The West is Huawei with the fairies
Published in News
Wednesday, 24 April 2019 21:38

The West is Huawei with the fairies


Opinion: 5G is an accident waiting to happen

I first encountered Huawei in, I think, the 2000s, when I was still editing the INQuirer. It was showing off some network infrastructure kit – new to the game, it was a contender. But now it is way more than a contender, it's made big strides in the technology field.

More than half of US doesn’t have broadband
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Despite claims by the subsidy collecting telcos

More than 162.8 million people—over half the population of the United States don’t use broadband internet according to figures worked out by Microsoft.

Americans scared of self-driving cars
Published in Transportation
Tuesday, 02 April 2019 11:44

Americans scared of self-driving cars


They are powered by witches and driven by Satan

A new survey of US adults think automated vehicles are more dangerous than current models and nearly two thirds said they would not buy a fully autonomous vehicle.

US tech expanding in Canada
Published in News
Friday, 22 March 2019 12:29

US tech expanding in Canada


Avoiding Trump’s immigration policy

US companies are going to keep hiring foreign tech workers, even as the Trump administration makes doing so more difficult.

China dismisses US security claims
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Monday, 18 March 2019 12:47

China dismisses US security claims

 
… As EU negotiates for better access

China has dismissed US security claims against its telecoms equipment maker Huawei as groundless and “abnormal”.

US falling behind on smartphones
Published in Mobiles
Monday, 18 March 2019 12:34

US falling behind on smartphones


Apple/Samsung dependant US is snubbed by the cool tech

One of the take-outs from this year’s Mobile World Congress was a noticeable lack of development from US smartphone companies.

US orders Germany to dump Huawei
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Tuesday, 12 March 2019 08:50

US orders Germany to dump Huawei


Intelligence. They've heard of it

In a remarkable escalation of the tech wars between the USA and China, a missive to Germany instructed the independent country not to use Huawei kit.

US Democrats introduce a net neutrality bill
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Save the Internet Act

Democrat Speaker Nancy Pelosi has announced that Democrats will introduce a net neutrality bill to replace the open internet rules that were repealed in 2017.

Europeans concerned about US data influence
Published in Cloud


More to fear from the Americans than the Chinese

European politicians are concerned that the United States has too much power over European data.

Huawei mocks US security stance
Published in Network
Thursday, 28 February 2019 11:33

Huawei mocks US security stance


We don’t spy, but you guys do

Huawei’s chairman Guo Ping took a swing at the US government while insisting that his outfit doesn't use its privileged position to spy on its users around the world.