Huawei
TSMC on Thursday has confirmed that it had stopped processing new orders from Huawei back on May 15th. The news is the first official statement from the company on the matter, since the US Commerce Department’s expansion of rules to require licenses for sales to Huawei of semiconductors which us US technology. Under the rule change, Taiwan based TSMC is not allowed to sell to Huawei silicon products unless the Chinese vendor receives (an unlikely) license from US regulators. Huawei and TSMC had been given a 3-months grace period in which existing orders were allowed to be processed and shipped. TSMC yesterday has confirmed that the manufacturer does not plan to ship any wafers to Huawei or HiSilicon after September 14th. It’s been wildly speculated that...
The Google Nexus 6P Review
As we have come to know, Google has opted to simultaneously release two Nexus smartphone devices this year. Alongside the smaller form-factor LG Nexus 5X which we’ve reviewed a...
219 by Andrei Frumusanu on 12/16/2015
China Calling: Huawei’s Media Tour, Kirin 950 and Why We Went
Sometimes the only way to develop a relationship with a technology manufacturer beyond a simple press release exchange with a media relations team, and the odd limited-time product review...
109 by Ian Cutress on 12/4/2015
The Huawei Mate S Review
Huawei has been a company which over the past few years has visibly increased its presence in western markets. The Chinese vendor has in particular executed a big push...
54 by Andrei Frumusanu on 12/2/2015
Huawei Launches The Mate 8, with Kirin 950
Today Huawei announces their new flagship, the Mate 8. We've already had a look at the Mate S during this year's IFA conference, and while I didn't quite manage...
21 by Andrei Frumusanu on 11/26/2015
HiSilicon Announces New Kirin 950 SoC
Today in Beijing, HiSilicon held an extensive media briefing on their brand new flagship SoC - the Kirin 950. The new chipset is a very large leap for the...
41 by Andrei Frumusanu on 11/5/2015
Huawei Launches Mate S - Hands On
Today at Huawei's IFA Berlin 2015 launch event the Chinese handset maker launched it's new fall flagship device, the Mate S. The new 5.5" form-factor places the Mate S...
19 by Andrei Frumusanu on 9/2/2015
The Huawei P8 Lite Review
Although many consumers are not familiar with Huawei, they are a company that I have seen selling smartphones for quite some time now. In the earliest days of the...
43 by Brandon Chester on 7/27/2015
The Huawei P8 Review
It’s been a month now since Huawei launched its new smartphone flagship, the P8. Huawei started Ascend P-line of smartphones back in 2012 with the launch of the Ascend...
105 by Andrei Frumusanu on 6/4/2015
Huawei Announces New P8 And P8 Max
Today at the London launch event Huawei announced two new successors in the Ascend P-series of smartphones: the P8 and P8max. Noticeable lacking during the announcement is the Ascend...
24 by Andrei Frumusanu on 4/15/2015
Huawei P8 Launch Live Blog (10AM EDT)
Huawei is set to launch their new non-phablet flagship, the P8, today in London. I'm on hand at the press event, which starts at 10AM EDT / 3PM BST.
37 by Ian Cutress on 4/15/2015
The Huawei Ascend Mate 7 Review
It's been a while since I got the Mate 7 at IFA in Berlin and I have been using it on an off since then. As a new member...
72 by Andrei Frumusanu on 12/2/2014
Huawei Honor 6 Review
While Huawei's flagship banner was traditionally carried by its Ascend P-series, the P7 didn't ship with a high end SoC that was able to compete with other devices in...
59 by Andrei Frumusanu & Joshua Ho on 9/12/2014
Note 4 and Mate 7 side-by-side
We already saw some pictures that Josh took during his briefing just a few days ago, but I still felt that maybe the Note 4 could use a closer...
43 by Andrei Frumusanu on 9/5/2014
Huawei Ascend Mate 7 & Ascend G7 Hands-On
Today Huawei launches the successor to the Ascend Mate, the Mate 7 and a new mid-range device called the Ascent G7. I've got my hands on a Mate 7...
29 by Andrei Frumusanu on 9/4/2014
Examining Huawei's Benchmark Optimizations in the Ascend P7
While benchmark optimization has been a hot topic, recently it has faded into the background as the industry adjusted. Previously, we saw changes such as an automatic 10% GPU...
24 by Joshua Ho on 8/21/2014
Huawei Ascend Mate 2 Review: Incredible Battery Life & Value
The commoditization of the smartphone segment has been predicted for more than a while now. It's almost obvious in a way though, especially when one looks at the progression...
50 by Anand Lal Shimpi & Joshua Ho on 6/12/2014
Huawei Launches Ascend P7 Based on Custom HiSilicon SoC
Today Huawei announced the Ascend P7, its new flagship smartphone. The P7 replaces last year’s Ascend P6 and brings significant improvements across the board. Huawei is positioning the device...
17 by Brandon Chester on 5/7/2014
Huawei Announces Ascend Mate 2 - 6.1 inch and 1.6 GHz Quad Core
We’re here at Huawei’s 2014 CES press conference, where they’ve announced their newest smartphone, the Huawei Ascend Mate 2. The Ascend Mate 2 is the successor to the Ascend...
8 by Brian Klug on 1/6/2014
Huawei Ascend P2 LTE: Hands On
We just stopped by Huawei's press event here in Barcelona just before Mobile World Congress 2013 kicks off, and Huawei had an interesting surprise lined up. Huawei put the...
9 by Brian Klug on 2/24/2013
Hands On with the Huawei Ascend W1, Ascend D2, and Ascend Mate
There hasn't been much in the way of mobile handset news out of CES 2013 this year, save some announcements by Huawei this morning. I didn't get a chance...
5 by Brian Klug on 1/8/2013
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