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HTC to Launch PlayStation-Certified Smartphones in 2012

In 2012, Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation might launch smartphones that have been PlayStation-certified, recent reports on the matter suggest. Apparently, HTC Corporation is planning to make an official announcement on this as soon as the Mobile World Congress kicks off in Barcelona later this month. ...

14 February 2012
11:06 GMT

GSMA Selects Barcelona as the First Mobile World Capital Until 2018

The GSM Association (GSMA) has just announced that the city of Barcelona has been selected as the Mobile World Capital until 2018. The city where the Mobile World Congress was held until February 2011 has just been re-elected as the home of the most important mobile industry event in the world. GSMA's deci...

25 July 2011
05:10 GMT

Windows Phone 7 to Get Multitasking, IE9, Twitter Integration in 2011

At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, in February 2010, Redmond-based software giant Microsoft announced officially the launch of Windows Phone 7, its brand new mobile platform. One year later, at MWC 2011, the company details some of the features that would enhance the experience of any Windows Phone 7 ...

14 February 2011
10:30 GMT

Samsung Confirms Galaxy S 2 for MWC, Some Specs Too

Mobile phone maker Samsung Electronics has just confirmed officially that it would launch at the upcoming Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in February the successor for its high-end Samsung Galaxy S smartphone.The upcoming device already made it to the headlines a few times before, and is even teased on Samsung�...

28 January 2011
08:20 GMT

Nokia N9 to Land with MeeGo on Intel's Atom Chip

Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia has been long rumored to plan bringing to the market a new high-end smartphone, the Nokia N9, and some more info on what the said device would be all about emerged.MeeGo is the platform of choice for this beauty, which might just make on official appearance at the Mobile World Congre...

20 January 2011
09:19 GMT

Samsung Galaxy S2 Rumored Again for a February Release

South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung Electronics has been long rumored to be on its way to reveal in early 2011 a successor for the high-end Galaxy S smartphone launched on the market last year with Google's Android platform on board. Apparently, the upcoming handset, which might be called Galaxy S2, is ...

12 January 2011
02:50 GMT

Dual-Core Phones and Tablets and LTE WP7 Devices from Samsung in February

South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung Electronics is expected to come to the market with dual-core handsets and tablet PCs at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next month, the company unveiled at the CES show in Las Vegas last week. At CES, Samsung brought to the spotlight a nice range of new devices, most of...

10 January 2011
06:39 GMT

HTC to Launch Its Scribe Tablet PC at MWC 2011

Taiwan-based mobile phone maker HTC Corporation is expected to officially announce its first tablet PC in February this year, during the 2011 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain.HTC is yet another leading smartphone designer expected to unveil a tablet PC powered by Google's Android operating system, afte...

4 January 2011
05:49 GMT

Steve Jobs Receives Award at MWC, Despite Not Attending

At this year's Global Mobile Awards, hosted at the MWC (Mobile World Congress) show in Barcelona, Apple CEO Steven P. Jobs has been given the Mobile Personality of the Year award. The nominees were Eric Schmidt, chairman of the board and CEO, Google Inc.; Mike Lazaridis, Co-CEO, Research In Motion; Steve Jobs, c...

17 February 2010
05:18 GMT

HTC Legend Emerges on Retailer's Website

One of the recently rumored mobile phones that Taiwan-based handset vendor HTC Corporation is expected to deliver to the market in the not too far future is the HTC Legend, which recently emerged in some leaked photos, and which has been spotted on the website of a Dutch retailer. The mobile phone has been since rem...

12 February 2010
04:06 GMT

Microsoft Schedules Windows Phone Conference Held by Steve Ballmer at MWC

One of the hottest topics to be unveiled and discussed during the Mobile World Congress held in Barcelona next week is the next generation mobile operating system from Microsoft, Windows Mobile 7. We already knew that the Redmond-based software giant planned on delivering a keynote at the upcoming event, but little ...

10 February 2010
09:32 GMT

Kyocera to Demo Lightest, Smallest LTE Base Station at MWC

Kyocera Corporation announced on Monday that it aimed at showcasing the first Long Term Evolution (LTE) micro base station in the world at the upcoming Mobile World Congress held in Barcelona, Spain, between February 15 – 18. According to the company, its prototype LTE micro base station is expected to prove t...

9 February 2010
12:41 GMT

Samsung to Unveil bada Phone on Sunday

South Korean mobile-phone maker Samsung seems set to unveil to the world the first mobile phone powered by its newly launched bada operating system this Sunday, just ahead of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. The company already put in place a teaser web page pointing out at February 14 as the day when &...

9 February 2010
11:17 GMT

Microsoft Confirms Windows Mobile 7 for MWC 2010

The next-generation Windows Mobile 7 operating system from Redmond-based software giant Microsoft has been confirmed once again to be set for an appearance at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next month. Microsoft has been mum until now on this platform iteration, yet they said a few times before that we'...

