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Mobile World Congress 2012 Scorecard: Who were the winners and losers?
Moving the annual Mobile World Congress trade show to late February vs. mid-February was a wise move by the GSMA. Not only was the weather in Barcelona spectacular (warm and sunny) but attendees and exhibitors seemed much more energetic Read more>>
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The phones of MWC 2012
Attendees of the Mobile World Congress trade show here were deluged with a flood of new handsets. Vendors ranging from Nokia to HTC to ZTE announced new wares, ranging from the Android variety to the Windows Phone persuasion and stretching from the absolute high end of the market to the sub-$100 area. The news yet again reflects the white-hot market for mobile phones and vendors' intense desire to stand out from the crowd. (To be clear, this list is not exhaustive-in fact putting together a list of all the phones unveiled at Mobile World Congress would be just that: Exhaustive!-but it is a look at some of the higher-profile gadgets intended to make a splash or statement.) Click here to check out the phones from MWC.
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Mobile World Congress Live
M2M rises while tablets fall - Mobile World Congress 2012 Scorecard
Whose profile is rising? Connected devices and M2M Mobile World Congress was filled with companies making announcements around connected devices and machine-to-machine connections. This phenomenon Read more >>
Interest in native OS development replaced by HTML5 - Mobile World Congress 2012 Scorecard
Whose profile is rising? HTML5 HTML5's momentum was already strong coming in to Mobile World Congress. More than three quarters of software developers across the globe are currently using or plan to Read more >>
Small cells eclipse interest in macrocell offerings - Mobile World Congress 2012 Scorecard
Whose profile is rising? Small cells and patent portfolios Oh what a difference a year makes. At the 2011 Mobile World Congress conference there was surprisingly little buzz about femtocells. Read more >>
Carrier OTT services trump pricing innovations - Mobile World Congress 2011 Scorecard
Whose profile is rising? Carrier OTT services Wireless carriers at the Mobile World Congress trade show voiced deep concerns about how over-the-top (OTT) players are cutting into their core Read more >>
Mobile World Congress 2012 Scorecard: Who were the winners and losers?
Moving the annual Mobile World Congress trade show to late February vs. mid-February was a wise move by the GSMA. Not only was the weather in Barcelona spectacular (warm and sunny) but attendees and Read more >>
Scenes from a show: MWC 2012 in pictures
BARCELONA, Spain--There is no show quite like the Mobile World Congress trade show, held here annually at the stunningly beautiful Fira de Barcelona convention center. Though the show has clearly Read more >>
Millennial launches mMedia self-service mobile ad solution
BARCELONA, Spain--Mobile advertising network Millennial Media transitioned its new mMedia self-service mobile advertising solution from private beta to full release here at Mobile World Congress Read more >>
Google: Wallet expanding to 10 more Sprint devices this year
BARCELONA, Spain--With Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) Wallet support set to expand to the forthcoming LG Viper later this year, Google said U.S. consumers can expect the tap-and-pay system to roll out across a Read more >>
Nokia, Weather Channel partner for Lumia-exclusive content
BARCELONA, Spain--Nokia (NYSE:NOK) is teaming with The Weather Channel to introduce new meteorological features available exclusively across Lumia-branded smartphones running Microsoft's ( Read more >>
Scenes from a show: MWC 2012 in pictures
BARCELONA, Spain--There is no show quite like the Mobile World Congress trade show, held here annually at the stunningly beautiful Fira de Barcelona convention center. Though the show has clearly Read more >>
Wanted: Mobile broadband vendors that can do it all
BARCELONA, Spain--While speaking with numerous vendors just prior to and during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, one thing that struck me was the need they have to continue doing more because Read more >>
Ericsson's Vestberg says mobile broadband is all about change
BARCELONA, Spain--Hans Vestberg, CEO and president of Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC), highlighted multiple examples of our increasingly connected society in his keynote speech at the Mobile World Congress, Read more >>
The future of the music industry is mobile
BARCELONA, Spain--There was a time when the concept of mobile music entailed little more than ringtones and full-track downloads, but that is no longer. Streaming media services like Spotify, Rdio Read more >>
Nokia Siemens says small cells, optical are keys to U.S. expansion
BARCELONA, Spain--Nokia Siemens Networks wants everyone to know that the U.S. wireless market holds a cherished spot in its future business plans. NSN long ago lost out on the initial round of LTE Read more >>
Samsung vows major bada investment to build Android alternative
BARCELONA, Spain--Samsung Electronics plans to "significantly" increase investment in its bada smartphone operating system, pitching the platform as an alternative to Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android. Read more >>
Services, not specs, will win the day in smartphones
BARCELONA, Spain--Trade shows like Mobile World Congress are often as notable for what is announced and displayed as they are for what is not mentioned. I think that's the case this year as far as Read more >>
Nokia's Weber: We'll 'absolutely' drive U.S. Windows Phone price points down
BARCELONA, Spain--Nokia (NYSE:NOK) intends to continue reducing the cost of its Lumia-branded smartphones running Microsoft's (NASDAQ:MSFT) Windows Phone software in the United States, though it's Read more >>
Brightcove adds push messaging, analytics to App Cloud
BARCELONA, Spain--Cloud services provider Brightcove unveiled the latest edition of its App Cloud content platform here at Mobile World Congress 2012. The upgrade adds new services for cross-platform Read more >>
Carrier IQ: We have lost business due to public relations debacle
BARCELONA, Spain--Carrier IQ has lost revenues due to the privacy uproar around the company's software that erupted late last year, a company executive confirmed. However, Carrier IQ has not lost any Read more >>
Visa, Orange team on mobile payments for emerging markets
BARCELONA, Spain--France Telecom-Orange is partnering with financial services giant Visa to introduce new payment functionality to Orange Money customers in Africa and the Middle East. Launched in Read more >>
