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Huawei Ascend D2 Hands-On

Android Huawei just announced the Ascend D2 and our own Taylor got some hands-on time with it at CES in Las Vegas. The Ascend D2 is the smaller brother of the gigantic, 6.1-inch Ascend Mate. It has a 5-inch 1080p display at 443 pixels per inch, a...

Jan 7th by Taylor Martin 0

Huawei Ascend W1 with Windows Phone 8 demoed, exec hints at upcoming Ascend Mate-like Windows Phone

Ces Las Vegas 2013 Huawei yesterday took the wraps off of the 6.1-inch Ascend Mate and 5-inch Ascend D2 at its big CES presser, and while we've also been expecting the Windows Phone 8-powered Ascend W1 to debut in Vegas, Huawei didn't mention it during its...

Jan 8th by Alex Wagner 0

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Huawei Ascend Mate Gallery

Ces Las Vegas 2013 We're here in Las Vegas at CES 2013 where Huawei recently announced two smartphones in its 2013 lineup, the Ascend Mate and Ascend D2. With a giant, 6.1-inch display, the Ascend Mate is the larger of the two smartphones. It comes with a...

Jan 8th by Taylor Martin 0

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Huawei Ascend D2 Gallery

Ces Las Vegas 2013 Yesterday in Las Vegas, Huawei announced two new phones, the Ascend Mate and Ascend D2. I had a chance to get some hands-on time with each. The Ascend D2 is the smaller brother of the Mate, measuring in with a 5-inch 1080p display. Other...

Jan 8th by Taylor Martin 0

Huawei intros Ascend W1 as its first Windows Phone 8 smartphone

Ces Las Vegas 2013 After first quietly sneaking onto the Pepcom show floor last night, Huawei this morning gave its Ascend W1 Windows Phone 8 smartphone a proper introduction. The W1 is Huawei's first foray into the world of Windows Phone, packing a 4-inch...

Jan 8th by Alex Wagner 0

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Huawei Ascend W1 Hands-On

Ces Las Vegas 2013 Taylor gets some hands-on time with the recently announced Huawei Ascend W1, Huawei's first Windows Phone device. It has a 4-inch (480 by 800 pixel resolution) display, 4GB of built-in storage and microSD card slot, 512MB RAM, a...

Jan 9th by Taylor Martin 0

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Would you pick the Huawei Ascend D2 or Ascend Mate?

Android Two days ago, while the tech populace descended upon Las Vegas for this year’s CES, Huawei took the covers off their newest pair of devices. The first, and smaller of the two, is called the Ascend D2, and it’s a 5-inch device running...

Jan 9th by Evan Selleck 0

Huawei exec teases very thin smartphone ahead of MWC debut, says company's eight-core chip is coming

Android Huawei made some headlines at CES 2012 when it introduced the Ascend P1 S, which the company billed as the world's thinnest smartphone thanks to its 6.68mm thick body. The P1 S has been out-thinned by other devices since, with the Alcatel...

Jan 10th by Alex Wagner 0

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Has your smartphone changed the way you look at your television?

Android There are many reasons to be thankful for the high resolution smartphones screens. If you're one of those people who believes you have the best screen on any phone ever made, you are surely justified. Smartphone display technology has...

Jan 14th by Chase Bonar 0

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What's in a smartphone's name?

Android A Samsung phone codenamed SGH-I425 was recently leaked on a benchmark website with some killer specs. Our news machine Alex wrote about it here. I was quite intrigued by a smartphone with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard and a 720p screen...

Jan 15th by Chase Bonar 0

Huawei Ascend P2 shown off in leaked image, rumored to pack 4.5-inch 1080p display

Android Huawei officially took the wraps off of the Ascend D2 and its 5-inch 1080p display at the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this month, but according to a new leak, the company's got another 1080p phone up its sleeve for Mobile World...

Jan 24th by Alex Wagner 0

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How do you feel about virtual buttons?

Android If we’re just looking at smartphones, the jump from Android 2.3 Gingerbread to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is remarkably drastic. It is, without a doubt, a revolution and not just an evolution. The Ice Cream Sandwich update to Android...

Jan 25th by Evan Selleck 0

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Can LG pick up where HTC left off?

Android The most exciting news in mobile has been centered around the same players as of late. Rumors of the HTC M7, Samsung Galaxy S IV, and the potential for Apple to announce more than one smartphone are justified but redundant. Of the three...

Feb 7th by Chase Bonar 0

Leaked Huawei presentation slide hints at plans for different tiers of Windows Phone models

News Huawei has released its fair share of Android phones in the past, but the company only recently got into the Windows Phone game with the Ascend W1. The Ascend W1 may not be Huawei's lone Windows Phone for long, though, as a leaked...

Feb 9th by Alex Wagner 0

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My thoughts on Bill Gates calling Microsoft's presence in mobile a "mistake"

Business And Money In a recent interview with CBS This Morning's Charlie Rose, Bill gates admitted he wasn't happy with Microsoft's strategy in mobile. Gates said "We didn't miss cell phones, but the way that we went about it didn't allow us to get the...

Feb 19th by Chase Bonar 0