30 January 2010
03:58 GMT

Purported Specs and Photo of Samsung Galaxy 2 Emerge

South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung released last year its first device running under Google's Android operating system, the Samsung Galaxy, followed by a smaller version called Galaxy Spica, and other devices like Moment or Behold II, and now rumors on a second Galaxy handset from the company emerged. The ...

29 January 2010
04:13 GMT

Microsoft Schedules Two Events on WM for February

With the Mobile World Congress set to kick off in Barcelona in roughly two weeks from now, and with a great deal of rumors surrounding Microsoft's Windows Mobile operating system, all eyes are now turned towards the Redmond-based software giant and its moves regarding the mobile market. And it seems that next m...

28 January 2010
06:43 GMT

Motorola Zeppelin to Bring Touch-Sensitive Buttons at MWC

Mobile phone maker Motorola has been rumored quite a few times before to be working on a new Android device called the “Zeppelin,” and now a few more details on the matter emerged into the wild. Originally, the handset was said to be on its way to the Chinese market with Google's mobile operating sy...

28 January 2010
03:33 GMT

The IMGA Announces 25 Best Mobile Game Nominees

The IMGA announced on Monday that an international panel of 20 specialists selected a number of 25 nominees for the 6th annual International Mobile Gaming Awards. The games were selected from a total number of 150 entries from 36 countries, including the USA, Japan, China, the Netherlands, and France. According t...

26 January 2010
08:39 GMT

Garmin-Asus to Announce Android Phone at MWC

Garmin-Asus is reportedly preparing for the unveiling of their first mobile phone that will run under Google's Android operating system, and it seems that the event is set to take place at the upcoming Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain next month. The company comes a little late to the Android party, th...

21 January 2010
08:49 GMT

GSMA Unveils Nominees for This Year's Global Mobile Awards

The GSM Association announced today the nominees for the 15th Annual Global Mobile Awards, and revealed that it would present the winners of the competition on Tuesday, February 16th. According to GSMA, the winners will be announced by technophile Stephen Fry at the main conference auditorium at the GSMA’s Mob...

20 January 2010
08:54 GMT

Windows Mobile 7 to Come Only Next Year

Redmond-based software giant Microsoft is expected to make a public announcement regarding the next-generation Windows Mobile 7 flavor of its mobile client next month during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, yet it seems that the wait might be in vain once again. Even if there have been a lot of reports ...

11 January 2010
11:10 GMT

Windows Mobile 7 to Get Detailed at MWC

Redmond-based Microsoft is expected to unveil the next-generation Windows Mobile 7 operating system at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, in February, after keeping the silence on the platform at the International CES 2010 in Las Vegas. However, the company's CEO Steve Ballmer said at CES that addit...

8 January 2010
08:31 GMT

Nokia Holds Connecting People Event in February, Barcelona

Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia has announced not to long ago that it will not be present at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next year, yet it seems that it still has something planned for Barcelona during the time frame. The company intends to hold a Connecting people event in February, a private manifestat...

22 December 2009
04:28 GMT

Nokia to Announce App Store at MWC

Nokia has been reported about a week ago to plan on launching its own app store, so as to continue the “tradition” started by Apple with the application portal for its iPhone. Other industry players like Research in Motion, Samsung, Google or Microsoft have already announced their similar moves, and now w...

14 February 2009
06:47 GMT

Samsung to Unveil Projector Phones at MWC

Samsung has made the headlines during the past few weeks with a lot of rumors regarding the handsets the Korean mobile phone maker plans to unveil at this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. While some of the new devices have been confirmed by the company, others remain in the rumor side or have been den...

14 February 2009
06:21 GMT

No 12MP Samsung Phone at MWC

According to the latest news on the Web, Samsung has no plan to introduce a 12-megapixel camera phone at the upcoming Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next week. It seems that the Korean mobile phone maker not only denied rumors about the 12MP handset, but also stated that it wouldn't unveil any Android-based ...

13 February 2009
08:51 GMT

Garmin-Asus to Unveil Eee Phone Later This Year

It seems that the newly formed Garmin-Asus alliance is also set to release a new affordable handset, namely the Eee Phone. As many of you might already know, Asustek Computer (Asus) confirmed a while ago plans to release this phone, which is branded the same as popular products from the computer maker, including the ...

13 February 2009
02:27 GMT

Opera Turbo Announced to Provide Faster Browsing Experience

Opera unveiled today its latest innovation meant to provide better web browsing, under the name of Opera Turbo. The company announced that it planned to showcase the new turbo-charged way to surf at the Mobile World Congress, which is held between February 16-18 in Barcelona Spain. The new Opera Turbo will be availa...

