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Samsung gussies up TouchWiz mobile interface
Crave: The gadget blog —
... We're still one week away from the official start of GSMA Mobile World Congress, but Samsung's getting the party started early by introducing its revamped TouchWiz user interface. ...
Barcelona bound: GSMA 2009 preview
Crave: The gadget blog —
... In just a couple of days, a few of us lucky CNET folk, including myself, Kent German, CNET News's Maggie Reardon, and CNET TV's Ariel Nunez, will be boarding a jet plane to head to Barcelona, Spain for the 2009 GSMA Mobile World Congress (MWC) ... ...
Sony Ericsson W395 passes through FCC
Crave: The gadget blog —
... We're getting to this a little early this week, but tomorrow we have to jet off to Barcelona for the GSMA World Congress. Just two days ago, Sony Ericsson announced the ...
Hola, Barcelona!
Crave: The gadget blog —
... It's the evening before the GSMA World Congress begins and I'm happy to report that almost the entire CNET crew has arrived safe and sound. I'm here along with smartphone guru Bonnie Cha and Maggie Reardon from CNET News. Some folks from ... ...
Sony Ericsson's W995 goes the extra media mile
Crave: The gadget blog —
... Sony Ericsson opened the 2009 GSMA World Congress on Sunday night by announcing the W995 Walkman phone. As the for premiere device for Sony Ericsson's new ...
Sony Ericsson launches Media Go
Crave: The gadget blog —
... At the start of the GSMA World Congress on Sunday night Sony Ericsson announced Media Go, a new service for transferring media files between your computer and your Sony Ericsson cell phone. ...
Sony Ericsson unveils Idou concept phone
Crave: The gadget blog —
... When compared with its presence last year at the GSMA World Congress, Sony Ericsson is taking a quieter turn this time in Barcelona. Instead of unveiling a handset like the ...
Photos: Sony Ericsson phones at GSMA
Crave: The gadget blog —
Though Sony Ericsson hasn't dropped a lot of new phones at the GSMA World Congress (at least not yet), we can show you a few glamour shots of the handsets it did unveil. To refresh your memory, the W995 Walkman is a music-centric handset but it also offer an ... Originally posted at 3GSM blog
Nokia announces E55, E75
Crave: The gadget blog —
... Nokia rolled out two new E-series phones at its press conference on the first day of the GSMA World Congress. The E55 has a SureType keyboard and a month of standby battery life. Nokia says it will be the world's thinnest smartphone, but we'll ... ...
Samsung officially lauuanches UltraTouch, Omnia HD, Beat phones
Crave: The gadget blog —
... . At its GSMA World Congress press conference on Monday, Samsung took the wraps off the Ultra Touch, the Omnia HD, the Beat DJ and the Beat Disc. The four phones offer touch displays with a big multimedia focus. ... ...
Freescale aims to sell Google Android Netbooks
ZDNet News - News Page One —
... aimed at casual, young users in the West, ship with only Wi-Fi connectivity. "For price reasons, the Netbooks are going to primarily be shipped with just Wi-Fi. For mobile professional users, you do need 3G connectivity," Glen Burchers, marketing director for Freescale's consumer business, told Reuters. As well as Google Android, Freescale will also support third-generation operating systems from Phoenix Technologies and Xandros starting next quarter, the company said at the Mobile World Congress trade fair in Barcelona. The Netbook market is shaping up as a ...
Nokia N86: 8-megapixel leak
Crave: The gadget blog —
... All mobile phone-loving eyes may be on Barcelona, where Mobile World Congress is currently taking place, but we've just spotted some breaking news from Singapore. Nokia's Far East showcase is showing off none other than an 8-megapixel camera phone: the Nokia N86. ...
Hands on with the Sony Ericsson C903, W395
Crave: The gadget blog —
... The new Sony Ericsson Idou and W995 Walkman weren't the only new handsets sitting pretty in the company's GSMA World Congress booth. We also spied the C903 Cyber-shot and W395 Walkman, which debuted before the show began. To refresh your memory, the C903 is a 5-megapixel camera phone ... Originally posted at 3GSM blog
Hands-on with the Sony Ericsson Idou
Crave: The gadget blog —
... may just be a concept phone, but I had the opportunity to handle it while visiting the company's booth at the GSMA World Congress. Indeed, a press pass has its benefits as other ... ...
ZTE debuts solar-powered phone
Crave: The gadget blog —
... wasn't the only company showing a solar-powered cell phone at the GSMA World Congress. On Wednesday, Chinese manufacturer ZTE launched a green model of its own. Created with Digicel and Intivation, the Coral-200-Solar is designed for emerging markets where ... ...
ZTE debuts solar-powered phone
Green Tech —
... wasn't the only company showing a solar-powered cell phone at the GSMA World Congress. On Wednesday, Chinese manufacturer ZTE launched a green model of its own. ...
Hands on with the Samsung Omnia HD
Crave: The gadget blog —
... As Samsung made an impressive showing at the GSMA World Congress it's difficult to pick one of its new phones as the most notable. Yet, the company's ...
I-mate touts innovative PDA-phones
Crave: The gadget blog —
... The i-mate 810-F may be the first ruggedized PDA-phone at the GSMA Mobile World Congress here in Barcelona, but the Dubai company is not done yet. Jim Morrison, CEO of i-mate, said too many vendors have been copying technology and interfaces from each other. Instead, he plans to ... ...
Fashion phones feature Porsche, Hello Kitty
Crave: The gadget blog —
... Collaboration with fashion labels or iconic figures seems to be the rage these days. On the show floor of the Mobile World Congress here in Barcelona, we spotted some Sagem Wireless phones co-designed with Porsche. ...
Android skips Barcelona's mobile phone party
Crave: The gadget blog —
The GMSA Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona could have been a great place for Google to demonstrate progress establishing Android in the industry, but instead the open-source operating system showed only a slightly larger toehold.
Google has high hopes for Android, which the company launched in an effort to spur smartphone development, mobile use of the Web, and new search advertising. Although Andoid certainly isn't vaporware, and Google's clout makes the effort a serious challenge to other operating systems, so far Android's potential exceeds its ...
GSMA: sights from the show floor
Crave: The gadget blog —
... As we wrap up our coverage of the GSMA World Congress and prepare to head home to San Francisco and New York City, we invite you to take a look at sights from the show floor in Barcelona. Indeed, GSMA is a massive, frenetic show that spreads over eight buildings ... ...
HTC Magic, CDMA Blackberry Pearl Flip pass through FCC
Crave: The gadget blog —
... Just a couple days after it came into the world at the GSMA World Congress, the Android-powered HTC Magic swept through the Federal Communications Commission. Indeed, it was a busy week at the FCC. Besides the Magic, a CDMA version ...
On Call: Lessons from CTIA
Crave: The gadget blog —
... and the GSMA World Congress to teach me lessons about what's happening in the cell phone world. Even when the show is relatively quiet, as CES 2009 was, I wind up learning something. ...
