Chinese manufacturer ZTE is in trouble with the U.S. again, this time for allegedly bribing a foreign official. Two tears ago, the company failed to follow penalties placed on it by the Commerce Department and ended up banned from its U.S. supply chain.

Although it's marketed as a gaming smartphone, Red Magic 5 is a flagship first and foremost.

The U.S. is pressuring Britain to reverse its decision to allow Huawei networking equipment to be used in the country's 5G networks. A proposal by four GOP Senators could result in U.S. scrutiny of Britain's foreign investments.

We have been hearing about US lawmakers’ concerns with foreign network equipment makers, such as Huawei or ZTE, over allegations of espionage, for quite some time already. Now, the Senate has passed a bill requiring a review of the 5G network’s security, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Apple, Samsung, LG, and Motorola were the unsurprising top four smartphone vendors stateside during Q4 2019, while Alcatel managed to beat Google and OnePlus for the fifth spot.

Huawei has been considered a national security threat by the US government for a couple of years already. In consequence, in 2019, the FCC has officially banned companies from using subsidies to buy Huawei or ZTE network equipment, over the allegations of espionage.

The ZTE Axon 10s Pro is the world's first smartphone officially announced with a Snapdragon 865 SoC and 12GB LPDDR5 memory, which makes this the world's fastest Android handset... for now.

LG announced it will not longer be present at MWC 2020, while ZTE has decided to cancel its press events.

Huawei and ZTE are asking the FCC not to officially designate the two manufacturers as national security threats in the U.S. This has been left up to the FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau.

The FCC is giving the public a chance to comment until February 3rd on the regulatory agency's determination that both Huawei and ZTE are national security threats.

Chinese certification center TENAA just released a spec list for the upcoming ZTE Axon 10s Pro.

The always popular and affordable Moto G7 Power and LG Stylo 5 are even cheaper than usual at Verizon-owned Visible with a ZTE Zpad 8 tablet and $100 Mastercard included at no extra cost.

ZTE's new Axon 10 Pro, an heir to the ultrapopular Axons of yesteryear, is in the ultimate "bang for the buck" category, and personifies it in every way imaginable - specs, looks, software or availability.

The FCC voted 5-0 to ban the Universal Service Fund from making purchases of networking equipment from national security threats Huawei and ZTE. The commission also wants to force carriers to remove equipment from the pair that is already in use.

Customers who wait for Black Friday will have the chance to grab one of the two ZTE Axon 10 Pro models that Newegg will have on sale later this month for a lot less.

In a letter to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, Attorney General William Barr said that both Huawei and ZTE cannot be trusted. The letter was written to support the FCC's proposed ban on using Universal Service Funds to purchase networking gear from the firms.

ZTE is somehow alive and kicking, launching three new Android phones in the US, one of which is available unlocked at $179, with the other two exclusively up for grabs from Visible starting at $99.

The FCC will vote on November 19th on a pair of proposals designed to keep networking equipment made by Huawei and ZTE from being used in American 5G networks.

The ZTE Axon 10 Pro is on sale at $550 and up at Newegg and B&H Photo Video with a couple of nice deal sweeteners thrown in for no extra charge.