Phones, tablets and more — here’s a look at what’s happening at the 2012 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
Smartphones
14 Notable Phones and Tablets from Mobile World Congress 2012
Quad-core phones, slim tablets and gimmicky features abound at the 2012 Mobile World Congress. Here’s a roundup of the most interesting smartphones and tablets from the show.
Nokia ‘808 PureView’ Phone Packs a 41-Megapixel Camera (Not a Typo)
If you’re looking for a smartphone with a good camera, your options up until now have pretty much been limited to one with either a five-megapixel sensor or an eight-megapixel sensor. Nokia’s hoping you’re really hot for …
Asus Padfone: Phone Becomes Tablet Becomes Laptop
If modular computing is the future, Asus is trying to get a head start with the Padfone.
On its own, the Padfone is an ordinary Android smartphone. Its above-average specs include a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor, a 4.3-inch …
Google: Android Apps Have Tripled to Nearly Half a Million Since Last Year
Google has something to boast about at this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Last year, it used the event to announce that its Android Market had accrued an impressive 150,000 apps. Today, the company announced that the …
Why the iPhone Has a Head Start on the Future of Personal Computing
Tim Bajarin is the president of Creative Strategies, Inc., a technology industry analysis and market intelligence firm in Silicon Valley.
Samsung Galaxy Note Review: Living with a Gigantic Smartphone
Thanks to an over-the-top Super Bowl ad, millions of people have heard of Samsung’s Galaxy Note smartphone — but for the wrong reason.
Although the Galaxy Note’s stylus was the focus of the commercial, the real …
Two Minute Video: Samsung’s 5.3-inch Galaxy Note – Phone or Tablet?
Samsung’s 5.3-inch Galaxy Note sits in the somewhat uncharted space between a large smartphone and a 7-inch tablet. The screen’s size and its 720p resolution are the real draws here, especially for navigating web pages and …
RIM: What Happened
Jesse Hicks of The Verge has written an excellent story on the history of Research In Motion–from founder Mike Lazaridis’s Lego experiments as a four-year-old all the way through to its current woes, with lots of interesting …
Finally, an iPhone Case with a Built-in Canister of Pepper Spray
Exciting times, friends. There now exists a fashionable iPhone case that pulls double duty as “the essential tool for your personal protection,” according to the fine art of marketing.
“Sounds great,” you’re undoubtedly saying …
The Connected Human: How the World Is About to Get Even Smaller
Ben Bajarin is the director of consumer technology analysis and research at Creative Strategies Inc., a technology industry analysis and market intelligence firm in Silicon Valley.
Motorola Says Your Ice Cream Sandwich Upgrade Isn’t Coming Soon
So you just bought the brand-new Droid 4 and you’re looking forward to your promised upgrade from Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). The problem? You might be waiting for a long, long time.
Motorola …