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HMD announces new Nokia event: James Bond collaboration incoming?

Hadlee Simons — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 10:59:16 +0000

Nokia brand licensee HMD Global was originally scheduled to hold a launch event in Barcelona as part of MWC 2020 festivities. Unfortunately, the company canceled the event after the expo itself was scrapped.

Thankfully, we didn’t have to wait too long for HMD to hold a new event, as it’s just sent out invites for a March 19 launch in London. Check out the invite image below:

The invite doesn’t give us any clues as to what we can expect, but chief product officer Juho Sarvikas posted a teaser to Twitter. And the teaser suggests that a James Bond 007 collaboration could be in the works. Check it out below.

No Time To Wait. We have something very special lined up for you. #nokiamobilelive pic.twitter.com/xQAZWok0v6

— Juho Sarvikas (@sarvikas) March 3, 2020

It wouldn’t be the first time the franchise was associated with Nokia-branded products either. The canceled Lumia McLaren smartphone originally had the codename Goldfinger, while a canceled Nokia smartwatch was codenamed Moonraker.

Otherwise, serial leaker Evan Blass previously showed off a Nokia device dubbed Captain America. The phone could be the Nokia 5.2, and has 6GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, four rear cameras, a rear fingerprint scanner, and a waterdrop screen. Blass added that the phone was set for a March 4 launch for ~$180. So we’re definitely expecting this device when HMD’s event kicks off.

It’s also possible that the Nokia 5G phone and a Nokia Android Go device could make an appearance. In the case of the former, HMD previously confirmed that it’s working on a Snapdragon 765 series phone with Zeiss optics and PureDisplay tech. But one thing we’re not expecting is the Nokia 9.2 PureView, as it’s said to arrive in the second half of 2020.

What would you like to see when the Nokia event kicks off? Give us your answer below.

Huawei could pre-load phones in India with this new app store

Adamya Sharma — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 10:04:56 +0000

Huawei’s US troubles have not eased up at all and the company is still unable to load up its phones with Google Mobile Services, including things like the Play Store. But we’re sure you already knew that.

We now hear that the Chinese firm is in talks with an India-based company for a curated Android app store.

According to The Economic Times (ET), Huawei will soon ink a deal with OSLabs — the makers of Indus OS — to offer the Indus App Bazaar on its phones.

Indus OS is a multilingual Android fork developed for regional language users in India. You may remember it from a previous partnership with Samsung, which allowed its Indian smartphone users to browse apps from the Galaxy Store in their native language.

Read: Huawei in 2020 — So many questions

As of November 2019, the Indus App Bazaar has over 400,000 applications on its platform in 12 Indian regional languages.

“The move is to address the Google app store challenge in India. The move will help Huawei to again revive sales of its devices both the brands [Huawei and Honor] in India (sic),” a person familiar with the matter told ET.

Huawei’s tie-up with the Indus App Bazaar will reportedly start in India, but there are talks to extend the partnership globally.

“The partnership is starting with India and would be taken to other countries. The current issue of coronavirus has delayed global partnership related talks. Since the Indian team is based locally, it was easier to close the deal here,” a second source told the publication.

Why use Indus App Bazaar instead?

Pre-loading a different app store makes all the sense in the world for Huawei since it currently can’t take advantage of the Google Play Store. But why not rely on its own AppGallery? After all, the company did make a huge fuss about it during the recent global launch of the Honor 9X Pro.

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We do know that Huawei has been in talks with a number of Indian developers to create apps for HMS, its own mobile ecosystem. Why then partner with Indus OS?

It’s possible Huawei is taking this approach in India to strengthen its connection with regional language users and to deliver market-share growth in the Indian market. It’s also possible the company does not have enough India-centric apps to offer through its own AppGallery right now.

Huawei has not yet commented on this development. We’ve also reached out to folks over at Indus OS but they too have nothing to announce right now.

Oppo Reno 3 Pro review: All about the cameras

Gary Sims — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 08:58:14 +0000

The line between a flagship and a mainstream smartphone can often be blurred. The good news? Features such as multiple rear cameras, hybrid zoom, Super AMOLED displays, punch hole front-facing cameras, and high-wattage charging are no longer just for premium phones. The Oppo Reno 3 Pro boasts all these and more. But is it worth your money?

Let’s find out in our Oppo Reno 3 Pro review!

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About this Oppo Reno 3 Pro review: I spent a couple of weeks using a Reno 3 Pro, which was supplied by the manufacturer. The device was running Android 10/Color OS 7, with the January 2020 security patch installed.

What is it like to use the Oppo Reno 3 Pro?

When you look at the Reno 3 Pro you will probably notice one of three things: The front-facing punch hole selfie camera, the color, and the cameras. The Reno 3 Pro is available in three colors: Auroral Blue (the model I have), Midnight Black, and Sky White. The choice of colors is patterned on the “beauty of the changing light of sky.”

Taking a quick tour around the device, the back of the phone is plastic, as is the chassis. Along with the normal buttons (power, volume) and the SIM tray, there is a USB-C port for charging and file transfers, plus a 3.5mm headphone jack.

As the eye is the window to the soul, so the display is the window to your smartphone. The Reno 3 Pro comes with a 6.4-inch Super AMOLED display, with two punch holes for the front-facing camera system. The screen has a resolution of 2,100 by 1,080 pixels, giving it a 20:9 aspect ratio. Blacks are deep and the colors are generally vibrant. The display is bright, and, according to Oppo, it has a maximum brightness of 800 nits. It also has Full Care Display Certification from TÜV Rheinland, which implies that it is kind to your eyes.

The Reno 3 Pro uses an under-screen fingerprint reader that Oppo calls it Hidden Fingerprint Unlock 3.0. The company claims you can unlock the device in 334ms when the screen is on, and within 358ms when the screen is off. During my time with the Reno 3 Pro I had no fingerprint misreads.

Color OS, Oppo’s take on Android, seems to be more about “color” than “OS”, which is a good thing. What you get is Android 10 with all the changes needed for features like the punch hole cameras on the front. There is a drawer mode, so you don’t have to keep all your app icons on the home screen, as is often the case with Chinese brands mimicking Apple. Last, ColorOS 7 has a Dark Mode, to take full advantage of the AMOLED display.

Is the Reno 3 Pro good for taking photos?

The Reno 3 Pro has no fewer than five cameras plus a depth-of-field sensor. On the back there are four cameras: a 64MP standard camera with a 1/1.72-inch sensor and f/1.8 aperture; a 13MP telephoto with a 1/3.4-inch sensor f/2.4 aperture; an 8MP ultra wide-angle with a 1/4-inch sensor and 109-degree field of view; and a 2MP depth camera with a 1/5-inch sensor.

When working together, these cameras offer you 0.6x wide-angle shots, 1x normal photos, 2x optical zoom, 5x hybrid zoom, and 20x digital zoom.

While the primary camera is listed as 64MP, it is binned down to 16MP. You can set the camera to use the entire 64MP resolution if you wish. Zoom is not available in 64MP mode, it switches over to the telephoto.

Portrait mode produces images with a computer-generated bokeh effect, a feature that has improved across all phones of late. You can get some good results as long as you are prepared to discard the images that don’t quite work.

For low-light situations, Oppo included a Night mode and an Ultra Dark mode. The latter activates automatically when the phone detects very low-light situations. Overall, the results are impressive. However, don’t expect the camera to be able to see in the dark.

The front-facing camera is a 44MP dual punch hole setup with its own depth-of-field sensor for bokeh shots. Normal photos are actually 40MP (not 44MP) and portrait photos are 10MP. Interestingly, the bokeh effect displayed live during shooting is not the same as the one produced after the photo is taken. Sometimes the live version can be drastically wrong (blurring out bits of the face), but the final photo is generally much better.

The front-facing camera also has access to Ultra Dark. The idea is to make it easier to take selfies at night. However, I must confess, I couldn’t get this to trigger, instead I just got warnings about “more ambient light” needed. Maybe this will be improved in a software update.

Photo Mode Portrait Mode

The cameras seem to work well together and I was impressed with the results from the hybrid zoom and the portrait mode. I also liked the photos from the wide-angle lens, though personally I prefer a wide-angle lens in much of my photography. Here is a collection of sample images I took with the Oppo Reno 3 Pro so you can judge for yourself.

How is the video quality?

You can record videos in 720p or 1080p at 30fps or 60fps; in 4K at 30fps; and slow-mo in 720p at 240fps or 1080p at 120fps. All video modes can record in either H.264 or H.265.

The Reno 3 Pro also supports bokeh effects when shooting video. Using either the rear camera or the front-facing camera, you can add a shallow depth-of-field effect and simulate out of focus backgrounds. Like the bokeh effects in the photo mode, it generally works well, but there will be situations when it just goes wrong. Also, it works best when filming just one person.

The Ultra Steady Video mode is a form of stabilization that makes your footage look more professional.

