Monthly Archive: February 2012

Feb 29

Mobile World Congress: Day 3 smartphone wrap

We are solidly into day No. 3 of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and it’s starting to become clear just how many sides this gargantuan event has. And, more to the point, just how many moving parts there are to the wireless-telecoms ecosystem. MarketWatch intends to file a separate post on what’s been going …

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Feb 29

The global smartphone tipping point: ‘$100 or less’

Smartphones may be everywhere here at Mobile World Congress, but they’re still a business opportunity in much of the world. Nielsen’s mobile usage (Credit: Jessica Dolcourt/CNET) BARCELONA, Spain–These days you’ll be hard-pressed to find people who remember when personal computers were luxury items that few could afford. Now smartphones are increasingly headed in the same …

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Feb 29

5 smartphone trends at Mobile World Congress

The key characteristics of new mobile devices are bigger, faster, or cheaper Big smartphone vendors such as High Tech Computer (HTC) and LG Electronics are trying to get their mojo back after some challenging times, and they hope to do so by putting quad-core processors and big, high-definition screens in the products on show at …

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Feb 29

Smartphone trends at center stage in Spain

BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 28 (UPI) — Five trends in smartphone hardware design have been dominant at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, analysts say. Advances in processors, bigger display screens, near-field communications, a higher-speed wireless standard and growing numbers of inexpensive smartphones have been the buzz subjects as smartphone makers unveiled their latest offerings, …

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Feb 28

Huawei Hitting Apple Hard With Fastest Smartphone

Video: Breaking Down Dow 13K Dow’s Laggards Like BofA, Microsoft Turn Into Leaders John Dobosz Forbes Staff BofA, Citi Looking Buyable Again David Penn Contributor Obama’s Privacy Plan Puts Pinch On Google Nigam Arora Contributor Most Americans have never heard of Huawei, but John Chambers of Cisco Systems (CSCO) knows Huawei quite well. Cisco is …

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