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Greetings from MWC

Three very busy and long days behind, sore legs, not much sleep. That’s the Mobile World congress. The area has got even bigger and distances longer (compared to last year), and it’s impossible to even think of exploring all interesting things here within three and a half days. As I assumed earlier, 1080p is now the new standard for the smartphone display resolution. Almost every company in the (Android) field, except Samsung who will keep [...]

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Preparing for MWC: what new devices to expect

It’s only few days until the Mobile World Congress launch and rumors about new devices to be published are teeming.  Although there are some opinions (http://www NULL.computerworlduk NULL.com/news/mobile-wireless/3425665/mobile-world-congress-will-be-gadget-graveyard-says-m-head/)in the scene stating that software is overtaking hardware in Barcelona importance, the most reported news will undoubtedly still be the latest new gadgets.

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Jaded?

Another Mobile World Congress goes by. Did anything really happen? Now that MWC 2012 in Barcelona is over and we’ve had a little time over the weekend to digest all the interesting meetings, new products and a disturbingly large amount of tapas and excellent local beverages consumed during the event, it’s a good time to reflect a bit. One could probably write an extensive novel about everything that happened during the week, but I’d like [...]

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First Impressions from MWC 2012 – Developing Countries Are in Lead

Wow. It is a big world in mobile. Now it’s nice to be back home after couple hectic days under the Barcelona sun. My Finnish colleague commented that it was almost too hot, a phrase you seldom hear in February. Coming to mobile banking, I would say now that we in the developed Nordics are lacking behind in mobile. We have high online ratio in transactions (closing to 100%) and practically everyone in adult population have a [...]

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SMARTer TV: Let your smartTV and smartphone get in touch

Android is becoming quite a phenomenon in the connected devices space, not only due to its rapid market share growth in smartphones, but also due to its quick expansion to other markets such as tablets, consumer electronics (CE) devices  as well as In-Vehicle-Infotainment (IVI).

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First time at the Mobile World Congress – expecting real benefits, not just fun

The past couple weeks have been pretty tight up in preparations for the Mobile World Congress 2012! It’s my first time to the event, and I’m feeling that it’s going to be an exciting and inspirational visit, but most of all a real valuable experience. Valuable because we have so many excellent customers joining us on the cross-industry part – most of them for the first time and expecting to return home with real new [...]

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