The Ultra Steady Video mode is a form of electronic image stabilization (EIS) that makes it easier to take hand-held video footage. It reduces shakes and makes your footage look more professional. The downside is that there is a crop (zoom-in). Wider-angle lenses inherently show less shake, a fact that Oppo is utilizing with the Ultra Steady Video mode. It switches to the wide-angle lens along with some less-aggressive EIS, for a larger image with less obvious software smoothing.

As an added bonus, Oppo includes its Soloop smart video editor with the Reno 3 Pro. The “smart” moniker comes from the way it can automatically put photos and video clips to music and add transitions between them.

Does it have good battery life?

The Reno 3 Pro has a 4,024mAh battery and supports VOOC flash charging. A 30W (5V @ 6A) charger is in the box. You can charge it from 0 to 50% in 20 minutes, from 0% to 80% in just over half an hour, and from 0% to 100% in under an hour (53 minutes to be precise).

Battery life is a bit of a mixed bag. For most users I would say the battery life will be good, verging on great. According to my testing, you can watch videos stored locally on the device, or streamed from YouTube over 4G, for over 15 hours on one charge. Battery life is also good for those who use a lot of social media or surf the web, delivering at least 10 hours on one charge.

However, at the other end of the spectrum is 3D gaming. Playing 3D games can drain your battery much quicker. In a worst-case scenario, you will only get about 4.5 hours of 3D gaming from one charge.

Is the Reno 3 Pro good for playing games?

The processor in the Reno 3 Pro is the MediaTek Helio P95. The P95 is a minor upgrade to the Helio P90. It is an octa-core processor with two Arm Cortex A75 cores and six Cortex A55 cores. The graphics are processed by an Imagination PowerVR GM 9446 GPU. The P95 also includes an AI Processing Unit (confusingly called an APU, which other chip makers would call it an NPU, or neural processing unit). Supporting the processor is 8GB of RAM and at least 128GB of storage.

The Reno 3 Pro supports HDR gaming thanks to MediaTek's HyperEngine. The key features are higher frame rates and lower latency.

The Reno 3 Pro supports HDR gaming thanks to MediaTek’s HyperEngine. The key features are higher frame rates and lower latency thanks to a 60% shorter GPU rendering-to-display pipeline. In real-world tests, I was able to play PUBG on its highest settings, Fortnite in medium quality at 30fps, and Asphalt 8 in its medium visual quality setting. What this means in practice is that you will be able to play the leading 3D games, they will be smooth and fast enough for most gamers. Pro gamers, however, may be disappointed that they won’t be able to use the best quality settings.

If you are interested in benchmarks, the Reno 3 Pro scored 225,856 on AnTuTu V8.2.4 and 398/1509 for Geekbench 5 single-core/multi-core.

What I like about the Reno 3 Pro

The Reno 3 Pro is all about the cameras. I liked the Super AMOLED display, the punch hole for the front-facing camera, and the advantages of VOOC charging, but it is the cameras that make this device interesting. There are plenty of multi-camera devices on the market (we are spoiled for choice), but the Reno 3 Pro’s cameras have a synergy, an integration that is seen in the hybrid zoom and the portrait mode. The high image quality doesn’t hurt the experience, either, and while the talk of 64MP is interesting, the binned 16MP images are where the camera setup shines.

What I don’t like about the Oppo Reno 3 Pro

We all use our phones differently, and we all have different budgets. The Reno 3 Pro isn’t a flagship device, but it doesn’t have a flagship price point either. If you are looking for top-tier performance, especially for gaming, you aren’t going to find it here. If you are content with playable games at good frame rates, then you are all set!

The biggest downside to the Reno 3 Pro is the gaming battery life.

The biggest downside to the Reno 3 Pro is the gaming battery life. If you find yourself playing a heavy-duty 3D game for an hour, then you might not like the hit your battery takes, especially if you are on a journey. In those cases, it is better to while away the time watching a movie or using social media, your battery will thank you.

Maybe this is more of a personal issue, but I don’t like phones that wobble when you use them on a flat surface. All that camera tech means the Reno 3 Pro has a large camera module on the rear. When laid flat, the device rocks and pivots on the camera bump. The solution is, of course, to not use it when it is flat on a table, or to buy a case.

Oppo Reno 3 Pro review: Should I buy it?

If you are in the market for a smartphone that emphasizes camera performance over gaming performance, then the Oppo Reno 3 Pro could be for you. Features like VOOC charging and a larger-than-4,000mAh battery increase its attraction. Ultimately it will come down to two factors: budget and the competition. Is the Reno 3 Pro within your budget and does it offer more to you than other devices in the same category? Some competing phones to consider are the Pixel 3a, the Nokia 7.2, and the Samsung Galaxy A50.

The Oppo Reno 3 Pro with 128GB of internal storage will be available from March 6 across Amazon, Flipkart, and retail stores in India for Rs. 29,990 (around $415 or €375). The 256GB model will cost Rs. 32,990 (about $455/€412). After the initial Indian launch, the Reno 3 Series will eventually reach other countries in Southeast Asia, South Asia, Middle East, North Africa, and East Europe.

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Oppo Reno 3 Pro Cameras galore! The Oppo Reno 3 Pro has 5 cameras plus a depth of field sensor.

The Oppo Reno 3 Pro has 5 cameras plus a depth of field sensor. It isn't a gaming beast, however it does put those cameras to good use!

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OnePlus 8 series will reportedly launch next month

Adamya Sharma — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 08:28:21 +0000

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It’s been rumored for a while that OnePlus will launch its new flagship smartphone series earlier than usual this year. Now, an exclusive report from TechRadar claims that the OnePlus 8 series will go official in the second week of April. The publication has attributed sources close to the company for this information.

OnePlus usually launches its flagship series in the May-June period. The OnePlus 7 and OnePlus 6 both landed in May while the OnePlus 5 landed in June. This would be OnePlus’ first April launch for a flagship series after the OnePlus One, which was launched back in April 2014.

TechRadar’s report doesn’t reveal anything else about the upcoming phones except the purported launch timeline. This is also not the first time we’ve heard of OnePlus moving up the launch of the OnePlus 8 series.

Previously, tipster Ishan Agarwal had suggested that the OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro could launch sometime around late March or April. Looks like he was right on the money.

Even though all signs point to an April launch for the OnePlus 8 series, there’s still no official confirmation from the company. We’d suggest you take this info with a grain of salt for now and we’ll update this article as and when we know more.

Until then, if you want to learn more about the new ‘flagship killers’, head to our OnePlus 8 rumor hub and read up on everything we’ve heard about the phones so far.

Motorola Edge Plus: Everything we know so far (Update: Availability)

Phillip Prado — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 07:20:39 +0000

Update, March 3, 2020 (2:20AM ET): We’ve updated the original article with information about the expected availability of the new Motorola flagship. In all likelihood, the Motorola Edge Plus will be available through Verizon at launch in the US. Read on for more on that.

Original article, February 13, 2020 (9 PM ET): Motorola hasn’t released a solid premium flagship competitor in several years. Motorola President Sergio Buniac announced in December that that would change in early 2020. We expect this will come in the form of the rumored Motorola Edge Plus.

Unfortunately, the company seems to have done a decent job of keeping leaks at bay, so there isn’t much we know about the device yet. For now, this is everything we expect from Motorola’s upcoming flagship.

Motorola Edge Plus: Name and design

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We have yet to see any renders or pictures of the Motorola Edge Plus come through Android Authority, though we have caught a glimpse of the device’s rumored mid-tier counterpart (pictured above). What we do know is that the device is rumored to come with one of 2019’s most polarizing features: a waterfall display.

This feature is likely one of the things that led to the device’s rumored Motorola Edge Plus name. It’s also possible the device could come with the “Motorola One 2020” moniker, but we will stick with the Edge Plus title for now.

Recent rumors suggest the device could come with a hole-punch selfie camera at the top left corner. This camera cutout should be smaller than the ones seen on Motorola’s previous phones like the Motorola One Vision.

Aside from that, we can also expect Motorola to include some of the other staple premium flagship design features we’ve come to expect from recent devices. This could consist of a glass and metal chassis, thin bezels, or some form of biometric authentication, whether that be a fingerprint scanner or facial recognition sensor.

Motorola Edge Plus: Specs and features

We expect the Motorola Edge Plus to come with a 6.67-inch, 2,340 X 1,080 waterfall display. This display should run to the edges of the device, and it will most likely support a 90Hz display refresh rate. It’s also expected to come with Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 865, 8GB or 12GB of RAM, a 5,170mAh battery, and Android 10.

The device should also tout 5G support, and Motorola President Buniac said it would be the “fastest 5G phone on Qualcomm’s flagship platform” with “5G speeds greater than 5Gbps.” Other than that, we are unaware of the rest of the device’s hardware specs.

