China cybersecurity group seeks review of Intel products for possible breaches

China cybersecurity group seeks review of Intel products for possible breaches

A Chinese cybersecurity group has called for a review of Intel products sold on the mainland, alleging that the US semiconductor giant’s chips pose a threat for “frequent vulnerabilities and high failure rates”. The Cyber Security Association of China (CSAC) said in a WeChat post on Wednesday that Intel’s central processing units (CPUs) have shown … Read more

Huawei’s China smartphone sales in August beat Apple for first time in 46 months: report

Huawei’s China smartphone sales in August beat Apple for first time in 46 months: report

That aligned with findings from government think tank China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, which reported a 12.7 per cent year-on-year decline in foreign smartphone shipments, including Apple’s iPhone, in the same month. Those shipments fell to 1.87 million units in August, from 2.14 million a year earlier, as domestic smartphone shipments rose 26.7 … Read more

Huawei reclaims top spot in China’s smartphone sales ranking, its first time back since company was added to US blacklist

Huawei reclaims top spot in China’s smartphone sales ranking, its first time back since company was added to US blacklist

Huawei Technologies climbed back to the No 1 spot of China’s smartphone market in the initial two weeks of this year, according to a report by research firm Counterpoint, putting more pressure on 2023 industry leader Apple and major mainland rivals in the world’s largest handset market. This marks the first time Huawei reclaimed the … Read more

China’s smartphone market recovers in 2023 amid increased competition, Huawei’s strong comeback in 5G handset segment

China’s smartphone market recovers in 2023 amid increased competition, Huawei’s strong comeback in 5G handset segment

Domestic smartphone shipments totalled 289 million units last year, compared with 272 million in 2022, according to the latest report published on Monday by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), a scientific research institute under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. That increase was in stark contrast with the 22.6 per … Read more