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Profile management

Broadband connection is one of the most used internet connections, alongside wired and wi-fi internet connection. And the most used device to use broadband connection is USB Modem (GSM/CDMA), and one of the most used brands is Huawei, a world-recognized Chinese manufacture that focuses to produce great networking devices (modems, router etc). It is probably the most popular brand from China and I have to say that Huawei is a great product.

Because of this I decided to buy a CDMA USB modem from Huawei. And greatly, this has already been recognized by Linux from so long time ago and so I can use the modem easily with GNOME's Network Manager. But later I found a problem : how to top up my prepaid internet account? To top up my prepaid internet account, I have to send a SMS to the provider and I can't do this on Linux. With forced, I temporarily used Mobile Partner application on Windows to buy / top up my prepaid internet account.

But later, Praise God, I finally found the Linux version of the Huawei Mobile Partner application. So now, I don't need Windows anymore to just top my prepaid account up. Though Mobile Partner Linux doesn't include calling feature, its SMS feature worked great on my Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. Now, I could top up my prepaid intetnet account by Linux and I dont't have to “touch” Windows anymore.

Installation

The Installation is easy, although we have to use terminal (it is Linux, okay?). We just need to make the install script executable by the command : chmod +x install and then just follow the wizard. Last, I made a Desktop Integration specialized for Ubuntu desktop and we need to install it because without it, the app couldn't be executed from menu (it needs root privilage to run).

Download

The package could be downloaded HERE.

Settings and Configuration

Once we have finished install the app, let the modem plugged in and reboot the system. Last, we have to set the internet profile manually by accessing Tools>Options>Profile Management. If you don't know the detail about your internet provider, you have to ask to the provider about the manual configuration. I use a local CDMA provider Smartfren so my connection profile is like this :

Profile : Smart

Access number : #777

User name : smart

Password : smart

Last, save and OK, and go to the Connection session and we just need to press Connect. Hope this will be useful for us and don't ever stop using Linux as the main and daily operating system. Bravo Linux.

Huawei U8150 review and price

As India's largest mobile manufacturer micromax released its first android phone release recently Huawei also released low end touch screen  Android phone. This Huawei U8150 is priced bit higher than Micromax A60. But this U8150 has some major advantages over A60. The advantages are U8150 comes with capacitive touch screen compared to micromax  A60 resistive touch screen. U8150 comes with Android 2.2(Froyo) which is much faster than 2.1. Huawei U8150 price in India is Rs.8000/-. This Huwei U8150 is an entry level Android phone with capacitive touch screen.

Features of Huwei U8150:

• 3.15 MP camera
• 2.8 inch capacitive 
• TFT touch screen

Huawei U8150

Huawei U8150 specifications:

• Camera – 3.15 Mega Pixel, Resolution 2048×1536 pixels, (CIF)Video, Geo taggingScreen Display – 2.8 inches, 240×320 pixels
• Color – TFT Capacitive touchscreen with 256K color
• Accelerometer sensor(Auto-rotate)Proximity sensor, Digital compassSwype input method
• Adobe Flash support, Organizer
• Photo viewer & editor
• Voice memo, Dial & Commands
• google Search, Gmail, Maps, G-Talk
• Audio, Video Recorder & Playback
• MP3, MP4 player
• MP3 Ring tones, Vibration
• 3.5 mm Headphone jack
• Games, Speaker Phone, FM radio
• Message Support:SMS, MMS, Email, Push EmailInstant Messaging
• Predictive text input
• Connectivity Options – Bluetooth v2.1, Micro USB v2.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, GPS
• Data Modes – 3G, GPRS 32-48 Kbps, EDGE 236.8 Kbps, HTML Internet Browsing
• Internal Memory – 256 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM, 200 MB StorageExpandable Memory- 32 GB MicroSD/card slot
• Phone Book – Unlimited Contacts, Photo Call.
• Call Records – Unlimited
• 1200 mAh Li-Ion Standard BatteryBattery Life – 288 hours
• Battery Talk Time – 9 hours
• Size – 104 x 54.8 x 13.5 mm
• Weight – 102.1 grams
• Body Colors – Black body/Blue, Yellow, Red Back panels

Huawei U8800 IDEOS X5 Review-Price-Specifications

Huawei U8800 IDEOS X5 smartphone is well equipped and slightly expensive smartphone from Huawei. This X5 has 3.8 inch capacitive TFT LCD touch screen. The ovalesque design and rubberized back makes this phone comfortable to handle.  The TFT LCD screen is crisp and clear but not perfectly visible in bright sunlight. The X5 has 800Mhz Scorpion processor with an Adreno 205 GPU and runs with Android 2.2 Froyo OS. For text inputs this phone uses Swype. The UI functions and multitasking is smooth.

Huawei U8800 IDEOS X5

Features of Huawei U8800 IDEOS X5:

• Runs on Android Froyo OS.
• 800Mhz Scorpion processor with Adreno GPU.
• 3.8 inch capacitive touch screen.
• 3G, Edge, WiFi connectivity
• Hotspot support.
• USB tethering is available
• Bluetooth with A2DP
• USB 2.0 and Flash 10.3 support
• 5 mega pixel rear camera with geo tagging option.
• Upto 720p video recording.

Price of Huawei U8800 IDEOS X5: Huawei U8800 IDEOS X5 price in India is Rs.14,999/-.

Pros and Cons of Huawei U8800 IDEOS X5:

Pros of U8800 IDEOS X5:

• Very good build quality
• Smooth and responsive User interface(UI)
• Connectivity features
• USB tethering
• Hotspot support

Cons of U8800 IDEOS X5:

• Below average camera quality
• Underwhelming audio player.

