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Honor 8: Challenges and opportunities ahead as sales pass 1.5 million

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 13 Sep 2016 5:30 am
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Honor's relationship with Huawei will soon bring huge software benefits — but it's unclear how a more fleshed-out Honor lineup might coexist with the parent brand. At a recent event in China, Honor Vice President George Zhao announced that the Honor 8 had passed 1.5 million units sold in just two months. The phone went on sale first in China in July, before arriving in the West less than a...

Huawei-made Google tablet with 7-inch display slated to debut later this year

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Posted by Harish Jonnalagadda on 6 Sep 2016 3:39 am
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Google is reportedly set to unveil its 2016 phones on October 4, and it now looks like the company has plans to launch a tablet as well. According to the reliable Evan Blass, Google's tablet will feature a 7-inch display along with 4GB of RAM.

Liveblog: Huawei at IFA 2016 — 10:30 a.m. CET (4:30 a.m. ET) Sept 1

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 1 Sep 2016 4:15 am
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It's time to see everything from Huawei live from Berlin. We're coming at you live from Huawei's 2016 IFA press event, from the Velodrom in Berlin. If this year comes anywhere close to last year's event, we'll be looking at some sort of new phone. But this is Huawei we're talking about. Something exciting and unexpected isn't out of the realm of possibility, right? Only one way to find out....

Huawei phones to come with Truecaller pre-installed, starting with the Honor 8

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Posted by Harish Jonnalagadda on 26 Aug 2016 7:31 am
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Truecaller has announced that its dialer app will be pre-installed on all Huawei phones. The Honor 8 will be the first phone to offer the dialer app, following which Truecaller integration will be rolled out to all Huawei handsets sold in America, Middle East and North Africa, Southeast Asia, and India.

The top 6 tweaks you need to make on your Huawei or Honor phone

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 5 Aug 2016 4:00 pm
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Essential tweaks to make EMUI more friendly and useful. Huawei's EMUI software — used on its own phones, and handsets sold under the "Honor" brand — has improved a lot over the past year. But even in its most polished form, the current EMUI 4.1 release still has its quirks. If you're used to the way Android looks and works on Google or Samsung-designed phones, there are a few things you'll...

Huawei sees strong growth in first half of 2016

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Posted by Joseph Keller on 26 Jul 2016 11:27 am
Huawei sees strong growth in first half of 2016
Huawei has announced its financial results for the first half of 2016. The company saw a sales revenue increase of 41.% over the same period last year, with ¥77.4 billion ($11.6 billion), with smartphone shipments up 25% to 60.56 million units.

Samsung sues Huawei in China over patent infringement

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Posted by Harish Jonnalagadda on 22 Jul 2016 5:13 am
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Samsung has sued Huawei for allegedly infringing on six of its patents, seeking damages of ¥161 million ($24.1 million) and pushing for Huawei to end production and sales of the Mate 8 and select Honor phones. The lawsuit is the latest in an ongoing battle between the two companies in China.

Honor 8 now official with dual-camera setup, up to 4GB of RAM

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Posted by Joseph Keller on 11 Jul 2016 4:01 pm
Honor 8 now official with 12-megapixel dual-lens camera
Huawei sub-brand Honor has announced its latest phone, the Honor 8. The phone comes with a fingerprint sensor and a dual-lens rear camera setup. The Honor 8 runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow under the EMUI 4.1 custom software layer.

Smartphone nerds, it's time to start getting excited about Huawei

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 1 Jul 2016 10:02 am
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Huawei is serious about Western markets, and its phones are about to get really good thanks to completely overhauled software. All of this could add up to the once obscure Chinese firm being Samsung's major European rival in 2017. In one fell swoop, Huawei is about to address one of the biggest longstanding weaknesses in its Android phones. As reported this past week, Huawei soon will unveil a...

Confirmed: Huawei gearing up to launch EMUI 5.0 this Fall with a major redesign

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Posted by Harish Jonnalagadda on 23 Jun 2016 1:23 am
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Huawei's EMUI received a significant boost with version 4.1, which made its debut on the Huawei P9. It looks like the vendor is working to bring the UI closer to stock Android, with version 5.0 said to offer an interface that resembles vanilla Android while offering a lot of customizability.

