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Jul 15

US Companies Could Start Business Dealings With Huawei In The Next Few Weeks

Thanks to a recent reversal, it was announced that Huawei could once again do business with US companies. However, it does not mean that the company has been taken off the Entity List, but rather it meant that unless the business poses a risk to national security, US companies can apply for licenses to do business with Huawei.

However, the big question is when will business dealings resume? Turns out it could be pretty soon. According to a report from Reuters, it seems that US companies are expected to begin their business dealings with Huawei once again in as little as 2-4 weeks. The publication was told by two US chipmakers that they will be applying for licenses soon, while another customer response management company has also indicated that they plan on applying for a license in the coming days.

We should point out that companies on the Entity List can still do business with US companies if a license were to be granted. However, usually it is understood that these licenses are not easy to come by and are usually denied for the most part, but in Huawei’s case, it is expected to be slightly more lenient, but exactly how much more lenient remains to be seen.

In the meantime, the ban had initially put Huawei in some pretty hot waters. This is because there are a variety of components, software, and services that the company uses for its consumer products that come from the US, including Android and Google Play services.

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Jul 15

Huawei Still Unsure If HongMeng Will Replace Android On Its Phones

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As many of you might have heard by now, Huawei is expected to develop its own alternative to Google’s Android operating system. This is in response to the US government who had previously put Huawei on its Entity List, ultimately preventing the company from doing business with US companies such as Google.

We had heard that the operating system that the company is developing is known as HongMeng, but now it turns out that Huawei might be having second thoughts. According to a report from the South China Morning Post, Huawei chairman Liang Hua was quoted as saying, “We haven’t decided whether to develop Hongmeng into a smartphone OS yet.”

We should point out that Liang’s statement was merely a clarification about its HongMeng platform, where the company did acknowledge that it was in development, although it seemed to be mostly aimed at Internet of Things devices, as opposed to smartphones. This doesn’t mean that the company isn’t working on an Android alternative, but according to Liang, they would ultimately still prefer to use Android if they can.

As it stands, Huawei still remains on the US Entity List, but a recent decision meant that Huawei could do business with US companies again, as long as the licenses are applied and that the business dealings don’t involve national security.

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Jul 15

HTC Wildfire E to revive forgotten brand in Russia

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HTC is one of the embattled smartphone companies that just refuses to say “Uncle!”. Year after year, it puts out smartphones that fail to reach sales targets. Despite rumors that it’s winding down its mobile business or focusing on niche markets with its Exodus blockchain phone, the company keeps putting on a strong face. It might have found another way … Continue reading

Jul 15

Facebook Board Member Peter Thiel Calls Google 'Treasonous' and Says CIA Should Investigate

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Billionaire Peter Thiel has called for a federal investigation into Google’s refusal to work with the U.S. military and says that the tech giant’s relationship with the Chinese military is “treasonous,” according to a new report from Axios late Sunday.