http://reviews.cnet.com/8300-13970_7-78.html GSMA (3GSM) Mobile World Congress en-us Get the latest on cell phones, smartphones, and the global wireless industry with CNET comprehensive coverage of the 2008 GSMA (3GSM) Mobile World Congress event. Copyright 1995-2008 CNET Networks, Inc. All rights reserved. Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:21:00 GMT Hasta luego to GSMA http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13970_7-9872284-78.html

Adios, Barcelona.

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It's Valentine's Day and the GSMA World Congress is coming to a close. It's been a busy few days for the CNET team. Bonnie Cha and I journeyed from San Francisco with CNET TV's Ariel Nunez, CNET UK's ...

]]> http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13970_7-9872284-78.html Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:21:00 GMT Kent German Battle of the trade shows: Why Europe rules http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13970_7-9872057-78.html

After attending CES four times, CTIA eight times, Macworld two times, and several smaller show in between, I thought I have the whole trade thing mastered. You spend the day meeting with companies, wandering the show floor, and battling crowds before returning to your hotel for a night of work. ...

]]> http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13970_7-9872057-78.html Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:41:00 GMT Kent German Photos: Spyker unveils iPhone-a-lot-like http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13970_7-9872173-78.html (Credit: Crave UK)

While wandering through the mobile theme park that is the 3GSMA Mobile World Congress, we stumbled across a strangely familiar-looking phone at the Spyker stand. Spyker is mostly known for making cars, which gave us pause.

There was no model name on the handset, but of course ...

]]> http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13970_7-9872173-78.html Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:25:00 GMT Andrew Lim Loco for NTT DoCoMo superphones http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13970_7-9872122-78.html (Credit: CNET Networks)

Yesterday, I finally got a chance just to walk around the vast halls of Fira de Barcelona and really take in the sights of 2008 GSMA Mobile World Congress. While doing so, I stumbled upon NTT DoCoMo's booth and ended up spending a fair bit of ...

]]> http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13970_7-9872122-78.html Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:57:00 GMT Bonnie Cha GSMA Day 3 wrap-up http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13970_7-9871912-78.html

Vodafone makes itself known at GSMA.

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The GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, is winding to a close, but that doesn't mean mobile phone news have stopped streaming in. The third day of GSMA 2008 saw AMD announcing big plans for mobile phone processors, ...

]]> http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13970_7-9871912-78.html Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:58:00 GMT Nicole Lee LiMo Foundation shows first handsets http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13970_7-9871345-78.html

Though Google's Android platform is getting a lot of attention at the GSMA World Congress, the LiMo Foundation is making news of its own. LiMo is a consortium of companies working to create the an open, hardware-independent, Linux-based operating system for mobile devices. The foundation has about 30 members ...

]]> http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13970_7-9871345-78.html Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:08:00 GMT Kent German All's pretty quiet in Palm's house for GSMA http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13970_7-9871346-78.html Palm

Palm at GSMA

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There's a lot of Windows Mobile and Symbian news at GSMA Mobile World Congress, but things have been pretty quiet in Palm-land. Still, the company is here at the show, and there was a wee bit news. First, a GSM version of the ...

]]> http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13970_7-9871346-78.html Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:38:00 GMT Bonnie Cha Chinese cell phones in Barcelona http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13970_7-9871239-78.html Chinese cell phone manufacturer ZTE has a sizable presence at the GSMA World Congress. Not only did it supply almost every show attendee with a canvas bag, but also its large booth in one of the main halls faced off with the likes of Samsung and Sony Ericsson. I toured ...

]]> http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13970_7-9871239-78.html Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:01:00 GMT Kent German iRiver Europe breaking into the cell phone biz http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13970_7-9871306-78.html iRiver

iRiver's first cell phone.

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In the United States, iRiver is more well known for its MP3 players and PVPs, but in Europe, it's hoping to break into the cell phone market. With a small booth at GSMA Mobile World Congress, iRiver showed off its first ...

]]> http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13970_7-9871306-78.html Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:48:00 GMT Bonnie Cha Hands-on with Modu http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13970_7-9871160-78.html

The diminutive Modu phone.

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Modu has generated a lot of buzz for itself at the GSMA World Congress. The Israeli company has developed a concept for a modular cell phone that can be placed into "jackets" that change the both the appearance and the functionality ...

]]> http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13970_7-9871160-78.html Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:07:00 GMT Kent German