Two years into its ban from the US Government and, in turn, access to the Play Store on its Android-powered devices, Huawei is unveiling HarmonyOS. The platform is an alternative to Android that powers TVs, smartphones, tablets, and smartwatches.
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Huawei has officially unveiled the firm’s first HarmonyOS-powered smartwatches in the form of the Huawei Watch 3 and Watch 3 Pro.
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Despite some serious issues with smartphones, Huawei is dropping yet more wearables with the Watch 3 — which as it turns out, is really quite impressive.
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With the US ban on Huawei now entering its third year, the company is still cut off from the most important parts of Android. Today, Huawei confirmed its plan to officially unveil HarmonyOS to the world next week.
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The foldable space continues to heat up as early issues are worked out. Today, Huawei launched its latest foldable, the Huawei Mate X2, which throws out the previous design and adopts what we love about the Galaxy Z Fold 2. Oh, and it costs $3,000.
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Samsung may still be the world’s largest smartphone manufacturer, but according to a new report, Apple dominated the Korean firm in Q4 2020 smartphone sales.
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It’s no secret that Huawei has been in a tough spot since being added to the US Entity list and essentially cut off from Google on its Android phones. With no solution in sight, Huawei is reportedly in talks to sell off its premium Mate and P series smartphone brands.
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The US government has blacklisted prominent Android manufacturer Xiaomi, along with other Chinese firms for alleged military links.
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The COVID-19 pandemic led to a heavy decline in the smartphone market this year, but Q3 2020 has seen shipments start to recover according to a new report from Gartner.
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According to a new report, Huawei is set to offload their affordable-focused smartphone sub-brand Honor to a government-backed consortium for a whopping $15 billion.
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Qualcomm has now been granted a temporary license to sell 4G-enabled chips to Huawei, which may help alleviate some pressure exerted by the US on the Chinese firm in lieu of other trade sanctions.
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The Huawei Mate 40 Pro has been released into a very different landscape to that of its predecessor, the Mate 30 Pro. Restrictions have tightened, but that hasn’t dulled the Chinese firm’s enthusiasm for flagship smartphone releases.
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For some, living a Google-free life is an enticing one. For others, it’s almost impossible. Huawei devices released after the trade bans kicked in are now sold sans Google apps, but thanks to an app called Googlefier, it’s even easier to install those missing services.
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Huawei’s latest and greatest smartphone the Mate 40 Pro has now officially launched as a direct follow-up to last year’s Mate 30 series.
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In lieu of an IFA launch event, Huawei has held a slightly delayed annual Developers Conference and used that as the vehicle to launch some new products including the FreeBuds Pro, Watch GT 2 Pro, and some other notable hardware.
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Huawei is taking on the fitness tracker and wearable market yet again an updated and upgraded Watch GT2 Pro, which promises to take all the best bits of its predecessors and improve yet again.
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Yet more roadblocks have been formed in Huawei’s attempt to remain within the smartphone space as new reports suggest that Samsung is to stop selling smartphone chips to the beleaguered Chinese tech firm.
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Leaked renders of the upcoming Huawei Watch GT 2 Pro have now leaked, giving us a glimpse at the upcoming smartwatch that refines an already successful formula.
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It’s been well over a year since a US ban forced Google to cut off Huawei, but an ongoing and renewed license has allowed the two companies to work together and continue supporting phones already in the hands of consumers with Android updates. Now, though, that license is in jeopardy.
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Troubles just won’t stop for Huawei. After a recent action from the US government triggered chipmakers to cut off relations with the company, Huawei is now saying that it is running out of chips for smartphones and may not be able to make another series of Kirin chipsets as a result.
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According to a new report, Qualcomm is pushing the Trump administration to allow sales of the Snapdragon chips to Huawei.
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The first renders of the upcoming Huawei Mate 40 have now leaked and showcase an absolutely massive rear camera setup, plus some notable changes over last year’s Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro.
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A series of new reports suggest that the UK government is set to phase out Huawei from its 5G network infrastructure over security concerns.
While US-trade restrictions hamper Huawei’s smartphone aspirations in Western markets, the ace up the sleeve is undoubtedly it’s growing wearable selection — of which the Watch GT 2e is another fantastic addition.
