BARCELONA, Spain–It’s a vow we’ve heard many times before: Huawei will be a top global brand. Here at Mobile World Congress, Huawei used its press conference as yet another opportunity to plead its softer side. Addressing a room full of journalists, Huawei’s director of global brand management, Amy Lou, passionately shared Huawei’s philosophy for aggressively …

BARCELONA, Spain–Huawei’s booth crew may not have attached any phones to mounts over at its booth at Mobile World Congress, but it’s clear that the Huawei Ascend P2 will officially debut at this show. Related stories MWC 2022: How to Watch the Samsung Galaxy Book Reveal ​Microsoft warns it might miss revenue guidance because of coronavirus LG unveils new K …

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U.S. Cellular may not be the nation’s largest carrier, but that won’t stop it from extending its 4G network. The regional provider announced this morning that by the end of 2013, it will take its 4G LTE network to cities in three new states — California, Nebraska, and Kansas — and will also add new markets in some states where …

Months after Google began selling the LG-made Nexus 4 Android 4.2 smartphone, it (finally) has a wireless charger to offer as well. Related stories: Nexus 4 smartphone has the smarts (review) Google’s Nexus Q media streamer Toyota Avalon charges Qi-enabled phones without chargers The charging accessory, available in the Google Play store, resembles a sheared-off Nexus Q and costs $59.99. …

With the flick of a switch and a flash of green light, a network of veins springs to the fore, mapped out just below the surface of the skin. This is no medical lab — it’s a darkened suite inside San Francisco’s designer Clift Hotel — but I already see how the recent sting of a donation nurse thumping the …

BlackBerrys haven’t always had the top cameras in the industry, but with the BlackBerry Z10‘s 8-megapixel camera, things are turning around. In my tests so far, the Z10’s shooter largely succeeds. Over the course of my testing period, I got some really nice outdoor shots, plus some crisp indoor photos of everything from food labels to receipts. Of course, not …

Well, look what just landed in my in-box a few minutes ago: a save-the-date from Mozilla, best known for its Firefox browser, for a press conference at Mobile World Congress later this month. Related stories: Firefox OS finds a new way to app Mozilla: Come build apps for Firefox OS! Ubuntu OS phones tapped for late 2013 We don’t need …

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Minutes after BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins introduced the two new BlackBerry smartphones, U.S. carriers began releasing statements to officially back the new devices. Verizon was the first to announce it would sell the touchscreen BlackBerry Z10 and Q10with QWERTY keyboard, going so far as to attach a price — $199 on contract. Big Red also said it would exclusively sell …