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RSS gsmaApple, Nokia, RIM agree to one charger for all
News In February the GSMA, a trade association for mobile carriers using GSM technology, said it had brokered a deal with handset makers to get the micro-USB technology into phone chargers by 2012. Apple had not been listed... [30 Jun 2009]
Second Android phone launches on T-Mobile
News The device was introduced at the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in February and is now being sold by Vodafone in various markets around the world. Competition in the smartphone market is heating up this summer... [22 Jun 2009]
$5bn of mobile money destined for the poor
News The new estimates are part of GCAP's joint study with industry group GSMA on estimating the size of mobile financial markets. But mobile phones are spreading extremely fast: to 270 million in 2007 from just 50 million in... [15 Jun 2009]
Photos: Sony Ericsson finds its GreenHeart
Photo The phone still ships with a charger - albeit a low-power one - but a Sony Ericsson spokesman said, in future, once the GSMA's universal charger arrives, some of their partners may choose to sell phones without chargers... [04 Jun 2009]
Operators pledge LTE love in 4G race
News These include Verizon in the US, which committed to 4G at the 2009 GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in February. Twenty-six operators are committed to the long-term evolution 4G standard. While the forum for GSM... [06 Mar 2009]
Photos: The world's biggest mobile shindig
Photo While Apple wasn't showing off any new kit at MWC, that didn't stop trade body the GSMA getting creative: this slide illustrating the proliferation of connected devices seems to be anticipating the arrival of an iPhone... [23 Feb 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 20.02.09
Round-Up Speaking at the annual Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona, GSMA CEO Rob Conway said it was long-overdue that the industry found a way to end "the scourge of proprietary chargers". Wireless industry association... [20 Feb 2009]
Google touts offline Gmail for iPhone
News Vic Gundotra, Google's vice president of engineering, showed off at the 2009 GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona what he called a "technical concept" of Gmail even when the iPhone was offline. Showing that its web... [20 Feb 2009]
How to beat the downturn? Get on your mobile
News Speaking at the Mobile World Congress conference in Barcelona this week, Rob Conway, CEO of wireless industry association the GSMA, highlighted how governments around the world are looking at investment in telecoms... [18 Feb 2009]
One mobile charger to rule them all?
News Wireless industry association the GSMA has announced a cross-industry deal that will see universal phone chargers shipped with the majority of mobiles by 2012. Speaking at the Mobile World Congress trade show in... [17 Feb 2009]
Bill Gates donates $12.5m to help poor spend their money
News The Mobile Money for the Unbanked (MMU) scheme, also supported by mobile trade association the GSMA, aims to encourage operators and financial services companies to get mobile banking services out to the unbanked, as... [17 Feb 2009]
Chinese mobile maker gunning for Android
News Chinese handset maker Huawei Technologies said Monday at the GSMA Global World Congress 2009 in Barcelona that it plans to start selling phones using Google's Android operating system later this year. [17 Feb 2009]
Nokia to take on rivals with smartphone app store
News On Monday, the world's largest mobile phone maker, which has been losing market share at the high end to devices like Apple's iPhone, announced at the GSMA Mobile World Congress 2009 that it will follow Apple and a few... [16 Feb 2009]
Intel and LG to hook up in Moorestown
News At the GSMA Mobile World Congress today Intel announced that LG Electronics will use its latest generation technology to build a new class of device called mobile internet devices (MIDs). Specifically, Intel and LG will... [16 Feb 2009]
Qualcomm pushes NFC a step closer to mobile
News In November, the GSM Association (GSMA), the main mobile-industry trade body, said it wanted manufacturers to start building NFC into handsets from the middle of this year. The GSMA said a concerted push... [12 Feb 2009]
