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Tweet Images of an unreleased Windows Phone device from China-based Huawei have appeared on the Internet, with the report claiming it will use aluminum for the phone’s case design. Read more…      Neowin

Tweet Over the past few months, in the realm of Windows Phone all the news and rumors had been surrounding Nokia, especially given that it is soon to be bought out by Microsoft. But let’s not forget about the other Windows Phone OEMs – HTC, Samsung and Huawei. Whilst they had not been as active and dedicated in the ecosystem as Nokia, all three appears to be still committed to…

Tweet A Huawei executive confirmed this week that the company still plans to make smartphones with Windows Phone installed, even as Microsoft plans to acquire Nokia’s Lumia business. Read more…      Neowin

Tweet Even though Microsoft purchased Nokia’s device and services division, Huawei says it will continue to be a Windows Phone licensee and build new handsets running on Microsoft’s software. The statement comes directly from a Huawei executive speaking to reports as noted by the Wall Street Journal. Richard Ren, in charge of Huawei Europe consumer unit said: “We will continue to develop devices running Windows Phone, and launch more products. We…

Tweet This week Huawei CEO Ken Hu claimed in a contributed column in Forbes and in other interviews that his company would develop commercial “5G” networks by 2020. That’s a pretty amazing claim considering 5G only exists as a mere concept today. Sure, you’ve probably heard the term 5G tossed around here and there, including on GigaOM, but there’s a lot of misinformation out there. 5G isn’t LTE-Advanced (and what…