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MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS

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Read Techworld's up to date coverage of the latest news, product announcements and insights from the top showcase of mobile technology, the Mobile World Congress.

Latest News

SAP offers mobile device management on Amazon cloud

SAP's Afaria mobile device management tool is now available on Amazon Web Services' cloud, offered as a way to make it easier to start using the platform, SAP said at the Sapphire conference on Monday.
Small cells could raise big problems for mobile operators

Amid growing interest in small cells, widely seen as an inevitable tool for carriers to deal with booming mobile data demand, there are now signs that it may be hard to derive the expected benefits from them in some cases.
PureView 808 41-megapixel camera phone being shipped by Nokia this month

Nokia will start shipping the PureView 808 in May and has extended its deal with Carl Zeiss, which will result in further advancements in smartphone imaging in the coming months and years, the company said on Wednesday.
Intel Inside smartphone finally coming from Lava this week

The first smartphone with an Intel chip will become available in India this week from mobile device maker Lava International, ending a long wait for the chip maker to enter the smartphone market.
Samsung 'Galaxy S III' smartphone set for May 3 London launch

Samsung is expected to show the next flagship Galaxy smartphone at an event in London on May 3.
Asus to ship quad-core Transformer Pad 300 tablet next week

Asus' latest Transformer Pad 300 will start shipping on 22 April 22.
Samsung announces lower-cost Android 4.0 tablets

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 got its official US launch today, with pricing and general availability revealed for the first time since the Galaxy Tab 2 series was quietly shown at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona two months ago.
Nokia makes Lumia 610 its first Windows Phone with NFC

Nokia has announced an NFC-enabled version of the Lumia 610 smartphone, with operator Orange revealed as the first network to sell it.
Microsoft releases Windows Phone SDK for low-cost smartphones

Microsoft has released Windows Phone SDK 7.1.1, which allows developers to customise their apps for cheaper Windows Phones with less memory, and also run the development kit on Windows 8 machines, the company said in a blog post on Monday.
Mobile networks and wireless operators to ease mobile phone roaming

Getting your phone onto Wi-Fi networks may get a lot easier starting in about a year, but it won't necessarily get cheaper.

Latest Features

Making remote working work for you

Given the upside of mobile and remote working, it is surprising that firms can still put up barriers to these arrangements, be they technical, logistical and cultural. A survey by Forrester showed just 13% of information workers believe their company encourages them to work remotely.
Opera talks HTML5, successes, and challenges

Opera - the only browser maker located outside the US - were kind enough to discuss HTML5 and the Norwegian company's plan for the future.
Mobile wallets: novelty or necessity?

With mobile wallet announcements pouring out of last week's Mobile World Congress, the market for m-commerce is undoubtedly gaining momentum.
What comes after Android 5.0 Jelly Bean - 'Key Lime Pie'?

Google, alphabetically workings its way through a list of desserts for Android code names, has reportedly settled on Android 6.0 Key Lime Pie for a version of the mobile operating system that could roll out next year.
Price versus brand in the battle for smartphone supremacy

Established vendors such as HTC, Sony and LG Electronics want to set their smartphones apart from less expensive devices from ZTE and Huawei. But as looks and hardware specifications are becoming more similar and software differentiation harder, having a better reputation is their last ace, according to analysts.
Wi-Fi, small cells could disrupt mobile

The rise of mixed mobile networks of Wi-Fi, small cells and traditional base stations, a major theme of this week's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, may change the competitive landscape of both service providers and equipment vendors.
Mobile World Congress - Quad-core smartphones and Ice Cream Sandwich

It might be hard to imagine there will be that much more for makers of smartphones, tablets and other wireless offerings to reveal at Mobile World Congress at the end of this month after the deluge of products that debuted at the Consumer Electronics Show to kick off 2012. But Sony, HTC and others have gotten wireless watchers in a frenzy already by issuing MWC event invitations and stirring speculation about Android 4.0 'Ice Cream Sandwich', Windows Phone and quad-core devices.
Move aside touchscreen - new interfaces are coming

Touchscreens could be extinct if researchers pioneering new human-computer interfaces have anything to say about it. From brain-controlled machines to gesture-driven devices, there's a range of technologies in development that may find their way into everyday electronic devices.
Why WebOS was a disaster from the beginning?

HP announced Thursday that it will discontinue its WebOS line of devices, which includes the HP Veer 4G, the HP Touchpad and the yet-to-be-released HP Pre 3 smartphone. The death of WebOS devices is sad, yet unsurprising news. The entire journey of the WebOS has been marred by pitfalls since the very beginning, and things only got worse over time.
2011 will be the year of Android gaming

Mark our words: 2011 is the year for Android gaming.

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