[ad_1] There’s finally a major foldable smartphone on the market beyond the Galaxy Fold… if you live in China. As promised, Huawei has started selling the Mate X through its Vmall online store. It’ll cost a steep 16,999 yuan (about $2,400 US), but you’ll also have a unique, 5G-capable device that can unfold to offer […]
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Volkswagen begins pre-production of its ID.3 EV in China
[ad_1] Production at the factory, a joint venture with SAIC, is expected to start in October 2020, and it will have an annual capacity of 300,000 vehicles. FAW-Volkswagen plans to manufacture another 300,000 ID. model vehicles in Foshan, China. Volkswageg expects to sell 22 million all-electric cars worldwide by 2028, and more than half of […]
China to curb gaming addiction by imposing time limits on younger players
[ad_1] China’s National Press and Publication Administration announced the regulations, which forbid those under 18 from playing games between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m. They also limit play time to 90 minutes per day during the week and three hours per day at weekends and holidays. Other rules include obliging young players to use their […]
US will grant Huawei trade ban exemptions ‘very shortly’
[ad_1] Ross didn’t give hints as to which firms had applied for licenses. However, the trade ban has conspicuously affected Google more than some companies. Huawei can’t offer new phones with a version of Android using Google apps so long as the blacklisting remains in effect, and its ability to update existing phones will go […]
China tells online stores to stop selling e-cigarettes
[ad_1] It’s not certain if or when the ban will end. This isn’t the first time Chinese retailers have pulled e-cigs, but it’s considerably broader than before. In September, Juul’s e-cigarettes disappeared from shelves just a week after they became available in China. This will be a serious blow to e-cig makers in China if […]
Interior Department grounds drone fleet over security concerns
[ad_1] It isn’t clear if any particular behavior or network activity from the drones set off alarms at the Department of the Interior or if they were grounded due to the fact that DJI hardware is made in China. The company’s drones have been in the spotlight for years. As The Wall Street Journal points […]
FCC proposal would ban some US telecoms from using Huawei, ZTE gear
[ad_1] The rationale for the proposal won’t surprise you. Pai argued in an opinion piece that Chinese companies are beholden to demands from the country’s intelligence agencies, and that companies like Huawei could theoretically be forced to install backdoors or otherwise cooperate with surveillance on “sensitive” American communications. The Chairman claimed that vulnerabilities in Huawei […]
China passes law regulating data encryption
[ad_1] The law requires that all state secrets be stored and transmitted using “core and common” encryption, and that institutions working on cryptography have to establish “management systems” that guarantee the security of that encryption. Those managers won’t be allowed to ask private encryption developers to turn over “exclusive” info like source code, though, and […]
UK set to allow Huawei in ‘non-contentious’ parts of 5G networks
[ad_1] Earlier leaks suggested that all four of the UK’s largest carriers (EE, O2, Three and Vodafone) were using Huawei gear in their 5G networks. While they’re aware of concerns that China might task Huawei with using equipment to spy on UK targets, they may also have strong business incentives to adopt Huawei gear. It […]
Trump administration may blacklist Chinese firms that routinely copy tech
[ad_1] Navarro called the apparent leak “fake news” in response, but the Post maintained that multiple insiders had seen hard copies of the potential order. If an order like this did go ahead, it would raise numerous concerns about potential abuses of power. It’s not clear what level of violations would be needed to reach […]