Mobile World Congress Archives

Samsung smart ring places a focus on sleep data

02/28/202402/27/2024 Julie Campbell

Smart Ring - Samsung Galaxy Ring - Surpring Features - Image Source - TechTalkTV YouTube

The new Galaxy wearable device was unveiled at the Mobile World Congress before its release. Following a tiny mention at the tail end of the Galaxy S24 event in early February, Samsung officially unveiled its smart ring at the Mobile World Congress (MWC). The latest unveiling went well beyond the brief tease originally announcing the device. Samsung has now made the announcement of its smart ring, a Galaxy device, official. The gadget will be offered in US ring sizes 5 through 15. That said, on the commercial products, those sizes…

Nokia isn’t a cell phone company anymore, and it changed its logo to spotlight that

03/07/202303/06/2023 Sam Lambert

The logo has been redesigned for the first time in decades to help redefine the brand. Nokia has unveiled the newest redesign of its logo, something it hasn’t done in decades, to help place the spotlight on the fact that it is no longer a cell phone company. The company has been working to rebrand itself now that smartphones aren’t what it’s about. The new logo is a clear move away from being a cell phone company. It contains five different shapes which each come together to spell the NOKIA…

The Mobile World Congress was cancelled due to Coronavirus COVID-19 concerns

02/17/202002/16/2020 Jesse Collins

Mobile World Congress Cancelled - MWC Event Building - Bloomberg YouTube

One of the largest trade shows on the planet won’t take place this year because of outbreak worries. The annual Mobile World Congress trade show is cancelled. The event typically takes place in Barcelona, Spain and provides much anticipated insight into upcoming smartphone and mobile technology. The reason for the cancellation has to do with growing concerns over the spread of COVID-19. Organizers announced that the Mobile World Congress is cancelled as a result of rising worries in the business world regarding the coronavirus outbreak. They explained that several of…

Nokia 9 PureView unveiling reveals smartphone with five rear cameras

03/13/201903/11/2019 John Montgallo

The new Nokia phone is the first to take photos with five cameras. The Nokia 9 PureView was among the highly anticipated smartphones launched during the Mobile World Congress (MWC) tradeshow in Barcelona. HMD Global, the Finish-based company that owns the Nokia brand, showed off the new smartphone, which features no less than five rear cameras – a world first. The phone has been designed with camera enthusiasts in mind. Nokia’s new phone isn’t following the latest foldable phones trend as the recently unveiled Samsung Galaxy Fold and the Huawei…

Li-Fi to bring light speed internet 100 times faster than Wi-Fi

02/29/201602/28/2016 Julie Campbell

Li Fi wireless mobile internet connection

New technology demoed by Oledcomm has shown that online connectivity is about to get much faster. Li-Fi, which stands for “light fidelity” is a new type of wireless internet connection technology that has now been demonstrated at the Mobile World Congress, showing that speeds can be far faster than they currently are over Wi-Fi. The idea is that something as simple as a lamp will be able to boost smartphone web connection speeds 100 times over. Li-Fi will make it possible to move beyond the limitations of Wi-Fi, which relies…