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US blocks companies from selling chips to Huawei
Published in News


Tightens restrictions

Uncle Sam's not letting Huawei get its  mitts on any semiconductors from Qualcomm and Intel and is trying to put a spanner in the works for Huawei's phone and laptop chip supply.

Huawei’s chips match Zen 3
Published in PC Hardware
Monday, 04 March 2024 10:39

Huawei’s chips match Zen 3


HiSilicon V120 are four years behind

A Geekbench 6 result shows what could be the first look at the speed of the Taishan V120, made by Huawei's HiSilicon arm.

Nvidia still worried about Huawei
Published in AI
Friday, 23 February 2024 09:49

Nvidia still worried about Huawei


Fighting over new ground

Buried in yesterday’s filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission was an indication that Nvidia still saw Huawei as a significant threat.

How Huawei bypassed the ban
Published in Mobiles
Tuesday, 06 February 2024 10:59

How Huawei bypassed the ban


The cunning plan involved slashing Kirin production

Huawei stunned the world when it brought out the Mate 60 and Mate 60 Pro last year. Despite US bans that stop the company from getting top chips, including 5G modems, the phone's China-made Kirin 9000s SoC gave 5G and satellite network links.

Chinese phone giant orders more Mate 70s
Published in News
Thursday, 01 February 2024 11:22

Chinese phone giant orders more Mate 70s


Cleaning Apple’s clock

Chinese phone giant Huawei plans to order more Mate 70s, its latest and greatest smartphone, to eliminate Apple and its iPhone 16 from the Chinese market.

US probes another Chinese chip "threat"
Published in PC Hardware
Friday, 22 December 2023 11:38

US probes another Chinese chip "threat"


Worried about legacy chips now

The US has announced a probe into how its firms buy Chinese-made chips, under the unproven claim that they could pose a danger to national security.

China starting to ignore US chips
Published in Graphics
Wednesday, 08 November 2023 11:31

China starting to ignore US chips


Bad news for the US

Just as we predicted the US embargo against supplying chips to China has backfired and now Middle Kingdom companies are buying locally.

China holds the most cyber-security patents
Published in News
Tuesday, 07 November 2023 11:13

China holds the most cyber-security patents


Huawei and Tencent account for six of the top 10

China's presence is growing in cybersecurity technology, with companies such as Huawei and Tencent accounting for six of the top 10 global patent holdings in the sector. 

Huawei is developing chips
Published in Mobiles
Monday, 25 September 2023 10:15

Huawei is developing chips


If Apple can do it, anyone can

A look at the main chip inside Huawei’s new Mate 60 Pro smartphone has shown that the company has been developing chips which mock US sanctions.

Ericsson and Huawei renew patent cross-licensing agreement
Published in News


Both gain access to each other's tech

While the US fights to keep technology away from China and shutter Huawei's networking influence, Ericsson and Huawei have their renewed a multi-year global patent cross-licensing agreement.