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MWC 2012: Microsoft Windows Phone 7 News Recap

MWC 2012 turned out to be the Microsoft show, and there were even a couple of new Windows Phone 7 devices unveiled. Mobile World Congress may be most remembered for not having debuted the iPad 3 or the Samsung Galaxy S3, but for Microsoft fans, it was show they may never forget.

Samsung Galaxy S3 Release Date in April: Report

Samsung Galaxy S3 Concept
Samsung may debut the Galaxy S3 smartphone in April according to reports from the Korean manufacturer's marketing team Cheil Worldwide. Samsung didn't debut the Galay S2 at the Mobile World Congress because it said there would be a stand alone release set before summer. The Galaxy S2 smartphone did appear at the 2011 MWC, but its runaway success has afforded Samsung to take the Apple approach and hold its own press event for the unveiling.
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Chris Brown 'Fortune' Cover Art

Chris Brown 'Fortune' Album Cover Released: New Breezy LP Drops in May

Chris Brown and RCA records have released the cover art for Hip Hop singer-rapper-dancer Breezy's upcoming album, Fortune, which should be released in May 2012. The album will be Brown's fifth studio project, following F.A.M.E., which was released on March 18, 2011, debuting at the number one spot on the billboard top 200 chart and selling 270,000 copies in the first week.
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RIM may warn on BlackBerry shipments, analyst says

Shares of Research In Motion dropped nearly 5 percent on Thursday after an influential analyst said RIM would likely warn that it came up short on BlackBerry shipments this quarter and offer an even bleaker outlook for its flagship smartphone.
Skype For Windows Phone: 5 Reasons It Works Better On IOS And Android, App To Hit Xbox Next

The Battle's on for Control of the Video Dial Tone

Cisco Systems Inc's attempt to convince a European court to impose tougher conditions on Microsoft Corp's acquisition of Skype signals that technology companies are gearing up to battle for control of what some say is the next big thing: videoconferencing.
Toshiba Excite 10 LE tablet launched at MWC 2012 is of 7.7 mm and weighs 598 grams.

Huawei MediaPad 10 FHD vs. Toshiba Excite 10 LE: What's Your Choice?

After yesterday's announcement of the Toshiba Excite 10 LE release in the market from March 6, 2012 (which the company claims as World's thinnest tablet), here is a spec-by-spec comparison with Huawei's MediaPad 10 FHD, claimed as world's first quad core tablet which is also super thin.
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RIM may pre-announce poor Q4 results: Jefferies

Blackberry maker Research in Motion Ltd is likely to preannounce poor February quarter results and forecast a very weak May quarter on lower sales of its phones, according to Jefferies & Co analysts.
Will iPad 3 feature better graphics?

iPad 3 Release Rumor: Top Reasons Why Apple’s Next Gen Tab Will Be Costlier than iPad 2

Apple enthusiasts around the globe are eager to welcome iPad 3, which Apple is all set to launch on March 7. Rumors even suggest that iTV or a new variant of iPad 2 might also be launched with the next generation iPad. While all these rumors are rife, the price of the tablet is one unsettling aspect that people the world over are waiting to know even before they get to see the fancied device.
JK Shin, President of IT & Mobile Communications Division at Samsung Electronics with “Manufacturer of the year” and “Best Smartphone” titles at MWC 2012

Samsung Galaxy S2, iPad 2 Scoop Highest Honours at MWC Awards 2012

After the golden Oscar night came one of the most prestigious events of the Mobile World Congress (MWC), the Global Mobile Awards 2012. GSMA , the organization that represents the interests of the worldwide mobile communications industry and hosts the MWC in Barcelona laurelled Samsung and Apple with the top categories of the night.
Motorola Electrify with Voice Actions vs iPhone 4S with Siri

Motorola Voice Actions Pitted Against Siri and the Winner is...[VIDEO]

Motorola is out in full force and ready to compete directly with Apple, or better yet, Siri in this matter. Apple released its iPhone 4S smartphone back in Oct. 2011 to much disappointment and fanfare. Despite the phone lacking key features and a decent hardware boost, one little lady came to the rescue to set the iPhone 4S apart from everything else out on the market. Her name is Siri. However, now Motorola is gunning for Siri with videos of its own test, which claims Android Voice Actions is m...
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HTC says to sell more smartphones in 2012

Taiwanese group HTC is confident new models coming to market in April will turn around the ailing fortunes of the world's No.5 smartphone maker, and help to boost its annual sales volumes above last year's level.
Huawei Ascend

Samsung Galaxy S3 vs Huawei Ascend D quad: Quad-Core Superphone War

Huawei announced their Ascend D quad smartphone at the Mobile World Congress, and while it won't go on sale in the U.S. (yet), it will get plenty of comparisons to the forthcoming Samsung Galaxy S3. Samsung declined to introduce the Galaxy S3 at Mobile World Congress this year. Instead, Samsung will hold their own event sometime before July, and that way Samsung gets more media attention. Huawei has a long way to go before they can put on their own big press events, but Samsung is gaining in ...

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