Chinese technology provider Huawei wasrecently accusedof being able to monitor all calls made using Dutch mobile operator KPN. The revelations are from asecret 2010 reportmade by consultancy firm Capgemini, which KPN commissioned to evaluate the risks of working with Huawei infrastructure. While the full report on the issue has not been made public,journalists reporting on the storyhave outlined specific concerns that Huawei personnel in the Netherlands and China had access to security-essential parts of KPN’s network – including the call data of millions of Dutch citizens – and that a lack of records meant KPN couldn’t establish how often this happened....

Chinese mobile manufacturer Huawei is reportedly in the final stages of the securing a deal that would see a mobile network deployed on the London Underground in time for the 2012 Olympics. The Sunday Timesbroke news of the deal, which would see Hauwei supply equipment to information systems firm Thales, who would install and maintain the networks, in cooperation with the UK’s mobile operators. The roll out of a subterranean mobile network has been discussed for a number of years but has never been realised, particularly because budget restrictions and the sheer scale of the installation....

Though it only launched less than a year ago, Huawei’s $100 Android mobile phone, IDEOS has quickly become a best seller in Kenya. According toHuawei, IDEOS was the most popular smart phone in Kenya for the first quarter of 2011. “Since the IDEOS launch five months ago, so far over 60,000 pieces have been sold and we are moving towards the 100,000 piece mark with its share of the local smartphone market at 45% in the first quarter of the year, making it the top selling device with February alone reaching 73%,” said Huawei’s CEO, Herman He in a statement....

Trump’s ban on Huawei was arguably the biggest single blow to the smartphone ecosystem in recent years, crippling the company’s prospects in western markets where access to Google services is essential for Android users. Since then, Huawei has been focusing on building its own mobile OS, and we now know it is set to arrive soon: Huawei announced that HarmonyOS — known as Hongmeng in China — will launch on June 2....

Welcome to SHIFT Basics, a collection of tips, explainers, guides, and advice to keep you up to speed with mobility tech. One of the most important choices you need to make when buying an ebike is whether you want to opt for a hub-drive or mid-drive motor. The choice of motor system can significantly affect your ride quality, and it’d do you well to know the differences. A hub drive motor is the most common type of motor you’ll see on cheaper ebikes, with the motor integrated into the front or rear wheel....