Motorola could take this opportunity to launch several new applications as well.

Software, on the other hand, is another story. Motorola could take this opportunity to launch several new applications with the phone, including Moto Edge Assistant, Moto Gametime, and Moto Audio.

Moto Edge Assistant will reportedly help users take full advantage of the new curved display. This app should allow them to tweak and customize tap actions on the edges of the screen.

Moto Gametime should introduce a customizable toolbar for users to easily access settings and other tools useful during gaming sessions. Some of these features could include notification blocking, brightness locking, and more. Users should be able to access this toolbar with a tap of a floating button or swipe in from one of the device edges.

Moto Audio should allow the Motorola Edge Plus to tune audio profiles to match specific types of content automatically. It could boost voice clarity during calls or increase the bass while you play music. This would be possible thanks to the various audio profiles for gaming, movies, music, and more.

Motorola Edge Plus: Price and release date

We expected Motorola to announce the Motorola Edge Plus on February 23, a day ahead of the official start of Mobile World Congress 2020. Unfortunately, this year’s MWC event was canceled due to concerns surrounding the current coronavirus outbreak.

Since the initial event date was scheduled for just over a week away from now, Motorola could unveil the Edge Plus at any time within the next couple of weeks. We don’t know where the device will be made available, but we hope to see a global rollout with this handset.

In the US, the Motorola Edge Plus will most likely launch on Verizon’s mmWave 5G network. The carrier recently revealed in a press release that it was able to achieve multi-gigabit speeds on Motorola’s upcoming flagship smartphone. The only other information confirmed in the press release is that the phone is powered by the Snapdragon 865 chipset and features the Snapdragon X55 5G modem.

We haven’t heard any rumors on pricing yet either, but we expect this device will fall within a premium territory. However, we don’t expect it to come anywhere near the new Galaxy S20 series or even Motorola’s new Razr foldable. It’s more likely that the device will fall somewhere between the $700-$900 price range, though that’s just speculation at this point.

Those are all the details we have on the Motorola Edge Plus so far! Be sure to bookmark this page and check back often as we will update it with new information as we get our hands on it.

Your phone can be hacked with ultrasonic waves and a… table?

Hadlee Simons — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 07:00:56 +0000

Your smartphone is capable of hearing ultrasonic waves, even though humans can’t hear these frequencies. Now, researchers have used this capability to hack Google Assistant and Siri on smartphones.

A team at Washington University in St Louis successfully used guided ultrasonic waves to trick the voice assistants into performing various actions (h/t: Vice). These actions include placing calls, taking pictures, retrieving passcodes in text messages, and adjusting volume.

Furthermore, the smartphones were simply placed on tables, with the ultrasonic waves being transmitted via this solid surface. The team noted that the so-called Surfing Attack worked on tables made out of wood, glass, and metal. They added that the hack worked on plastic tables too, but wasn’t as reliable.

So how does the hack work?

Researchers attached a microphone (to hear the assistant’s responses) and piezoelectric transducer to the bottom of the table. The team also had a waveform generator nearby to generate the relevant signals, with a laptop running the Surfing Attack software.

The researchers tested 17 phones and found that the attack worked on 15 devices from four manufacturers. These brands are Google (Pixel 1, Pixel 2, Pixel 3), Motorola (G5, Z4), Samsung (Galaxy S7, Galaxy S9), Xiaomi (Mi 5, Mi 8, Mi 8 Lite), and Apple (iPhone 5/5s/6 Plus/X). They also noted that the attack worked against phones with silicone cases. Either way, it’s extremely likely that loads of other phones could be affected by this hack.

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The team also tested the Huawei Mate 9 and Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus but found that they weren’t susceptible to the hack. It’s believed that the phones’ curved rear covers helped here, as they reduce the surface area touching the table.

As for protecting your device against the Surfing Attack, the team called on people to use thicker phone cases (e.g. wood), to place the phone on a tablecloth, and to disable voice assistant activation on the lock screen. They also recommend that you turn off lock screen personal results on Android, which means you need to unlock your device before Google Assistant can communicate on your behalf and access other personal info.

Looks like it’s Oppo’s turn to clone the Apple Watch now (Update: Launch date)

Adamya Sharma — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 06:22:17 +0000

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Update, March 3, 2020 (1:22AM ET): Oppo has officially revealed the launch date for its first smartwatch. The Oppo watch will launch alongside the Oppo Find X2 smartphone on March 6 at 4:30AM ET. The company made the announcement on Twitter and also posted an image of the watch. You can see that tweet below.

It’s time to say hello to #OPPOWatch.

Unveiled at the #OPPOFindX2 Launch Event March 6, 10.30am CET. pic.twitter.com/IwbOJnHoyg

— OPPO (@oppo) March 2, 2020

As expected, the image shows a smartwatch that bears an uncanny resemblance to the Apple Watch, minus the side-mounted digital crown. We can gather from the image that the Oppo watch will be able to make and receive calls. It is expected that the device will run on Google’s WearOS, but nothing is confirmed as of now.

We’ll update this article as and when we know more about the Oppo watch.

Original article, January 30, 2020 (5:54 AM ET): Oppo VP Brian Shen has taken to Chinese social media platform Weibo to share the first image of the company’s upcoming smartwatch. Lo and behold! We have another Apple Watch clone on our hands.

As you can see in the image (above) of the Oppo smartwatch teased by Shen, it bears a very strong resemblance to Apple’s counterpart. Thankfully, there’s one striking difference in the type of navigational buttons it sports.

The Oppo watch has two buttons on the side instead of a crown and a button that the Apple Watch houses. We don’t get a look at the left side of the watch, so it’s possible (but unlikely) that there’s a crown here anyway. Otherwise, the display, as Shen notes, is curved on the sides, unlike the Apple Watch Series 5.

It also looks like there’s some sort of green notification light on one of the buttons of the watch. A microphone hole rests between the two buttons.

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Shen doesn’t say much else about the wearable but he’s previously confirmed that it’ll launch in the first quarter of this year. We could expect the watch to show up at MWC 2020, unless the recent coronavirus outbreak delays Oppo’s plans.

On another note, how many Apple Watch clones will we have to see before companies realize they need to do something different? Recently, we saw the Mi Watch and Xiaomi-backed Amazfit GTS sport similar designs. Both even had crowns to complete the Apple-esque look. Not to mention the countless other cheap Apple dopplegangers like these ones.

Anyhow, other than its obviously borrowed design, we look forward to how Oppo differentiates its smartwatch in terms of features. We expect the usual fitness tracking capabilities, cellular connectivity, and perhaps an ECG sensor. What more could Oppo put in it? We’ll update you as soon as we know more.

How to become a software engineer

Ryan Haines — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 04:00:33 +0000

The wide world of software engineering is full of potential right now. There are opportunities almost anywhere you look and sky-high demand for qualified candidates.

The explosion of new tech has led to investment in technology and high-paying roles. However, if you see yourself pursuing a career in software engineering, there are a few things that you should know first.

What is software engineering?

Software engineers are responsible for practically all stages of the software product lifecycle. They build, launch, and maintain operating systems, applications, and networks. However, engineers and developers are not the same things. Developers often maintain and update existing code while engineers are tasked with construction.

What roles do software engineers fill?

Software engineer is a very general term. Under the umbrella of the profession, you can find people focused on blockchain, security, data, back end, and more. Of course, some fields rise and fall with changes in technology, so there’s no need to think that each role is exclusive.

How much do software engineers make and where?

According to data from Indeed and Glassdoor, software engineering careers are one of the highest-paying tech jobs right now. The average salary in the United States is around $108,000 per year and the median base pay is about $89,000. Some of the top-paying positions include full-stack engineers, back end engineers, front end engineers, and Android engineers.

Now that you know what you can be making, where can you make it? That’s the tricky part. Many software engineering jobs call big cities home, and that often means inflated costs of living. However, that usually means a bit of extra cash to compensate. The top five hiring cities are San Francisco, San Jose, New York, Boston, and Seattle. As you’ll notice, five cities that are often at the forefront of technology in the US.

What skills do I need to become a software engineer?

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10 best baseball games for Android

Joe Hindy — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 01:30:04 +0000

Baseball is America’s past time and it’s one of the most popular sports in the world. It’s easy to play, fun to watch, and the equipment is relatively inexpensive. It’s a popular sport for both hobbyists and pros. There are also baseball games on mobile. They don’t have the caliber of console games, but they can still be fun to kill a few minutes. Here are the best baseball games currently available on Android! Please note, sports in general aren’t great on mobile. If you can, you will have a lot more fun with console baseball games rather than mobile ones. We also write this list in February before spring training. Many of these games should update to the 2019 rosters and 2019 versions of the game around that time.

