Huawei to publicly test its sanction-hit phones
(WorldNews Asia)

Chinese tech giant Huawei was to launch its latest high-end smartphone in Munich on Thursday, the first that could be void of popular Google apps because of US sanctions. Observers were asking whether a phone without the Silicon Valley software that users have come to depend on could succeed, or whether Huawei had found a way for buyers to install popular apps despite the constraints. The company has maintained a veil of secrecy over its plans, set to be dropped at a 1200 GMT press conference revealing...