Sarah Tew/CNET Who says no to Google? Apparently, Sony Ericsson. In an interview with Swedish newspaper Sydsvenskan, Sony Ericsson CEO Bert Nordberg revealed that Google first approached his company to build the Nexus One smartphone but it turned the opportunity down, making way for HTC to produce it. Berg said Sony Ericsson wants to release …
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Literally: Candy-bar phones Bonnie Cha/CNET BARCELONA, Spain–One of the best things (and sometimes the most torturing) about Mobile World Congress is checking out handsets from around the world. I think it’s fair to say that the U.S. is a bit behind the times when it comes to the mobile space, so it’s always great to have an opportunity to see …
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Motorola Backflip AT&T We can’t say this was a complete surprise, but AT&T made it official and revealed that its first Google Android smartphone, the Motorola Backflip, will be available starting March 7 for a rather attractive price of $99.99 with a two-year contract and after a $100 mail-in rebate. First making its debut at CES 2010 and also our …
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BARCELONA, Spain–They say good things come in small packages, and when it comes to gadgets, smaller is usually better. Then you get a case like the HTC HD2. This gargantuan smartphone isn’t a dream to carry around, but then you take a look at its gorgeous and luxuriously spacious 4.3-inch capacitive touch screen, and you might be willing to reconsider. …
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BARCELONA, Spain–It’s no secret that we weren’t huge fans of the Garmin Nuvifone G60. How could we be when half of the product (the smartphone half) barely worked? So when we heard that Garmin-Asus would be showing off its latest Nuvifone models, the Android-powered Nuvifone A10 and Windows Mobile-based Nuvifone M10, at Mobile World Congress 2010, we didn’t have the …
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Puma Phone: Complete with an on-demand virtual puma named Dylan. Bonnie Cha/CNET BARCELONA, Spain–I think I just found my favorite phone (though the HTC Legend comes in a close second) of Mobile World Congress 2010 and it’s from someone completely unexpected: Puma. Yes, the same Puma who makes the shoes, sportswear, and accessories. OK, maybe I’m just a sucker for …
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BARCELONA, Spain–In addition to introducing two new Android phones, HTC revealed on Tuesday that it will release an Android 2.1 update for the HTC Droid Eris as well as the Sprint and GSM versions of the HTC Hero. The company said the devices should be getting most of the features of Android 2.1 as well as the enhanced HTC Sense …
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BARCELONA, Spain–Microsoft isn’t the only one showing off a revamped operating system this week. The Symbian Foundation also made the trip to Mobile World Congress 2010, where it took the wraps off its open-source Symbian 3 platform. Symbian 3, marketed as “Symbian^3,” brings a host of much-needed improvements and enhancements in three key areas: user interface, multimedia, and performance. It …
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HTC Legend Bonnie Cha/CNET BARCELONA, Spain–The HTC Legend is legen- … wait for it, wait for it … dary. Any “How I Met Your Mother” fans out there? No? OK, fine. What we’re trying to say here is that the HTC Legend is pretty awesome. Announced Tuesday morning at Mobile World Congress, the Legend is the next evolution of the …
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BARCELONA, Spain–On Tuesday, HTC announced three new smartphones at Mobile World Congress 2010: the HTC Legend, the HTC Desire, and the HTC HD Mini. The trio represents some of the first devices that really showcase the efforts of San Francisco-based design firm One & Co since it was acquired by HTC back in December 2008. In addition, they offer an …
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