12 February 2009
11:12 GMT

Samsung to Unveil LTE Phone Chipset at MWC

According to the latest news on the Web, Samsung Electronics has managed to develop an LTE (Long Term Evolution) modem chipset for mobile phones and data cards. Moreover, the Korean mobile phone maker is expected to showcase the chipset at the upcoming Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next week. The development o...

12 February 2009
10:34 GMT

Garmin-Asus Unveils the WM-Powered nuvifone M20

Garmin-Asus, the co-branded alliance between Garmin Ltd. and ASUSTeK Computer Inc., announced the release of the nuvifone M20, a device that includes mobile web-browser and premium navigation system besides phone functionalities, running under a Windows Mobile operating system. The new handset will be showcased at th...

12 February 2009
06:45 GMT

1Cast Now Available on Android Platform As Well

1Cast has announced today that it is making its innovative free service available for Android-powered mobile phones. 1Cast is a revolutionary broadcast platform capable of delivering up-to-the-minute personalized television news clips to mobile phones as well as to desktops.1Cast is committed to push the distribution...

11 February 2009
04:54 GMT

Two New Samsung Phones Spotted, Eltz and Marcel

It seems that Samsung is going to make a little bit of a show at the Mobile World Congress next week in Barcelona, given the fact that more than a dozen new handsets the company has in the works have recently leaked to the web. Two of the yet unannounced devices that the Korean phone maker plans to unveil are the Sam...

10 February 2009
10:10 GMT

No Microsoft-Branded Mobile Phone at MWC

It seems that Microsoft will not introduce a mobile phone that will bear its name after all. While recent rumors have suggested that we might see the software giant unveil such a phone at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona later this month, a company's spokesperson stated that there would be no such device -...

6 February 2009
11:08 GMT

Spb Mobile Shell 3.0 to Be Showcased at MWC 2009

Spb Software, a worldwide leading Windows Mobile application developer, has announced today that it plans to showcase its new Spb Mobile Shell 3.0 at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, February 16-18. According to the company, its software is able to set a new standard when it comes to user interfaces for mobile...

4 February 2009
05:21 GMT

Acer's First Mobile Phone Is the Dual-SIM DX900

Acer announced about a week ago that it planned to enter the mobile phone market starting this year. Moreover, the personal computer maker also stated that it would come to MWC with its first handset. We learn now that this device will be a dual-SIM Windows Mobile-powered phone dubbed Acer DX900, which will also feat...

3 February 2009
08:45 GMT

Samsung Omnia 16 GB Makes an Appearance

Samsung's Omnia handset has been recently updated with a long expected Samsung Omnia 16 GB model. The news comes along with a photo of the stated device, which seems to be somehow the most solid word on the mobile phone maker, after yesterday's news which unveiled some of its plans for the upcoming Mobile W...

3 February 2009
04:31 GMT

Samsung Rumored to Unveil a 12MP Phone at MWC

It’s a common fact that Samsung was the first mobile phone maker to ever release an 8-megapixel camera phone, the Innov8, which came to the market one month before Sony Ericsson launched its C905 handset. For what it is worth, it seems that the company will soon become the first manufacturer to unveil a 12-meg...

2 February 2009
11:22 GMT

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to Deliver the Opening Speech at MWC

Microsoft has recently announced that it will be present at the mobile World Congress in Barcelona on February 16-18. The software giant's CEO, Steve Ballmer, is expected to give a speech on the opening day and also hold a press conference at the show. “Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will highlight the compan...

30 January 2009
11:14 GMT

More Details on Dell's Smartphone Plans

Dell was rumored a while ago to be planning on entering the mobile phone market this year with its own handset. Recent news reports point towards the fact that the computer maker could unveil its device at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next month. It seems that Dell has had a few people working on the deve...

30 January 2009
09:33 GMT

General Mobile to Show Dual-SIM DSTL1 Android Phone at MWC

According to the latest news on the Web, cell phone manufacturer General Mobile plans to come to the Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona next month with a brand new dual-SIM capable mobile phone, the first Android-powered handset to feature support for two SIM cards at the same time. General Mobile's dual...

27 January 2009
12:59 GMT

Samsung to Unveil Three New Handsets at MWC Next Month

According to the latest news on the Web, Samsung might announce at the Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona next month three new handsets. The new mobile phones to come from the maker seem to be the Samsung Louve, the Samsung Pivot and the Samsung B2100, the last one having been spotted for the first time about fo...

26 January 2009
05:06 GMT

Microsoft Moves Users' Mobile Data into the Cloud

According to the latest news on the Web, Microsoft is on its way to unveil three new mobile services next month at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. It seems that the software giant has plans to rival Apple's MobileMe service by means of moving users' mobile data into the cloud. Back in Octobe...

20 January 2009
05:01 GMT


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