FCC Reveals Huawei Sonic for T-Mobile with Full US 3G Support
The FCC has revealed the first images and details on T-Mobile’s next Android smartphone in the Huawei Sonic. According to the documentation the phone features 3G support on AT&T’s 3G bands with support for 42Mbps download speeds as well as T-Mobile’s AWS 1700 band along with Android Gingerbread and built-in NFC hardware. Other specifications include […]
MetroPCS Launches Huawei M835 and Samsung Freeform III
MetroPCS has launched two new phones in the Samsung Freeform III and the Huawei M835 Ideos Android smartphone variant. The M835 features Android 2.2 Froyo and a 2.8-inch QVGA resolution display with a 3.2 megapixel camera with video capture, Wi-Fi, GPS support and the DTS Envelo sound enhancer software. Special launch pricing is set at […]
Huawei’s MediaPad Ushers in Android 3.2, Supporting 7-inch Tablets
Huawei has announced its major entry in the Android tablet race with the 7-inch MediaPad. The MediaPad is notable for being the first Android tablet to ship with Android 3.2, which includes support for displays 10 inches and lower, as well as Qualcomm Snapdragon processors. Technical specifications consist of a dual-core 1.2GHz processor, and two […]
FCC Approves Huawei U8500 with T-Mobile 3G Support
The FCC has approved a variant of the Huawei U8500 Android smartphone with T-Mobile 3G support, suggesting a release on the carrier at some point in the future. The U8500 features Bluetooth, quadband GSM/EDGE and the 1700MHz band for 3G support. Other details confirmed by the manual and FCC images include a camera of unknown […]
US District Court Holds Nokia-Siemens-Motorola Purchase at Huawei’s Request
Following up on yesterday’s news of Huawei filing suit against Motorola, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois issued an order to halt the Nokia Siemens Networks purchase of Motorola’s wireless radio business late last night. The judge presiding over the case sided with Huawei, which wants to block the purchase […]
Huawei Files Suit Against Motorola Over Intellectual Property
Huawei has filed suit against Motorola, alleging that Motorola is in the process of selling its intellectual property illegally, as Motorola is in the process of selling its radio division to Nokia Siemens Networks. Huawel is alleging that it has had a standing business relationship with Motorola since the year 2000, whereby Motorola rebranded select […]
MetroPCS to Preload Boingo Wi-Fi On Android Lineup
MetroPCS has signed an agreement with Wi-Fi provider Boingo Wireless to preload its Boingo Wi-Fi app on its Android lineup in the LG Optimus S and Huawei Ascend with more devices to be added in the future. The service will cost an additional $7.95/month for unlimited access to Boingo’s network of hotspots worldwide in lieu of […]
Sprint Rejects Chinese Equipment Manufacturer Bids Due to Government Pressure
A report filed by the Wall Street Journal has confirmed that Sprint has eliminated preliminary bid winners ZTE and Huawei from a multi-hundred million dollar networking equipment contract due to concerns raised by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke regarding potential security issues and warning CEO Hesse about possible ties between the two companies and […]
T-Mobile Announces Huawei IDEOS as T-Mobile Comet for November 3rd
Closing out the phone announcements on T-Mobile is the announcement of the Huawei IDEOS as the T-Mobile Comet, which will be the lowest priced Android 2.2 handset after new 2 year agreement when launched on November 3rd. The Comet features the complete Google Experience with technical specifications consisting of a 2.8-inch QVGA resolution capacitive touch […]
T-Mobile Launching Huawei IDEOS on November 3rd as Comet
T-Mobile internal documentation has confirmed a November 3rd launch for the recently announced Huawei IDEOS Android device, which will be branded as the Comet. As previously reported, the Ideos features the complete Google Experience with technical specifications consisting of a 2.8-inch QVGA resolution capacitive touch display and a 528MHz processor, 3.2-megapixel camera with video recorder, […]