Goondu review: Google Nexus 6P
Google’s Nexus phones have always been marketed as the best that Android can offer. In terms of a thoroughly pleasant and friendly experience, the latest top-end Nexus 6P is no different. Like...
View ArticleFive tablets and phones from China making a difference
As Chinese around the world celebrate Lunar New Year tomorrow, all eyes are on the festivities and people getting together. How many in Singapore, however, will be carrying a phone or tablet from a...
View ArticleHands on: Huawei Mate 8
Fresh from winning over Android diehards with the Nexus 6P, Huawei this week launched its new Mate 8 flagship in Kuala Lumpur for the region. Unlike the Nexus phone, Huawei has added some spice to...
View ArticleGoondu review: Huawei Mate 8
Huawei has been basking in very positive light of late especially when its Google Nexus 6P gained the Chinese company much street cred among Android users. It is of little wonder that eyes are on the...
View ArticleGoondu review: Huawei P9
The Huawei P9, the very first smartphone to have a Leica lens in its slim body, has been creating waves lately. Some positive, in the sense that it brings the promise of great image quality from the...
View ArticleHands on: Huawei Mate 9 is an undeniable flagship
Huawei Mate 9 launch in Munich, Germany Huawei’s new Mate 9, packed with new tricks and souped-up hardware such as a camera system co-developed with Leica, is a phone that will challenge the best...
View ArticleGoondu review: Huawei Mate 9
Huawei Mate 9 launch in Munich, Germany These days, it is hard to be a smartphone manufacturer. When budget or mid-end models run the latest version of Android and feature things like fingerprint...
View ArticleCan Huawei overtake Apple as it aspires to smartphone crown?
Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei’s consumer business group, speaking at the launch of the Mate 9 in Munch in November 2016. PHOTO: Wilson Wong Huawei has been talking big this year. A couple of weeks ago, at...
View ArticleHoliday Gift Guide 2016: What to buy for a digital nomad
Okay, we’ll come out and admit that digital nomad sounds a little hipster. In the past, we used to call people who travel all the time for work road warriors. All the same, these folks on the go want...
View ArticleHands on: Huawei Ascend P7 at CommunicAsia 2014
If you think that Huawei’s new Ascend P7 smartphone looks familiar, you are right. It looks a bit like a cross between a Sony Xperia and Apple iPhone, and that’s not a bad thing. Shown off today at...
View ArticleSingTel’s 300Mbps mobile broadband service gets a Huawei boost
What’s the point of a very fast network without anyone being able to log on to it? Well, SingTel’s zippy 300Mbps mobile broadband service using the Long Term Evolution-Advanced (LTE-A) network...
View ArticleHuawei’s Ascend Mate7 phablet in Singapore for S$749
If you are looking for a high-end phablet, there’s an alternative to the popular Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and Apple iPhone 6 Plus in the form of Huawei’s new Ascend Mate7. The S$749 flagship device, from...
View ArticleXiaomi, Huawei continue march in smartphone sales
The third quarter of 2014 saw market leader Samsung lose its lead drastically to Chinese smartphone makers Huawei and Xiaomi, according to a report by analyst firm Gartner. Samsung shaved 7.7...
View ArticleHuawei ups the ante in low-cost smartphones with the G7 and Honor 3C Lite
With IT Show 2015 happening this week, those looking for a smartphone can consider low-cost Android options such as the Huawei G7 and Honor 3C. Both phones have shunned the plasticky feel that low-...
View ArticleHuawei’s new P8Max features a 6.8-inch screen, still called a smartphone
Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei Consumer Business Group, showing off the P8Max in London on April 15. Source: Huawei Huawei has come up with a new smartphone with a huge 6.8-inch screen that pushes the...
View ArticleHands-on: Huawei P8 and P8lite
For a while now, Chinese smartphone makers appear to be happy with playing second fiddle to their counterparts from South Korea, United States and elsewhere. Huawei seemed determined to change that...
View ArticleHands-on: Huawei TalkBand B2 is not just a watch and activity tracker
Smartwatch options are now aplenty, and as companies try to find a compelling use case, Huawei has come up with the TalkBand B2. It’s an activity and sleep tracker that is also a Bluetooth headset and...
View ArticleNexus 6P to be out in Singapore in two colours, with 64GB and 128GB
The latest Google Nexus 6P phone unveiled this week will arrive in Singapore in two colours – graphite and aluminium – and with support for the country’s local LTE (Long Term Evolution) or 4G...
View ArticleGoogle Nexus 6P on pre-order in Singapore from November 2, costs S$899 and S$999
Source: Screen capture of Lazada Singapore website Google’s Nexus 6P phone is open for pre-orders in Singapore from November 2 on the Lazada Singapore website, at a discount of S$50 for each model. The...
View ArticleHuawei’s new smartwatch looks like a Swiss watch… made in China
I don’t mean to be funny with that headline. If you look at the sophisticated watch faces and finishes in terms of straps and cases, you’d be hard pressed to say the new Huawei Watch doesn’t remind...
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