.0 inches, 92.9 cm2 (~80.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution     1440 x 2880 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~537 ppi density)
Platform     OS     Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Chipset     Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)
CPU     Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
GPU     Adreno 630
Memory     Card slot     No
Internal     128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Main Camera     Dual     12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF & laser AF, OIS
16 MP (12 MP effective), f/2.6, 1.0µm, 2x optical zoom, AF
Features     Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video     2160p@60fps, 1080p@60/240fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), HDR, 24-bit/96kHz stereo sound rec.
Selfie camera     Dual     8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4", 1.12µm
8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4", 1.12µm
Features     HDR, panorama
Video     1080p@30fps
Sound     Loudspeaker     Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack     No
     32-bit/384kHz audio
Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Comms     WLAN     Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth     5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
GPS     Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Radio     No
USB     3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Features     Sensors     Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
     Zion crypto wallet
Secure Enclave
Social Key Recovery (key sharding)
dApps (decentralized apps)
Battery           Non-removable Li-Ion 3500 mAh battery
Charging     Fast battery charging 18W: 50% in 35 min (Quick Charge 3.0)
Misc     Colors     Black
Price     About BTC 0.15/ETH 4.78(crypto curr)

Motorola Use Samsung Chipset to build one of the best phone in the world, One Vision

Even though Motorola is not the dominant maker it once was it was never afraid to innovate and push the envelope. The company is even looking to release a foldable phone, reviving the RAZR series, but that doesn't mean it's overlooking its midrange lineup. The company wants to stay up to date with the current trends and offer a rare set of features for the asking price and it delivered the Motorola One Vision.
                   



The One Vision brings a lot of firsts to the Motorola lineup. 21:9 aspect ratio, punch-hole selfie camera and a Samsung-made chipset - the Exynos 9609 - are all new to Moto phones. And it's all wrapped inside a stylish package without departing too far from the typical Motorola design. You can easily tell from afar that this is a Motorola-made handset and that's certainly not a bad thing.

Much like the recently released Sony Xperia smartphones, Motorola puts emphasis on the tall 21:9 screen, which we found to be particularly useful for scrolling through social media feeds and multi-tasking. Oh, and of course, when watching 21:9 content on Netflix and YouTube.

The 48MP rear main camera is another big selling point of the One Vision. Naturally, the sensor employs a Quad-Bayer filter combining four pixels into one outputting a 12MP image but with native HDR and boosted low-light performance.

Here's the Motorola One Vision cheat sheet:

Motorola One Vision specs

Body: 160.1 x 71.2 x 8.7 mm, 180 grams, front and back glass panels, plastic frame.

Screen: 6.3" FHD+, 1080 x 2520 px resolution; 21:9 aspect ratio; ~432 ppi.

Chipset: Exynos 9609 (10 nm): Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), Mali-G72 MP3 GPU.

Memory: 4GB RAM, 128GB built-in storage, microSD slot support (up to 512GB).

OS: Android One based on Android 9.0 Pie.

Rear camera: 48MP, f/1.7, OIS, Quad Pixel 1.6μm, PDAF + 5MP depth sensor; 1080p@30fps video recording, 2160p@30fps.

Front camera: 25 MP, f/2.0; Quad Pixel 0.9μm; 1080@30fps video recording.

Battery: 3,500mAh, TurboPower 15W fast charging.

Connectivity: Dual-SIM hybrid slot; LTE; USB 2.0 Type-C; Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac; GPS + GLONASS + BDS; Bluetooth 5.0; NFC.

Misc: Punch-hole front-facing camera

Unboxing the Motorola One Vision

The smartphone comes in a standard package, rather small at first sight, but contains pretty much everything you'd expect and even more.



In addition to the handset itself, the charging brick and USB-A to USB-C cable and the usual user manuals, the box also hosts a transparent silicone protective case and a pair of Motorola-branded earbuds. However, we've been told that the buds will only be available in Brazil.

China says any further action against companies like Huawei could escalate tensions

China's Commerce Ministry warned Thursday that U.S. actions against companies such as Huawei could escalate trade tensions.

On Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump declared a national emergencyover threats against American technology. The U.S. Department of Commerce subsequently announced the addition of Huawei Technologies and its affiliates to the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Entity List. Now U.S. businesses will need a license to sell or transfer technology to Huawei, likely making it far more difficult for the Chinese telecom giant to conduct business with them.

We ask the U.S. to stop further actions, so Chinese companies can have a more normal environment to trade, to avoid further escalation of U.S.-China trade tensions, spokesperson Gao Feng said in Mandarin during a press conference Thursday, according to a CNBC translation.

He criticized the use of national security as a tool for protectionism, and emphasized that overseas operations of Chinese companies should respect local laws.

Trade tensions between the U.S. and China took a negative turn in the last two weeks, upsetting expectations that both sides would soon reach a deal. The U.S. raised tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods on Friday, and China retaliated Monday with plans for tariffs on $60 billion worth of U.S. goods set to take effect June 1.

Gao said Beijing has not received any details on a U.S. visit to China for further trade negotiations. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin plans to visit Beijing in the near future, according to a Dow Jones report.

