BARCELONA, Spain–We’re always intrigued by NTT Docomo’s booth at trade shows, and this year’s MWC is no different. The company demonstrated a smartphone case with an embedded sensor for hygiene purposes. Similar to the ultra high-speed charging jacket, the device snaps onto the smartphone’s chassis, much like a backup battery. However, there’s a sensor, microchip, …

Now playing: Watch this: Panasonic Lumix 101P hands-on 1:50 CNET UK’s very own Rich Trenholm caused a recent stir with his opinion piece on why tech companies should start putting phones in cameras, and not the other way round. Many of you agreed with Revolutionary Rich’s radical rhetoric — as did, it seems, Panasonic. All I can say is that …

AT&T has clarified its “throttling” policy for its unlimited data customers who the company says use too much bandwidth. But many users are still confused and angry. In this Ask Maggie, I explain why the new policy–though still annoying and not customer-friendly–is actually a better deal than what unlimited data subscribers had been getting. Also in this edition of Ask …

CNET UK’s crack team of phone hounds have sniffed every single device at the Barcelona blower-fest that is Mobile World Congress and here reveal which they each think smells best. These are the phones set to dominate 2012! Until the Samsung Galaxy S3 turns up. And the iPhone 5. Luke Westaway: HTC One X When I heard HTC had made …

The iPad 3 — set to be announced on Wednesday — could actually be called the iPad HD, according to leaked part listings from case manufacturers, Gizmodo reports. An alleged leaked inventory shows the name iPad HD, hinting Apple could choose the moniker to big up the device’s retina display. It would make sense from a marketing point of view. And …

Some more alleged parts of the iPad 3 have leaked — this time it’s a pair of front panels that hold the screen, known as “digitizers”, according to our sister site CNET.com. And the most notable thing is the Home button is there as standard. This pours doubt on the idea that Apple is ditching the home button in favour …

Modified Ford Falcons, talking pigs and a famous Belgian reporter are just three threads that tie together in the knotted ball of the history that is 3 March. What does this all mean? Tech Time Machine investigates. It’s not exactly the biggest day in the history of technology, so let’s pause a moment to reflect on some other notable events …

In addition to the LG Viper due out this spring, Sprint plans to add Google Wallet to nine other phones within the year. The wireless payment service that lets you pay for items with your phone through an NFC chip, is currently available on only two phones: the Nexus S and Galaxy Nexus. According to Fierce Mobile Content, Vice President …

Now playing: Watch this: Skype for Windows Phone Beta 1:07 BARCELONA, Spain–Skype has at long last come to Windows Phone, and here at Mobile World Congress, I got a closer look at the beta version (the “gold” version releases in April.) The app fits closely with the look and feel I’d envision for the mobile platform, with larger icons, swipe-through …

AppleInsider According to a patent application filed by Apple (found by AppleInsider), the Find My Friends app for iOS devices may soon be getting new features that allow users to create custom settings for the amount of information friends can find about their location by adjusting the precision of the GPS locator. Find My Friends was launched alongside the iPhone …

BARCELONA, Spain–Sadly, the LG Optimus L5, a midrange Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) smartphone from the Korean chaebol, is one you should likely avoid. While it’s great to know affordable ICS devices will be made available, the Optimus L5 doesn’t seem to have what it takes to wow even the budget consumer. Now playing: Watch this: LG L-Style phones 2:21 …

Now playing: Watch this: Huawei Ascend D Quad 1:12 BARCELONA, Spain–Huawei is gunning for quad-core Android market share just as much as the next manufacturer. Curious about the Ascend D Quad smartphone that Huawei is claiming to be the world’s fastest, or the MediaPad 10, a quad-core 10.1-inch tablet? So were we. That’s why we stopped by Huawei’s booth at …

Like cosplay and Hello Kitty, Fujitsu phones are big in Japan. If you’re wondering why you’ve never seen one of Fujitsu’s phones, that’s because they aren’t currently on sale in the U.K. All that is set to change though, as the Japanese giant is planning to shake a tail feather and export its smartphone smarts to Europe–imminently, if an FT …

Sony won’t release any quad-core phones until next year, an executive has said. The reason? The performance doesn’t yet meet its expectations. “We’re going to join quad-core when we feel that the performance matches the battery efficiency,” Sony Mobile product marketing manager Stephen Sneeden told our sister site CNET Asia at Mobile World Congress. “Because right now we don’t feel …

Under growing pressure from subscribers to clarify when their access speeds are likely to get throttled, AT&T finally offered a clear-cut answer on Thursday. Before hitting the “send” button, however, the company didn’t need a Nostradamus to know that blowback was right around the bend. AT&T And so it was. In a morning announcement explaining the circumstances surrounding when it …