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9 Innings 20

Price: Free to play

9 Innings 20 is the first of many free to play baseball games. It does let you play actual baseball. However, you collect various player cards to build your roster. It features 30 MLB ballparks, 800 players, decent graphics, and more. The mechanics are a little basic and the game includes far more luck and randomness than we’d like to see in a sports game. Still, it’s a fun little time waster experience for those who don’t mind something a little unrealistic. This one is also in active development and should include new players and relatively up-to-date rosters.

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Baseball Highlights 2045

Price: $3.99 / Up to $2.99 extra

Baseball Highlights 2045 is a mobile version of a board game. Players collect various players from a pool of 60 total free agents. The player with the strongest team wins. The game also includes an integrated rule book, tutorials, auto-saving, and local multiplayer game modes. It’s not the most in-depth baseball game out there. It is an interest twist on a classic board game, though, and it runs pretty well. It goes for $3.99 up front with optional DLC as in-app purchases.

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Bottom of the 9th

Price: Free to play

Bottom of the 9th is another baseball board game. It’s a two player game. One player throws a pitch and the other player guesses where the pitch goes. The game features three difficulty levels, single player mode, local multiplayer mode, online multiplayer, Each playable character has their own attributes and abilities. It’s plays basically just like the board game does. The game goes for $4.99 with no in-app purchases or advertisements. That makes it an easy recommendation for baseball games.

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Homerun Battle 2

Price: Free to play

Homerun Battle 2 is one of the more popular freemium baseball games. Thankfully, it’s also fairly decent. It features six game types, customizable characters, simple mechanics, social gaming options, and more. The graphics are a little cartoonish. They do fit well with the arcade style of the game, though. The various game modes help keep things fresh for a while and the social element is quite good. However, the free-to-play mechanics are a bit much and so this is good as a time waster but don’t let yourself get too involved or it’ll cost you.

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Home Run High

Price: $4.99

Home Run High is another one of the unique baseball games on mobile. This one is mostly simulation. Players build teams, upgrade players, and even building stuff like batting cages or showers. The game simulates the actual baseball games. That leaves the player with the management side of it. This is actually one of the deeper baseball games available as long as you don’t mind not actually playing baseball. It goes for $4.99 with no ads or in-app purchases.

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MLB Perfect Inning 2019

Price: Free to play

Perfect Inning 2019 is a good, but not great baseball game. It features updated rosters, decent graphics, and simple game mechanics. You also get a career mode, online PvP, season mode, and various other game types. The game does have freemium mechanics and and that certainly doesn’t help the experience. They bog down and otherwise pleasant baseball game experience. Players can play actual baseball in this, but there is a bit of a luck factor when throwing pitches or getting hits. It also has a gacha (character collection) element where you build a franchise with players you obtain. It’s deeper than most, but still mostly a time waster.

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RBI Baseball 19

Price: $3.99

RBI Baseball 19 is the official baseball game from the MLB itself. It features 2018-updated rosters, stadiums, uniforms, and more. The game also has better graphics than most of the games on this list. There is also a franchise mode where players can run their own teams. The actual controls are a tad clunky, but nothing too serious. The MLB also develops some other baseball games, including Home Run Derby and the very unique Beat the Streak game where you try to get a streak long enough to break Joe DiMaggio’s consecutive game hit streak. RBI Baseball 19 is a premium game with no in-app purchases or ads. However, the developers are still trying to perfect this series, so do expect some bugs. This list was written in February so expect RBI Baseball 20 to launch at some point in 2020.

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Super Mega Baseball

Price: $19.99

Super Mega Baseball is an outstanding baseball game. Unfortunately, it’s only available on Nvidia Shield devices. It features solid graphics, a good mix or arcade and realistic mechanics, and the best difficulty system of any game of any genre. It doesn’t quite compare to the realism of current generation console baseball games. However, this is as good as it gets in the Google Play Store. It really is too bad it isn’t available on more devices, though. The $19.99 price tag is a bit steep, but sometimes you have to pay for quality stuff.

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Tap Sports Baseball 2019

Price: Free to play

Tap Sports Baseball is a series of free to play baseball games. A new release comes out basically every year. This one features decent graphics, decent mechanics, current baseball rosters, and more. The game also has tournaments, social gaming features, online PvP with multiple players, and team customization. Of course, it’s a freemium game so don’t get too excited. It has many of the same limitations and frustrations that other freemium baseball games have. Tap Sports Baseball 2018 was a different release than 2017 in the Play Store. However, 2019’s version seems to be an update to the 2018 version. Thus, expect this to turn into a 2020 variant before the end of the year.

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Fantasy Baseball

Price: Free (usually)

Fantasy baseball is a popular and easy way to enjoy the baseball season. You probably know how fantasy baseball works and it hasn’t changed in many years. You join a league, draft a team, trade players, pick up free agents, and set rosters to see who picks the best team. There are several good websites to play and most of those websites have apps. We recommend Yahoo Fantasy Sports, ESPN’s fantasy sports platform, and CBS Fantasy Sports for the most popular options. These are all free to play. There are some premium fantasy apps like FanDuel, so use those at your own discretion. This is a great, low energy way to get even more into the great game of baseball.

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The Huawei and US debacle: The story so far (Updated March 2)

Team AA — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 22:58:03 +0000

The headlines and details concerning the Trump administration’s blacklisting of Huawei have come in fast and furious over the past week. Here’s a breakdown of how the story has unfolded.

For a more detailed historical look at how Huawei has reached this point, check out our full summary here.

Wednesday, May 15:

The Trump administration adds Huawei to the US Department of Commerce’s Entity List via executive order, thereby blacklisting the company as far as US corporations are concerned.

Sunday, May 19:

Google publicly states it will obey the administration’s order: “We are complying with the order and reviewing the implications. For users of our services, Google Play and the security protections from Google Play Protect will continue to function on existing Huawei devices. Huawei will only be able to use the public version of Android and will not be able to get access to proprietary apps and services from Google.”

Monday, May 20:

Intel and Qualcomm join Google: Neither company issued a statement, but sources cited by Bloomberg said the companies would comply with the order.

Huawei issues first public response: “Huawei has made substantial contributions to the development and growth of Android around the world. As one of Android’s key global partners, we have worked closely with their open-source platform to develop an ecosystem that has benefitted both users and the industry. [We] will continue to provide security updates and after-sales services to all existing Huawei and Honor smartphone and tablet products, covering those that have been sold and that are still in stock globally. We will continue to build a safe and sustainable software ecosystem, in order to provide the best experience for all users globally.”

Huawei issues second public response: “Huawei has been building an alternative operating system just in case it is needed,” said spokesperson Glenn Schloss to CNN. “We would like to be able to continue operating in the Microsoft and Google ecosystems.”

Further reading: Huawei’s response to Google ban raises more questions than answers

Chinese government issues statement: “China supports Chinese companies defending their legitimate rights according to laws,” said Lu Kang, a spokesperson for China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to CNN. “In terms of what measures either Chinese companies or Chinese government would take, please wait and see.”

Huawei says plan B in the works: The company has an option to move forward without Google, according to several spokespersons. “We have been making a plan for this possible outcome,” said Huawei’s Jeremy Thompson, executive vice president in the U.K, speaking to the BBC. “We have a parallel program in place to develop an alternative. We would rather work with Android but if it doesn’t happen in the future we have an alternative in place which we think will delight our customers.”

US signs 90-day reprieve: On May 20, the Trump administration’s Commerce Department issued a temporary license that will allow Huawei to maintain its current products (for existing customers). The license expires August 19, which will essentially bring the full weight of the ban to bear.

Tuesday, May 21:

Huawei founder gets testy: Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei has strong words for Trump’s ban, according to Global Times. “The company is able to continue providing products and services, and the US sanctions will not hurt our core business. In such a critical moment, I’m grateful to US companies, as they’ve contributed a lot to Huawei’s development and showed their conscientiousness on the matter. As far as I know, US companies have been making efforts to persuade the US government to let them cooperate with Huawei.”

Huawei says it is working with Google: “[Google has] zero motivation to block us. We are working closely with Google to find out how Huawei can handle the situation and the impact from the US Department of Commerce decision,” said Abraham Liu, a rep for Huawei in the E.U. Liu also likened the Trump administration’s behavior to bullying. “This is not just an attack against Huawei. It is an attack on the liberal, rules-based order.”

More plan B details emerge: While not sourced from Huawei, additional details concerning Plan B have leaked. Beijing-based Caijing says Huawei has an OS in the works that could replace the Android OS on its phones while still running Android apps.

Wednesday, May 22:

Arm suspends business dealings with Huawei: British chip designer Arm told its employees to halt conducting business with Huawei. “Arm is complying with all of the latest regulations set forth by the US government,” said Arm in a statement. Huawei later acknowledged the action. “We value our close relationships with our partners, but recognize the pressure some of them are under, as a result of politically motivated decisions. We are confident this regrettable situation can be resolved and our priority remains to continue to deliver world-class technology and products to our customers around the world.”

