Today at Mobile World Congress, Samsung will be announcing their first Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablet, called the Galaxy Tab 10.1. Surprise, surprise, the screen is 10.1 inches, but don’t be too jaded by the blatantly unoriginal naming, the Galaxy Tab 10.1 still packs a punch. It’s got a dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2 processor clocked at…
Sagem Wireless rebrands to MobiWire to focus on branded devices
Sagem Wireless is no more. The new company is called MobiWire and (as far as I’ve understood) it won’t make its own devices any more. Rather they’ll focus on making branded consumer electronics for other companies. To be fair, Sagem isn’t known for owning a decent percentage of the mobile phone market. The likes of…
ZTE to launch its app store service iMarket for carriers
Last year at the Mobile World Congress we couldn’t believe Ericsson is announcing its app store offering. This year ZTE is joining the party with its solution called iMarket. The idea of both telecom equipment vendors is to make some additional money out of small and medium-sized carriers all around the world and deliver them…
Mobile World Congress 2011 preview: 3D phones, next generation Galaxy and more
Well, it’s that time of year again, as the Mobile World Congress trade show is just a few days away and we’re gearing up for an incredible show that is sure to see the introduction of multiple lust-worthy smartphones, tablets, apps and software. Seriously, Mobile World Congress is kind of like CES but only for…
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 could be 10-inches, run Android Honeycomb
We know that the Galaxy Tab 2 will be shown off in a few days at the Mobile World Congress 2011 show but a new report says the sequel to the first iPad competitor will be a 10.1-inch tablet that’s rocking Android 3.0 Honeycomb. According to Pocket-lint, the Samsung Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablet will have…
Communology brings its Visual Voicemail solution to Windows Phone 7, BlackBerry
Communology announced that its Visual Voicemail (VVM) solution can now be used with Windows Phone 7 and BlackBerry smartphones. The voice-to-text enabled solution is also available as a widget, making it accessible for almost every internet enabled device imaginable. Obviously, Communology will use the upcoming Mobile World Congress in Barcelona to showcase the latest VVM…
Aava Mobile to unveil Intel-powered MeeGo/Android smartphone at the Mobile World Congress
Aava Mobile has been playing with Intel processors and modern smartphone platforms for quite some time now. During last year’s Mobile World Congress, the company showcased a device that runs both Android and Moblin and this year, with MeeGo replacing Moblin (and Maemo), they’ll go one step further. Yup, we should expect to see Aava…
Mobile World Congress 2011 in numbers
We’re sooo looking forward visiting Barcelona next week to play with the latest gadgets and then taste the delicious Iberian ham alongside great Spanish wine in the afterhours. Few days ago the organizers of the Mobile World Cognress 2011 sent us an email with the event’s key figures. Here’s what they got: 1,361 exhibitors showcasing…
Icera announces world’s smallest HSPA+ platform for Android smartphones
Icera — the soft modem company which we’ve already covered for few times in the past — announced that it is sampling the latest in its Espresso platform series, targeted at HSPA+ smartphones. The so called Espresso 450 comprises Icera’s latest baseband and RF technology to delivers quad-band HSPA+ up to 28Mbps together with full…
LG to show off glasses-free Optimus 3D Android phone at MWC
Well, it’s not much of a surprise, but LG has confirmed that it will be showing off a glasses-free Optimus 3D phone at Mobile World Congress in a few weeks. While it didn’t outright say this will be an Android phone, every other Optimus phone has used the Android platform, so it’s not much of…



