Articles tagged "MWC 2011"

The Global Mobile Awards just announced the winners for 2011. A couple of phone makers and several software developers were honored this year. Some of the winners were expected, while others came as a surprise. We'll take a quick look at the two...

Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, gives us light on the new version of Android, the one to follow Gingerbread. This happened at the MWC 2011 today, during his keynote speech. According to him the next Android iteration will be a combination of...

An intriguing benchmark score revealed information on a covert Samsung smartphone, model number I9103. Even more, it runs on the NVIDIA dual-core Tegra 2 SoC instead of Samsung's own Exynos platform. This could mean that we have a new smartphone...

Vodafone UK have posted on their official Twitter account news of an upcoming launch for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 in their network. This means that for now they will be the only operator to offer it in the UK. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1...

That early leak was mostly confirmed - HTC just announced the Incredible S, Desire S and the Wildfire S. The letter S tacked on the back of their model names do little to justify the new release. The three phones are not exactly full of new...

HTC went ahead and announced two phones with dedicated Facebook orientation and integration. These are the Salsa and ChaCha. The Salsa features a 3.4-inch touchscreen display of HVGA (480x320) resolution, 5MP auto-focus snapper with LED flash,...

Microsoft had other things to say at MWC this year, apart from the new partnership with Nokia. It seems the copy and paste functionality is coming to Windows Phone 7 owners next month via a "major update". We didn't get much further details on...

Intel's first attempt at a SoC for smartphones, Moorestown, did not go so well. Now they are showing it successor, called Medfield, brings major improvements to the platform as a whole. Intel even showed an Android prototype phone, powered by...

LG just wrapped up their MWC press conference that saw a no-surprise announcement of two of their latest smartphones - the Optimus 3D and the Optimus Black - along with the 3D-enabled Optimus Pad. LG Optimus 3D The front of the LG Optimus 3D...

The business-minded droid Motorola Pro has been confirmed for Europe. That’s great news for corporate users. The device features a full-sized QWERTY keyboard in a candybar form factor - bad news for RIM and classic BlackBerries. Android 2.2...

The Acer Iconia Smart is part tablet, part phone, all droid. The tablet/phone has an extra-wide screen with aspirations of portable multimedia perfection. Also, the Acer Liquid Metal changed its name but not its specs. The Acer Iconia Smart...

The LG Optimus 3D is LGs new flagship, which can both capture 3D video and play it back on its screen glasses-free. 3D content is sparse right now and LG has now cut a deal with YouTube, which will allow users to watch 3D YouTube videos on the phone...

Samsung kicked off their pre-MWC event tonight. The "new" announcements about the Galaxy S II and Galaxy Tab 10.1 include very few things we didn't already know from previous leaks. But still, it was interesting. Samsung Galaxy S II First off...

This just in - Sony Ericsson announced the XPERIA Neo and the XPERIA Pro. The XPERIA Play was uncovered too, specs and all. The Neo and the Pro are like smaller-screen versions of the Arc but the Pro adds a QWERTY keyboard to the mix. The Sony...

Nokia didn't announce any new product at their press conference that took place tonight at MWC. The CEO of the company, Stephen Elop, talked about the future of Nokia, what were the reasons behind choosing Windows Phone 7 as the main OS for Nokia's...

Update:Keep in mind that from the new photos it appears the new Galaxy S will be called the Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II (not 2, as we initially thought). Now we can finally see what the Samsung's much anticipated Galaxy S II and Galaxy Tab 10.1...

Schedule-schmedule - LG went ahead and officially announced their line-up, ahead of the MWC start, even ahead of the ahead-of-the-MWC events of other companies. LG will be aggressive in pushing towards a market leadership position and by the looks...

The Mobile World Congress is still going in full swing and we're working hard to cover every juicy bit. Here's a neat and tidy list of all the new things that have come out so far, maker by maker. We'll be updating this article as new info becomes...

Hola from Barcelona! We've made it to the capital of Catalonia and we are getting ready to bring you the best and most detailed coverage possible. The MWC starts on Monday, but Nokia, Samsung and Sony Ericsson should start with the announcements...