Thursday, May 23:

TSMC says it can still do business with Huawei: A spokesperson for Taiwan’s TSMC reportedly said its shipments to Huawei won’t be affected by the current US restrictions. The chip manufacturer is responsible for producing Huawei’s Kirin smartphone chipsets, while processors from Apple, MediaTek, and Qualcomm are also churned out by the firm. The company’s continued cooperation means Huawei won’t need to search for another manufacturer to produce its Kirin processors.

Trump open to dealing with “very dangerous” Huawei: President Trump has called Huawei “very dangerous,” but said the US is open to including the company as part of a future trade agreement between the US and China.

Trump was quoted as saying: “If we made a deal, I could imagine Huawei being possibly included in some form or some part of it.” This could be a good development for Huawei, though Trump also reaffirmed suspicions about the threat Huawei potentially poses to the US. “You look at what [Huawei has] done from a security standpoint, a military standpoint. Very dangerous,” Trump said.

Friday, May 24:

Huawei barred from SD card organization: As first spotted by SumahoInfo, the SD Association currently has Huawei de-listed on its website. In a statement sent to Android Authority, the SD Association confirmed that it is complying with the US government order and barring Huawei from the association. This will not affect current Huawei smartphones, but could cause major issues for future devices.

Huawei pushed out of Wi-Fi Alliance: Similarly to the barring of Huawei from the SD Association above, the Wi-Fi Alliance also temporarily revoked Huawei’s membership to its own organization. The Alliance had this to say in a statement to Android Authority: “Wi-Fi Alliance is fully complying with the recent US Department of Commerce order without revoking Huawei Technologies membership. Wi-Fi Alliance has temporarily restricted Huawei Technologies participation in Wi-Fi Alliance activities covered by the order.”

Monday, May 27:

Huawei claims it wouldn’t support bans of American companies: Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei told Bloomberg that he would protest a Chinese ban against Apple, calling the Cupertino company his “teacher.” In regards to a Chinese ban on American companies, he said, “That will not happen, first of all. And second of all, if that happens, I’ll be the first to protest. Apple is my teacher, it’s in the lead. As a student, why go against my teacher? Never.” So it seems that Apple, at least, is safe.

Tuesday, May 28:

Huawei sues, says the ban is unconstitutional: Huawei filed a legal motion claiming the ban on the company working with other US-based companies violates the US Constitution. In its argument, Huawei says that the ban violates a constitutional law stating that Congress cannot make laws against specific individuals. Huawei feels this ban violates that clause.

TSMC will continue to work with Huawei: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will continue to make chips for Huawei, the company confirmed. This goes in opposition to other global manufacturers complying with the US ban (TSMC is not obliged to commit to the ban). Although TSMC will continue its relationship with Huawei until at least the end of the year, the other bans might still have a negative effect on TSMC’s business.

Huawei’s replacement OS will not arrive in June: A rumor started to spread online that Huawei OS — the replacement for Android on future Huawei smartphones — will land in June 2019. The source of this rumor was actually a Huawei employee. However, Huawei quickly shot down the rumor as just that, stating that any announcements regarding Huawei’s Android replacement will come through proper channels.

Wednesday, May 29:

Huawei rejoins three consortiums: Only a few days after getting pushed out of three consortiums, Huawei is now suddenly a member of all of them again. Huawei was relisted as a member in the Wi-Fi Alliance, the SD Association, and JEDEC. This is some much-needed good news for the company, although it’s not quite clear what this means for the ban overall.

Science publishing group IEEE boots Huawei employees as reviewers: The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (or IEEE) is in charge of publishing scientific journals. However, due to the Huawei ban, the US-based organization can no longer allow Huawei employees to peer review those journals. This information leaked via an economics professor on Twitter.

Friday, May 31:

China threatens to create its own ‘Entity List’ to include American firms: According to a spokesman for China’s commerce industry, China will create an Entity List of its own. Even though the spokesman didn’t call out the US or US-based companies, the implication is that China’s Entity List will include US-based companies.

Huawei employees ordered not to attend US meetings: According to the Financial Times, Huawei ordered employees to cancel technical meetings with American contacts. Huawei also reportedly sent back American citizens who worked in research and development roles.

Thursday, June 6:

Huawei will build a 5G network for Russia’s largest carrier: Amidst the US government’s Huawei ban, the company is now poised to build out a 5G network for Russian telco MTS. The carrier has 78 million subscribers and owns 31 percent of the Russian market.

Huawei CFO will fight the US to stay in Canada: Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou is currently under house arrest in Canada. In early 2020, she will go on trial and face extradition to the US where she would be charged with fraud. However, she will fight to stay in Canada and avoid extradition.

Friday, June 7:

Facebook will no longer pre-install its apps on Huawei devices: According to Reuters, Facebook will no longer allow Huawei to pre-install any of its apps on the company’s smartphones. These apps include Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, three of the most popular apps in the world. The ban only applies to phones that have not yet left the factory.

Monday, June 10:

Huawei is building up its app store: According to XDA Developers, Huawei is recruiting Play Store developers to work on porting their apps to the company’s AppGallery just in case the US ban holds and Huawei is forced to go it alone.

Wednesday, June 12:

The first major casualty of the Huawei ban is the new MateBook: Huawei consumer CEO Richard Yu told CNBC that an upcoming MateBook laptop has been put on indefinite hold due to the situation. “We cannot supply the PC,” he was quoted as saying.

Huawei’s trip to number one will be slower than originally expected: Shao Yang, chief strategy officer of Huawei Consumer Business Group, admitted that Huawei’s planned ascension to become the top global smartphone manufacturer wouldn’t happen by the end of 2019 as originally planned. On Tuesday (via The New York Times), he said, “[Huawei] would have become the largest in the fourth quarter (of this year) but now we feel that this process may take longer.”

Thursday, June 13:

Huawei files a trademark for HongMeng OS: Huawei has filed a trademark application for HongMeng in at least nine countries as well as Europe (via Reuters). It’s not clear if this means HongMeng will be the name for its Android-replacement OS across the world or if Oak OS will take its place. It’s likely Huawei is attempting to trademark HongMeng globally just so other brands don’t use it, but Oak OS will be the global name.

However, Huawei could also be looking into Sailfish OS: Although Huawei is working on its own operating system to potentially replace Android, it could simultaneously be looking into a Russian-made fork of Linux-based Sailfish OS.

Canada will likely follow through on extradition of Huawei CFO: Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland dismissed the idea of Ottawa blocking the extradition of Huawei’s Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou to the United States, saying it would set a dangerous precedent (via Reuters).

Friday, June 14:

Huawei Mate X delayed: As one would expect, the Huawei Mate X — the first foldable device from the company — is getting a delayed release. This is likely due not only to the Huawei ban but also to the debacle surrounding the botched release of the Samsung Galaxy Fold.

EMUI software based on Android Q leaks: Although Huawei is barred from using Android for the moment, the beta of Android Q launched before the ban took effect. As such, it looks like Huawei is still pushing forward with developing EMUI 10, likely in case the ban lifts.

Monday, June 17:

Huawei ban could cost the company over $30 billion: Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei has revealed a rather massive nugget of information that puts the struggle in perspective. “Our revenue will be down by about $30 billion compared to forecasts. So our sales revenue this year and next will be about $100 billion,” he said.

Huge drop in sales expected for Huawei: Bloomberg reports that Huawei is expecting international smartphone sales to drop by 40 to 60 percent due to the ban. The outlet, citing several sources, says internal estimates are that there’ll be a sales drop of roughly 40 to 60 million devices this year.

Thursday, June 20:

Huawei and Honor phones confirmed to get Android Q: Despite the Huawei ban still in full effect with no signs of letting up, the company has committed to bringing Android Q to at least two of its major device lines: the Huawei P30 series and Honor 20 series.

Friday, June 21:

Huawei files lawsuit against US Department of Commerce: In an expected move, Huawei officially filed a suit against the United States related to the Huawei ban. The company is suing the agency over telecommunications equipment seized by American officials.

FedEx refuses to deliver a package with Huawei smartphone inside: In what FedEx dubbed “a mistake,” a package was returned to the sender due to the contents: a Huawei smartphone. An explanation on the returned package cited the Huawei ban as the reason.

Thursday, June 27:

The Huawei P30 series smashes sales record of P20 series: In a bit of good news for Huawei, the company’s most recent flagship device series outsold its predecessor series buy a huge margin. It is unlikely that the sales trend will continue with the ban in full effect, though.

Saturday, June 29:

Trump announces there will be a partial lift to the Huawei ban: US companies will be allowed to work with Huawei again, President Trump announced in a news conference. On the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka, Trump said “US companies can sell their equipment to Huawei,” without going into detail. “We’re talking about equipment where there’s no great national security problem with it,” Trump continued. It’s not clear what this means for now, but it’s likely Huawei will be able to acquire basic components like Qualcomm processors and Google’s Android OS.

