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Huawei’s Senior Vice President confirms they are working on a Windows Phone 8 handset

May 22, 2012 | By Surur

So far the only one NOT talking about Windows Phone 8 is Microsoft, with their OEMs and carrier partners pretty open about the coming arrival of the OS and their support for it.

On his Weibo micro-blog, Huawei’s Senior Vice President Yu Chengdong confirmed, after a meeting with Steve Ballmer at the Windows Partner Summit in Tokyo, that the company would be creating a Windows Phone 8 handset.

Calling Huawei the “world’s first the WP8 phone supplier !”, the company is expected to produce low-cost Windows Phone 8 hardware, which raises hope that the OS will support current generation hardware also as an upgrade.

The announcement confirms earlier rumours, which had the company having 70 engineers working on a Windows Phone 8 handset with a 4 inch screen which will cost only 2,000 CNY (317 USD),

Huawei is not normally associated with smartphones, but have sold 20 million smartphones last year, and aim to sell 60 million this year, making them a significant player.

Shenzhen Post notes that these handsets may show up on Leap Wireless, a low cost US carrier that is already carrying some of Huawei’s smartphones.

It is expected that Microsoft will formally unveil Windows Phone 8 at their Windows Phone developer summit on the 20th June 2012.

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Huawei rumoured to have 70 engineers on Windows Phone 8 team

April 25, 2012 | By Surur

WPDang is claiming the newest Windows Phone OEM, Huawei, has 70 engineers in China working on Windows Phone 8 handsets for the end of the year.

Apparently the company is working on a budget device costing 2,000 CNY (317 USD), likely modelled on an Android handset, while a high end model with a 4 inch screen is also rumoured.

Huawei is said to be working with a US team and Microsoft on these handsets.

Huawei is apparently also working on a LTE Windows 8 tablet project similar to the Huawei MediaPad 10 FHD.

Huawei is not normally associated with smartphones, but have sold 20 million smartphones last year, and aim to sell 60 million this year, making them a significant player.

Via WPSauce.com

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Huawei not on board with Windows Phone yet

February 26, 2012 | By Surur

Huawei's new Android handsets are only 6.8mm thick

WPDang reports that new Microsoft partner Huawei has decided not to commit any resources with developing Windows Phone 7 handsets yet.

Apparently a handset has been under development, but due to an internal leadership shuffle the strategy has changed inside the company, and the Windows Phone team has been disbanded.

Huawei is planning to unveil some fetching looking Android handsets which are only 6.8 mm thick, so it is somewhat a pity we will not see their products running our favourite mobile OS. On the other hand with ZTE on board in China and Nokia also introducing Windows Phone 7 handsets there it is likely less of an issue than one suspect.

Via WPSauce.com

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Huawei “will probably bring a [Windows Phone] device to market next year”

May 27, 2011 | By Surur

Speaking to V3.co.uk chief strategy and marketing officer at Huawei, Victor Xu said the company was in talks with Microsoft to develop a Windows Phone 7 handset.

"We are in discussions with Microsoft and will probably bring a [Windows Phone] device to market next year," Xu said.

Huawei is best known for their 3G modems and other networking hardware, and has dabbled in the past in Windows Mobile handsets.

Huawei’s vice director for industry standards, Richard Brennan, has previously told V3 the company was considering making Windows Phone part of its push into high end handsets.

The company is a major rival of ZTE, who has recently announced they will be releasing two Windows Phone 7 handsets bound for Europe and China.

Microsoft has previously said expanding into Asia was a major goal of Mango and that they intend to target the segment of the population who has still not upgraded to smartphones with handsets at a wide range of price points.

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amAze free turn by turn ad supported GPS navigation – the first location-based service that makes sense

June 24, 2009 | By Surur

Huawei has announced today that they will be embedding LocatioNet’s "amAze" GPS navigation service on new GPS-enabled mobile handsets.

The free satellite navigation system differentiates itself from its peers by offering turn by turn voice-guided GPS navigation while still being completely free to the user. Users will be able to view and navigate over detailed maps, high-resolution satellite imagery in over 200 large cities around the world, to view weather conditions, to search for points of interest, to search in local directories and more.

The software is funded by advertising and coupons appropriate to the users route and location that are displayed when the user plans his journey.

"We are very excited to be selected by Huawei as their navigation application partner," said Meir Dan, CEO of LocatioNet. "It is yet another step in the fast evolution of GPS navigation services on mobile phones, thanks to the integration of GPS receivers into the handsets. As part of this evolution, every mobile user can have wider access not only to pure navigation services but also to a vast amount of geographical data on a worldwide basis that is made available via the wireless network. There is no need to purchase expensive dedicated personal navigation devices (PND), and there is no need to periodically update the maps. Everything is conveniently available on the mobile handset anywhere, anytime and with the most updated content that is coming in real-time from the main service servers."

The service supports over 500 handsets with Java and Windows Mobile versions. No Android or iPhone version exists as yet.

The software, which downloads maps over the air, is pretty feature packed, featuring maps, satellite data and a hybrid view, and also allows low-data modes with arrows only.

The software is available to download directly to your Windows Mobile phone by visiting wap.amazegps.com.

Huawei announced C8000

June 16, 2009 | By Surur

Huawei, whose CDMA handset shipments recently surpassing the 50 million mark, today at CommunicAsia 2009 announced the Windows Mobile powered C8000. The C8000 incorporates a 3-D menu graphic user interface (GUI) and a unique independent display adapter which enables the smooth presentation of video files and DVD-quality pictures on a 2.8-inch touch screen. With optimized power management, the new handset is capable of playing video files continuously for six to eight hours.

"Having joined the Open Handset Alliance in 2008, Huawei is rapidly moving forward with the development of cutting-edge high-end handsets, especially smartphones powered by Android and Windows Mobile operating systems," said Glory Chueng, the spokesperson of Huawei Terminals. "The U8230 and the C8000 handsets on display here at CommunicAsia take the interactivity experience of smartphones to a whole new level and Huawei is looking forward to working with our customers to bring them to market later this year."

Huawei plans to launch a series of touchscreen handsets that support WCDMA, CDMA, and TD-SCDMA standards in the second half of 2009.

Via ACNNewswire

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