Samsung reveals Bada 2.0 during MWC 2011

Samsung's very own mobile OS dubbed as Bada is currently at version 1.2. The latest smartphone running on this version that was announced recently is the Samsung Wave 578. During MWC 2011, Samsung have unveiled the Bada 2.0 OS which will sport a newly revamped UI to the 1.2. THe updated version of the platform, when released, will have multi-tasking features, push notification messages, NFC support, WiFi Direct, FlashLite 4 support, and lots more. 

You can actually download the slides used by Samsung while presenting the OS. 

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Huawei annonced the Ideoa X3 and Ideoa S7 Slim tablet

We got photos of these two devices ahead of its announcement at the Mobile World Congress 2011 in Spain, Huawei have officially announced it, imminently. The Ideos X3 (photo below) is an Android 2.3 Gingerbread powered smartphone that sports a 3.2" HVGA touch screen display. The Ideos S7 Slim tablet runs on Android 2.2 Froyo and sports a 7" touch screen display with the necessary connectivity features like WiFi and 3G. Official press release after the break.

nVidia intros the world's first quad-core mobile processor - Project Kal-El

You think Qualcomm and Texas Instruments are rocking those new chips they have? Think again, because the world who gave us GPUs have announced Project Kal-El. What is that? Well, its nVidia's codename  first quad-core mobile processors. These chips are expected to be fitted into tablet devices by August of 2011. If the company follows that roadmap then they are set to give us quad-core awesomeness first.

Texas Instruments announced OMAP 5: multi-core chips up to 2GHz clockspeed

At MWC 2011 TI (Texas Instruments) showcased their next generation mobile processor, OMAP 5. The new chip will be sporting two ARM Cortex-A15 cores each capable of clocking to 2 GHz. The new chips offer 50%  more performance as to the Cortex-A9 architecture.  Aside from that TI's OMAP 5 will feature two Cortex-M4 for much better performance, better device responsiveness, and lower power consumption. 

"The platform can support up to four cameras operating at the same time, offer 3D playback, recording, and 2D upsampling to 3D at 1080p resolution, and control up to 8GB of RAM." - Endgadget

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Next version of Android will be a combination of Honeycomb and Gingerbread

The former Google CEO, Eric Schmidt, had the stage all by himself during Google's keynote at the Mobile World Congress 2011. He talked about a lot of things. Like there are 350,000 Android activations per day in the world and the Android marketplace now offers 150,000 apps. Aside from those statistics and whatnots he mentioned something about the mobile OS, Android, that made every techblog blog.

Samsung Exec says tablets should be bigger than 7"

Samsung have already unveiled the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and a Samsung Exec have just said that tablets should be bigger than 7 inches. Well, does he mean that Samsung does not consider their first "tablet", the original 7" Galaxy Tab, a tablet? Dr WP Hong, the exec who uttered those words have also confirmed that Samsung will be expanding their tablet devices but won't be a 7-incher. He have said that 10.1" is the best size for a tablet, well what do you know? He also stated that "internally" they are in the works of planning the next update but have not come into a decision yet. Well, it seems that what Apple have started will definitely live long and into the far future.

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ZTE unveils the ZTE Skate an Android 2.3 device with a 4.3" display

The Chinese company have announced their flagship Android device at MWC 2011. The ZTE Skate will not be the usual mid-range or low-end device from ZTE but this smartphone will be targeted for the up-there-a-bit market for smartphones. The device isn't really a powerhouse base on it's specs but it's a bit powerful  compared to ZTE handsets. Expect the device to be available later this year. specs after the break.

HTC Salsa and ChaCha (dancing phones) handsets with Facebook dedicated button

Salsa (left), ChaCha (right)

These aren't Facebook phones they are just HTC handsets that have one-touch Facebook buttons. As the name implies, press it and viola Facebook! Why am I not excited? Named the HTC ChaCha and the Salsa, these phones are built for dancing, no they are not. Anyway, the Salsa is a touch only handset while the ChaCha will make your fingers ChaCha its way onto that full QWERTY keyboard it features and HTC have just announced it.

Samsung unveils newest Bada powered smartphone the Wave 578

Well, I made a post about this smartphone being official already but the specs I got was limited so I'm posting it again with specs galore. The newest Bada powered smartphone the Samsung Wave 578 was announced by the Korean giant on Monday and I bet it is currently being displayed at their booth in Barcelona, Spain. Anyway, specs after the break.