Wednesday, July 3:

Commerce Department still blacklisting Huawei: Although President Trump said that at least some aspects of the Huawei ban would be lifted, an internal memo in the US Department of Commerce suggests that the company is still getting the blacklist treatment.

Friday, July 5:

Government moves to dismiss Huawei lawsuit: In March, Huawei filed a lawsuit against the US government claiming that the country’s blacklisting of its networking products is illegal. On Wednesday, the US government filed an official motion to have that lawsuit dismissed.

Wednesday, July 10:

US clarifies Huawei trade ban status: On July 3, we told you about how there is some confusion regarding Huawei’s trade ban status. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross told a conference that licenses to sell to Huawei will be issued if there’s no security threat, which means President Trump’s statements on June 29 are now getting placed into effect.

Monday, July 15:

Huawei trademarks another OS name: First, we saw Huawei trademarks for HongMeng and Oak, which seemingly suggested new operating system names. Now we have another trademarked name: Harmony. Is this the name of Huawei’s Android replacement?

Huawei planning massive layoffs in US: According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, Huawei will lay off “hundreds” of employees based in the United States. Chinese citizens currently living in the US will have the option to come back to China for reassignment, while US citizens will be let go.

Wednesday, July 17:

Huawei smartphone market share way down: We’re starting to slowly see the negative effects of the Huawei ban on the company’s sales. Huawei market share in Europe is down by 9 percent when comparing June 2019 to May 2019.

Friday, July 19:

Huawei says HongMeng OS is not for smartphones: Huawei has clarified that the leaked information regarding HongMeng OS — its supposed Android replacement — is not intended for use on smartphones. However, the company would not give clear information on what it is actually for.

Monday, July 22:

Huawei involvement with North Korea is exposed: A new report from The Washington Post suggests that Huawei worked closely with North Korea to build out that country’s internal wireless network. If true, this would be in direct violation of multiple international laws and treaties.

Wednesday, July 24:

Huawei still has big smartphone ambitions: Although Huawei smartphone shipments and sales have already taken major hits, Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei thinks the company can still reach 270 million units shipped in 2019. That’s actually a higher shipment estimate than the company planned before the trade ban started, which is quite interesting.

U.K. can’t find a technical reason not to use Huawei networking gear: Two commissions in the United Kingdom — both made up of prominent business, technology, and education leads — found “no technical reason” to not use Huawei equipment in the rollout of 5G networks in the U.K. However, both commissions conceded that geo-political considerations must be made.

Monday, July 29:

There was a Huawei/Google smart speaker on the way: Before the Huawei ban went into effect, Google and Huawei had planned a smart speaker. The speaker would have been made and sold by Huawei and featured Google Assistant support. This speaker would have been sold in the US, Huawei’s first major product in years in the US market.

Tuesday, July 30:

Somehow, Huawei saw a smartphone shipment spike: Despite the Huawei ban, the company reported some very strong results. The Chinese manufacturer reported that it shipped 118 million smartphones in the first half of the year. This is a 24 percent increase over H1 2018 when it shipped 95 million units.

Monday, August 5:

Rumor points to HongMeng OS phone launching this year: Despite the fact that Huawei categorically said HongMeng OS will not be used in smartphones, a new rumor from Chinese publication Global Times says that the company could launch a HongMeng OS phone alongside the Huawei Mate 30 series later this Fall.

Wednesday, August 7:

China won’t sit idly if India blocks Huawei: India still hasn’t decided on whether to use Huawei equipment in its 5G network or not. China has now declared that if India attempts to block Huawei it will fight back through trade sanctions on India.

Friday, August 9:

Huawei officially launches Harmony OS: Huawei just announced Harmony OS. The new, open-source platform is ostensibly the final name for its Hongmeng OS. Harmony OS is “the first microkernel-based distributed OS for all scenarios,” consumer group CEO Richard Yu told attendees at the Huawei Developer Conference. The new platform supports smartphones, smart speakers, computers, smartwatches, wireless earbuds, cars, and tablets. However, Huawei simultaneously committed to keep using Android in its smartphones as long as it can.

Trump says “we are not going to do business with Huawei”: Although the trade ban against Huawei has exceptions, President Trump seemed to counteract that system of exceptions when he announced during a press conference: “We’re not going to do business with Huawei. That doesn’t mean we won’t agree to something if and when we make a trade deal, but we’re not going to be doing business with Huawei.” Allegedly, the system put in place to determine which firms have access to Huawei is suspended.

Monday, August 19:

Huawei’s 90-day reprieve extended by another 90 days: The US gave Huawei a 90-day reprieve following the trade ban against the manufacturer in May. The trade ban, which allows US companies to maintain business ties with Huawei, expired August 19.

US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross confirmed that the US government will actually extend that reprieve for another 90 days immediately following the previous reprieve. This means the Chinese brand is able to keep buying products and services from US companies to service existing customers and devices.

Huawei sent Android Authority an official response to the 90-day extension. There were two main aspects to the statement: the company stating that it is unhappy with still being on the Entity List and then declaring that the very existence of the list is bad for consumers around the world.

Thursday, August 29:

Huawei Mate 30 series tipped for delay in West due to US trade ban: The South China Morning Post reports that overseas sales of the Mate 30 series might be delayed due to the US trade ban, citing people familiar with the plans. The outlet’s sources say the phones will continue to run Android, but that they won’t offer the likes of the Play Store and Google Maps. SCMP‘s sources caution that the plan isn’t final and that further US government action might affect the move.

Friday, August 30:

US reportedly received 130 license requests to sell to Huawei, none granted: The White House made an abrupt turnaround of sorts in June when President Donald Trump announced that some US companies would be allowed to deal with Huawei. The Commerce Department stated at the time that licenses would be granted to US companies wanting to deal with Huawei, as long as there were no security risks involved. Since then, Reuters reported that the department has received 130 license applications to sell goods and services to Huawei, none of which have been granted.

Huawei confirms new Android phones with Google apps coming: Huawei South Africa confirmed that it will release at least two new smartphones by the end of this year that will feature a fully-licensed version of Android. That means Google apps will be on board.

The devices in question are the Huawei Nova 5T and the Huawei Y9 S. This isn’t the first time a Huawei phone with Google support was widely launched after the ban though, as was the case for the Honor 20 series and Y9 Prime 2019.

Sunday, September 1:

Huawei Mate 30 series launch date confirmed: Huawei has confirmed a September 19 launch date for the Mate 30 series in Munich, Germany. Even though we have a release date, the biggest questions about the Mate 30 Pro are still up in the air. It will run Android, but will it have access to the Google Play Store and Google Play Services? Only time will tell.

Tuesday, September 3:

Huawei accuses US of cyberattacks, employee harassment, but supplies no evidence: Towards the end of August, The Wall Street Journal published an article that focused on allegations of patent infringement against Chinese smartphone manufacturer Huawei. The company then published a press release in response to that article September 3, in which it defends itself against the accusations.

At the end of the press release, Huawei goes on to lists nine very serious accusations against the United States government with no evidence to prove the accusation. The unedited accusation list is as follows:

Instructing law enforcement to threaten, menace, coerce, entice, and incite both current and former Huawei employees to turn against the company and work for them
Unlawfully searching, detaining, and even arresting Huawei employees and Huawei partners
Attempting entrapment, or pretending to be Huawei employees to establish legal pretense for unfounded accusations against the company
Launching cyber attacks to infiltrate Huawei’s intranet and internal information systems
Sending FBI agents to the homes of Huawei employees and pressuring them to collect information on the company
Mobilizing and conspiring with companies that work with Huawei, or have a business conflict with Huawei, to bring unsubstantiated accusations against the company
Launching investigations based on false media reports that target the company
Digging up old civil cases that have already been settled, and selectively launching criminal investigations or filing criminal charges against Huawei based on claims of technology theft
Obstructing normal business activities and technical communications through intimidation, denying visas, detaining shipment, etc.

Monday, September 9:

US is treating Huawei unfairly, says Microsoft: In an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek, Microsoft President and Chief Legal Officer Brad Smith said the US government’s actions toward Huawei shouldn’t be taken without a “sound basis in fact, logic, and the rule of law.”

In the interview, Smith said Microsoft approached US regulators and asked for their reasoning behind the ban.

“Oftentimes, what we get in response is, ‘Well, if you knew what we knew, you would agree with us.’ And our answer to that is, ‘Great, show us what you know so we can decide for ourselves.'”

Smith also said President Donald Trump should know better and cited President Trump’s experience in the hotel industry.

“To tell a tech company that it can sell products, but not buy an operating system or chips, is like telling a hotel company that it can open its doors, but not put beds in its hotel rooms or food in its restaurant. Either way, you put the survival of that company at risk.”

Tuesday, September 10:

Huawei drops lawsuit against US over 2017 seizure of equipment: The Chinese manufacturer dropped a suit against the US Commerce Department and other agencies after the government seized telecommunications equipment back in September 2017.

