Category: Mobile World Congress 2008
MWC 2008: Philips Xenium 9@9j phone has AAA battery backup
Yes, 9@9j really is the name of Philips’ upcoming mobile phone. It’ll be fun going into Carphone Warehouse asking for that… But the candybar handset does have one innovation – there’s a slot for a AAA battery in the bottom.
MWC 2008: Meet the mobile Calendarettes
I have seen the future of mobile TV, and it’s a reality show featuring a bunch of models in bikinis fighting it out to become the star of a glamour calendar. Possibly. And if it’s not that, it’s a sitcom about pasta.
MWC 2008 Video Preview: LG's new HSPA Horizon phones
Here’s something to confuse you – Ashley displays his geek credentials in this video, by explaining the differences between HSDPA, HSPA, HSUPA and other 3G formats. Believe it or not, he claims the various companies adopting these new 3G acronyms is the most exciting thing to come out of the MWC show….
MWC 2008 Video Preview: LG and their KF700 touch-sensitive mobile
LG’s KF700 handset gets a run-through from Susi in the latest video direct from MWC. You’ll remember this one, it has the unique three…
LG says Chocolate / Shine successor coming in May, plus new Viewty
Here’s a nugget from my interview with LG’s Jeremy Newing that I thought was worth spinning off as a separate story. It seems it’ll only be a matter of months before LG releases the next phone in its Black Label series, following the Chocolate and Shine handsets (latter pictured).
MWC 2008 Video Preview: Nokia's N78 gets the once-over from Susi
Nokia’s N78 – the recently announced ‘multimedia’ handset which gives users easy access to Nokia’s Music Store, and contains FM radio functionality in case you’re a cheap-skate and just want to stream your choons instead.
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LG damps down touchscreen-mania: "People still want to have a keypad…"
After launching the touchscreen-only Viewty and Prada phones, you might think LG is keen to kill off the humble mobile keypad. But it seems consumers have said ‘not so fast!’ to the company, with the result that LG is now including slide-out keypads into a number of its touchscreen phones.
MWC 2008: Sony Ericsson W910 wins Best Handset award
Despite a recall of the first batch, the Sony Ericsson W910 handset has still won Best Handset at the GSM Association’s 13th Global Mobile Awards 2008.
Google Android laid bare: The Truth!
One of the more exciting things at this year’s Mobile World Congress has been the appearance of several Google Android prototype handsets on technology firms’ stands. Included among them is Qualcomm, which has this behemoth of circuitry showing an early version of Android.
The hottest stories of Mobile World Congress 2008
It’s been a hectic first day at Mobile World Congress, with Team Shiny spreading far and wide to seek out new phones, cool services, and interesting mobile people to interview. Feast your eyes on the stories and videos below:
