MWC | Lenovo saves 500 million in smartphone development by Motorola

March 7, 2015

MWC | Lenovo saves 500 million in smartphone development by Motorola

The Chinese company Lenovo can reduce costs in the smartphone business massively with the acquisition of the mobile phone business of Motorola: “We started with the integration of procurement and production,” said Lenovo Manager Liu Jun on the obile World Congress (MWC) to the German business newspaper “Handelsblatt” in Barcelona. Read more

MWC | Ford goes mobile: New Apps for Ford SYNC 2 and AppLink

March 5, 2015

MWC | Ford goes mobile: New Apps for Ford SYNC 2 and AppLink

Ford has announced new apps for users of communications and entertainment system Ford SYNC 2 with touch screen and AppLink at the Mobile World Congress 2015.

This technology allowed while driving voice-controlled access to selected smartphone apps. Read more

[MWC 2013] Nokia Lumia 720 gets high-end camera with F1.9 aperture

March 4, 2013

Light giant Nokia Lumia 720 smartphone wants to score with high-end cam with F1.9 aperture

The struggling Finnish Mobile giant Nokia is now banking on new technologies for the camera phones. Recently unveiled at the MWC in Barcelona, is the Nokia Lumia 720 that boasts of a stylish design, social media integration, and high-quality camera optics from Carl Zeiss with high-end F1.9 aperture. Only the true blue trigger happy people will notice the difference and appreciate the feature. There’s also a 1.3-megapixel HD front camera with wide-angle lens and the optional wireless charging technology. Read more

[MWC 2013] Trends Round-up

March 4, 2013

Trends Round-up Firefox Smartphone fastest phone in the world HP Tablet Revival

The wireless market has got some new players taking on the challenge. For one, there’s Chinese manufacturer Huawei showing off the “fastest smartphone in the world”. Firefox browser specialist wants to enter by launching a new operating system. And then there’s HP on the other side, revealing a new tablet that runs the popular Android mobile OS. Read more

[MWC 2013] Android dominates the biggest mobile exhibition

March 1, 2013

Android dominates the biggest mobile exhibition

The Mobile World Congress in Barcelona is almost over and among many things, one platform is quite dominant: Android. The Google mobile OS clearly dominates the mobile market as many companies introduced their Android offerings. Among the resenters were LG, Sony, and HTC showing off their own flagship and entry level phones that have bigger screens, improved cameras, and more powerful processors. Read more

[MWC 2013] Prototype tablet runs Samsung Exynos 5 Chip

February 27, 2013

 samsung exynos 5

We first heard of the Exynos 5 Octa back in January during the CES. The processor was installed in a prototype tablet by ARM currently showcased at the MWC in Barcelona, Spain. Read more

[MWC 2013] ASUS intros Fonepad Android phone tablet

February 26, 2013

ASUS FonePad

At the MWC 2013, ASUS CEO Jonney Shih unveiled the FonePad– a smartphone and tablet combo which we mentioned last week. Read more

[MWC 2013] Alcatel outs the One Touch Idol X

February 25, 2013

Alcatel One Touch Idol X

Aside from the One Touch Star, Alcatel is also revealing the One Touch Idol X at the MWC 2013. This Android phone comes equipped with the following: Read more

[MWC 2013] LG shows off new OPTIMUS Series Phones

February 25, 2013

 lg smartphone

The gates of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona have opened and we’re seeing a barage of announcements. LG is one of the first to introduce a slew of new Optimus smartphone series: the Optimus G, Optimus Vu, Optimus F, and Optimus LII. These phones boast of HD displays, high specifications, and 4G LTE connectivity. Read more

MWC 2012: ViewSonic ViewPhone 4e runs ICS

February 27, 2012

ViewSonic ViewPhone 4e

It’s raining Android phones at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The latest addition to the super long list is the ViewSonic ViewPhone 4s. This is a dual-SIM Android phone that runs Ice Cream Sandwich and comes equipped with a 3.5-inch screen, 640×960 pixel resolution, 500 nits brightness, 1GHz Qualcomm Cortex-A9 processor, 5MP camera, VGA front camera, 3D UI overlay, and a 326ppi display. Read more