The lawsuit was dropped after the US government released the telecommunications equipment in question, TechCrunch reported. Huawei’s equipment, which was tested in California and on its way back to China, was seized by the government in Alaska.

Huawei asserts that the US government found that an export license wasn’t needed for the equipment (which includes Ethernet switches and servers), but still kept the shipment without cause anyway. The manufacturer maintains that the government decision to return the equipment was a “tacit admission” that the seizure was unlawful.

Wednesday, September 18:

Huawei still leads 5G deployment: According to Huawei, shipments for its 5G-enabled base stations appear to be generally unaffected by the trade ban. Huawei reports a 33% boost in sales between July and September, bringing the company’s total global shipments to 200,000 units.

Huawei suspended from global cyber-security forum: Huawei’s membership to the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (First) gets suspended. This Forum is an “informal first responder” to major hacks and cyber-security incidents. Huawei’s suspension from the group means its ability to issue patches could slow down because it won’t have access to the group’s resources, including an automated platform that shares the latest details regarding malware.

Thursday, September 19:

Huawei launches the Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro, and the company reveals how it plans to tackle Google apps: Huawei releases the Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro, and to no one’s surprise, it doesn’t launch with Google services. To combat this, Huawei announces that it will be pushing its own app store called AppGallery, and it is pouring $1 billion into app development. Huawei hopes this will convince developers to release their apps in its Play Store competitor, but CEO Richard Yu also says as soon as the trade ban lifts, the company will push Google apps to Mate 30 devices overnight.

Huawei plans to sell 20 million Mate 30 devices even without Google services: At the Mate 30 launch event, Huawei tells Android Authority that it hopes to ship up to 20 million devices thanks to strong sales in China. CEO Richard Yu claims the Mate 30 devices are the most competitive 5G flagships in the world, and sales will reflect that even without US sales.

Sunday, September 22:

Huawei clarifies it has “no plans” to unlock the Mate 30, Mate 30 Pro bootloader: Initial confusion over remarks CEO Richard Yu made at the Mate 30 launch event led people to believe users would be able to unlock the devices’ bootloaders to make installing Google apps easier. Then, a Huawei spokesperson reaches out to Android Authority to clarify these comments, stating that Huawei has “no plans” to unlock the bootloader on Mate 30 series devices. Until the trade ban lifts, the Huawei AppGallery remains the best way to get apps on these devices.

Monday, September 23:

A sketchy way to install Google apps on Mate 30 devices surfaces: A workaround discovered on Reddit allows users to run Google apps on Mate 30 devices using a third-party Chinese development platform app called LZ Play. To do this, LZ Play requires extensive permissions that go almost as far as root access. The best part is that LZ Play isn’t monitored or vetted by Google whatsoever. Sounds legit, right? If you can’t catch the sarcasm, you probably shouldn’t do this if you own a Mate 30.

Thursday, September 26:

Huawei ships 5G base stations without US components: Despite the trade ban, Huawei still maintains its status as king of the 5G hill. On top of that, the company announced that it’s producing its 5G-enabled base stations without US parts, and it will double its current production rate in 2020.

Friday, September 27:

US government reports it’s unlikely to give Huawei another 90-day reprieve: Huawei’s current 90-day reprieve is valid until November 19, and Rob Strayer, the State Department’s deputy assistant secretary for cyber policy, reveals that Huawei shouldn’t expect another one after that. Apparently, the United States government is unlikely to renew the temporary waiver, which permits Huawei to do business with US-based firms. Not only that, but Strayer says the United States could even increase the severity of punishments related to Huawei’s business.

Thursday, October 10:

White House approves some sales to Huawei: US President Donald Trump gives the green light to begin approving licenses for US firms wanting to deal with Huawei. These licenses would allow firms to supply “non-sensitive” goods to the Chinese company, but it’s unclear if any US entities have actually received any.

Thursday, October 17:

Huawei reveals impressive Q3 year-on-year growth: Huawei announces its Q3 business results, boasting a 24.4% increase over last year’s earnings through Q3. The company also reveals it has a yearly revenue of CNY610.8 billion (~$86.1 billion) and a net profit of 8.7%.

Monday, October 21:

Huawei may have found a workaround to get its 5G technology into the US: A Huawei exec reveals the company is in talks with various US-based firms regarding patent licensing for its 5G tech. Licensing Huawei 5G technology to US firms may make it possible to bring it stateside before the end of the trade ban. This would be a clever workaround, but the US government could always change the rules and stop even patent licensing, though that is unlikely.

Wednesday, October 23:

Huawei hits 200m smartphones shipped in 2019: Huawei announces that it has shipped more than 200 million smartphones globally 64 days earlier than last year. This is even more impressive in light of its current trade ban. This high shipment volume is likely due to strong performance in China since people don’t use Google’s services there. It makes you wonder what the company could have achieved if the trade ban was not in place.

Friday, October 25:

Huawei will still be able to use next-gen Arm technology: Chip designer Arm confirms it will continue supplying Huawei despite the trade ban since the key chip technology in its next-gen architecture originates from the UK rather than the US. This means Huawei’s upcoming phones will be able to stay on the cutting edge.

Monday, October 28:

UK set to grant Huawei access to parts of 5G networks: The US insists that Huawei’s network infrastructure represents a security threat. But UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is reportedly set to grant Huawei access to the country’s “non-contentious” parts of 5G networks anyway. This could complicate the UK’s relationship with the US, which previously pressured its allies to drop Huawei from all 5G networks.

Tuesday, October 29:

Continued fear of Huawei and ZTE leads to increased tensions: To further distance the US from Huawei and ZTE, the FCC releases a statement that it will vote on two proposals November 19 to prevent US companies from doing business with them. The FCC claims this is in the name of national security, but Huawei insists it is not a security threat and wants to find a better solution to the issue.

Thursday, October 31:

Huawei continues to close the gap to Samsung: Reports show that Huawei has grown annually by almost 30% in Q3 2019, while Samsung only grew by up to 11%. This isn’t wholly representative of the future since Huawei’s Q3 shipments outside of China were limited mainly to devices certified before the trade ban. Samsung could still take some of Huawei’s market share as the trade ban rages on.

Monday, November 4:

US companies could get Huawei licenses soo n: In June, President Donald Trump said US companies would be able to conduct business with Huawei after receiving the proper licenses. Now, the US government says these licenses will be coming soon. There is no timeline for these license approvals, but hopefully, companies get the green light before the end of the year.

Wednesday, November 13:

US Attorney General William Barr says Huawei and ZTE are threats to security: Barr says he supports the FCC proposals to push back against Huawei and ZTE. He claims they “cannot be trusted,” citing pending federal criminal charges against Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou and ZTE’s violation of a previous US trade embargo with Iran.

Friday, November 15:

Huawei likely to get another extension: The US Department of Commerce is expected to extend the temporary waiver allowing US firms to conduct limited business with Huawei for another six months. This would enable Huawei and Honor devices that received Google certification before the trade ban to get software updates and security patches from Google until at least May 2020.

Monday, November 18:

Huawei plans to launch P40 globally next year: Even though the Mate 30 hasn’t shipped outside China, it still looks like Huawei plans to ship the P40 worldwide in 2020. We aren’t sure why it would do this since there is no official word on the trade ban coming to a close anytime soon, so the P40 would likely suffer the same Googleless fate as the Mate 30.

Huawei may have some inside information that leads it to believe the trade ban will be over or diminished by the P40’s launch. It could also just be gambling on its own mobile services, or it could even keep the internals of the P40 line similar enough to the P30 line that it wouldn’t require a new GMS license. Unfortunately, that would mean the company’s 2020 flagship will be merely a rehash of this year’s, but at least it would have Google apps.

Tuesday, November 19:

Huawei gets another 90-day reprieve from the US government: The US government has extended the temporary general license that allows US firms to do business with Huawei by another 90 days. This means devices released or licensed before Huawei was placed on the US Entity list will be able to receive essential software and security updates until at least March 2020.

Wednesday, November 20:

US government has made decisions on Huawei licenses: According to Reuters, the United States government is finally sending out approval and denial letters to some of the 290 US-based firms that requested special permission to work with Huawei. We don’t know which companies are approved or denied yet, but the very fact that licenses are going out at all is significant news as we’ve been waiting months for this to happen.

Friday, November 22:

Huawei can once again use Microsoft software: The US trade ban against Huawei meant that the company couldn’t pre-load Windows and other Microsoft software on its Matebook laptops and hybrid devices. Fortunately, Microsoft has now confirmed that the US Department of Commerce has approved its application to export “mass-market software” to Huawei.

The FCC votes to make Huawei and ZTE’s lives even harder: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) unanimously votes to designate Huawei and ZTE as national security risks. This means US rural carriers receiving money from the FCC’s annual $8.5-billion Universal Service Fund can’t purchase Huawei and ZTE’s equipment or services, and they must also remove and replace existing equipment purchased from these companies.

