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ZDNet Week in Review - Asia June 13, 2019

For two hours, a large chunk of European mobile traffic was rerouted through China It was China Telecom, again. The same ISP accused last year of "hijacking the vital internet backbone of western countries." READ FULL STORY Telegram says 'whopper' DDoS attack launched mostly from China READ FULL STORY Sony Xperia 1 review: Superb cinematic 4K screen, but battery life falls short READ FULL STORY S&P warns Huawei ban will hit US tech long-term READ FULL STORY Facebook to stop Huawei pre-installing apps on smartphones READ FULL STORY Moto Z4 vs. OnePlus 7 Pro: Both good for work with compromises READ FULL STORY Postal robots take to the streets with backing from Toyota AI Ventures READ FULL STORY Beijing expects 1 billion 5G mobile devices in China by 2024 READ FULL STORY Ooredoo Myanmar and GSMA team up with Facebook for digital literacy READ FULL STORY Identify and Track What's Breaking the Internet Downloads from SolarWinds Make Bulk Configuration Changes Quickly Downloads from SolarWinds Simplify IT Tasks with a Smarter Service Desk Downloads from SolarWinds Huawei Facebook is reportedly planning to stop Chinese tech giant Huawei from pre-installing its applications on future Huawei smartphones. Meanwhile, Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou is set to attend court on January 20, 2020 to appeal against her extradition to the United States, according to court documents. Read more about Huawei › Security Telegram Messenger has recovered from a 'whopper' of a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack that hit its platform on Wednesday. Also, for more than two hours on Thursday, June 6, a large chunk of European mobile traffic was rerouted through the infrastructure of China Telecom due to a Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) route leak. Read more about Security › Programming languages: Python predicted to overtake C and Java in next 4 years Python's ascent continues among software developers, bolstered by its usability compared with Java and C. READ FULL STORY You Could Win $200K by Joining the Call for Code 2019 Challenge Research from IBM Find Out More 8x8 X Series: How to make the contact center more collaborative White Papers from 8x8, Inc. Download Now How to Solve the Enterprise Communications Crisis with an Open Cloud Strategy White Papers from 8x8, Inc. Download Now The Elephant in the Room: Why Cloud Communications Providers Dont Like to Talk About... White Papers from 8x8, Inc. Download Now More News from ZDNet Most Popular Downloads

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