A few nights back Huawei held a press event to showcase its upcoming devices for next year. Amongst some WiFi Dongles, the S7 Tablet and a few other gadgets were the IDEOS X5 and IDEOS X6, both of which are fairly impressive Android Smartphones. The IDEOS X5 is a 3.8″ device will sport the following [...]

It was only a week ago that we first informed you of the Huawei IDEOS coming to Virgin, being sold through Dick Smith retailers, now Virgin have decided to drop the price $20, to $159, in order to match the price of the same device on Crazy John’s. Dick Smith still list the IDEOS as [...]

Touted as being the device to bring high-end specs with a low price, the Huawei IDEOS has is also calling Virgin Mobile its new home. A tipster sent us in the news and told us that it’ll be available from Dick Smith stores, with a little searching of the Dick Smith site it can be [...]

Huawei is a name that many consumers in the Australian market won’t recognise. In an entirely unscientific test, I asked a few friends – some nerds, some not – whether they’d heard this name and they just looked at me funny. However, according to Wikipedia, Huawei – founded in 1988 – is the largest networking [...]

While the full review is a little way off, here's a sneak peak of what's in store. The IDEOS is a diminutive 3G/HSDPA-capable Android 2.2-powered handset with similar form factor to the HTC Wildfire. It's small, easily fits in the hand - and while it might lack some of the hardware polish of a more 'name-brand' device, the IDEOS - as you will soon see - holds its own, especially considering the bargain-basement price of $159 outright on the Crazy John's network. It's quick, snappy, functional, and importantly, performs well as a mobile phone as well as a mobile data device.

The Huawei IDEOS is now available for purchase from Australia Post stores today, Crazy John’s retailers next week and soon from their website, which is great news for all you bargain hunters out there. The IDEOS, which will set you back a mere $159, features Android 2.2, WiFi Tethering, 2.8″ QVGA (*Sigh*) Capacitive Display all [...]

Now appears to be the time for all the low-end Android devices to hit the market and the Huawei IDEOS does not want to be late to the party. This little beauty, that we were notified about two months ago, is expected to hit Crazy John’s shelves later this month or early November for a [...]

It seems like Dick Smith is covering the mid-range Android devices, which is about time considering there is really nothing of great interest in this part of the market, except for maybe the Millennius Apanda A60. So if you’re after a mid-range Android device head into your local Dick Smith store as they are starting [...]

According to the crew over at Techlogg, Boost Mobile have just launched the low-end Huawei U8300 for $149, making it Australia’s cheapest prepaid Android device. The U8300 isn’t all that feature packed, and lacks amazing specs, but what it doesn’t have in specs it makes up for in it’s insanely low price point. It’s almost [...]

We were told Telstra would be getting Android Tablets by the year’s end and here comes Telstra’s own T-Touch Tablet. What might be a rebranded Huawei S7, but we’re just assuming here, but Huawei rebrand most of their devices for Telstra. If it is the S7 it will feature a 7″ resistive display, Android 2.1 [...]

It’s finally October, which means there is a fair bit of stuff expected to happen, unless of course you’re waiting for your Android 2.1 or 2.2 update, because that’ll no doubt be pushed back, again! In all seriousness though, there are a couple of fairly big launches coming up, and with a bit of luck [...]

Man, there is a lot of Telstra news coming out at the moment, and boy have they got some good stuff in store, no doubt at a premium price. The first lot of news (we have some more to come) is that Telstra is looking at bringing Android Tablets to their line up by the [...]

The above device may look familiar, but it was announced 4 days ago by Huawei. The IDEOS is a low-end device that is aimed to push the limits of performance at a low ($200-) price. Some features just to get you interested: Key features: - Android 2.2 Froyo Operating System, with access to Android’s library [...]