Huawei's Daydream-ready phone coming this year, will work with Leica for 'at least five years'

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Posted by Harish Jonnalagadda on 3 Jun 2016 12:38 am
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In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Huawei CEO Richard Yu said that the manufacturer will launch a VR-ready phone this Fall, which will adhere to Google's Daydream standard. Yu also talked about the company's alliance with German optics vendor Leica — which kicked off with the Huawei P9, stating that it will continue "at least for the next five years."

Huawei offering 60-day money back guarantee on the Honor 5X and 7

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Posted by Rich Edmonds on 26 May 2016 6:01 am
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Huawei has announced the company is now offering a 60-day money back guarantee on both the Honor 5X and Honor 7 smartphones. This promotion is valid on all eligible purchases made before June 8, so you'll need to act promptly since this isn't permanent. The plus side is should you be unhappy with your purchase, the company will pay back all the fees and pick up the handset.

Huawei sues Samsung on claims of patent infringement

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Posted by Dan Thorp-Lancaster on 24 May 2016 2:02 pm
Huawei sues Samsung on claims of patent infringement
Chinese smartphone maker Huawei has filed suit against Samsung, accusing the Korean tech giant of patent infringement.

Canadians deserve better than the Huawei GR5

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Posted by Daniel Bader on 11 May 2016 2:19 pm
Why would anyone buy this phone, exactly? Canadians attuned to the idiosyncrasies of the mobile space are well accustomed to Android devices that, while close, don't quite align with their international, or even U.S., counterparts. One such product is the newly-released Huawei GR5, a mid-range Android device available starting this week from Rogers for $0 on a 2-year contract and $375...

Lenovo and Xiaomi pushed out of top five smartphone brands

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Posted by Harish Jonnalagadda on 28 Apr 2016 12:07 am
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Global smartphone sales figures for Q1 2016 are out, and it hasn't been a great start to the year for Lenovo and Xiaomi. Both vendors have lost their sports as the fourth- and fifth-largest smartphone makers, conceding to Oppo and Vivo.

The case for a Nexus 7P

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 20 Apr 2016 2:00 pm
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Why a smaller, Huawei-built Nexus tablet would make a lot of sense. Recently spotted online, a trademark filing for a "Huawei 7P" has the rumor mill churning once again. There's talk that this might be some kind of follow-up to the Huawei-made Nexus 6P, perhaps in a larger tablet form factor. With Google I/O just a month away, there's even speculation that such a device could even break cover...

Huawei hops on the VR headset wagon with advanced 360-degree sound

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Posted by Rich Edmonds on 15 Apr 2016 8:11 am
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Huawei is hopping onto the virtual reality train, which appears to be full steam ahead as we move on through 2016. Engadget notes the company is working on the Huawei VR, a headset that will be made available in three colors and will be compatible with the new P9 flagship smartphones, as well as the Mate 8. What Huawei will hope will set the company apart from the likes of Samsung Gear VR is the...

This simple tweak fixes the most infuriating thing about Huawei's EMUI

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 13 Apr 2016 1:25 pm
'PureIcons' lets you free your app icons from Huawei's obsessive squirclization. Using the Huawei P9 over the past week has made me appreciate the progress the Chinese firm has made in fixing up its EMUI software layer to the point where basically nothing is overtly broken. But I've also become reacquainted with the more overbearing parts of Huawei's UI — its... unique... way of handling...

Huawei makes $3 million research investment in University of Toronto

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Posted by Joseph Keller on 9 Apr 2016 12:35 pm
Huawei makes $3 million research investment in University of Toronto
Huawei has announced that it will make a major investment in research projects with the University of Toronto. The company will make a $3 million investment for research in areas including mechanical engineering, materials science, and biomedical engineering.

Huawei P9 launch event liveblog: April 6, 2 p.m. BST

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 6 Apr 2016 3:06 am
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It's time to meet the new dual-camera smartphone from the maker of the Nexus 6P. A year on from 2015's P8 — and with a Nexus launch under its belt — it's time for Huawei to unveil a new high-end handset. Today we're live from Battersea Evolution in London for our first look at the Chinese firm's next major smartphone. The Huawei P9, teased on social media behind the #oo hashtag, is expected (...

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