Tag: MWC
Following our earlier story we now have more details and (of course) up-close hands-on shots of the Firefox-powered ZTE Open. It’s to be launched across Spain, Venezuela and Colombia in “mid-2013″ and, although the specs aren’t something you’d perhaps get excited about it’s intentionally aimed at those switching …
The press sit on the floor whilst rigid ZTE bosses sit behind a giant desk. It’s a ZTE press conference, no mistaking that. Either side of the stage, models in short white dresses stand looking a little confused. The top brass announce to us through interpreters that “we …
You know what it’s like. You walk into an electrical store and you want to get some speakers to work with your new Samsung Galaxy SIII or Galaxy Note. But when you look around the store all you can find are iPhone docks, speaker docks and random Bluetooth …
Announced in our earlier report from the Nokia session at MWC, Nokia have rebranded their Mapping, Navigation and Transit apps under the new HERE name. Previously only available on Nokia devices (Nokia Drive+ beta briefly excepted), HERE Drive, HERE Maps and HERE Transit are now available to other …
The Huawei P2 was launched just yesterday and we’ve already got plenty of snaps at the event but, if you’re after a little more, I popped down to their stand this morning. Huawei are really pushing at the moment and their motto is to “Make it possible”. There’s …
The Samsung stand this year is huge. I really mean it. HUGE. I’m sure it almost has it’s own postcode and takes up around a quarter of one of the halls. The picture above doesn’t really do it justice – I couldn’t fit it in the shot if …
Samsung announced the Galaxy Note 8 on Sunday, and there are plenty of units here at the Samsung stand. The device feels good, and is quite light, and for some strange reason is capable of taking phone whilst used as a handset. Yes, an 8″ handset. Crackers, as …
As well as four new devices, Nokia also unveiled some accessories to complement the Lumia range. One of these is the Nokia wireless car charger. When docked in the charger, as well as charging the phone wirelessly, the charger can also open a default application (for example, Nokia …
LG have announced the Optimus G Pro here at MWC with some top of the range specs in a stunning design. Featuers of this include a huge 5.5 inch Full HD display (1080p) with 440 PPI making images jump out with colour. It also has a speedy 1.7GHz …
Kunimasa Suzuki, President and CEO of Mobile Communications took to the stage early this morning on the first anniversary of Sony Mobile. There weren’t any great surprises today – the Xperia Z and the Xperia Z Tablet were shown off, but there was a glimpse of the new …
Next is the new Nokia Lumia 520 which only a matter of minutes ago was shown off stage by the company here at MWC in Barcelona. The Lumia 520 has some good specs considering the low price of just €130. The 520 allows swappable shells like the older …
Nokia just announced two new Lumia smartphones in the 720 and 520 which are mid range affordable phones but packing a punch with some great features including wireless charging on the 720 with a separate shell and an F1.9 lens to a new suite of maps under the …
We are here at the Nokia event at Mobile World Congress where things have ‘officially’ begun today, although there were events and announcements as early as Saturday. Nokia have just announced their latest Lumia smartphone range in the Lumia 520 and 720, and here is a bit more …
LG seem to have a lot to tell the world about recently. For some the barrage of model numbers and range names may be a little confusing. Leading up to the unveiling of their new devices LG have published details of what each range is about. The four …
We are at the Huawei event here in Barcelona and the company has just announced some new devices to us. WiFi being really poor in the event we are only able to bring some information now so check back for lots of images shortly. Huawei have also explained …
Mobile World Congress 2013 is only hours away from kicking off and today we have the first device announcement from Samsung. Following hot on the heels of the highly acclaimed Galaxy Note II Samsung have today announced the Galaxy Note 8.0, a mid sized tablet that will “offer …
We are living in a smartphone world of mobile fun and wherever you look the worlds of mobile and traditional computing are converging – from the technology itself to the sites that cover it. Facebook and Twitter are appearing across all platforms from the new Playstation 4 to …
Nokia still derive a large part of their sales from entry level phones; primarily in emerging economies such as China and India. In recent years this market has been under renewed threat, with the Lumia range aimed at a higher price bracket, and increased competition from the likes …
Ahead of our RyanAir flight, I am packing my very small and lightweight bag ready for Mobile World Congress. This year, if I’m honest, we’ve seen more and more companies launching their phones outside of the event. This gives us chance to cover even more gadgets and companies …
OK, we’re confused. Sure, it’s bad enough trying to pronounce the company (is it He-oo-wii or Ho-wah-way or He-oo-way or somewhere in between?) Now.. now we have this.. errr.. picture. The jury is out on what exactly it is. Perhaps an egg gently nestling between two firm, round.. …
