Huawei’s monster 7-inch Phablet the MediaPad X2 lands #MWC15

In addition to the rather charming watch it unveiled today, Huawei has also dropped a monster high spec Phablet. Boasting a huge 7inch screen the Huawei MediaPad X2 is also the company's first octa-core phablet with a dual-SIM option. That screen sounds pretty impressive too with a 1200 x 1920 resolution IPS display for 323ppi.…

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…

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…
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Five things to look out for at #MWC15

It's the tail-end of February and that can mean only one thing. The whole of the mobile phone industry decamps to Barcelona to chew the fat and gawp at the new phones at Mobile World Congress, or MWC as most of the planet calls it. There’s already quite a buzz about this year's event, largely…

New blogging platform Typed – a big hit on Indiegogo

Over the years many companies have tried (and failed) to take on Wordpress and Tumblr and produce secure, easy to use, popular blogging platforms. Posterous, which let you post by email, was huge for a while, and I also had a soft spot for Jux which created striking image lead sites. Sadly both are now…