Mobile World Congress 08

MobileTechRoundup show #124, Thoughts about Mobile World Congress and the Palm CentroPosted by Matthew Miller in The Mobile Gadgeteer on Feb 20, 2008 5:47 PM Subscribe Alerts: Mobile World Congress 2008 was an amazing event for mobile enthusiasts and I offer some of my thoughts on the event in MobileTechRoundup show #124. Kevin and I both had...[Read the rest]

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MWC08: Share on Ovi launches as the first Ovi service by Nokia: Nokia's first Ovi branded services product was launched at Mobile World Congress 2008 and is now available for you to use for free. Twango was purchased by Nokia last year... [Read the rest]; Posted by Matthew Miller in The Mobile Gadgeteer on: Feb 18, 2008 7:46 AM; 1 Comment
MWC08: Opera Mobile 9.5 running on a Sony Ericsson UIQ device: Opera Software announced that Opera Mobile 9.5 would be coming soon and would be shown at the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona. I had a chance to visit the... [Read the rest]; Posted by Matthew Miller in The Mobile Gadgeteer on: Feb 17, 2008 2:57 PM; 3 Comments
MWC08: The Nokia 6210 Navigator with magnetic compass keeps you on the path: While the Nseries products are very impressive multi-media computers, the latest Nokia device that really caught my attention at the Mobile World Congress event was the Nokia 6210 Navigator. The... [Read the rest]; Posted by Matthew Miller in The Mobile Gadgeteer on: Feb 17, 2008 8:13 AM
MWC08: A look at the S60 touch UI: S60 will be adding touch to their platform this year with the first devices scheduled for late 2008. I had a chance to check out the S60 interface that was... [Read the rest]; Posted by Matthew Miller in The Mobile Gadgeteer on: Feb 17, 2008 7:30 AM; 4 Comments
Since mobile search still sux, is it time for cellphone content "decks" to die?: First of all, the briefest of primers to let all of you know what I'm talking about. Most cell carriers, including mine (AT&T Mobility) offer subject-oriented content decks that offer... [Read the rest]; Posted by Russell Shaw in IP Telephony on: Feb 15, 2008 5:30 AM
Smartphone makers, mobile operators still baffled by iPhone: A report about a panel session on mobile user experience at Barcelona's Mobile World Congress shows that only Apple "gets it." And if the industry's experience with the iPod is... [Read the rest]; Posted by David Morgenstern in The Apple Core on: Feb 14, 2008 5:41 PM; 8 Comments
MWC08: Nokia adds Google search to Nokia Search on new handsets: On my Nokia N95 there is a search plug-in on the standby screen that provides a shortcut to search on my device or via the internet. Previously, you had a... [Read the rest]; Posted by Matthew Miller in The Mobile Gadgeteer on: Feb 14, 2008 9:30 AM
MWC08: The modu unleashes you from a single phone form factor: There was a viral video campaign launched before MWC 08 where this mysterious modu device was being shown. All the details were revealed at the show and I had a... [Read the rest]; Posted by Matthew Miller in The Mobile Gadgeteer on: Feb 14, 2008 9:00 AM
MWC08: Yahoo oneConnect aggregates all your social networks and more: While there was lots of very cool hardware shown here at the MWC, the software and services are almost more compelling to me since I switch hardware so often. I... [Read the rest]; Posted by Matthew Miller in The Mobile Gadgeteer on: Feb 14, 2008 4:37 AM
MWC08: The XPERIA X1 is one slick Windows Mobile device!: Probably one of the slickest devices being shown at the MWC event here in Barcelona is the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 Professional phone running Windows Mobile. HTC has made some... [Read the rest]; Posted by Matthew Miller in The Mobile Gadgeteer on: Feb 14, 2008 4:27 AM; 30 Comments
Why so few Skype WiMAX phones? Here's the answer: Brian Dolan of Fierce Wireless notes that Skype's gm of mobile and hardware devices Gareth O'Loughlin, is wondering just where all the Skype-compatible WiMAX devices are at this year's... [Read the rest]; Posted by Russell Shaw in IP Telephony on: Feb 13, 2008 1:02 PM; 1 Comment
Android: It's real!: While Microsoft and Nokia continue to dismiss Android as nothing but a "powerpoint presentation" or "press release", Chinese manufacturer E28 has quietly ported Google's phone software stack to their low-end... [Read the rest]; Posted by Ed Burnette in Dev Connection on: Feb 13, 2008 6:21 AM; 6 Comments
MWC08: Hands-on with the Readius eInk mobile device: I spent most of the last two days in meetings and finally had a chance to randomly stroll the show floor. While I have a couple of targets in mind... [Read the rest]; Posted by Matthew Miller in The Mobile Gadgeteer on: Feb 13, 2008 4:59 AM; 2 Comments
MWC08: Nokia announces Maps 2.0 with pedestrian-focused features: While Nokia made a few device announcements, they also announced a few upgraded and new service offerings. One that I plan to load very soon on my S60 Nseries devices... [Read the rest]; Posted by Matthew Miller in The Mobile Gadgeteer on: Feb 12, 2008 4:28 PM; 2 Comments
