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Mobile World Congress is the world's largest exhibition and conference for the mobile industry. With events held in Barcelona, Shanghai and the Americas, MWC highlights the advance of global innovation through core mobile technologies; consumer and industrial IoT; and the intersection of mobile with entertainment, content, and media.
Smartphone manufacturers have settled into a pretty regular rhythm of new phone releases, so we can look ahead and anticipate what will be launched in 2021. We have some strong rumors of launches early in the year, with full-on speculation for phones coming later in 2021.
Nokia CTO Marcus Weldon spoke with ZDNet on 5G, fixed-wireless, and enterprise LTE at MWC 2019 in Barcelona.
A latecomer to new cellular network generations, Apple is passing on the 5G MWC festivities as it grapples with sourcing 5G modems. The coming years could result in deeper integration into its product line than ever before, or a deep competitive gap.
USB 3.2 is coming this year, but the trouble is it now absorbs all previous USB 3.x specifications.
MWC2019: More bandwidth, less latency and data processing at the edge will help 5G boost mobile workers.
Cisco and Nokia are providing the software and hardware behind Rakuten’s new mobile network, with Nokia’s CTO questioning whether the future of web-scales is to become a carrier.
The Catalonian government has partnered with Juniper and Vodafone to fit its ambulances with 5G connectivity.
AT&T and Microsoft Azure are exploring a combination of their 5G, LTE, edge compute, and cloud services for IoT businesses.
Microsoft's Satya Nadella defines when it's OK to use its HoloLens technology for military purposes.
Infiltrating pacemakers is yesterday’s news. Advanced prosthetic limbs are now on the hit list.
Intel is experimenting with combining artificial intelligence, antennas, multi-access edge computing, and 5G in a single, compact box to be used across smart city deployments.
MWC2019: Every industry will need to integrate tech and computing will be embedded in the world, says Microsoft chief.
SAP unveiled SAP Leonardo Internet of Things and announced its cloud-to-cloud interoperability with Microsoft Azure IoT Hub.
A video published by Samsung gives us some clues regarding more features and capabilities of the upcoming foldable smartphone.
As high-end smartphones trend towards having 1TB of built-in storage, high capacity and high speed storage cards give those looking for cheaper handsets a good way to bump up storage capacity without loosing out too much on speed.
Mobile World Congress showcases the best and the worst of emerging technologies. But sadly, these devices never succeeded – despite the hype.
Between all the 5G devices and foldable phones, it might seem like nearly everything announced at MWC 2019 is too futuristic to purchase soon. In reality, many of these new gadgets are already available to pre-order or will launch later this year. Here's the best tech we've spotted on the show floor that's releasing in 2019.
Mobile World Congress is the premier trade show for mobile hardware, software, accessories and services. We regularly see new smartphones and wearables, some good and some bad, so let's take a glance at the past five years.
These are the top features of Samsung's new Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus set to be released in mid-March.
Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus' camera includes a dual aperture design to bring sharper photos, Bixby integration, augmented reality emoji and more.
Nokia handsets have risen from the ashes but HMD Global has not forgotten the past, shown here in pictures.
Updated: Here's a selection of the most significant launches showcased at Mobile World Congress this week, in pictures.
Samsung's Gear 360 virtual reality camera joins what's becoming a crowded field. Will the masses generate enough content to woo businesses and consumers to VR?
iPhones, schmy-phones. In their heyday, these mobile devices were the real MVPs.
We pick the high-tech handset each of the presidential candidates should own. We're making galleries great again. It's going to be GREAT. YUGE even.
The stands, the smartphones, the smartwatches, and the smartcars.
CES is over, Mobile World Congress begins. What devices have tech giants produced for us this year in Barcelona, Spain?
HTC made the right move by moving the UltraPixel camera to the front and adding in a more standard camera to the back. Software isn't yet final, but initial results are encouraging.
Out of the gadgets on offer at MWC this year, which smartphones suit leaner pockets?
At Mobile World Congress, ZDNet got a quick look at Nokia's new Android device range. How does it measure up to the competition?
The Catalonian government has partnered with Juniper and Vodafone to fit its ambulances with 5G connectivity.
LG Uplus has deployed more than 10,000 5G sites across Korea using Huawei technology, providing average mobile speeds of 900Mbps in Seoul.
NEC has unveiled its 5G base station radio units ahead of Mobile World Congress 2019 this week.
Ericsson has integrated its 100km IoT range extender with its IoT accelerator management service across Telstra's networks.
FIDO2 certification is paving the way for passwordless mobile security. Read more: https://zd.net/2VoiT0R
Telstra and Ericsson will help CBA trial 5G and edge computing to simplify banking processes.
The Samsung Galaxy 5G S10+, the LG V50 ThinQ, and the Oppo 5G phone will be available either exclusively or first on Telstra's 5G network.
LG has taken the wraps off its 5G smartphone at Mobile World Congress 2019, along with a dual-screen 'companion', and the LG G8 ThinQ with palm vein hand ID unlock.
With the smart phone industry struggling as of late, it can be expected that MWC 2019 will produce all sorts of oddities to tempt buyers. Read more: https://zd.net/2X8B6B4
MWC 2018 has seen dozens of 5G-related announcements, spanning devices, modems, radios, plans, spectrum, and trials. Read more: http://zd.net/2BRHHHM
We may have hit peak 5G hype before 5G is actually available. But is 5G really a game changer?
The Sony Xperia XZ2 comes with 3D scanning capabilities on its front-facing camera, S-Force surround sound, Bravia screen tech, and AR and a dynamic vibration system adapted from its PlayStation controllers. Read more: http://zd.net/2ENIRH4
Samsung Electronics will roll out Bixby 2.0, an updated version of its virtual assistant, on the Galaxy Note 9 at the earliest, the company's mobile boss has revealed at MWC. Read more: http://zd.net/2ET4nue
Samsung vice president Eric McCarty spoke to TechRepublic about the features in the Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus that are meant to appeal to the businesses. Read more: http://zd.net/2EQ3sdH
At Mobile World Congress, TechRepublic caught up with Samsung executive Eric McCarty to talk about what's included in the S9 Enterprise Edition. Read more: http://zd.net/2BK8Mg9
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