Montreal, Canada | AFP | Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday that politics played no part in the arrest of a top executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei, who was detained on a US extradition request. “I can assure everyone that we are a country (with) an independent judiciary,” …
Read More »China protests arrest of Huawei CFO in Canada, urges release: embassy
Ottawa, Canada | AFP | Beijing on Wednesday protested the arrest in Canada of Chinese national Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of global telecommunications giant Huawei, and urged her immediate release as she faces extradition to the United States. “At the request of the US side, the Canadian side …
Read More »Huawei launches new tablet in flagship phone hiatus
Barcelona, Spain | AFP | China’s Huawei launched a new laptop and tablet on Sunday as it seeks to cement its place among the world’s three biggest electronic device manufacturers. The laptop, the Matebook X Pro, and the tablet, the MediaPad M5, were presented on the eve of the opening of …
Read More »China’s Huawei takes aim at ailing Samsung with new smartphone
Barcelona, Spain | AFP | China’s Huawei unveiled a new smartphone with a better camera on Sunday as it tries to fill the void left by Samsung’s withdrawal of its flagship device due to problems with the battery. Huawei’s P10 and the larger P10 Plus, launched on the sidelines of …
Read More »NEWS ROUNDUP: Youth innovations via UNFPA, Outbox, NSSF wins Award
UNFPA, Outbox accelerate youth innovations The United Nations Population Fund, in collaboration with Outbox, a local business incubator has launched a health-based innovation accelerator dubbed ‘Up Accelerate.’ This is part of a regional initiative by UNFPA East and Southern Africa Regional Office, with funding from UKAID, seeking to explore new …
Read More »Huawei takes jab at Samsung with ‘no explosion’ phone
Munich, Germany | AFP | Chinese electronics firm Huawei on Thursday unveiled its latest Mate 9 smartphone in Munich, designed to challenge global market leaders Apple and Samsung with features including a high-quality camera and higher-capacity battery. As Korea’s Samsung struggles with negative publicity following the high-profile recall of its …
Read More »10 Ugandan ICT trainees off to China for more skills
Ten Ugandans will benefit from a Huawei Technologies programme that will boost the country’s telecom strategy and capacity to monitor ICT industry trends, newest technology and equipment. The Huawei Seeds for the Future training program will run from April 16th to 30th at the Huawei headquarters in Shenzhen China. The …
Read More »Makerere students win Huawei Android Applications Challenge
By Ronald Musoke A team of six students from the department of electrical and computer engineering at the College of Engineering, Design and Technology (CEDAT) in Makerere University have won this year’s Huawei Android Applications Challenge. The team was rewarded with a Huawei tablet and a cash prize of Ushs …
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