Mobile World Congress: Day one highlights
Published: 11 Feb 2008 16:17 GMT
Day one of the newly branded Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona and, aside from the name change, it appeared to be business as usual.
The show formerly known as 3GSM is always a busy one, with many mobile and telecoms companies choosing to announce their latest company news on the first day of the show.
However, this year the vendors were not only competing with each other to make the biggest splash; the European Commission's competition commissioner and mobile industry public-enemy number-one Viviane Reding was on hand to inject some consumer rights into proceedings. Reding has already taken the operators to task over roaming voice charges, but she chose exactly the right moment to raise the Commission's next regulatory target — mobile data roaming.
Liveblogging from Microsoft's press gig
I'm currently sitting in Microsoft's big Mobile World Congress press conference.... [11 Feb 2008]
Mobile operators respond to EC ticking off
This just in from the GSMA — the organisation that represents mobile operators... [11 Feb 2008]
MWC: Nokia kicks things off
Nokia's unveiled a widely-trailed clutch of phones — no, no Nok-iPhone — including the 6210 Navigator... [11 Feb 2008]
Morning has broken on Mobile World Congress…
... and we're in the press room. The wi-fi in the press room is as good as always, so I'm on the wired computers...[11 Feb 2008]
Midnight on La Rambla
Team ZDNet has successfully decanted itself onto the Gatwick Express, into the EasyJet Airbus of Dreams, shuffled dolefully along the First Giant Queue Of Many... [11 Feb 2008]
EC: Cut data-roaming costs or face regulation
At the Mobile World Congress, European commissioner Viviane Reding said regulation will be introduced if operators don't cut their data-roaming charges by July [11 Feb 2008]
Sony Ericsson goes Windows Mobile
The manufacturer launches its Windows Mobile-based Xperia line with the X1 handset, while Microsoft hints at a future tie-in with Nokia [11 Feb 2008]
Trolltech enhances mobile Linux platform
The company, targeted for acquisition by Nokia, says the Qtopia platform can now support touchscreen devices and synchronisation with Microsoft Outlook [11 Feb 2008]
More heavyweights join mobile Linux group
Orange and Access join the LiMo Foundation to collaborate on its upcoming mobile Linux platform, which promises more applications for users [11 Feb 2008]
Mobile World Congress preview: The year of Linux
The show formerly known as 3GSM looks set to have a strong focus on mobile Linux this year, as well as mobile WiMax, femtocells and hosted apps [07 Feb 2008]
- Mobile World Congress preview: The year of Linux
- ARM to show Android prototype
- Mobile World Congress: Day one highlights
- Trolltech enhances mobile Linux platform
- Sony Ericsson goes Windows Mobile
- EU: Cut data-roaming costs or face regulation
- More heavyweights join mobile Linux group
- UK may get new mobile WiMax operator
- RIM: BlackBerry's future lies in social networking
- Mobile World Congress: The final analysis
- The reality of mobile Linux: Part one
- The reality of mobile Linux: Part two
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