MWC08: Microsoft takes MSN Direct from your watch to your phone: I thoroughly enjoy using my T-Mobile Shadow Windows Mobile Smartphone and am also a bit of a fan of the MSN Direct SPOT watches. Microsoft announced a new service and... [Read the rest]; Posted by Matthew Miller in The Mobile Gadgeteer on: Feb 12, 2008 2:11 PM
MWC08: Hands-on with a working Google Android device: I have seen the photos and videos of the Google Android device online, but just had the chance to get my own hands-on time with device here at the Mobile... [Read the rest]; Posted by Matthew Miller in The Mobile Gadgeteer on: Feb 12, 2008 10:03 AM; 8 Comments
MWC08: Nokia announces four new S60 mobile devices: We were expecting some device announcements at Mobile World Congress from Nokia and the did not disappoint with the announcement of 4 new devices. They announced the Nokia 6220 Classic,... [Read the rest]; Posted by Matthew Miller in The Mobile Gadgeteer on: Feb 12, 2008 8:58 AM; 1 Comment
RIM CEO implies touchscreen BlackBerry is possible: Last week, I made a post uncovering the a just-published BlackBerry Patent application for technology that would enable a touchscreen BlackBerry. Well, today at the Mobile World Congress, Jim Balsillie,... [Read the rest]; Posted by Russell Shaw in The BlackBerry Beat on: Feb 12, 2008 7:17 AM
MWC08: Microsoft aquires Danger, Inc.: One interesting announcement is the purchase of Danger, Inc. by Microsoft. The T-Mobile Sidekick was one of the first super data devices I owned several years ago and I did... [Read the rest]; Posted by Matthew Miller in The Mobile Gadgeteer on: Feb 12, 2008 3:55 AM; 2 Comments
Google's Rich Miner: Users will see ads and like it: While developers have been creating programs with the Android SDK since November, many consider the Mobile World Congress at Barcelona to be Android's coming-out party. In an interview, Google's Rich... [Read the rest]; Posted by Ed Burnette in Dev Connection on: Feb 11, 2008 7:09 PM; 10 Comments
Android at WMC from a developer's perspective: Android is building momentum at the Mobile World Congress '08 in Barcelona this week. Companies like Texas Instruments have been showing off prototypes running the Android operating system -- and... [Read the rest]; Posted by Garett Rogers in Googling Google on: Feb 11, 2008 4:05 PM; 3 Comments
The one big POTENTIAL flaw that could REALLY mess up Google Android: Given that I am not in Barcelona at the Mobile World Congress (nev kinda like the music I am not in a physical space where I can view all the... [Read the rest]; Posted by Russell Shaw in IP Telephony on: Feb 11, 2008 1:59 PM; 3 Comments
Android Here at Last: Cisco isn't the only one talking Android. Androids are being spotted at the 3GSM conference, phones using the Google Android operating system that is. Engadget has a screen gallery of... [Read the rest]; Posted by Dave Greenfield in Team Think on: Feb 11, 2008 9:03 AM
Here's TI-powered Google Android UI: but notice something missing?: From the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Engadget posts a gallery of an anonymous handset running Google Android via Texas Instrument chip under the hood. Prototype is running OMAP... [Read the rest]; Posted by Russell Shaw in IP Telephony on: Feb 11, 2008 8:02 AM; 1 Comment
Two photos here of a VERY early Google Android prototype: Straight from the early hours of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, Gizmodo has posted a video with a brief demo of a Google Android phone prototype powered by... [Read the rest]; Posted by Russell Shaw in IP Telephony on: Feb 11, 2008 7:15 AM
MWC08: HTC announces updated HTC Advantage X7510 with a 16GB flash drive: My absolute favorite Windows Mobile device over the last few years has been the HTC Advantage and my review on the device continues to be one of the most viewed... [Read the rest]; Posted by Matthew Miller in The Mobile Gadgeteer on: Feb 10, 2008 9:11 PM; 5 Comments
MWC08: HTC Shift available in Europe today with Origami Experience 2.0: I had a chance to spend some time with the HTC Shift back at CES 2008 so I know that it is not a vaporware device and will be launching,... [Read the rest]; Posted by Matthew Miller in The Mobile Gadgeteer on: Feb 10, 2008 9:03 PM
MWC08: HTC announces P3470 with GPS for the entry level consumer: Many of us who love mobile gadgets and mobile devices want to see devices with all the features we can think of running at super fast speeds and having batteries... [Read the rest]; Posted by Matthew Miller in The Mobile Gadgeteer on: Feb 10, 2008 9:02 PM; 1 Comment
MWC08: Boingo announces mobile support for Windows Mobile 6 and UIQ: I was given a trial account of Boingo Mobile to use with Nokia Nseries devices here at Mobile World Congress 2008 and it is a great way to get connected... [Read the rest]; Posted by Matthew Miller in The Mobile Gadgeteer on: Feb 10, 2008 8:46 PM
MWC08: Sony Ericsson announces XPERIA X1 Windows Mobile device: Over the past few days as I was preparing for Mobile World Congres 2008, I heard a rumor that was quite exciting and today Microsoft and Sony Ericsson confirmed it... [Read the rest]; Posted by Matthew Miller in The Mobile Gadgeteer on: Feb 10, 2008 7:09 PM; 34 Comments