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Qualcomm, the “Great and Powerful,” was Snapdragon-ing every visitor to its booth. You couldn’t turn your head not to see some solution powered by Qualcomm’s processors. At one point I even thought my oven uses a Snapdragon chip. That’s how hard they’re pushing their solutions. And, of course, the semiconductor giant has all reasons to…
Intel is pretty much desperately trying to get into mobile game. Their latest partners, Asus and Lenovo, could help them in their plans but they still have a long way to go. Simply put, ARM-based processors are used by most handset makers. And although Intel is pushing it hard, it has yet to come out…
HTC One. Everything at HTC’s booth was about their new flagship smartphone. Actually, there were other phones on display as well, but as everyone visiting Mobile World Congress could attest, HTC put all of its eggs into success of the HTC One. And they have all reasons for optimism – as far as I’m concerned…
Fujitsu used Mobile World Congress to go beyond mobile, demoing few solutions that are not directly related to the industry. However, the soon-to-be-launched Stylistic S01 — which will be offered through Orange in Europe — got a central stage, showing us that our grandparents should be able to join the “smartphone revolution.” I personally liked…
T-Mobile announced its quarterly earnings yesterday and the carrier finished 2012 on a strong note. As part of its earnings report, the carriers confirmed it is still rolling out 4G HSPA+ on its 1900MHz spectrum and it ahead of schedule on its LTE expansion. The carrier confirmed that its more than half of its HSPA+…
Alcatel prepared quite a show at its Mobile World Congress booth. The handset maker had a ton of devices on display, many of which had their world premier in Barcelona. That Firefox OS-based One Touch Fire was just one of them and it obviously got the biggest attention. One thing is certain – Alcatel is…
According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, Apple is now requiring all executives to hold stock in the company that is worth triple their base salary. This new stock-holding requirement was quietly implemented on February 6. An Apple spokesperson declined to comment on the change, but it comes during a tumultuous time for…
The highly-anticipated android gaming console, OUYA, will start shipping to Kickstarter backers by the end of the month. OUYA announced yesterday that is it ready to move into the final stage of product development — getting the product into the hands of consumers. OUYA will start shipping consoles on March 28th and Kickstarter backers should…
According to a report in TechCrunch, the FCC will look into the legality of a law that bans the unlocking of cell phones. The law went into effect this year after the Library of Congress removed the cell phone unlock exemption from the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The “ban raises competition concerns; it raises innovation…
Earlier this year, T-Mobile CEO John Legere blasted AT&T and its network during a keynote speech at CES. In a memorable moment, the outspoken CEO called AT&T’s network “crap.” AT&T didn’t immediately respond to this criticism from its rival, but it obviously did not forget the slamming it took from T-Mobile. As noticed by Bloomberg, AT&T recently…