02/25/2011, As we’re heading into a well deserved week-end, we would like to look back at last week’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) – the world’s biggest wireless tradeshow. It has been the busiest one that we’ve seen, and one of the most interesting as well. The synergy between handset makers and chip makers has never been so strong and we can tell that the industry is reaching a comfortable cruise speed […]

02/18/2011, The pretty popular LG Optimus 3D smartphone over at MWC 2011 (which recently ended just in case you crawled out from a rock) has been slapped with a sticker price, and is up for pre-order over at Expansys.co.uk. This is the first glasses-free 3D smartphone, and our initial impressions of it can be found here. Of course, for those who feel that the 3D element will put a spanner in […]

02/17/2011, If anyone can make an impact without even showing up, it has to be Apple. At the Mobile World Congress, the fruity Cupertino company was nowhere to be found (understandable since they prefer to host their own launch events anyway) – but that didn’t stop them from being the topic of discussion despite the plethora of Android and other devices that made their debut at the event. To make matters […]

02/17/2011, [MWC 2011] DoCoMo, the Japanese carrier, has showcased an interactive 3D display at Mobile World Congress. The display is dubbed the Touchable 3D Display and allows you to interact with the 3D objects served by the display. Users will need to interact with it via a pen that has its position tracked by two cameras within the system. The system is smart enough to send a signal to the pen, […]

02/16/2011, [MWC] We know that times are still pretty hard at the moment, so it is no surprise to see handset manufacturers concentrate more than just the high end side of things – in fact, the entry level and mid-range market are normally where the big money is. Folks who have been hankering after an Android smartphone which isn’t top-of-the-line can look forward to the Samsung Galaxy Mini which was announced […]

02/15/2011, [MWC] Malata of China has been pretty active, showing off their range of Android-powered tablets that sport NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual core processors, boasting high resolution displays to boot. The Malata SMB-B1004 and B1005 will both come with 10″ displays at 1280 x 800 resolution, sporting wide viewing angles as well as capable of supporting up to 10-point multitouch ability. Other hardware specifications include 1GB RAM, anywhere from 8GB to […]

02/15/2011, [MWC] Skype has taken the opportunity at this year’s MWC in Barcelona to announce its latest development of their own Wi-Fi service known as Skype Access. Its partnership will be expanded to cover more than 500,000 locations worldwide, where previously it was at around 200,000 locations – less than half of the new amount. This service should come across as more popular among those who do not want to pay […]

02/15/2011, [MWC] Samsung might be churning out some pretty mean Android-powered smartphones at the moment, but that doesn’t mean the consumer electronics giant is not going to concentrate on their in-house developed mobile operating system platform that is bada. Over at MWC, Samsung did show bada some love by parading the next major update of the operating system to developers, where we can expect bada 2.0 to deliver multitasking capability, push […]

02/15/2011, [MWC 2011] Qualcomm has just announced its latest mobile chipset, namely the MDM8225. This chipset offers full support for HSPA+ Release 9/HSPA+ 84Mbps. T-Mobile already has plans for HSPA+ 84Mbps and also HSPA+ 168Mbps, so this is definitely a step in the right direction. This latest chipset will support dual-carrier technology, allowing it to utilize multiple frequencies at the same time. T-Mobile’s 3G/4G network already uses the 1700MHz and 2100MHz […]

02/15/2011, [MWC] We know that talking on the phone while driving is not something that’s very safe – for you as well as other fellow motorists, so why bother running the risk of getting a ticket (or a fate worse than that?) when you can always play it safe with the Jabra FREEWAY in-car speakerphone? Obviously you will need a Bluetooth-enabled handset to go along with this puppy, but who doesn’t […]

02/15/2011, [MWC] Jabra intends to set MWC 2011 alight with a couple of announcements, where the STONE2 Bluetooth headset makes waves by bringing a whole new level of usability to Bluetooth headsets. Expect to see a combination of features that are not short on style either, sharing a rather similar but revolutionary design as the hugely successful Jabra STONE. This next generation Jabra STONE2 will offer a new voice concept that […]

02/15/2011, [MWC 2011] ZTE has just introduced its new Android-powered tablet, namely the ZTE Light 2. One of the standout features of this tablet will be the use of Pixel Qi’s new 7-inch sunlight-readable display. Aside from the display, this tablet is powered by a 1GHz processor and Android 2.2, along with 4GB of storage. The tablet itself is fairly light, measuring in at 12.6mm thick and the use of Pixel […]

02/15/2011, [MWC] ZTE from China hasn’t really impressed all that much when it comes to their range of smartphones, but this time around, the company decided to take advantage of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona to roll out their Android-powered Skate. Why is it called that? Well, the phone was apparently “inspired by a skate board”, where it features a 4.3″ display of unknown resolution, with Android 2.3 Gingerbread running at […]

02/15/2011, [MWC 2011] You might have heard of Synaptics before, the company that focuses on advancing the science of haptics and touch detection. Now the company has come up with a method to integrate the touch controller with the display driver. What this means is that users should experience improved sensitivity, even when using something that is not conductive like a glove or stylus. The company demonstrated a scenario where a […]