And we have the specs of two Samsung Monte phones we briefly talked about earlier today… not that Samsung actually mentioned them at their Bada/Wave event – we got the info from a PDF file in the press kit. Without further ado, here’s what to expect: Samsung Monte Slider (E2550) Dual-band GSM/GPRS (900/1800 MHz) 2-inch…
Samsung shows LTE-enabled N150 netbook at the Mobile World Congress
Samsung is demonstrating the first LTE (Long Term Evolution) netbook at the Mobile World Congress – N150, which comes with Samsung’s own in-house designed LTE modem chipset, Kalmia. In addition to an LTE modem, the N150’s specs include Atom N450 CPU running at 1.66 GHz, 1 GB RAM, 10.1-inch WSVGA screen, 160 or 250 GB…
HTC Photon rumors come out to play at Mobile World Congress
Let’s go back to that leaked HTC Roadmap that we have gotten more and more acquainted with lately. The HTC Photon is one of the more impressive devices found on the roadmap, next to the Bravo. Well, rumor has it that we may see this device launched at Mobile World Congress this year, possibly under the name…
Opera waiting for Steve Jobs at the Barcelona International Airport
After nearly 20 hours of flying, Dallas to Atlanta, Atlanta to Madrid, and Madrid to Barcelona, with several 2 to 3 hour layovers in between, there were two girls that appeared right after customs that managed to put a smile on my face. For those of you not in the loop, Opera is showing off…
Samsung unveils Samsung S8500 Wave as first Bada OS phone
Mobile World Congress has yet to officially get underway, but that didn’t stop Samsung from taking the early-announcer advantage and unveiling the Samsung S8500 Wave as their first ever smartphone powered by the Bada OS. It’s powered by a 1Ghz processor, sports a 5-megapixel camera (with flash), and rocks an amazingly crisp and bright Super…
Worksnug Augmented Reality iPhone App Launches in Barcelona
WorkSnug (a free iPhone App for mobile workers), along with Plantronics, have today launched their service in Barcelona to help users find the best workspaces for their needs. WorkSnug uses Augmented Reality showing users where the closest Wi-Fi hotspots and potential workspaces are located by simply holding up their phone, where the information is displayed…
SPB Mobile Shell 5.0 to be unveiled at Mobile World Congress with support for Windows Mobile, Android and Symbian S60
SPB Software announced that an updated version (5.0) of their highly-popular SPB Mobile Shell app will be launched at the Mobile World Congress. The good news is that it will no longer be a “Windows Mobile thing,” only — in addition to Microsoft’s mobile OS, the company will also release its UI software/platform for Symbian…
Skype Access allows Skype users to connect to Boingo WiFi networks and be charged on a per-minute basis
Skype is launching a new service called Skype Access, to allow its users to connect on Boingo’s WiFi hotspots around the world and be charged on a per-minute basis. Let’s go from bad to great, shall we: The bad: If you’re an existing Boingo user, you don’t care about this. Not that bad: Paying per-minute…
DataViz shares some cool facts just in time for the Mobile World Congress
Just in time for the Mobile World Congress, DataViz announced some cool facts regarding their popular apps. Here’s what we know: Documents To Go for iPhone #1 paid business app and also one of Top 20 “Top Grossing Apps” Supports editing of Word, Excel and PowerPoint files Supports Microsoft Exchange and Gmail attachments Documents To…
Mobile World Congress has its social network!
This year’s Mobile World Congress has its own social network. Zerista is the company behind the solution, which is made for all parties at the show — attendees, exhibitors, press, etc. — and can work on any web-enabled device. Here are the highlights: Smart mobile feed that combines filtered public social media channel with private…