Huawei Technologies on Friday offered the first glimpse of an in-house software that may someday replace Google’s Android, an important step toward reducing its reliance on American technology.

US President Donald Trump is forcing Huawei – the world’s second biggest smartphone maker – to build a rival operating system to America’s Google.

Broadcom has agreed to buy Symantec’s division that serves business customers for $10.7-billion in cash, adding software designed to keep hackers out of corporate systems.

Cell C said late on Thursday that it is up to date with all payments to MTN South Africa for its national roaming agreement.

Cell C has missed several payments to national roaming partner MTN South Africa, underscoring the dire financial straits in which the country’s third-largest mobile operator finds itself.

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MTN Group’s first-half earnings rose as Africa’s largest wireless carrier pushed ahead with an asset disposal plan and saw strong profit growth in its biggest market of Nigeria.

Samsung Electronics has taken the wraps off the Galaxy Note10, the latest generation of a marquee stylus-equipped device the company hopes will arrest a slide in profitability and ward off Apple and Huawei.

Even by the standards of Uber Technologies, $5-billion is a lot to lose in three months of doing business. Yet, that’s the amount analysts expect to see for the second quarter.

MTN Group’s interim financial results for the six months to June 2019 show that its South African business is under pressure as the result of new sector regulations and the weak economy.