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T-Mobile SpringBoard 4G and Galaxy Tab 10.1 4G official

Chris Davies, Oct 10th 2011 Discuss [0]

T-Mobile USA has outed a pair of 4G Android tablets, the 7-inch T-Mobile SpringBoard With Google and the HSPA+ enabled version of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. While the Galaxy Tab 10.1 is familiar, the SpringBoard is less so; a rebadged Huawei MediaPad, it has a 7-inch HD display, Qualcomm 1.2GHz dual-core processor and a 5-megapixel main camera with 720p HD video recording. Read The Full Story

Huawei 4G tablet leaked for T-Mobile

Rue Liu, Sep 29th 2011 Discuss [1]

Some images have surfaced of what looks to be Huawei's 7-inch MediaPad tablet. According to TmoNews, this tablet is destined for T-Mobile as a 4G slate and could get its major unveiling during CTIA next month. The tablet was first announced back in June and although originally thought to launch in August, it's been pushed back to October in Malaysia first and then worldwide before year-end. Read The Full Story

Huawei and Discovery partner for the Expedition rugged phone

Rue Liu, Sep 27th 2011 Discuss [5]

Huawei and the Discovery Channel have partnered up to produce a co-branded mobile phone that's true to the channel's spirit of outdoor adventure. The rugged phone is aptly named the Discovery Expedition and is ready to take on water, dust, and shock. Perhaps, we'll see Bear Grylls toting the phone in an upcoming episode of Man vs. Wild. Read The Full Story

Huawei Honor offers 1.4GHz affordable Android

Chris Davies, Sep 26th 2011 Discuss [4]

Huawei has been churning out affordable Android handsets for some time now, but with the Honor the company may have crossed over to something legitimately tempting. Fronted by a 4-inch WVGA touchscreen and running a 1.4GHz single-core processor, the Honor was originally tipped to come in at around the $300 mark, SIM-free and unlocked, complete with an 8-megapixel main camera. Read The Full Story

Huawei MediaPad arriving October in Malaysia, by year-end in US and China

Rue Liu, Sep 20th 2011 Discuss [0]

Huawei finally revealed pricing and dates for its MediaPad tablet. The 7-inch slate will be arriving first in Malaysia sometime in October and will head to the US, China, Hong Kong, and Thailand before the end of the year. The device was announced back in June and was originally thought to launch in August. Read The Full Story

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AT&T Impulse 4G by Huawei Hands-on and Unboxing [Video]

Cory Gunther, Sep 19th 2011 Discuss [2]

Huawei has been known in the recent past for making mid-range handsets and today that is exactly what we have in store, along with some added AT&T 4G. They are well known outside of the US but their mid-range skills are here to take on the US Android market with the Impulse 4G powered by AT&T 4G. Today we’ve had the chance to enjoy the Impulse 4G and take a quick hands-on video so head down past the break to see what this phone is all about.

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Amazon, Samsung, HTC… who’ll be webOS’ new suitor?

Chris Davies, Aug 19th 2011 Discuss [17]

HP’s decision to amputate its webOS hardware line and attempt to tourniquet the cash gush has left the platform’s future in the air. The TouchPad and Pre lines may be dead in the water, but HP has made it clear that the company is “not walking away from webOS” but instead, according to developer relations VP for the platform Richard Kerris, intends to “explore the best hardware partner for it.” Who, though, might be in the market for a plucky platform yet to find a manufacturer who can match it with appealing hardware? With the mobile segment in its current flux, there are some big names out there who could well be interested.

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Three promises Huawei E586 HSPA+ MiFi with 21.1Mbps downloads

Chris Davies, Aug 18th 2011 Discuss [1]

Three UK has announced a new MiFi, and it's apparently going to be the fastest mobile hotspot in the country. Offering support for HSPA+ 21.1Mbps downloads and 5.76Mbps uploads - network support for which is rolling out currently - the Huawei-made E586 has a monochrome OLED display for showing battery and signal status along with a counter of how much data you've used. Read The Full Story

Nokia Siemens Starts Laying Off 1,500 Employees

Rue Liu, Aug 5th 2011 Discuss [7]

Nokia Siemens Networks announced today that it will begin it's planned layoff of 1,500 employees. The decision comes following its acquisition of Motorola's networking business for $1.2 billion. The employees to be axed will come primarily from the WiMax and GSM departments of the former Motorola unit. Read The Full Story

Huawei Vision pairs Gingerbread with HTC and Samsung style [Update: Price]

Chris Davies, Aug 3rd 2011 Discuss [1]

Huawei, so far, has been content to push out low-cost Android smartphones and the odd tablet; now it seems the company has set its sights far higher. The Huawei Vision pairs a 3.7-inch touchscreen with Qualcomm's 1GHz MSM8255 processor, 512MB of RAM and 2GB of ROM, and runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread in an HTC-style unibody chassis that will be available in silver, rose gold and charcoal. Read The Full Story

Nokia, ZTE and Huawei face InterDigital 3G patent lawsuit

Shane McGlaun, Jul 27th 2011 Discuss [3]

The ebb and flow of the patent battles in the tech world never cease to amuse me. They are never ending for many firms. Nokia is one of the tech firms that is always on the giving or receiving end of legal drama. Not too long ago Nokia beat Apple in court and Apple was forced to pay licensing fees to Nokia. Nokia is now on the other side of a legal dispute with a suit filed by InterDigital. Read The Full Story

Android legal losses reportedly prompt exodus to Windows Phone and MeeGo

Chris Davies, Jul 19th 2011 Discuss [33]

HTC's recent legal loss in the ITC Apple patent case, along with Microsoft's aggressive patent push amid Android OEMs, has reportedly left manufacturers increasingly wary of Google's open-source OS. According to the 21st Century Business Herald, growing Chinese brands like ZTE and Huawei are looking to adopt Windows Phone Mango either as a placatory measure toward Microsoft or the first step in a transition from over-reliance on Android. However, the platform spat could also have an unlikely beneficiary: MeeGo. Read The Full Story