BROWSING: Devices

US government officially lifts seven-year ban on ZTE

  The decision by the U.S. Department of Commerce will allow the Chinese vendor to resume operations The U.S. Department of Commerce (DoC) formally lifted a seven-year ban on U.S. companies selling components and software to Chinese vendor ZTE, after it complied with all the requirements...

Designing Mission Critical Communications Solutions for First Responders

The First Responder Network was created to provide a nationwide, prioritized communication network for first responders and public health and safety agencies. This initiative creates a significant business opportunities for companies with the knowledge and expertise to create the robust, interoperable devices first responders...

Kagan: Why Apple iPhone and MacBook performance is so poor lately

Come on Apple, you’re better than this. I’ve used Microsoft Windows computers for more years than I can remember. Then a few years ago I switched to Apple MacBook when Microsoft was forcing users to the new Windows 10 format. I figured that I...

Analyst Angle: Cellular inventions trigger avalanche of activities among companies

  Major innovations in cellular technologies arise largely from the substantial Research and Development (R&D) investments and inventions of relatively few companies, followed by widespread collaborations including many more in the process of standard setting. Inventor inspiration triggers avalanche of cellular tech development activities The disproportionately large...

Qualcomm, Vivo fit 5G mmWave antenna in smartphone

Qualcomm engineers test Vivo's 5G mmWave antenna in commercial form factor Chinese smartphone manufacturer Vivo and U.S. semiconductor company Qualcomm have integrated a 5G millimeter wave antenna array into a commercial-sized smartphone and measured its performance over the air, the companies announced.   The design integrates a 28 GHz mmWave antenna array into a cellphone-sized form factor that also uses sub-6 GHz technologies,...

Integration: The smart home hub killer (Reality Check)

  I am glad to report that the smart home market is in rude health. One recent research report from Parks Associates found that 17 percent of US broadband households own an Internet-connected entertainment device and a smart home device, with an additional 13 percent...

Mobile security concerns include IoT, ‘cryptojacking’

A new report from Allot Communications details the impacts when a mobile phone's processing power is hijacked for crypto currency mining, while other security researchers found vulnerabilities in diameter signaling that put mobile networks at risk. Allot, in its Telco Security Trends report for the...

Senators move to reinstate ZTE ban as Commerce waits for payment

Senators move to reinstate ZTE ban as Department of Commerce said ZTE must replace its entire board of directors within the next 30 days Adding a new wrinkle to the ZTE saga, a bipartisan group of senators is trying to reinstate the ban on the...

Kagan: Apple battery problem back with new iPhone iOS update

Suddenly, the iPhone battery-gate problem is back again, full force, after the latest iOS 11.4 update. You would think after dealing with the expensive and embarrassing battery problem several months ago, Apple would never again go anywhere near the issue. That they would be...

Ooredoo launches 5G home broadband devices in Qatar

Ooredoo said it aims to upgrade 100 base stations to 5G within the next three months Qatar-based telecommunications group Ooredoo has announced the launch of what it claims to be the world’s first live 5G home broadband devices. The devices, which are currently being tested on...

Commerce Department confirms terms of ZTE deal

ZTE must pay up to $1.4 billion, replace its entire board of directors and senior leadership, and submit to a decade of embedded U.S. trade monitors in order to resume receiving exports from U.S. tech companies, in what the Department of Commerce is calling...

Computex: NXP securing the edge, Qualcomm pushing always-on PCs

Qualcomm pushing for acquisition of NXP As Qualcomm continues its bid to acquire Dutch silicon firm NXP, the two major global companies this week in Taipei, Taiwan, for the annual Computex event, made big product and partner announcements that highlight the reach, in terms of...

Kagan: I warned you about Alexa, Home, HomePod AI privacy risk

  Today, Amazon is embarrassed and red-faced now that their Alexa AI smart speaker has been caught red-handed recording a private conversation, putting it into a message and sending it to someone in the address book of an unsuspecting user, without the user knowing what...

ZTE’s devices future could be just as uncertain if denial order is lifted

Confusion between ZTE’s networks business and devices business could hurt the company’s prospects even if the trade dispute is resolved. Even as President Trump has seemingly become personally involved in the U.S. Commerce department’s ban on exports to ZTE, the prospects for ZTE’s future devices...

Qualcomm focuses on cognitive intelligence to coordinate AI research

Although Qualcomm has been doing AI research for more than 10 years, a dedicated R&D unit will help to coordinate AI development efforts across the company In a week where Qualcomm, Microsoft, and Intel are all holding simultaneous artificial intelligence (AI) developer conferences, Qualcomm announced...

Kagan: Will Apple HomePod using Siri AI succeed or flop?

  Everybody loves the ride to success Apple has seen over the last decade. The next question is, will their new HomePod be a success or a failure? HomePod is their AI device which uses Siri and is like Amazon Alexa or Google Home. Will...

Trump justifies decision to save ZTE, arguing the vendor is a big buyer of US components

  The U.S government is allegedly negotiating with China a deal to lift sanctions on ZTE in exchange for the removal of duties on U.S agricultural products President Donald Trump has justified his decision to help find a solution to help Chinese vendor ZTE get back...

U.S Department of Commerce to accept additional evidence from ZTE

  Report: Commerce says new evidence to be presented by ZTE would be analyzed through an informal procedure The U.S Department of Commerce will allow ZTE to present additional evidence after the agency recently issued an order banning American firms from selling components and software to...

DOJ investigating carriers’ role in embedded SIM development

GSMA puts embedded SIM development on hold, pending DOJ inquiry The Department is Justice is examining whether AT&T and Verizon worked together to use GSMA-facilitated standards to hinder U.S. consumers' ability to take full advantage of embedded SIM technology, which makes it easier for wireless...

US and UK warn of Russian hackers targeting network devices

U.S. and U.K. issue alert about Russian state-sponsored hackers The U.S. and U.K. recently published an alert that Russian state-sponsored hackers are targeting network infrastructure devices, such routers, switches, firewalls and network-based intrusion detection systems, as part of a cyber espionage campaign. The joint-alert was issued...

ZTE says U.S ban could affect the survival of the company

  Chinese vendor says the restriction would also affect the interests of some U.S firms Chinese vendor ZTE said that a U.S. ban on the sale of components and software to the company is unfair and threatens its survival but will also potentially affect the interests...

Intel introduces TDT, Security Essentials to counter cyber threats

Intel announces Threat Detection Technology and Security Essentials Intel recently made two technology announcements: Threat Detection Technology (TDT) and Security Essentials. The former serves as a set of silicon-level capabilities to detect new classes of threats, while the latter serves as a framework that standardizes...

ZTE to be heavily damaged if it fails to reach agreement with the U.S, analyst says

U.S ban on ZTE could also negatively impact China’s 5G program Chinese vendor ZTE’s business could be heavily impacted if the company fails to reach an agreement with the U.S government over a ban which prohibits U.S companies from exporting components to ZTE for a...

Symantec releases internal security tools to combat targeted attacks

Symantec uses machine learning to detect targeted attacks Cybersecurity company Symantec announced it has made a threat detection technology used internally to detect targeted attacks available to its Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) customers. Targeted attacks are one the biggest cybersecurity threats facing organizations. They can be...