Pentagon issues its orders

The Pentagon is ordering retail outlets on US military bases to stop selling Huawei and ZTE smartphones, citing security risks.

Trying to prove it did deals with Iran

It is starting to look like the US government is planning to dump a similar embargo on Chinese tech company Huawei to that which could severely damage ZTE.

A casualty of trade war

China’s ZTE said that a US ban on the sale of parts and software to the company was unfair and threatens its survival.

A US company makes android

ZTE's woes over losing all its US component companies might get worse as it was revealed that it might also lose its Android licence. 

Seven-year ban

Chinese electronics giant ZTE has been effectively kicked out of the US for seven years after admitting to trading with North Korea and Iran.

The Chinese get a bruising…

While the world is still sort of wondering about the air strikes in Syria last week, some of the rest of us – including Scotland – are thinking about the other things that are happening in our little world of technology. 

Destined as the codename implies

ZTE is one of these companies which try hard but don’t really achieve much in the smartphone area. It decided to codename a phone Iceberg and put two notches on the front of the phone.

We ain't no Chinese spies

ZTE has counter attacked against concerns from US lawmakers that it is a vehicle for Chinese espionage, saying it was a trusted partner of its US  customers.

"National security concerns" are probably protectionism

US politicians are never going to stop a small thing like “proof” stand in their way of Chinese companies making a mess of their protectionism.

Rows with the US monitor

Two consulting firms hired to help the United States police ZTE Corp’s compliance with trade sanctions have resigned, according to Reuters.