Autotalks passes Chinese C-V2X field test
Published in Transportation
Thursday, 04 April 2019 12:27

Autotalks passes Chinese C-V2X field test


Transmits over 1.5 km

Vehicle to Everything (V2X) communication outfit Autotalks thinks it might have a foot in the door in China after the successful completion of the C-V2X field test with an unnamed Chinese technology giant.

Apple lower prices in China again
Published in Mobiles
Tuesday, 02 April 2019 11:40

Apple lower prices in China again


Lower taxes

The fruity cargo cult Apple lowered prices for its products in China on Monday not as an admission that it was overpriced, but because a cut in the country’s value-added tax (VAT) rate came into effect.

Google execs ponder censored search in China
Published in News


Shush its is secret

Google executives are conducting a secret internal assessment of work on a censored search engine for China.

Samsung sings of Chinese tasty green shoots of recovery
Published in Mobiles


The smartphone business is picking up

Samsung said it is starting to see the “green shoots of recovery” in its Chinese smartphone business.

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

China dismisses US security claims

 
… As EU negotiates for better access

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

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

US falling behind on smartphones


Apple/Samsung dependant US is snubbed by the cool tech

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

Chinese slash costs of iPhones again
Published in Mobiles
Wednesday, 06 March 2019 12:48

Chinese slash costs of iPhones again


Still too expensive

Chinese retailers, desperate to offload overpriced iPhones, have slashed the price on the technological turkeys for a second time.

China walks away from US cybersecurity truce
Published in News
Wednesday, 20 February 2019 11:04

China walks away from US cybersecurity truce


Crowdstrike warning

Security outfit Crowdstrike has warned that China has largely abandoned a hacking truce negotiated by Barack Obama as payment for President Donald Trump's trade war with Beijing.

China and Iran launching cyber attacks on US
Published in News
Tuesday, 19 February 2019 11:30

China and Iran launching cyber attacks on US


Experts blame it on Trump factor

Businesses and government agencies in the United States have been targeted in a sudden wave of aggressive attacks by Iranian and Chinese hackers and security experts believe they have been energized by President Trump's withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal last year and his trade conflicts with China.

Chinese hackers crack Norwegian software firm Visma
Published in News


“Potentially catastrophic attack”

Hackers working on behalf of Chinese intelligence breached the network of Norwegian software firm Visma to steal secrets from its clients, cyber security researchers said.