Last year we went to see James Maynard, Fujitsu’s new product marketing Director. At Mobile World Congress last year they showed off some of their new kit to us as they prepared to push into Europe. They were the “new” boys on the block in the way – …
MWC is only a week away however it would seem that the mobile manufacturers cannot help themselves and are tripping up in their excitement. Not only are HTC expected to launch the HTC One tomorrow but LG are getting in on the act with the announcement of the …
In just over one week the first member of the CoolSmartPhone team will be arriving in sunny Barcelona to prepare for the chaos that is Mobile World Congress. This year will be the biggest one so far for us here for a few reasons. First of all there …
The date of HTC’s press conference is edging ever nearer and as is normal with these large events the leaks are coming thick and fast. Today’s leak once again comes thanks to the usually accurate Twitter account @EVLeaks and is a render that shows the device actually powered …
MWC is coming, we’re going to be there and so are lots and lots of manufacturers. Including LG by the looks of it, no doubt spurred on by the success? Of the LG Nexus 4 and the LG Optimus G. They have posted a video on their YouTube …
Nip down your local supermarket and you’ll find plenty of 7″ tablets. They’re pretty cheap and the 7″ screen size has become the norm if you’re looking for a budget tablet. Now Asus, makers of the Google Nexus 7, plan to stick a phone into a tablet and …
We’re pretty much expecting the HTC M7 on February 19th but, like things do at this time of year, leaks are revealing a little more. Two additional HTC devices could be on the way – the HTC M4 and the HTC G2. Wait, the G2? Surely we’ve seen …
HTC is up to something. Barcelona and the huge Mobile World Congress event is now just weeks away. It’s going to be bigger than ever and the competition to have your new phone hitting headlines is fierce. In those few days at MWC there’s press release after press …
We’ve covered the Galaxy Note 8 and Galaxy X Cover 2 but now there’s more evidence emerging of their existence. TechnoBuffalo have leaked slides which firm up the specs and confirm that the Note 8 will be available in March while the Galaxy X Cover 2 will be …
MWC is coming and as usual in the lead up to it various devices get leaked. Yesterday we heard about the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 via Samsung fansite SamMobile and today they have information about the tough Galaxy X Cover 2. It’s the next in line for Samsung …
I’ve said it many, many times before and I’ll say it once again… in bold font… Watch out for Huawei When I looked at the Ascend P1 I was amazed at how good it was. It’s nothing short of fantastic, and their kit is getting better by the …
The sexy Xperia U, which we snapped in Barcelona, is now available on T-Mobile for a mere £15.50 per month. It’ll be hitting retail stores in the next few days and, during the two year contract, you’ll get 250MB of data, 500 texts and 100 minutes per month …
Today I took a flick through some of the shots we took at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and found a few we’d not published. When you look at the snaps below you could definitely be forgiven for thinking about those T-shirts on the local market. You know …
The HTC One series was announced at Mobile World Congress in February and with so much to see I really didn’t get much time at all with the One X. Add to that all the rushing around and not being 100%, I came away from Barcelona not really …
So, we saw the whizzy camera technology in the HTC One Series devices. You probably had a look at it in one of our videos, then saw some very similar rapid-fire camera technology in the Sony Xperia range and the Orange Intel phone. The new HTC phones have …
The final day of Mobile World Congress here in Barcelona and, although the crowds are starting to thin out, it was perhaps the best time to go to the very back of these great halls and seek out companies that have great products and ideas but don’t always …
Imagine your next phone. Perhaps you’ve already seen it during Mobile World Congress. Now, let me try to guess what that phone will have. First, I’m guessing it’ll have a touch screen. Second, I’m thinking it’ll have a high-resolution camera, probably 8 megapixels. It’s probably got another camera …
This year there’s a number of manufacturers, old and new, trying to break into the mobile space. I think it’s been about 7 years since I last used an NEC phone, back when 3G was a new technology and 3G video calling was thought to be the “next …
Although I’m a self-proclaimed mobile gadgets maniac, somehow I don’t usually follow major events in the industry as closely as perhaps I should. However, since I’m looking to replace my current HTC Desire Z sometime soon’ish, I was keeping an extra eye on the recent happenings at Mobile …
What is it about a brand? I had a pretty long conversation this evening about just that. Sure, specs and build quality matter. Innovation, ease-of-use and simplicity matters. However, there’s a definite brand following that people might not admit to. Take Apple for example. Truth be told, there’s …
