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Huawei is a well known company in mobile telecommunications but hasn't really made much waves with their smartphones. However, things have been picking up, especially with the recent release of the Huawei Ascend P6 which currently holds the title of World's slimmest smartphone. Other products like the Ascend Mate phablet are also providing good performance with build quality. In a sign of further confidence, Richard Yu, Huawei's CEO has revealed that he intends to position Huawei as the 3rd mobile maker worldwide by 2015. While it sounds like quite a claim, after some more thought the only ones to stand in their way for third spot would be Nokia, BlackBerry or LG making it quite possible with the right products.

So far, most Android devices have generally been of the more mobile and lightweight type. Although there have been larger 'tablets' like the Asus Transformer AIO, it is rarely used for such devices. However, a new 21.5-inch HP Slate 21 tablet will be using Android 4.2.2, which according to rumours it will be using exclusively with no Windows 8 or RT to back it up (or weigh it down). The tech specs for the HP Slate 21 so far includes:

• Tegra 4 Chipset
• 21.5-inch Touchscreen display (1920 x 1080, IPS)
• Dual DTS Digital Theater Systems Speakers
• HP TrueVision HD Webcam
• Wireless Direct printing
• Android 4.2.2

While Nokia has been cosying up with Pelican Imaging, Samsung have reportedly been doing the same with SGL Group which specializes in carbon-based materials like carbon-fiber composites and graphite. This has led to rumours that maybe instead of metal, the next Samsung Smartphone may instead use graphite or carbon-fiber composites, both of which are relatively easier and faster to produce than a metal unibody chassis, while being super tough at the same time. Check out the quotes from both parties below:

SGL Group’s carbon-based materials combine several unique properties such as very good electrical and thermal conductivity, heat and corrosion resistance as well as high mechanical strength combined with low weight. Products from SGL Group are used predominantly in the steel, aluminum, automotive and chemical industries as well as in the semiconductor, solar and LED sectors and in lithium-ion batteries. Carbon-based materials and products are also being used increasingly in the wind power, aerospace and defense industries.

Perhaps looking to capitalize on the HTC One's success, HTC have been rumoured to be looking into releasing a Windows Phone powered HTC One. According to tipsters, this new Windows Phone HTC One won't be exactly the same as the original HTC One with a screen between 4 and 5 inches.

This version could take the way of the upcoming HTC One Mini which retains the metal chassis, UltraPixel camera and front-facing Beats Audio speakers. We feel that since most Windows Phone smartphones seem to be packing dual-SIM capabilities it would be a good idea for HTC to just take the China-only version instead (which comes with dual-SIM and a removable battery). No news on when exactly it would be available but it is expected in Q3 of 2013 before the holidays and it should also pack in Microsoft's latest Windows Phone 8.1 mobile operating system as well.

As promised when it was announced recently, the Apple iOS 7 beta 2 is now available to download for developers. Aside from the features announced previously, the new beta enables support for the Apple iPad and iPad mini along with Siri's decidedly better voices and other enhancements. Apart from this not much more has changed except for perhaps a combined iTunes and App Store settings menu, working Voicemail and better UI enhancements. The full version is expected to be released along with the next generation of iOS devices (Apple iPhone 5S, iPad 5, etc.) which may be due in Q3 of 2013.

While Sony's Togari or Xperia Z Ultra and SmartWatch 2 have already been outed, the Sony i1 Honami still has not made it's official appearance just yet. However, leaked pictures that are actually clear (and not some blurry image) have appeared. The Honami is Sony's entry into the super-cameraphone arena with some impressive tech specs which include:

• 5-inch display (1080 x 1920)
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 800
• 20MP/13MP rear camera (Exmor RS sensor, G Lens, Cybershot, dual LED, Xenon Flash, Mobile BIONZ Image processing)
• Interchangeable lens

Smartphone game maker Klab, Inc has made a deal with Microsoft that may soon allow us to play Xbox and Windows PC games (under the Microsoft banner) to be ported over to iOS and Android devices. According to rumours, these games may soon be available for iOS and Android later in 2013. So far the first game scheduled to come from this deal is rumoured to be "Age of Empires" and it is expected to be free to play (or perhaps just the first few levels).

While Windows Phone does have access to Xbox games in general, the selection of titles for the Windows Phone platform is relatviely limited. If this deal does go through well, and there are a whole bunch of things which can go wrong (too difficult to port over, bad port, too much like an emulator etc.) then we can expect even more games from other platforms or brands perhaps making their way to iOS and Android devices in the not so far future. Stay tuned, we'll keep you posted.

Combining the power of a DSLR with a compact lightweight body, the Fujifilm X-M1 mirrorless DSLR camera has just been announced along with the XC 16-50mm OIS lens. Driven by a large 16MP APS-C X-Trans CMOS and EXR Processor II featured in the higher-end X-Pro1, the X-M1 brings a number of new innovations with it. Thanks to twin electronic control dials and smaller body, the DSLR can be used one-handed with relative ease along with WiFi wireless image transfer to your computer or mobile devices. Other notable features include:

• 3.0-inch 920K-dot Tilt LCD screen
• versatile interchangeable lenses (including the XC 16-50mm OIS lens)
• Start-up time of 0.5secs, shutter lag of 0.05secs and a maximum burst speed of 5.6fps (max. 30 frames)
• 49 point AF
• 8 Advanced Filters plus 5 Film Simulation modes
• ISO200-6400 in 1/3 step increments (and extended range of ISO 12800 to 24600 at reduced resolution)
• Full HD Video recording at 30fps
• Built-in Super i-Flash
• In-camera RAW processing
• Q button
• Hot shoe
• 117 x 67 x 39 mm | 330g

GIGABYTE recently revealed that it had won 2 'Design and Innovation' or 'd&i' awards from Computex 2013 organizers TAITRA along with a 'Best of COMPUTEX' award from Tom's Hardware. The Computex Design and Innovation awards were for GIGABYTE's G1.Sniper 5 and Z87X-OC Force motherboards. The Best of COMPUTEX award from Tom's Hardware was for the ZB7X-OC board.

Panasonic recently announced it's new line of tough 'Six-proofed' microSDHC memory cards. The 'Six-Proof' actually refers to 6 types of damage that usually affects memory cards which includes:

• water
• static electricity
• magnetic fields
• x-rays
• heat
• internal overheating