Trump expected to sign order paving way for U.S. telecoms ban on Huawei

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Trump expected to sign order paving way for U.S. telecoms ban on Huawei

Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order this week barring U.S. companies from using telecommunications equipment made by firms posing a national security risk, paving the way for a ban on doing business with China's Huawei, three U.S. officials familiar with the plan told Reuters.Us Is about to give it all to Huawei

The order, which will not name specific countries or companies, has been under consideration for more than a year but has repeatedly been delayed, the sources said, asking not to be named because the preparations remain confidential. It could be delayed again, they said.


The executive order would invoke the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which gives the president the authority to regulate commerce in response to a national emergency that threatens the United States. The order will direct the Commerce Department, working with other government agencies, to draw up a plan for enforcement, the sources said.

If signed, the executive order would come at a delicate time in relations between China and the United States as the world's two largest economies ratchet up tariffs in a battle over what U.S. officials call China's unfair trade practices.

Washington believes equipment made by Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, the world's third largest smartphone maker, could be used by the Chinese state to spy. Huawei, which has repeatedly denied the allegations, did not immediately comment.

The White House and Commerce Department declined to comment.

The United States has been actively pushing other countries not to use Huawei's equipment in next-generation 5G networks that it calls "untrustworthy." In August, Trump signed a bill that barred the U.S. government itself from using equipment from Huawei and another Chinese provider, ZTE Corp.

In January, U.S. prosecutors charged two Huawei units in Washington state saying they conspired to steal T-Mobile US Inc trade secrets, and also charged Huawei and its chief financial officer with bank and wire fraud on allegations that the company violated sanctions against Iran.

The Federal Communications Commission in April 2018 voted to advance a proposal to bar the use of funds from a $9 billion government fund to purchase equipment or services from companies that pose a security threat to U.S. communications networks.

Samsung Note 10 just got a fierce rival.Huawei Mate 30 pro

Huawei Competition with IPhone and Samsung is getting more intresting
The incoming Samsung Galaxy Note 10versus Huawei Mate 30 Pro flagship phone showdown just got a lot more real. That's because the entire core spec of the Chinese maker's new flagship got leaked and, simply put, it looks like a serious piece of hardware.

The specs, which were leaked on Chinese news site new.qq.com, reveal a device equipped with a next-gen 7-nanometer EUC-processed Kirin 985 processor, a huge Huawei P30 Pro-beating 6.71-inch OLED display, a super fast Baron 500 (Balong 5000) 5G modem, and a large 4,200mAh
battery.

Other spec details include that the Huawei Mate 30 Pro will also support a 4-curve curved design in terms of its screen, and that the phone will come equipped with an in-screen fingerprint reader that will remain in the same place as on the Huawei Mate 20 Pro.

And, speaking of similarities to the Mate 20 Pro, the new flagship Mate will reportedly retain the square-shaped camera installation on the rear of the phone. However, this time out the Mate 30 Pro will boast four lenses, with the flash unit positioned in the centre of them.

Lastly, the leak indicates that the Mate 30 Pro's 4,200mAh battery will support Huawei's 55W Super Fast Charging, and it will also retain the ability to deliver reverse wireless charging, too.

So, from what we can see here at shegrotblog, if these leaked specs are to be believed then the Mate 30 Pro looks like a powerful if iterative update to last year's Mate flagship. An even bigger screen makes sense, purely to stay in line with to the current industry vogue for enlarging smartphone displays, while range-leading processing power also fits.

though, is the reported 4,200mAh battery, which is the exact same size as the unit fitted in last year's Huawei Mate 20 Pro. Now, that battery was a revelation back in October 2018, and when T3 reviewed the phone we were genuinely bowled over by its ability to deliver a true 48 hours of phone usage on a single charge.

A year later, though, and while we're sure it will still be impressive it will hardly be another radical jump forward, and with the phone packing a 5G modem we have concerns that it won't be able to deliver the same sort of stellar performance. Time will tell, of course.

The four-lens camera installation with centre-mounted flash makes sense to us as well, both in terms of a hardware perspective (so it stays in-sync with the photo-taking powerhouse P30 Pro) as well as from a design point of view, with the curved square camera installation being immediately, stand-out recognisable.

Interestingly, the report also mentioned that there could be 4G version of the Mate 30 Pro as well, but how that fits into a range line-up is anybody's guess. Traditionally, Huawei has released its Mate range in three devices, a Lite, regular and Pro variant. So maybe a 5G P30 Pro is offered on top of a trio of 4G devices, or the standard for the P30 and P30 Pro is 5G and a 4G variant of the Pro is offered up in certain territories. Right now it remains unclear.

One thing is clear, though: even if the Huawei Mate 30 Pro does end up to be equipped as indicated in this leak, with some super-fast storage and RAM thrown in to boot, then it will already deliver seriously fierce competition to the Samsung Galaxy Note 10. And, if it has a few more tricks up its sleeve, too, which are yet to be revealed, then it may be too hot for the South Korean flagship to handle.