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Human robots, Android Magic and classic radar tech
Photo While visitors to this year's MWC may have been thinner on the ground than in previous years, there was no shortage of interesting sights. This year's Mobile World Congress (MWC) trade show in Barcelona... [02 Mar 2009]
Mobile data gap 'will be a gulf by 2015'
News Sol Trujillo, CEO of Australian incumbent telco Telstra, told delegates at MWC that, if true, a 300-fold traffic to threefold revenue scenario "isn't going to work well" for operators. Analysts have made much of the... [25 Feb 2009]
Photos: What will be in your pocket this year?
Photo This year's Mobile World Congress (MWC) trade show in Barcelona saw plenty of new hardware launches - especially when it comes to smartphones. Nokia, meanwhile, had plenty of mobiles to launch at MWC -... [24 Feb 2009]
"Android is not open. It's a marketing label"
News If you're talking about a platform and the source code isn't completely available for that platform, I would say it's misleading to call that platform open," he said at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) trade show last week. [23 Feb 2009]
Photos: The world's biggest mobile shindig
Photo The mobile maker's sole Windows Mobile effort, the Xperia X1 - previewed at last year's MWC - was also in evidence, shown here loaded with web panels including Facebook and Skype. According to industry body the GSMA,... [23 Feb 2009]
iPhone can't take all the credit for mobile data boom
News Speaking at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) trade show in Barcelona, Google's VP of engineering, Vic Gundotra, said the iPhone is "revolutionary for multiple reasons: great industrial design, simple UI. [19 Feb 2009]
Bury the hatchet and get loved-up, say mobile's big boys
News Speaking at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) conference in Barcelona today, Nokia CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo told delegates: "The next phase of our industry will require some courage because a change always requires a shift... [17 Feb 2009]
What's on mobile's menu in Barcelona this year?
Comment And topping the bill of MWC keynotes on Tuesday is a session on 'Sustaining growth in challenging times'. With no official Apple presence at MWC there's more time and space for Google's Android - which... [10 Feb 2009]
2008 in film: From Gates' departure to T5 opening its gates
News MWC: What will mobiles look like in the future? The past year has seen some memorable footage come to silicon.com including Bill Gates' final visit to London before stepping down as Microsoft chairman, and a... [12 Dec 2008]
Vodafone chief's departure is a sign of the times
Comment Giving what was presumably his final keynote at this year's Mobile World Congress (MWC) tradeshow in Barcelona in February, Sarin's words certainly had the air of a swan-song - laying out his hopes and dreams for the... [29 May 2008]
Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin to retire
News At this year's Mobile World Congress (MWC) trade show in February, Sarin said the "new new thing" in the telecoms industry is internet on the mobile. Mobile operator Vodafone has announced its CEO Arun Sarin is to retire. [27 May 2008]
Poll: And the next killer app for mobiles is...
News The new new thing in our industry is internet on the mobile…" So said Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin, addressing delegates at this year's Mobile World Congress (MWC) trade show in Barcelona last month. Another big theme at... [04 Mar 2008]
Mobiles on the moon, Google Android, Facebook fall
News But before jetting off for Spanish shores, Natasha hit the phones to round up the collective wisdom of an antechamber of analysts to get a flavour of what was going to be on the MWC menu. One thing most definitely on the... [28 Feb 2008]
The mobile industry in its own words
News The world's biggest mobile phone trade show - Mobile World Congress 2008 - took place earlier this month in Barcelona. Here's a flavour of the topics on the minds of some of the industry's biggest players. [22 Feb 2008]
Photos: Google Android comes out to play
Photo Texas Instruments drew the crowds to their booth at Mobile World Congress by demonstrating a prototype phone running Google's Android software platform. Photo credit: Natasha Lomas The prototype was iPod white and had a full Qwerty... [15 Feb 2008]
