Huawei's French Offices Searched by Financial Prosecutors
Chinese wireless equipment maker Huawei said its office in France was searched as part of a preliminary investigation by French financial prosecutors.
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Chinese wireless equipment maker Huawei said its office in France was searched as part of a preliminary investigation by French financial prosecutors.
Josh Horwitz, Sayantani Ghosh (Adds Huawei denial in paragraph 10, graphic) Jan 28 (Reuters) - Apple Inc’s smartphone shipments jumped 22% to record levels in the fourth quarter, making it the world’s biggest seller, while those for Huawei plunged as U.S. sanctions took effect. An expanded number of models and a new look for the iPhone 12 lineup, Apple’s first 5G-enabled devices, tapped pent up demand for upgrades, especially in China. Shipments hit 90.1 million phones, a record for any quarter, giving it global market share of 23.4%, data from research firm IDC showed. “In China, App...
By Avi Asher-Schapiro, Thomson Reuters Foundation 6 Min Read (Adds Huawei comment in paras 22-24) BERLIN, Jan 13 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Chinese technology giants have registered patents for tools that can detect, track and monitor Uighurs in a move human rights groups fear could entrench oppression of the Muslim minority. The series of patents, filed as far back as 2017, were unearthed by IPVM, a video surveillance research firm. In a report published on Tuesday, IPVM reveals a cluster of patents for systems that could be used to analyse images for the presence of Uighurs, and hook in...