Huawei Ascend W1

XDA Hackers manage to load Custom ROM on Huawei Ascend W1

7 years

It seems the Huwei Ascend W1 is not the most secure handset, as hackers on XDA-Developers have manage to load a custom ROM on the device. Apparently the handset can be set to accept an unsigned ROM, allowing the Custom ROM to be...

Latest Huawei Ascend W1 ROM includes Storage Manager

by Surur

7 years

WindowsMania.pl have managed to lay their hands on the latest GDR2 ROM for the Huawei Ascend W1 Windows Phone, said to be in the hands of more than 1 million Windows Phone users. The ROM includes the much-needed Storage Manager, t...

Huawei Ascend W1 available on O2 for only £99

by Surur

7 years

ITProPortal reports that O2 is offering the Huawei Ascend W1 for only £99 on Pay as You Go, down from £129.99. The low-end Windows Phone is only held back by only having 4 GB ROM, but otherwise features a 4in WVGA screen ...

Huawei Ascend W1 is the first WP8 bootloader unlocked handset, brings Static IP in first custom ROM

by Surur

7 years

WPWorld.pl reports the that the Huawei Ascend W1 has become the first Windows Phone 8 handset to be bootloader unlocked, allowing hackers to load custom ROMs with unique features. Apparently one of the first Custom ROMs for the ha...

Interesting: Huawei has sold more than 1 million Ascend W1 handsets

by Surur

7 years

We don’t normally credit Huawei as a significant Windows Phone player, but it seems the Chinese low-cost handset maker may be having some influence on the small Windows Phone market. Speaking to Pocket-lint, Kevin Ho, presid...

Huawei Ascend W1 now in stock at Walmart

by Surur

7 years

Walmart is now offering the Huawei Ascend W1 on their Straight Talk MVNO. The handset is being sold at what now seems a rather pricy $229.80 and is only compatible with the Straight Talk $45/30-Day Unlimited Service Pl...

Huawei Ascend W1 in Blue and Pink only £99.99 on O2 PAYGo

by Surur

7 years

O2 UK is offering the Huawei Ascend W1 in Blue and Pink for only £99.99 on Pay as You Go, £30 down from its previous £129.99 price. The handset is available available for free from as little as £14 per month with unlimited tex...

Huawei Ascend W1 also heading to Walmart in May

by Surur

7 years

Huawei today announced its first Windows Phone 8 smartphone – Huawei W1 – will be available this month online at Walmart.com and at select Walmart stores in the United States. "The Huawei W1 brings consumers a trul...

Huawei promotes Ascend W1 with Dream Record campaign

by Surur

7 years

The Huawei Ascend W1 is rolling out around the world and Huawei has decided to promote the handset with their Dream Record campaign, documented on YouTube. In the campaign they sponsor four young artists and entrepreneurs and reco...

Microsoft claims 10% Windows Phone market share in South Africa as Huawei Ascend W1 goes on sale in Kenya

by Surur

7 years

South Africa is one of the 7 markets in which Windows Phone outsells the iPhone, and now Gustavo Fuchs, Windows Phone head for the Middle East and Africa has revealed exactly what this meant for its market share there. Windows Pho...

Two Unique Windows Phones show up in China

by Surur

7 years

WPDang reports on two unique Windows Phones that are showing up for sale in China. Above is the TCL S606 3G, the only Windows Phone without a shutter button. The device is being sold in Russia and elsewhere under the Alcatel OneTo...

Forget Datasense–Huawei Ascent W1 has a traffic manager

by Surur

7 years

One of the major Windows Phone 8 features was DataSense, which allows users to monitor and control their data usage. When Microsoft announced the feature they neglected to mention it needs the carrier to sign up to it, and unfortu...