By Todd Haselton |
Huawei is reportedly under a national security review after allegations that the company’s mobile equipment is capable of spying on Americans. As a result of those accusations and fears, SoftBank and Sprint are reportedly going to promise not to deploy the Chinese tech firm’s equipment…
By Todd Haselton |
China’s smartphone market is currently a battleground as smartphone makers fight one another to earn market share in the world’s largest wireless market. Samsung has the crown for now as the largest seller of smartphones in the country, according to new research published by Strategy…
By Sean P. Aune |
Android was the top dog mobile operating system globally as measured by Canalys in the fourth quarter of 2012, and Samsung was the top manufacturer. Canalys has released its report showing that it tracked smartphone shipment estimates in over 50 countries and found that overall…
By Brandon Russell |
Additional shots of Huawei’s upcoming Ascend Mate have leaked out, showing off a neatly curved rear shell and that enormous 6.1-inch screen. The pictures don’t really show off the device’s true scale. Remember that the biggest smartphone out right now, Samsung’s popular Galaxy Note II,…
By Todd Haselton |
We last saw Huawei’s Ascend D2 after it leaked as it made its way through the FCC. Now we have several new photos of the device, which we’re expecting will make its official debut during the Consumer Electronics Show in just a couple of weeks.…
By Sean P. Aune |
Are you ready for a phone with a 6.1-inch screen? Well, you’d better be because that is exactly what the Huawei Ascend Mate is packing. Huawei CEO Richard Yu made an appearance yesterday at the company’s retail store in Guangzhou, and apparently he couldn’t resist…
By Brandon Russell |
Photos of Huawei’s Ascend D2 have leaked ahead of the company’s official CES announcement in January. The pictures, though, don’t really tell us all that much. It looks like any old smartphone, in white, with a camera (of course), and no physical home button. These…
By Killian Bell |
We first began hearing whispers about the Huawei Ascend W1, the company’s first Windows Phone smartphone, back in October, and we expected it to appear before the end of 2012. According to the latest rumor, however, it will get its grand unveiling at CES in…
By Todd Haselton |
Apple’s iPhone is no longer among the top 5 smartphones with the most market share in China, according to a new report published on Thursday. The iPhone was the 5th most popular smartphone in China during the second quarter but is now behind Samsung, Lenovo,…
By Todd Haselton |
Earlier this month a story revealed that the United States House Intelligence committee had found devices from Chinese phone makers ZTE and Huawei could be used to spy on Americans. The story was originally written by The Wall Street Journal and both firms denied the accusation…
By Todd Haselton |
This is getting crazy. I love Samsung’s Galaxy Note II, but 5.5 inches is about as large as I’m going to allow in any smartphone i carry, and I still think that can sometimes be too cumbersome. Apparently, however, Huawei wants to push the boundaries a…
By Brandon Russell |
Here is a pretty attractive looking press shot of Huawei’s upcoming Ascend W1, which we learned all about earlier this morning. It’s blue. And it’s not a Lumia 920, or 900, or HTC Windows Phone 8X. Blue is in, guys. You want to offer a…
By Killian Bell |
Huawei is gearing up to launch its first Windows Phone 8 smartphone according to leaked images of the device that have surfaced online. Called the Ascend W1, the smartphone looks rather similar to the new HTC 8X, and it’s expected to make its official debut…
By Brandon Russell |
A leaked T-Mobile roadmap suggests the carrier will have a relatively tepid lineup during the holiday season, with a few big standouts leading the pack. You won’t find the kind of quality offered by AT&T — no HTC One X+ or Lumia 920 — but…
By Brandon Russell |
In response to a Monday report suggesting Huawei may be a threat to America’s national security, the company has come out with a press releases lambasting the unfair verdict. The Chinese telecom company said the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence’s findings were baseless and…
By Killian Bell |
Two Chinese telecommunications firms that have been trying to expand in the United States have been labeled a national security threat by a congressional investigation. Huawei and ZTE may have violated U.S. laws, according to the report, which advises government departments and companies to avoid…
By Killian Bell |
EE has announced that the United Kingdom’s first 4G LTE network will go live on October 30. It will launch in ten major cities on that date, with plans to reach 16 cities — a third of the U.K. population — by the end of…
By Killian Bell |
After announcing the United Kingdom’s first 4G network this morning, EE, the parent company of Orange and T-Mobile, has unveiled the lineup of mobile devices that will support it. It includes Nokia’s latest Lumia devices — the Lumia 920 and the Lumia 920 — as…
By Killian Bell |
The Huawei Ascend D1 Quad is now available to purchase from the Chinese company’s online store for ¥2,699 (approx. $425). The flagship handset was first announced at Mobile World Congress back in January — where it was known simply as the “Ascend D” — and…
By Todd Haselton |
Following several rumors, RadioShack announced on Tuesday that it has officially teamed up with Cricket to offer its own wireless services. The retailer will sell phones, accessories and plans in its U.S. stores beginning on Sept. 5. Two phones will be available at launch, including…
By Todd Haselton |
Huawei’s Ascend D1 Quad XL may be the company’s pride during IFA, but it also announced a mid-range Huawei Ascend G 600 device. It packs a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 4GB of storage, 768MB of RAM, a 4.5-inch 960 x 540-piel display, Bluetooth 3.0, an 8-megapixel…
By Todd Haselton |
Huawei introduced its original MediaPad earlier this year and, now, it has launched a watered-down version of the device. The tablet runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and is powered by a 1.2GHz processor. We like the aluminum unibody design, which reminded us a lot…
By Todd Haselton |
We swung by Huawei’s booth during IFA in Berlin to quickly check out several of its new products, among them is the flagship Huawei Ascend D1 Quad XL. It packs 8GB of storage, 1GB of RAM, a 1.4GHz quad-core processor, support for 32GB microSD cards,…
By Todd Haselton |
One of Huawei’s lower-end smartphones that was unveiled during IFA in Berlin was the Ascend G 330. It offers mostly run-of-the-mill features such as a dual-core 1GHz processor, Android 2.3 (with an update to Ice Cream Sandwich) and has 4GB of storage, 512MB of RAM,…