PC sync of Huawei U8800 IDEOS X5: Huawei U8800 IDEOS X5 can synchronize with PC. This phone X5 has the ability to use as modem to connect to internet via PC suite. The free download of Huawei U8800 IDEOS X5 PC suite is available.

Specifications of Huawei U8800 IDEOS X5:

Dimensions(W*H*D): 120*62*11.6mm

Weight: 130 grams

Operating system: Android 2.2 Froyo

Processor: 800Mhz Scorpion processor

GPU: 205 Adreno GPU

Memory: 2GB internal

RAM: 512 MB

Display: 3.8 inch capacitive TFT touch screen.

Camera: 5 MP with upto 720 p video

Connectivit options: GPRS, EDGE, 3G, Bluetooth, WiFi, USB

Huawei G7300 Price Features & Specifications

General	- Announced in November 2011 - Available in stores at present - 2G Network(GSM 850/900/1800/1900)
Size	- 116.5 x 60 x 11.5 mm - 110g
Display	- 3.5” TFTTouchscreen with 256k colors - 320x480 pixels resolution
Memory	- 40MB internal memory - microSD up to 16GB
Camera	- 3.15MP Primary camera with a aresolution of 2048x1536 pixels - Video recording at 30fps - No secondary camera available
Connectivity	- No wi-Fi available - Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP - microUSB v2.0
Software	- 312 MHz procesor - MTK 6236 chipset
Multimedia	- Loudspeaker & 3.5mm jack - Audio playback supporting MP3/WAV/AAC+ - Video playback supporting MP4/H.263 - FM Radio with Recording
Internet	- GPRS & EDGE available - WAP2.0/xhtml,html browser - Email
Battery	- Li-on 1300mAh battery - Standby time of up to 200hrs. - Talktime of up to 3hrs.20min.
Features	- SNS applications - Predictive text input

Huawei G7300 Price in India :- Around 10,000 INR

Summary :- Huawei is producing costly handsets but not giving much features in their handsets & G7300 is a good example of this. It's just a normal 3.5" Touch phone and it doesn't even runs on android but it's price is extremely high as compared to it's features while Samsung is giving android at just 7,000 INR in the form of Samsung Galaxy Y.

Huawei G7005 Specifications & Features

General	- Announced in November 2011 - Coming soon in stores - 2G Network(GSM 850/900/1900/2100)
Size	- 93 x 51 x 14.2 mm - 75g
Display	- 2.4” TFT touchscreen with 256k colors - 240x320 pixels resolution
Memory	- No info about internal memory - microSD up to 4GB
Camera	- 1.3MP Primary camera with a resolution of 1280x1024 - Video recording at 176x144 pixels - No secondary camera available
Connectivity	- W-Fi unavailable - Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP & EDR - microUSB v2.0
Multimedia	- Loudspeaker & 3.5mm jack - Audio playback supporting MP3/WAV/AAC+ - Video playback supporting MP4/H.263 - FM Radio
Internet	- GPRS(class 12) - EDGE unavailable - WAP 2.0 Browser
Battery	- Li-on 800mAh battery - Standby time of up to 600hrs. - Talktime of up to 5hrs.
Features	- Java - SNS applications - Predictive text input

Huawei G7500 Price in India :- Not announced yet

Summary :- G7005 is a simple touch phone not supported by Android or any powerful processor. The important thing missing in this handset is Wi-Fi facility and talktime of it's battery is really very bad. Not supported by any big feature and such a battery life makes this handset's chances of survival go down.

Huawei announces 7-inch MediaPad tablet with Android 3.2

Huawei Technologies, China’s largest phone-network equipment maker, has taken the wraps off what they claim will be the world's first tablet to run on Qualcomm’s 1.2GHz Snapdragon dual-core processor and Android 3.2 Honeycomb. Weighing 390g and measuring 10.5mm tall, the 7-inch 'MediaPad' is lighter than the HTC Flyer and Blackberry Playbook, but slightly thicker than the latter. Huawei didn't state the display's resolution, but said its 217 pixels-per-inch IPS panel has a higher pixel density than the iPad 2 (132 PPI), Galaxy Tab 10.1 (149) and Motorola Xoom (160).

Keep in mind that these rivals are all sporting 9.7 or 10.1-inch displays, so for a given resolution it is to be expected that in terms of pixel density they'll come in lower compared to a device featuring a 7-inch panel.

According to Huawei's press release, Android 3.2 is "dedicated to enhance the full potential of 7-inch tablets", though feature-by-feature we don't expect it to be very different from the latest 3.1 release. In terms of specs you can look forward to 8GB of internal storage as well as a microSD slot for expansion, rear and front-facing cameras (5MP and 1.3MP, respectively), HSPA+ (14.4Mbps) 3G support, 802.11n Wi-Fi, 1080P full HD video playback, and around six hours of life. There was no mention of RAM as the company says it's still working with partners on specifics.

 The MediaPad will be supported by Huawei Device’s Hi-Space cloud storage solution and comes pre-loaded with applications such as Facebook, Twitter, Let’s Golf and Documents to Go.

There was no mention of pricing in the press release but the company promises the MediaPad will be available in select markets from Q3 2011. According to Engadget, Huawei has "no current plans" to produce a WiFi-only model, so we're probably not going to see prices in line with Asus' $400 Eee Pad Transformer and perhaps not even the $500 iPad 2.