As India keeps growing its economy, we see more and more advanced devices being announced for the country’s ever-growing mobile phone market. Today we bring you the story that involves the launch of two all-touchscreen handsets for the Indian market. First comes the HTC Legend, usually known as the Hero 2, which comes with Android…
Huawei Android smartphone unveiled for Vodafone
It looks like Huawei is working on an Android smartphone for Vodafone and the “Joy” or “Vodafone 845” looks to be a solid mid-range device. According to tips sent to The Unwired, the handset will have Android 2.1, support triband GSM/GPRS/EDGE at 900/1800/1900 MHz. It will also have a 2.8-inch touchscreen at a QVGA resolution,…
Huawei may snap up Palm
Well, this is interesting. A Reuters report said Palm contacted the Chinese telecom giant Huawei about a possible acquisition in mid-February. Huawei is not that well known in the United States but it is a major telecom infrastructure provider in China and it’s itching to get into the U.S. market in a big way. Acquiring…
T-Mobile Pulse Mini unboxed
The guys over at Electricpig have managed to get their hands on a T-Mobile Pulse Mini, and have done the obligatory unboxing pics – there’s a really nice selection actually, two of which you can see in this post (for the full set you’ll need to link to their site). For those of you that were…
Huawei’s SmaKit S7 Android tablet looks promising, sort of
With the slew of tablets in tow for this year, one has got to fit the bill for everyone, eventually. Some people are pissing themselves in anticipation for the iPad. Those who want better hardware, and you know, Flash support ( as unimportant as it may be to some), are looking to other tablets, such…
T-Mobile UK announces the Huawei Pulse Mini Android phone
Last year, T-Mobile UK and Huawei announced the world’s first pay as you go Android phone, the Pulse. Now it seems that wasn’t enough, and they have recently announced the Pulse Mini, another pay-as-you-go Android phone. Since this is a ‘mini’ version, instead of beefing up their phone, Huawei is pulling a Sony Ericsson, sizing,…
Huawei launches 4/5 Android phones in Barcelona, first HSPA+ Android smartphone included
China’s Huawei has unveiled 4 (or that’s 5) phones in Barcelona, all of them apparently running Android OS. It’s a big step for the company, which aggressively pursues the mobile phone market in Europe and elsewhere. Without further ado, here what they’ve announced: Huawei U8800 HSPA+ support providing download speeds of up to 14Mbps Android…
Huawei to pre-install Opera’s mobile web browser in its handsets
In an effort to sell devices with better web browsing experience, Huawei will pre-install a version of Opera’s mobile web browser in its handsets. The version that will come with Huawei’s phones is Opera Mobile 10, which was released for operators and OEMs last December. Commenting on the news, Huawei’s Head of handset R&D, Jiang…
Huawei to offer ebook readers to carriers
We don’t usually talk about ebook readers at IntoMobile. However, this news item is somewhat different, as we don’t have a major consumer brand releasing its own product, but Chinese Huawei which is usually known for its telecom equipment and low-to-mid range phones. The company plans to offer ebook readers to carriers, which would slap…
MetroPCS adds Huawei M750 all-touchscreen phone
MetroPCS has a new entry-level all-touchscreen device in its portfolio. It’s the Huawei M750, which interested users could grab for $200. Specs wise, there’s a 1.3-megapixel camera on board, Bluetooth support, media player and a microSD memory card slot. In addition, the carrier emphasizes the “intuitive touch user interface,” but we don’t actually have any…