Huawei’s rather stylish new smartwatch #MWC15

With its Moto 360 type styling, the debut smartwatch from Chinese company Huawei looks like a contender. The company has just confirmed that the Google's Android Wear watch will be known as the "Huawei Watch", sport a 1.4-inch screen, and has been given an AMOLED coating surrounded by a luxe stainless steel frame. Features-wise, it…

Microsoft’s Lumia 640 and 640 XL kind of confirmed #MWC15

Big spot from The Verge today who noted that Microsoft had accidentally put out a blank release announcing the launch of the Lumia 640 and Lumia 640 XL - obviously two Windows phones. The full details of the handsets will be available tomorrow when Microsoft has its press conference, but in the mean time the…

Hands on with Acer’s new Liquid Leap+ smartband #MWC15

We're at Mobile World Congress this week to bring you the latest from tech brands big and small. First up this morning was Acer's pre-briefing, featuring four new smartphones and an updated version of the Liquid Leap smart activeband: the Liquid Leap+. We weren't hugely impressed by the previous Liquid Leap, having had major technical…

Acer adds Z220 and Z250 Lollipop Android phones #MWC15

In addition to the Windows mobile it unveiled today, Acer also took the wraps off a pair of Android handsets. They are both in the Z series - which basically means they are lower-end models aimed at budget conscious buyers. First up is the Z220 - which is the cheaper of the pair and will…

Acer drops a budget Windows phone – the Liquid M220 #MWC15

If you fancy a Windows phone your choice is, well, fairly limited. Admittedly there are plenty of Lumias, as well as this from HTC. However you would have thought that there would be a great opportunity for a brand to step into the breach with a low-end mobile to extend the range of phones available…

The mystery of Huawei’s disappearing Android Wear smartwatch #MWC15

Now here's an odd thing. Yesterday Huawei posted a couple of videos on its YouTube channel parading its upcoming Android Wear smartwatch. Then, come today, they've been taken down. Sounds like someone has jumped the gun a little. We'll know more soon anyway as MWC begins tomorrow. Meanwhile, Phandroid grabbed some pics which show the watch…