More than 80 companies released smartwatches in 2014. That number is expected to jump dramatically in 2015. Not all of those companies are as well known as industry giants such as Apple, Pebble, Motorola and Samsung. Among the smaller players joining the fray is Wiko, a French smartphone company. The company unveiled the Wiko watch at Mobile World Congress. The […]
MWC 2015
MWC 2015: Google announces Nexus-like wireless service
Rumours surfaced in january that Google was looking to become a wireless carrier in the U.S. as an MVNO (mobile virtual network operator). Codenamed Project Nova, the service is to be a hybrid service able to use the strongest signal in an area from wireless providers including Sprint, T-Mobile and Wi-Fi networks. Speaking at MWC 2015, Google senior vice-president Sundar […]
MWC 2015: HTC jumps into wearables with HTC Grip
As recent rumours had suggested, HTC today announced its first wearable and it is not the smartwatch that had once been the topic of speculation. Instead, the HTC Grip is a GPS-neabled fitness tracker that will work with Under Armour’s UA Record software platform which is compatible with both Android and iOS devices. Along with GPS, the HTC Grip packs […]
MWC 2015: Android Wear-powered Huawei Watch unveiled
After Huawei prematurely posted two YouTube videos for the Huawei Watch yesterday, it should come as no surprise that the Chinese company formally unveiled its first Android Wear smartwatch. Today’s announcement provides the details that the videos did not. Huawei Watch specifications: Processor: 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Operating system: Google Android Wear Cellular connectivity: None Other connectivity: Bluetooth 4.1 Display: […]
Huawei Watch smartwatch revealed ahead of MWC 2015 announcement
Huawei first revealed plans to launch an Android Wear smartwatch earlier this year. While the company did not reveal exactly when it would launch such it, a company teaser just days later suggested it would do so at MWC 2015. Two new videos posted today on Huawei’s own YouTube channel have now effectively confirmed that the company will indeed unveil the […]
MWC 2015: Women In Mobile networking party
MWC 2015 will take place over a busy three days from March 2nd to 5th and longer if you include the press announcements leading up to the main event itself. If you’ve still looking for something to do, consider catching the Women in Mobile networking party on March 3rd. It promises to be “one of the most special nights of […]
HTC inadvertently confirms HTC One M9 name for next flagship
While there were some rumours last year that HTC would drop the Mx designation for its flagship smartphones, more recent advice has suggested that it would instead continue its current naming nomenclature but with a small change. HTC’s own website has now inadvertently confirmed that it will name its HTC One (M8) successor the HTC One M9. Yes, the brackets […]
Huawei teases MWC 2015 smartwatch announcement?
Huawei recently confirmed plans to launch its first Android Wear smartwatch sometime in 2015. We surmised at the time that it might do so at MWC 2015. Two new teaser images posted on the company’s Weibo account could be a sign that it is about to do just that. In the grand tradition of teasers, Huawei’s new images reveal little. […]