Huawei Android phones at MWC (photos) +4 more See all photos BARCELONA, Spain–Though it’s been building its reputation in the last few months with models like the T-Mobile Tap and the Huawei M750, Chinese manufacturer Huawei doesn’t have a huge presence in the United States. It takes a visit to its stand at Mobile World …
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Samsung MWC booth tour (photos) +6 more See all photos BARCELONA, Spain–Samsung had more in its Mobile World Congress stand than just the shiny new Samsung Wave. The company also displayed a gallery of handsets, from the big and bulky to the slim and shiny. Currently these handsets aren’t headed to the U.S. market, but our photo gallery gives you …
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Now playing: Watch this: Sony Ericsson Vivaz 1:28 BARCELONA, Spain–Sony Ericsson spilled the beans on its new Vivaz three weeks before Mobile World Congress, but the device was a big part of the company’s presence at the show, not least because it begat the new Vivaz Pro. And since MWC gave us our first chance to check out the device, …
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It seems like only two weeks ago when we last heard from J.D. Power and Associates (Oh look, it was). Now the organization that just can’t stop giving out awards has done it again with Verizon Wireless, ranking the carrier the highest among wireless providers in five regions across the United States. According to the J.D. Power and Associates 2009 …
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Meebo for iPhone is every bit as good as its browser-based counterpart. Meebo As a longtime fan of Meebo, the browser-based, cross-platform instant-messaging service that requires no software and costs no money, I’ve been waiting forever for an iPhone companion. The wait is over. Meebo for iPhone is here, and it’s perfect. I can’t envision myself wanting or using any …
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Motorola MWC booth tour (photos) +5 more See all photos BARCELONA, Spain–If you’ve ever doubted that Motorola has a global presence, then you need only to visit Mobile World Congress. Moto spoke to the United States and Europe with its Cliq XT/Quench announcement, showed the quirky A45 Eco for Latin America, and it threw a few bones to Asia with …
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Apple has raised the maximum size of app downloads over a 3G connection to 20MB, in what developer site Appadvice says is preparation for the iPad launch. Screenshot: David Martin/CNET In the past, iPhone app downloads were limited to less than 10MB over a 3G connection. If you wanted to download larger apps, you had to use Wi-Fi. This limitation …
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If you’re bored of 3G, it’s time to take things to the next level. Which is 4G, obviously. The Samsung N150 is the first 4G netbook, making it able to connect to the Web wherever you wander. 3G is the technology that lets you browse the Web at usable speeds over your mobile phone signal. 4G is even faster, allowing …
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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–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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As Kent and Bonnie enjoy their last few days in Barcelona, Nicole invites Tom Merritt from Buzz Out Loud and Donald Bell from MP3 Insider to join her in a discussion of what happened at Mobile World Congress 2010. It turns out, quite a bit. We go over Windows Phone 7, Samsung Bada, Symbian 3, app store mania, and few …
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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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“Opera Mini” and “iPhone” are two words that fit uncomfortably together given the current state of the mobile industry, yet as Opera Software announced last week, it has combined them just the same. Moreover, the maker of desktop and mobile browsers for multiple platforms has been demonstrating the iPhone-capable browser at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. Opera has …
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BARCELONA, Spain–Mobile operators at the GSM Association’s Mobile World Congress here this week are happy to offer subscribers access to as many application stores as they can. But they still want some say in the apps offered on their networks, and they want a cut of the action. Instead of creating and distributing mobile applications themselves to their subscribers, mobile …
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When Sony announced its first commercially available OLED TV, the 11-inch Bravia XEL-1, in 2007, our AV juices positively overflowed. It took another two years for the XEL-1 to show up in the UK though, and, when it did, it was twice the price of its US equivalent, costing a whopping £3,500. Exact sales figures for the set are unknown, but it’s …
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