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White Huawei P6 caught in the wild

We’ve already told you that Huawei is working on a super-thin smartphone marked as P6-U06 (or that’s Ascend P6?). The all-aluminum device will most likely be unveiled at the company’s “Beauty” event on June 18th and in the meantime, we have another set of photos to show you, depicting the upcoming device in white. Yeah, it looks sexy and yeah – we wanna try it out the second it’s launched. Again, the Huawei P6-U06 will have a 6.18mm thick body, packing a 4.7-inch 720p HD screen, 1.5GHz quad-core processor (most Read more

UK’s Phones 4U scores exclusive launch rights for the white Huawei Ascend P2

Few days ago we’ve told you that Huawei Ascend P2 is coming to the UK, and now we have Phones 4U saying that it managed to score the exclusive launch rights for the white version of the device. The mobile specialist failed to mention the exact launch date and pricing, but we tend to believe interested users will be able to grab the Ascend P2 in white for free as long as they commit on a two-year contract with one of the major carriers, including Vodafone, Orange, T-Mobile, EE and Read more

Huawei Ascend W1 coming to a Walmart near you

Huawei is bringing its Ascend W1 smartphone to the United States. The Windows Phone 8-powered device will be available later this month at Walmart.com and at select Walmart stores across the country. Alongside the new phone, the Chinese company is also launching “Huawei W1 ‘Make it Yours’ Music & Mobile Sweepstakes.” Beginning May 15, fans of the Huawei W1 and Jonas Brothers will be able to enter to win the smartphone, tickets to attend Jonas Brothers Tour concerts, and even a chance to meet the band in person. Again, the Read more

Huawei Ascend P2 hitting UK in June

Huawei Ascend P2 is coming to the UK, the Chinese company has announced. The super-thin smartphone, which was unveiled during this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, is both fancy and powerful. Specs wise, it comes with a 4.7-inch 720p HD screen, 1.5GHz quad-core processor, 13-megapixel camera on the back, front-facing camera, as well as “standard for Android” sensors and connectivity options. Plus, let’s not forget what Huawei says is large (and we would say decent) 2420mAh battery, which is itself augmented by Huawei’s own power-saving technologies like Quick Power Read more

Huawei launching some “Beauty” product on June 18

Huawei is sending out press invites for an event taking place on June 18. During the forthcoming “Beauty” event, the Chinese company will unveil a product that has something to do with “glamour” and “inspiration.” And while we can’t be certain what kind of mobile device Huawei will unveil, we want to believe that will be the recently leaked Ascend P6-U06 which comes in an aluminum body a la HTC One. It’s also a super-slim device with a 4.7-inch screen that make it more pocketable than many other high-end smartphones Read more

Huawei CEO talks to the press for the first time in 26 years

Normally quiet Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei spoke to the media for the first time in 26 years on Thursday, according to a report in Business Insider. In a statement given to New Zealand reporters, the CEO for the Chinese telecom maker defended his company against accusations that it is aligned with the Chinese government. “Huawei has no connection to the cyber-security issues the U.S. has encountered in the past, current and future, said Ren. “Huawei equipment is almost non-existent in networks currently running in the U.S. We have never sold Read more

Kelly Hodgkins

Super-thin Huawei P6-U06 caught in the wild

Few days ago we’ve told you about the upcoming Huawei P6-U06, which should help the company re-gain the “world’s thinnest smartphone maker” title. This time we have some “in the wild” photos to share, compliments to the French site NoWhereElse. As you can see from the image above (and few other images below), this will be one sexy device that fits just about any pocket. It is said that the P6-U06 will have a 6.18mm-thin body, weighing only 120 grams. In addition, the phone will also pack a 4.7-inch 720p Read more

Firefox OS Simulator 3.0 Now Available

Mozilla’s Firefox OS may not be so popular here in the states, but in Europe and other emerging markets the new mobile OS is showing much promise. To help developers create the app ecosystem of the fledgling OS, Mozilla has released version 3.0 of its Firefox OS simulator. The new simulator gives developers an array of useful tools, the most potentially useful being the ability to push work in progress applications to connected test devices. The new simulator includes support for rotating displays and mock geolocation data for testing location-based Read more

Ian Kersey

6.18mm-thin Huawei P6-U06 with aluminum body in works

Looks like Huawei is set to regain its crown as a maker of the world’s thinnest smartphone. The newly leaked Huawei P6-U06 has been caught at China’s equivalent of FCC and boy are we looking to try it out the second it’s out. First of all, we like how compact this phone is, packing a 4.7-inch 720p HD screen (though we would prefer it to be a full HD one) in its aluminum body, making for a premium look and feel. Rest of the specs are decent (not superb though) Read more

Huawei A199 announced in China: 5-inch 720p screen, 1.5GHz quad-core CPU, 2GB of RAM and 8MP camera

Huawei A199 is a new Android Jelly Bean smartphone heading to the company’s own backyard, namely China Telecom’s portfolio. Specs wise, it comes with a 5-inch 720p HD screen, Huawei’s quad-core processor (K3V2) clocked at 1.5GHz, 2GB of RAM, dual cameras (8-megapixel on the back, 1.3-megapixel front-facing one), 8GB of internal storage and a 2,150mAh battery. In addition, the A199 also packs dual-mode support, making it work both on CDMA- and GSM-based networks. This is kinda expected since China Telecom is the only CDMA carrier and it wants to allow Read more

Huawei Ascend G700 with 5-inch 720p HD screen and quad-core CPU shows up in China

Huawei is preparing a new device for its own backyard, Ascend G700, and as I’m writing this, the chances are slim we’ll ever see it being introduced in the West. The mid-to-high end device has been caught while getting approval from China’s Telecommunication Equipment Certification Center, sporting a 5-inch 720p HD screen and MediaTek’s MT6589 1.2GHz quad-core processor. Moreover, the G700 also packs an 8-megapixel rear camera, 1.3-megapixel front-facing one, 1GB of RAM and TD-SCDMA network support, hinting us it’s heading to China Mobile. That said, Huawei may introduce this Read more