Huawei has reversed course on plans for a handset equipped with both Android and Windows Phone. In a statement sent to FierceWireless on Wednesday, the China-based mobile phone vendor indicated it will continue to support Android and Windows Phone but as separate items. “Huawei Consumer Business Group adopts an open approach towards mobile operating systems …

An update to Google’s search app lets Android users launch their phone’s camera, in photo or video mode, with a voice command. “With the Google Search App on Android, you can just tap the microphone or say ‘OK Google,’ then ‘take a photo’ or ‘take a video.’ Google will launch your camera app in the preferred mode,” Google said in …

Samsung has officially posted the global prices for two of its upcoming wearable devices. The Gear 2 smartwatch will sell for 8,999 Taiwan dollars ($293), Samsung announced in Taiwan on Wednesday, according to Sammobile and other sources. That’s a slight drop from the $300 retail price of the original Gear. The new Gear Fit fitness band will cost 5,990 Taiwan …

Flappy Bird is migrating back to app stores, the game’s creator Dong Nguyen has promised fans on Twitter — and it’ll be better than ever. “Yes, but not soon,” he replied yesterday to one of the many people asking if the inexplicably popular mobile game would return. Having been off Twitter for over a month since he originally took the …

UK phone network Ovivo Mobile shut down last night without any prior warning, leaving an estimated 50,000 users without a signal. The network, an MVNO that piggybacked on Vodafone’s infrastructure in the same manner as Tesco Mobile or Giffgaff, announced last night it was ceasing trading. I’ve contacted Vodafone for comment and will update when I hear back. “We are …

Jason Cipriani/CNET Earlier this week Google announced Android Wear, the platform that’s going to bring Android to more wearables in the very near future. Along with the announcement, it also released a developer preview of the operating system for developers to begin working magic with. Naturally the preview included an emulator for devs to preview their work on. It didn’t …

Here we go again. New reports online today suggest that the long-rumored Amazon smartphone is finally close at hand. According to tech blog BGR, KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicted in a note to clients that “Amazon (US) will launch its own brand smartphone in 3-6 months, using the same hardware strategy as used for its e-reader and tablet.” For …

Sprint recently cut a significant chunk of its staff dedicated to repairing and refurbishing phones and shut down its slower-performing stores, part of a broader effort to reduce the company’s costs in the face of continued financial struggles. The Overland Park, Kan., wireless carrier laid off 330 technical consultants, closing 150 service and repair centers across the country, a Sprint …

Lenovo on Thursday continued ramping up its mobile arsenal. The Chinese computing giant, which in January agreed to buy Motorola for $2.9 billion, now has reached a deal to purchase 21 patent families owned by Unwired Planet for $100 million in cash. Those patents include 3G and LTE mobile technology, as well as “other important mobility patents.” Related stories: Google …

The Samsung Galaxy S5 sells for $200 with a carrier agreement, and for about $650 without one. Sarah Tew/CNET AT&T, U.S. Cellular, T-Mobile, and RadioShack announced on Thursday pricing and availability for the Samsung Galaxy S5, which globally goes on sale April 11. Related stories: Hands-on: Samsung Galaxy S5 Gorgeous fit: Samsung Gear Fit Get close with the improved Gear …