Google declared its plan to invest $1 billion in Africa over the next 5 years to support its “digital transformation” which would ensure a faster and cheaper internet and provide low interest-loans for small businesses. The announcement was made through …
A spokesperson for the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) confirmed that the country will be investigating the cyber security status of Chinese mobile phones for possible censorship features. A recent report from Lithuania’s Defense Ministry said that Chinese …
Chinese phone maker Xiaomi denied accusations that its devices have built-in censorship features after Lithuania’s defense ministry recommended that people throw away their Chinese smartphones. “Xiaomi has never and will never restrict or block any personal behaviors of our smartphone …
South Korea announced its plans to fine Google 207.4 billion won ($177 million) for blocking its flagship smartphone brands like Samsung from utilizing other operating systems. The Associated Press reported that South Korea enforced an amended telecommunications policy that bans …
A Chinese citizen who is a former sales director of Huawei in Poland and a Polish cybersecurity expert has gone on trial in Warsaw for alleged espionage. The trial was held in an undisclosed court that was closed off to …
The U.S. Defense Department announced on Monday that it has agreed to remove Xiaomi Corp. from its blacklisted companies, reversing the move that the previous Trump administration made to allow investments to be established again between the country and the …
Production on Apple’s flagship mobile device, the iPhone 12, has dropped by 50% at the Foxconn facility in India due to COVID-19 infections that have crippled their workforce. The Foxconn facility in question is located in Tamil Nadu and is …
The founding family of South Korean electronics giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd announced on Wednesday that they would pay more than 12 trillion won ($10.8 billion) in inheritance tax and donate tens of thousands of the family’s massive art trove …
Huawei was reportedly able to monitor all calls made on KPN, one of the Netherlands’ largest mobile phone networks. The Capgemini consultancy firm reported in 2010 that Huawei could have been monitoring the calls of the provider’s 6.5m users without …
South Korea’s LG Electronics announced Monday that it will be ending its mobile phone production due to financial losses, making it the first phone brand to completely withdraw from the market. In a statement delivered earlier this morning, LG said …