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Leaked Huawei P9 images and specs reveal dual rear cameras, Kirin 950 and more

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Posted by Joseph Keller on 1 Mar 2016 2:25 pm
Huawei P9 images and specs surface, showing off dual rear cameras and more
It appears as though we've gotten our first look at the Huawei P9, the company's supposed flagship device for 2016. The phone apparently sports a 5.2-inch 1080p display, along with a dual-rear camera setup. The images and specs first popped up on VentureBeat.

Huawei and Leica team up to 'reinvent' smartphone photography

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Posted by Rich Edmonds on 25 Feb 2016 7:15 am
Huawei Ascend Mate 7
Huawei has announced that the company is teaming up with German photography giant Leica to kick of a strategic partnership to "reinvent" smartphone photography. The Chinese manufacturer is currently enjoying success in China, as well as supported markets, but now aims to ramp up development of more advanced experiences.

Huawei GX8 now available online from Huawei and Best Buy for $349

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Posted by Jared DiPane on 8 Feb 2016 2:21 pm
Huawei GX8 now available from Huawei and Best Buy for $349
Huawei's latest U.S. smartphone, the GX8, is now available for purchase from both Huawei and Best Buy's online store for $349. This 5.5-inch smartphone is Huawei's most recent addition to its U.S. lineup, following behind the Nexus 6P and the recent launch of the Honor 5X from its Honor sub-brand.

Honor to begin preloading Deezer on upcoming phones

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Posted by Jared DiPane on 4 Feb 2016 3:26 am
Honor partners with Deezer to preload its app on phones
Deezer has announced a new partnership with Honor, the sub-brand of Huawei, that will preload the app on all upcoming smartphones. Between Honor continuing to push forward and become an even stronger player in the smartphone market and Deezer's footprint in 180 countries, preloading the app on the phone will give owners a chance to try and app they may not have heard of previously. Deezer has...

1.43 billion smartphones shipped in 2015, Samsung retains top spot

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Posted by Harish Jonnalagadda on 28 Jan 2016 3:06 am
Galaxy S6
According to IDC, smartphone shipments hit a record 1.43 billion units in 2015, a 10.1 percent increase from 2014. In Q4 2015, shipments totaled 399.5 million units, an increase of 5.7 percent from the same period a year ago. Samsung retained its spot as the number one manufacturer, and Huawei recorded shipments of 106.6 million, netting a year-on-year growth of 44.1 percent.

Hands-on with Huawei's new MediaPad M2 10.0 tablet and its 4 speakers

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Posted by Derek Kessler on 5 Jan 2016 4:54 pm
MediaPad M2 10.0 back
The Huawei MediaPad M2 10.0 brings 4 speakers to the tablet game. In addition to announcing the Huawei Mate 8 and new female-oriented versions of the Huawei Watch, Huawei also rolled out the MediaPad M2 10.0. This Android tablet is essentially a larger version of the earlier MediaPad M2 8.0, offering a slim aluminum body (7.35mm, to be specific) with polished chamfers and a 10.1-inch 1080p...

Huawei's MediaPad M2 10 will start at $349

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Posted by Joseph Keller on 5 Jan 2016 2:02 pm
Huawei's MediaPad M2 will start at $349
Huawei has announced the pricing for its upcoming MediaPad M2 10 tablet. Both the 16GB and 64GB models will come in both Wi-Fi-only and Wi-Fi + cellular varieties.

Huawei Mate 8 will be available in Europe with prices starting at €599

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Posted by Jared DiPane on 5 Jan 2016 1:53 pm
Huawei's Mate 8 will start at €599 in Europe
If you live in Europe, and are intrigued by Huawei's latest device announcement, the Mate 8, you'll be looking at a starting price tag of €599 for the 32GB model with 3GB of RAM. If you need more storage, or want the additional RAM, you'll be able to pick up the Mate 8 with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage for €699.

Huawei liveblog from CES: 10 a.m. PDT

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 5 Jan 2016 12:22 pm
We're coming at you live from the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, and up next is Huawei. This one's a pretty well-anticipated press conference, with the Mate 8 waiting in the wings along with the new Kirin 950 chipset. (A little birdie told us you're not going to want to miss this one. So let's do this liveblog thing. The event officially kicks off at 10 a.m. PDT — that's 1 p.m. on the east...

