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• EU to investigate telecommunications equipment imports from China

  The European Union is preparing to investigate the imports of mobile networking gear from China for anti-competitive practices, a move that's likely targeted at telecommunications equipment companies Huawei Technologies and ZTE.

  By Michael Kan | 16 May, 2013 03:57

  Tags: Huawei Technologies, telecommunication, regulation, ZTE, government

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  Apple regains fifth spot in Chinese smartphone market, shipments soar

  Apple retook its spot as China's fifth largest smartphone vendor in the first quarter, as the country's market grew to triple the size of the U.S.'s.

  By Michael Kan | 09 May, 2013 10:24

  Tags: Huawei Technologies, Apple, samsung, consumer electronics, smartphones, ZTE, Lenovo

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  For first time, smartphone sales top other mobile phones in first quarter

  Six years after the sale of the first iPhone and 14 years after the first BlackBerry email pager was unveiled, smartphone shipments have outnumbered sales of other types of mobile phones.

  By Matt Hamblen | 26 April, 2013 13:57

  Tags: Mobile/Wireless, IT industry, Networking, wireless, ZTE, mobile, Blackberry, Apple, consumer electronics, htc, IDC, smartphones, Nokia, Lenovo

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  LG stages comeback as smartphones outsell feature phones for first time

  LG Electronics more that doubled its sales of smartphones in the first quarter, which was the first time smartphones outsold feature phones, according to market research company IDC.

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 26 April, 2013 12:19

  Tags: Huawei Technologies, telecommunication, applications, ios, LG Electronics, iPhone, ZTE, Android, mobile, Apple, Android OS, consumer electronics, smartphones, Samsung Electronics, Mobile OSes

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  ZTE agrees to Android, Chrome patent licensing from Microsoft

  Microsoft has inked an agreement with China's ZTE for its Android and Chrome patent licensing program.

  By Michael Kan | 24 April, 2013 04:00

  Tags: consumer electronics, intellectual property, Microsoft, smartphones, patent, legal, ZTE, Android

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  China's ZTE finds some positive in security concerns, wants to boost brand

  Chinese handset maker ZTE put a positive spin on the recent U.S. scrutiny of its networking business, stating that the controversy at least gave the company some publicity and name-recognition.

  By Michael Kan | 18 April, 2013 07:59

  Tags: consumer electronics, Android, smartphones, ZTE

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  Is Samsung's Galaxy Mega Android smartphone lineup just too big?

  While the issue of size creep in Android phones hasn't exactly been ignored, big devices have become so commonplace that the discussion is largely academic at this point -- the vast majority of high-end Android phones are simply big. Deal with it, as a certain former Microsoft employee might say.

  By Jon Gold | 11 April, 2013 19:21

  Tags: Galaxy Mega, Configuration / maintenance, PC, Networking, wireless, hardware systems, ZTE, Data Center, Galaxy S 4 mini, consumer electronics, htc, Microsoft, smartphones, Google Android smartphone, software, Samsung Android

• China slams U.S. for discriminating against nation's tech vendors

  China has slammed a new U.S. funding law that will tighten scrutiny of information technology purchases from the country, and said it could severely damage the mutual trust between the two nations.

  By Michael Kan | 01 April, 2013 05:57

  Tags: Huawei, Government use of IT, regulation, ZTE, government

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  Huawei loses to ZTE in French patent suit

  Networking and telecom equipment vendor Huawei has lost a patent lawsuit it filed in France against ZTE over a USB connector patent, ZTE said on Friday.

  By Loek Essers | 29 March, 2013 14:09

  Tags: Huawei Technologies, telecommunication, intellectual property, patent, legal, ZTE, Huawei Enterprise

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  Report: Samsung grabs about one-third of market with 70M-plus Q1 smartphone sales

  Samsung's total worldwide smartphone sales have likely totaled more than 70 million units in the first quarter of 2013, or roughly a third of the overall market, according to a new report from Counterpoint Research.

  By Jon Gold | 28 March, 2013 20:12

  Tags: android phones, Networking, wireless, ZTE, software, Lenovo, Galaxy S III, Samsung phones, Blackberry, galaxy s 4 phone, Apple, consumer electronics, smartphones

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  U.S. to scrutinize IT system purchases with ties to China

  Certain U.S. federal agencies could be hindered from buying information technology systems made by companies with links to the Chinese government under the new funding law signed by President Barack Obama earlier this week.

  By Michael Kan | 28 March, 2013 09:55

  Tags: Huawei Technologies, regulation, security, ZTE, Lenovo, government

• ZTE to let airline passengers access Internet using Wi-Fi and LTE

  After years of development, airline passengers will be able to access the Internet using LTE this year, according to ZTE.

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 26 March, 2013 13:14

  Tags: 4g, telecommunication, ZTE

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  Huawei wins German sales ban on 4G ZTE base stations

  Networking and telecom equipment vendor Huawei has won a provisional injunction against sales of 4G base stations by competitor ZTE in Germany.

  By Loek Essers | 18 March, 2013 15:21

  Tags: Huawei Technologies, intellectual property, Networking, wireless, patent, legal, ZTE, network infrastructure, networking hardware

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  3G and 4G USB modems are a security threat, researcher says

  The vast majority of 3G and 4G USB modems handed out by mobile operators to their customers are manufactured by a handful of companies and run insecure software, according to two security researchers from Russia.

  By Lucian Constantin | 15 March, 2013 16:21

  Tags: peripherals, Huawei, online safety, security, ZTE, Desktop security, spyware, malware, BLACK HAT EUROPE, Modems

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  Five smartphone and tablet trends from Barcelona

  This year's MWC may have been lacking in high-end smartphone launches, but the "W" stands for "world" and lower-cost models shown this week are needed to open up the mobile-phone market to more people globally.

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 28 February, 2013 19:02

  Tags: Huawei Technologies, LG Electronics, hardware systems, ZTE, tablets, mobile, sony, Android tablets, MWC, consumer electronics, smartphones, Samsung Electronics, Mobile OSes