Microsoft yesterday announced that Nokia, HTC, Huwei, and Samsung were all on board to offer Windows Phone 8 devices. Both HTC and Huawei have independently committed their support for the next version of Windows Phone. HTC indicated that it will launch “new Windows Phone 8 smartphones” later this year, suggesting that more than one device is in the works. “HTC […]
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WIND Mobile launches Samsung Galaxy Q and Huawei U8651
WIND Mobile today announced two new devices, the Samsung Galaxy Q and the Huawei U8651. Both are entry-level devices that should be fairly friendly to your wallet. Samsung Galaxy Q specifications: Operating system: Google Android 2.3 Cellular connectivity: GSM / UMTS AWS Other connectivity: GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR Display: 3.2-inch HVGA (320×480) Input: Slide out QWERTY keyboard and touchscreen Storage: […]
Huawei announces Ascend P1 global availability plans
Huawei today announced details about the availability of the Huawei Ascend P1 smartphone. It is now available in China and will be available in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Australia in May. A Latin American launch will start in June 2012 with Europe to follow this summer. Unfortunately, a North American launch was not announced. “The global availability of the Ascend […]
Rumour: Google to sell Motorola handset business to Huawei
The ink is not quite dry on Google’s acquisition of Motorola Mobility that a rumour suggests that Google could already be looking at selling pieces of it, including the handset division. The Wall Street Journal reports that Google may have already offered it to Huawei for a “high price.” It is apparently also interested in selling off Motorola’s cable set-top […]
Huawei sets goal of shipping 60 million smartphones in 2012
Samsung is not the only company setting some impressive smartphone shipment goals for itself in 2012. In an interview with Mobile World Live, Huawei’s Devices Chairman Richard Yu said that his company is hoping to ship 60 million smartphones this year. Two years ago, it shipped five million smartphones and last year increased that to 20 million. If growth continues […]
MWC 2012: Huawei announces quad-core MediaPad 10 FHD tablet
As MWC kicked off on Sunday, Huawei unveiled its first quad-core tablet, the Huawei MediaPad 10 FHD. “Most consumers use tablets for entertainment purposes such as gaming, viewing multimedia content, browsing the internet and reading e-books,” said Richard Yu, Chairman of Huawei Device. “We have created the HUAWEI MediaPad 10 FHD to excel in all of the entertainment capabilities including […]
MWC 2012: Huawei announces Ascend D quad, “the world’s fastest smartphone”
Huawei today introduced what it calls “the world’s fastest quad-core smartphone,” the Huawei Ascend D quad. It will be powered by Huawei’s own quad-core K3V2 processor which can run as high as 1.5GHz. “We’ve listened to people’s top demands from smartphones: speed, long-battery life, high quality visual and audio capabilities, and a compact, lightweight handset. The Huawei Ascend D quad […]
MWC: Huawei to announce high-end “Diamond” smartphone series
Huawei surprised many at CES with its Ascend P1 S and P1 announcements. At 6.8 millimeters thick, the Ascend P1 S could well become the world’s thinnest smartphone when it launches (Q2 in North America). The company now appears to be preparing to impress further with another line of high-end smartphones. Huawei device chairman Richard Yu told TWICE that the […]