Honor takes the online talent show route in new promotion

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Posted by Jared DiPane on 29 Dec 2015 8:07 am
Honor talent competition
Honor, the sub-brand of Huawei, is on the hunt to find the best undiscovered talent right now, and it's hosting a competition with some great prizes to get people to show off what they can do. Whether you can sing well, have an unusual sporting talent or happen to be exceptionally funny, now is your chance to show it off.

Honor 7 is getting Android 6.0 Marshmallow update in India

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Posted by Abhishek Baxi on 27 Dec 2015 6:00 pm
Registration is required first to get the update, however. Honor 7, the latest flagship from Huawei's sub-brand, is now getting the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update in India. The update will be available for all Honor 7 users who register for the OTA update by providing their device's IMEI number and current software version. The company says that the OTA update will reach their device in some...

Huawei Honor smartphones are now available offline in India

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Posted by Abhishek Baxi on 22 Dec 2015 7:19 pm
Honor, the Internet Smartphone brand from Huawei, has announced its partnership with Zopper, a hyper local marketplace for consumer durables and home appliances in India. The tie-up will allow the company to go offline to strengthen its market share in India.

Five things Huawei needs to do in 2016

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Posted by Richard Devine on 22 Dec 2015 2:23 pm
Huawei
Huawei has come a long way the last couple of years. But that doesn't mean there's not more to do. It's something we've been happy to say for a while now. Huawei is one of the most-improved Android manufacturers to the point where we're standing up and taking notice every time there's something new on the horizon. But while we're happy to see the leap forward so far, the never-ending road to...

InvenSense's positioning tech will ensure the Huawei Mate 8 never loses GPS signal

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Posted by Rich Edmonds on 9 Dec 2015 10:07 am
Huawei Kirin 950
InvenSense announced the company is to provide its InvenSense Positioning Library (IPL) software and sensor-assisted positioning technology for the Kirin 950 processor by HiSilicon. This will allow Huawei smartphones, like the Mate 8, to take advantage of more accurate positioning for turn-by-turn navigation.

The Nexus 6P proves Huawei can build a truly great phone

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Posted by Richard Devine on 8 Dec 2015 9:47 am
Nexus 6P and Mate S
Huawei has been the smartphone maker I've been most impressed by the last 18 months. If only the software wasn't a huge letdown. To be clear, I'm not here to rip EMUI apart. Again. Because collectively we've done enough of that. In 2014 it was annoying, but given the massive improvements made elsewhere, it was possible to let some things slide. But that strong 2014 left us expecting a lot...

Huawei shows off next generation quick charging technology

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Posted by Jared DiPane on 13 Nov 2015 2:13 pm
Huawei shows off new quick charge technology
Huawei has revealed a new generation of quick charging technology during the 56th Battery Symposium that is taking place in Japan. With the use of this new technology, Huawei is able to achieve charging speeds of around 10 times as fast as a standard charger, giving you 50 percent battery in just a few minutes.

Live from Beijing: Huawei details the Kirin 950 chipset

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 4 Nov 2015 10:19 pm
Kirin 950
Expected in Huawei's upcoming flagships, the Kirin 950 boosts performance and lowers power consumption even further — and that's ballgame for those of us using the phones. We're coming at you live from Beijing, China, where Huawei is detailing the new Kirin 950 processor. While Kirin's not a name you hear in the U.S. at all — Huawei's phones in our part of the world ship with other processors...

Huawei Mate 8 now poised for official launch on November 26

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Posted by Rich Edmonds on 3 Nov 2015 9:54 am
Huawei is expected to announce the Mate 8 sometime this month. It was previously believed the unannounced smartphone would be revealed on November 5 alongside the Kirin 950 processor, but a recently published invitation teases the Mate 8 for an event that takes place on November 26.

Honor pushing out Marshmallow to its phones from February 2016

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Posted by Richard Devine on 1 Nov 2015 9:29 am
Honor 7
At a recent Honor event in Berlin we heard about a beta of Marshmallow set to push out soon for the Honor 7, without any word on dates for the rest of the range. Thanks to a tweet from the company's Indian division we now know that the roll out is set to commence in February 2016.

Huawei rises up above Xiaomi in China to become number one for the first time

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Posted by Richard Devine on 22 Oct 2015 7:32 am
Huawei and Xiaomi
The Chinese smartphone market is the largest on Earth which instantly makes it of interest. Traditionally dominated by local brands and in recent years, Xiaomi, latest research shows that Huawei has finally unseated the incumbent leader and taken the number one spot there for the first time.

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