
Apple hit by Trump trade tarriffs
Looks like it will be paying big tariffs
Apple was denied relief for tariffs on five Chinese-made components for the upcoming Mac Pro computer, even after the company announced it was keeping some assembly operations in the US.

Huawei faces further US purge
Ericsson and Nokia get boost from plan
A bill is set to be presented to US lawmakers later this week that would essentially pay smaller wireless providers to swap out gear from Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE.

Apple not shifting production back to US
Good morning Vietnam
Hopes by President Donald [Prince of Orange] Trump that his trade war might lure Apple back to the US appear to have had the same success as his other policies.

Honor 20 Lite: Does it delight?
Review: Cute little phone that won't break the bank
A month or two back I attended the launch of the Honor 20 series in Battersea where the company showed off a number of phones including the Honor 20 Lite, the baby of the family.

Huawei downplays Trump’s "reprieve"
US Trade Officials ignoring Trump anyway
US President Donald (Prince of Orange) Trump’s move to relax a ban on Huawei will not have “much impact” on the business, according to Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei.

Trump appears to soften his tone on Huawei
Suddenly realises it buys a lot of US product
US President Donald Trump has appeared to be softening his view on Chinese communications giant Huawei and suggested he would allow the company to once again purchase US technology.

Chinese chipmakers still need US tech
We can’t have independence without a little dependence
Chinese chipmakers have been warning their government that they cannot meet targets to domestically source 40 per cent of chips by 2020 without US involvement.

Big Tech rallies to fight Trump
Hands off our hardware
Dell, HP, Microsoft and Intel have issued a statement saying that they were opposed to US President Donald Trump’s proposal to include laptop computers and tablets among the Chinese goods targeted for tariffs.

Euro chipmakers suffer because of Trump's trade war
Shareholders fear that they might be forced into a global ban
European chipmakers Infineon Technologies, AMS and STMicroelectronics shares fell sharply amid worries Huawei Technologies suppliers may suspend shipments to the Chinese firm due to a US crackdown.

Trump bans US tech in Huawei products
Trade blacklist
President Donald (Prince of Orange) Trump has added China’s Huawei to a trade blacklist, immediately enacting restrictions that will make it extremely difficult for the telecom giant to do business with US companies.