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The Weekly Round-Up: 15.02.08
Round-Up In a deafening cacophony of ringtones that could be heard from outer space (and underwater), handset vendors, mobile operators, developers and journalists descended on Barcelona for a state of the nation address this week at the Mobile World... [15 Feb 2008]
Mobile World Congress 2008 Diary - Tuesday
Comment It's day one proper of the Congress and the queues just got tails. A future so fast, so always on and so seamlessly integrated that it doesn't have time for lunch is not a future this Congress would vote for. [13 Feb 2008]
Android rocks up at Mobile World Congress
News Prototypes of the first mobile handsets using Google's Android software debuted at the GSMA's Mobile World Congress. Android was demonstrated at the ARM Holdings booth at Mobile World Congress. And so does Symbian, which is used by Nokia and Sony... [12 Feb 2008]
Mobile World Congress 2008 Diary - Monday
Comment It's day one of Congress which means registration day for the masses - and press conference day for the press pack. But, inevitably, the conversation turned to roaming when a member of the press asked commissioner Reding whether she would be... [12 Feb 2008]
Microsoft: One mobile device to rule them all
News Speaking at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) trade show in Barcelona, Robbie Bach entertainment and device division president said: "People don't think of these as business devices. Nokia, meanwhile - the world's number one handset maker - remains... [11 Feb 2008]
Nokia launches 'mobile sat-nav' for walkers
News Speaking at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona today, Nokia president and CEO, Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo said: "Your mobile device will soon be in tune with your surroundings and adjust accordingly. Nokia has launched the second generation of its... [11 Feb 2008]
What's hot at Mobile World Congress 2008?
News The 2008 Mobile World Congress kicks off in Barcelona on Monday 11 February and silicon.com's Natasha Lomas will be heading out there to see what's floating the mobile industry's boat this year. And the Congress programme has a whole section... [07 Feb 2008]
Nokia-Palm union doubted by experts
News He told silicon.com at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona: "In the US, the Palm OS is so well established Symbian never got any traction. While the rumour mill has been cranked up a gear with speculation Nokia is interested in acquiring smart... [05 Mar 2007]
Mobile legal bill 'now in billions'
News Graham Bell, principal consultant at PA Consulting, told delegates at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona he believes the mobile industry will spend between $1bn and $2bn on lawyers this year. Mobility has seen a number of high profile companies... [15 Feb 2007]
'Emerging markets will split mobile'
News Speaking today at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, Simon Beresford-Wylie, CEO designate of NSN, said that of the next two and a half billion new users expected to be added within the next decade, 90 per cent to 95 per cent will be in the... [15 Feb 2007]
Palm talks up its Euro-vision
News He told silicon.com at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona: "In the US, the Palm OS is so well established Symbian never got any traction. Despite this setback, Palm still hopes to make some impact in the consumer sphere in which the Nokia-backed... [14 Feb 2007]
Qualcomm: There will be no Nokia truce
News Jacobs told delegates at this year's 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona that he believes there will be no settlement without the intervention of other parties. Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs has revealed today that he believes there will be no legal... [13 Feb 2007]
3GSM Diary, day 2: Handsets at dawn
Comment It's Monday and Barcelona is preparing to welcome an estimated 60,000 people to the 3GSM World Congress. Nokia and Samsung are getting involved, with Samsung contributing to the 'size zero' debate by shaving yet more millimetres from the girth of... [13 Feb 2007]
Mobile IM held back by 'traditional' operators
News Citing a "faltering of growth" in the SMS market - outside the UK, at least - Delaney told delegates at the Global Messaging Congress in London that mobile IM "does it better but if operators price it right it doesn't do it any cheaper". [25 May 2006]
Radioactive: Mobile VoIP - not so disruptive
Comment In February at the 3GSM Congress in Barcelona, Nokia launched a new handset, the 6136, which features integrated VoIP over wi-fi using Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) technology. The fixed mobile convergence theme continued at the CeBIT show in... [20 Mar 2006]
