SMS Not Dying, Mobile Industry Veteran Says
If you have ever attended Barcelona’s Mobile World Congress, you know how overwhelming the event can be. Between the latest gadget launches and its huge fair, your attention is constantly…
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New App Challenge Launches in Africa
If you have followed the latest Mobile Premier Awards edition in Barcelona last week, you may have noticed that African developers were well represented. Not only did three African apps become…
China's Renren is First Social App for Windows 8
Chinese social network Renren has released the first social network application to be selected by Microsoft for the app store of its Windows 8 operating system (OS), according to an…
Skype Makes it to Windows Phone, but What's Next?
Back in May 2011, Microsoft announced its intentions to acquire Skype, an $8bn deal that was finally given the green light in October. Skype is pretty much the industry leader…
TomTom Partners with HTC in India
TomTom has taken its first step into India’s fast-growing mobile market after the sat-nav maker announced plans to supply mapping services for HTC smartphones in the country. The deal will…
Soluto Says Hello to Windows 8 Metro
With Microsoft’s Windows 8 Consumer Preview just minutes old, Soluto has announced that it is bringing its PC management software to the Windows 8, saying ‘hello’ to Metro and helping users…
Live from Microsoft's Windows 8 Consumer Preview event
We are here live at Microsoft’s Windows 8 Consumer Preview event, bringing you the very latest in what the guys at Redmond have been cooking up. You can catch everything…
Six New Visa-Certified Smartphones to Launch This Year
Whilst RIM, LG and Samsung have already jumped on board the NFC bandwagon, introducing the wireless technology into their latest smartphones, we can expect the number of Visa-certified devices to…
Dual Persona Aims for 2 Profiles on 1 Phone
The Spanish telco Telefónica will soon launch a service called Dual Persona. Announced today during MWC, it will facilitate the simultaneous use of one single mobile device for both professional and…
SwiftKey Launches SDK to Bring its Smart Keyboard to Any Device
We’re big fans of UK startup TouchType’s SwiftKey keyboard for Android, and now it’s launched an SDK to bring the same technology to any device. As remote a chance as…
TaT's Astonishing Wireless Document-Sharing App
Having spent a lot of time at the booths of various mobile vendors here at MWC, we have seen plenty of devices, but not much in the way of cool…
Bill Ford Outlines His 'Blueprint for Mobility' in Cars
“Both the automotive and the telecom industries are at a historic crossroads,” says 54-year-old William Clay ‘Bill’ Ford Jr. “It also happens that helping define the future of mobility is…
Hands-on with the Nokia Lumia 610 [Photos]
Nokia may have grabbed the headlines with the launch of its new Nokia 808 PureView at Mobile World Congress but the company also introduced the latest handset in its Windows…
The Social Radio Lands on the iPhone
Latin America was very well represented among the finalists of the Mobile Premier Awards this year, with no less than four contenders, coming from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico. While…
Mobile Premier Awards Announce Winners
The Mobile Premier Awards is now one of the traditional highlights at MWC in Barcelona. Organized by App Circus, the event comes as the conclusion of a one-year international competition process to…