HTC announces the HTC Desire S, Wildfire S, and Incredible S

The quietly brilliant Taiwanese company announced, aside from their tablet, a slurry of Android smartphones refreshing their current line up of phones, basically. Three smartphones were announced at MWC 2011 namely the HTC Incredible S, Desire S, and the Wildfire S. I'll be taking it one at a time. 

HTC Flyer announced a 7" Android 2.4 Gingerbread device

And I thought HTC will be going silent at MWC 2011 (an impossibility). They have announced, I think, the most devices at the event in Barcelona, Spain. Of course, there are smartphones too but the first device I want to blog about is the HTC Flyer. Finally, the Taiwanese company's tablet challenger. Don't think its just another Android Honeycomb tablet with dual-core processor because it ain't. Specs and details after the break.

LG Revolution running on Android 2.2.2 Froyo

This is not a device that is announced at MWC 2011. We first saw this 4G LTE device at CES 2011 and some specs but without the OS version and the processor. Fulton, a company that pushed for eCoupled which is a technology like what Powermat is offering, wireless charging. Unwired View was able to play a bit with the phone displayed at the booth and saw that the phone is running on Android 2.2.2 Froyo. That version of Froyo was first pushed to the Nexus One to fix bug issues, a minor update. But at least we can now safely say that the LG Revolution is running on the latest Froyo version.

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[Updated: Pricing & Specs] Motorola announced WiFi only version of the Motorola Xoom to come in Europe

Motorola have announced at MWC 2011, that a WiFi only version of their upcoming tablet, the Xoom, will be coming to the European market. Remember the post I had about the WiFi only Xoom? I bet this will be a version that will be sold globally. The tablet (WiFi only) is expected to arrive in Europe in the 2nd quarter of 2011. Hit after the break to watch Motorola's new promotional video of the device.

Morotola announced Motorola Pro in Europe - European Droid Pro

Motorola Droid Pro

Motorola at MWC 2011 have announced the Motorola Pro, which is basically just the Droid Pro European style. The Motorola Pro differs nothing much to the US' version, well aside from the name. The smartphone is, of course, powered by Android 2.2 Froyo, and has a 1GHz processor. Video promotion after the break.

Acer officially gives gigantic smartphone a name! Acer Iconia Smart with Iconia Tab A100

The smartphone sporting a gigantic 4.8" display was announced last year and it never had a name. It runs on the Android ecosystem (Yeah, I'm liking that term), and finally at the Mobile World Congress 2011, the Taiwanese has finally given it a name, the Acer Iconia Smart (which will nicely be part of Acer's Iconia devices).

WP7 support IE9, SkyDrive, deep Twitter integration, Kinect integration confirmed

During Microsoft's keynote at the Mobile World Congress 2011, and aside from the Nokia and Microsoft partnership, the company from Redmond have confirmed some new amazing stuff for their mobile ecosystem, Windows Phone 7. Things like IE9 support (and it's cool stuff that comes with it), deep Twitter integration, Kinect integration, and SkyDrive.

LG officially announces the LG Optimus Pad at MWC 2011

LG have officially unveiled their tablet challenger to the world. The LG Optimus Pad, powered by a dual-core processor, is the world's first 3D capable tablet. Like it's brethren the LG Optimus 3D it will be able to playback photo video content in 3D and aside from that it will also be able to shoot photos and videos in 3D. Specs after the break.

Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 5.0 will be unveiled at MWC 2011

That is not the Galaxy S II it may be named the same and look the same but it's not. If you go ahead and check Samsung's Mobile World Congress 2011 webpage the Samsung Galaxy S WiFi have a special tab and when you click it a note will welcome you saying "Coming Soon". Samsung's Unpacked event are divided into episodes the first is done this device might get the spotlight during the second episode.

LG officially unveils the LG Optimus 3D at MWC 2011

At the Mobile World Congress 2011 in Barcelona, Spain, LG have finally unveiled and is currently showcasing their latest smartphone offering that will truly blow the current smartphones available, even upcoming (Galaxy S II) handsets, today. The LG Optimus 3D is officially official as the world's first glasses-free 3D smartphone.

Qualcomm unveils new generation Snapdragon chips - quad-core awesomeness with 2.5GHz clockspeed!

Qualcomm at MWC 2011 have unveiled their new generation Snapdragon chips. You might think that the mobile processor industry, especially with Qualcomm, is getting a little boring, then think again. The new chips from the company will be powering your future devices up to 2.5GHz and that will have four cores in it giving you 150% more overall performance and 65% lesser power consumption (that's a lot!). The new chipset comes in single, dual, and of course quad cores.