Monday, November 25:

Huawei announces its iPad Pro competitor — the MatePad Pro: Huawei announces its high-end tablet — the MatePad Pro — will go on sale in China early next year. It features an Apple-like detachable keyboard and stylus, and it runs EMUI 10 atop Android 10 with no Google Services. Can a “pro” tablet really compete without “pro” software? Huawei seems to think so; at least in China.

Monday, December 2:

Huawei Mate 30 contains no US parts, still not good enough for US gov’t: A recent teardown of the Huawei Mate 30 reveals that the device contains no hardware originating from the United States. Despite this, the US government is still considering increasing its chokehold on Huawei by expanding the reach of the Entity List to prohibit Huawei from buying products from foreign companies that are allied with the United States.

Wednesday, December 4:

The US could block Huawei from using dollars: In a move to further sanction Huawei, the US government could be preparing to ban it entirely from the US financial system. This would place the company on the Treasury Department’s Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list, making it nigh impossible for Huawei to complete transactions in US dollars. This could also cripple many US allies who rely on the company for their 4G networks.

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Thursday, December 5:

Huawei sues the FCC: Huawei announces it’s suing the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC), filing the petition in the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Huawei is challenging a recently-passed FCC order baring rural American carriers from using federal subsidies to purchase equipment from Huawei and ZTE. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai defends the agency’s decision, stating the two companies pose a security threat to the US’ communications networks and communications supply chain.

Huawei launches Nova 6 series of devices: Despite the trade ban shenanigans, Huawei still pushes forward, announcing the latest Nova 6 and Nova 6 5G handset. These devices offer flagship experiences in many ways, including the Kirin 990 chipset, 8GB of RAM, up to 256GB of storage, and one of the best selfie cameras on any smartphone currently available. The device launched in China, so the lack of Google Services shouldn’t be too big of a deal for this device.

Tuesday, December 17:

Huawei P40 series 2020 launch confirmed: Huawei CEO Richard Yu confirms the launch date of the upcoming Huawei P40 and P40 Pro handsets. The company will globally launch the devices at an event in Paris toward the end of March 2020 even though the devices still won’t come with Google Services. It will still run Android since Huawei’s Harmony OS won’t be ready for the limelight just yet.

Thursday, January 16, 2020:

Trump administration could block more sales to Huawei: According to a Reuters report, Huawei could be in for more trouble with the US government. The Trump administration is reportedly nearing publication of a rule that could further block shipments of foreign-made goods to Huawei. Under current regulations, the US can require licenses or block exports of high-tech products shipped to China from other nations. The rule states that this can happen if US-made components make up more than 25% of the value of that product. Now, the American government is mulling to lower that limit to 10% only for tech exports to Huawei. Looks like the US is out to squeeze the Chinese firm even more than it already has.

The US Commerce Department has reportedly sent the rule to the Office of Management and Budget. If other government agencies support it, the rule could become final in a matter of weeks creating more problems for Huawei.

Monday, January 20, 2020:

Huawei lands a Google maps alternative: Since the trade ban prohibits Huawei from utilizing Google services, the company was left without a solid Google Maps alternative. Fortunately, the Chinese manufacturer has finally lined one up by signing a deal with TomTom. The agreement means Huawei can use TomTom’s mapping, traffic, and navigation software in lieu of Google Maps technology. It also means Huawei can use TomTom’s software to create its own smartphone apps, potentially opening the door for a Huawei-branded mapping solution (e.g. Huawei Maps).

Wednesday, January 22, 2020:

Huawei claims it can ‘survive further attacks’ from US: In the heat of the US trade ban, Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei told attendees of the World Economic Forum that he expects the US to step up its actions against the firm in 2020. But Zhengfei goes on to say that if this happens, “the impact on Huawei’s business would not be very significant” and that he is “confident that we can survive even further attacks.”

Friday, January 24, 2020:

US says it could soon clamp down even harder on Huawei: Just as Zhengfei expected, the US government announced it would likely take more severe action against the Chinese manufacturer in 2020. US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross says there are proposals to step up the trade ban against Huawei, preventing more US-derived components from being sold to the firm. There is no official word on when exactly the Department of Commerce wanted to implement these new policies.

US Defense Dept. rejects making Huawei ban more restrictive for the time being: Shortly after the US Department of Commerce expressed plans for the government to tighten its grips on Huawei, the US Department of Defense shut down the proposal, claiming it could do more bad than good. This is either the first or one of the very few times that a government agency has prevented the Huawei ban from growing in breadth since the ban began in May 2019.

Thursday, January 30, 2020:

Huawei may not use Google apps even if it can: A Huawei representative was quoted saying that the company will not use licensed versions of Android with Google app support even if the United States lifts the trade ban. In a statement to Android Authority, Huawei neither confirmed nor denied this accusation. If Huawei truly has no intention of using Google apps again on its phones, it could seriously jeopardize the company’s standing as the second-largest smartphone manufacturer globally.

Friday, February 7, 2020:

US plans to support, promote Huawei competitors: US Attorney General William Barr suggested investing in Huawei’s competitors as another tactic to combat the Chinese tech giant. Barr thinks US firms investing in companies such as Nokia and Ericsson is one of the best ways to challenge Huawei’s dominance in the telecommunications equipment market. This means the government doesn’t just want to keep the US and its allies from doing business with Huawei, but it wants to directly support and endorse the competition.

Huawei could pre-install 70 popular Android apps on its smartphones: According to a shaky source, Huawei could be planning to ease the sting of Google-less devices by preloading popular applications on its smartphones. If the company pre-installs dozens of the most popular apps on its handsets, consumers might not need Play Services or even to sideload APKs on their own.

Tuesday, February 11, 2020:

Huawei Mate 30 Pro set to launch in UK without Google apps: About five months after its initial launch, Huawei finally announced the UK release of the Mate 30 Pro, but the device will land without Google services. The device went on sale February 20 exclusively at Carphone Warehouse for £899 (~$1,162).

Thursday, February 13, 2020:

US officials accuse Huawei of being able to tap into its mobile equipment via backdoors, while Huawei calls these allegations illogical: The US government maintained that Huawei is a security risk, and officials claimed the government has evidence Huawei has been able to access US mobile networks for more than a decade. An angry Huawei claimed these accusations “don’t adhere to any form of accepted logic in the cyber security domain.” The company went on to say it “has never and will never covertly access telecom networks, nor do we have the capability to do so.”

US government releases its Huawei indictment: The United States Department of Justice filed its 56-page Huawei indictment, formally accusing the Chinese technology company of various crimes, including intellectual property theft and conspiring to steal trade secrets from competitors. With this filing, it appears there is no end in sight for the Huawei trade ban.

Friday, February 14, 2020:

US government cuts Huawei’s latest license extension in half: Huawei’s previous trade extension was handed out in November 2019, and it was valid for 90 days. On Feb. 14, the Department of Commerce gave Huawei another extension, but this time for only 45 days. A shorter extension does not look very promising for the future of US-Huawei relations, and it further diminishes hope of Huawei phones regaining Google services any time soon.

Huawei dares US to share evidence of alleged crimes: The US government’s formal indictment contained serious legal accusations against Huawei, but it didn’t provide much evidence to support those claims. Huawei maintained its innocence, telling the US to make any of its evidence against the company public. “Don’t hide it, don’t be shy. Publish it, let the world see it,” said Huawei’s cybersecurity chief John Suffolk.

Thursday, February 20, 2020:

US government could restrict Huawei’s access to smartphone chipsets: Further sanctions by the Trump administration could restrict Huawei’s access to smartphone chipsets. The proposal aims to sever the company’s business relationship with chipmakers like Taiwan’s TSMC, one of Huawei’s main chip suppliers. Interestingly, a remark from President Trump insinuates he isn’t in favor of clamping down on Huawei’s supply of processors.

Wednesday, February 20, 2020:

Google still wants to work with Huawei: Android and Google Play Vice President Sameer Samat says Google has applied to the US government to resume business dealings with Huawei. If the US government approves this application, Google should be free to offer Google Mobile Services and other services on Huawei devices. There is no word on when we can expect the government to either approve or reject Google’s application.

Monday, March 2, 2020:

Proof emerges that Huawei violated trade sanctions: Reuters obtained proof that Huawei engaged in a trade deal with Iran in 2010 involving the sale of computer parts and other technology originating in the United States. The sale included physical technology products created by Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, Symantec, and Novell which would directly violate US trade sanctions. The proof of this deal comes in the form of two packing lists and other documented correspondence between Huawei and an Iranian company called Mobile Telecommunication Co. of Iran (MCI, or sometimes MCCI). If these documents get verified by other parties, they could become evidence used against Huawei in the current trade ban dispute.

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