Mobile World Congress (3GSM) roundup

I survived another GDC, and the Mobile World Congress (3GSM) ended almost 2 weeks ago (already!), so here’s a roundup of what was interesting and exciting to me in Barcelona this year…

1) Nokia

N96, successor to the N95 with 16 GB of internal storage and micro-SDHC, DVB-H tuner, but without xenon flash or lens cover:
- The Nokia N96 redefines “high-end”
- Hands-on with Nokia’s high-rolling N96
- The Nokia N96 Super Cellphone is Official: Gallery and Specs Here
- Nokia N96 Hands-On: Basically a Video Oriented N95
- The Nokia N96 is now official - the new Flagship
- Nokia N96 gallery
- Nokia N96 Video Preview
- Nokia Announces N96; Fun While it Lasts
- Hands On With The N96

N78, slim successor to the N73 with FM transmitter, HSDPA, WiFi, and GPS, but only a 3.2 megapixel Zeiss AF camera without xenon flash or lens cover:
- The Nokia N78, in European and North American flavors
- N78 Comes Loaded with Wi-Fi, HSPDA, GPS, Touch Surfaces, Tricorder
- Nokia N78 - The New Candybar Nseries Device
- Nokia N78 gallery
- Hands On With The N78

6220 Classic, slim S60 device with a 5 megapixel Zeiss AF camera with xenon flash and lens cover (!), HSDPA and GPS, but no WiFi:
- The Nokia 6220 classic, all 5 megapixels of it
- Nokia 6220 Classic Takes 5 Megapixel Geotagged Photos, Includes Widgets
- Nokia’s 6220 Classic - The Dark Horse
- Nokia 6220 Classic gallery

S60 touch demo:
- Nokia’s S60 touch UI gets demoed at MWC
- Nokia’s Touch UI Hands-On: Officially Way Behind Apple
- Why S60’s Touch demo DIDN’T suck…
- Video: S60 Touch UI Demo From MWC

2) Sony Ericsson

Xperia X1, slim Windows Mobile 6.1 (!) device designed by HTC, with touch screen, sliding QWERTY keyboard, HSUPA, WiFi, and GPS, but only a 3.2 megapixel AF camera without xenon flash or lens cover - definitely awesome:
- Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 does a good job looking pretty at launch event
- Sony Ericsson’s XPERIA X1 QWERTY with Windows Mobile and HSUPA
- First live photo of Sony Ericsson’s XPERIA X1
- Video: Sony Ericsson’s XPERIA X1 “Panel Interface”
- No wonder Sony Ericsson’s XPERIA X1 is so good: HTC makes it
- Hands-on with Sony Ericsson’s world-beating XPERIA X1
- XPERIA X1 Hiptop Killer: Sony Ericsson’s First Video Plus Gallery
- Video: First Hands On Sony Ericsson’s XPERIA X1
- Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 Runs Windows Mobile 6.1
- Breaking news- Sony Ericsson announces Windows Mobile smartphone
- HTC has ODM order for Sony Ericsson’s XPERIA X1
- The unwired looks at the Sony Ericsson XPERIA and the HTC Advantage
- Sony Ericsson goes big with the XPERIA X1
- New Xperia X1 Pics Leaked; Windows Mobile 6.1 and More!

G900, a UIQ device with touch screen, WiFi, but only 3.2 megapixel AF camera without xenon flash or lens cover, and no HSDPA, or GPS:
- Sony Ericsson’s G700 and G900: “touchscreen organizers”
- Sony Ericsson G900 and G700: Touchscreens to the Masses
- Sony Ericsson announce the G700 and G900 UIQ 3 smartphones

C902, a device with HSDPA and a 5 megapixel AF camera with xenon flash and lens cover, but no WiFi, GPS, or smartphone capabilities:
- Two for the Cyber-shot crowd: Sony Ericsson intros C702 and C902
- Sony Ericsson C902, C702 Bring High-End Photography to Your Pocket

3) Samsung

G810, a Symbian device similar to the Nokia N95, but with xenon flash, lens cover and 3x optical zoom (!) - possibly my next device:
- Samsung’s HSDPA-equipped G810 slider gets official
- Samsung announces the S60-powered G810
- Samsung G810 gallery
- Samsung G810 to Butt Heads with Nokia N95

F480, a touch screen device similar to the P520 (armani), with HSDPA and a 5 megapixel AF camera without xenon flash or lens cover, but not WiFi or GPS:
- Samsung’s F480 Armani (without the Armani), Dual Touch Chic G400 flip and F400 B&O slider
- Hands-On Samsung’s F480 Prada Phone Knockoff (Verdict: I’ll Pass)

4) Others

iRiver phone:
- Hands-on with iriver’s 3-inch touchscreen phone

nVidia phone:
- NVIDIA shows off APX 2500 cellphone applications processor
- nVidia’s GoForce 6100: no, it’s not another iPhone clone

Tasty bits - CES to 3GSM

It’s been a busy month full of tasty bits, with CES and MacWorld wrapped up, and 3GSM coming up.

Asus 701 (Eee):
- WiMax-Enabled Asus Eee PC Confirmed
- Ten-Mod Eee PC Stomps Competition, Still Room For More
- Asus press event summary: WiMAX, Eee PCs, and R50A
- How to: boost the display resolution on an Asus Eee PC

Nokia N810:
- Hook a USB device to your Nokia N810 thanks to USB-On-The-Go
- Nokia E90 vs N810: Part 1 - head to head
- Nokia E90 vs N810: Part 2 - GPS, Apps, Web and Multimedia

Nokia N95:
- Nokia N95 makes a nice GPS receiver for Nokia N800
- Nokia N95 8GB Wireless Sharing in Action
- Nokia N95 8GB with US 3G passes FCC

Nokia N82:
- Nokia N82 - part 1 - The Physical, the Camera
- Nokia N82 - part 2 - GPS, Applications and Performance
- Nokia N82 Smartphone Reviewed In Depth (Verdict: High-end Hotness)

More Nokia:
- Flip Silent for S60: Silence Calls by Flipping your Phone
- Sh-sh-shake it Like a Polaroid Picture!
- Nokia E90 Communicator review: Gear Diary
- First glimpse inside Nokia S60 Touch. Going beyond Multi-Touch

Apple iPhone:
- iPhone 1.1.3 Jailbreak Has Issues With GPS, Official SDK?
- Makayama Adds Voice Recognition to the iPhone
- iPhoneCam streams video from your iPhone over WiFi
- iTransmogrify brings more flash content to the iPhone
- Etymotic hf2 headset for the iPhone
- Pocketguitar for the iPhone lets you strum on the multitouch
- 1.1.3 iPhone jailbreak goes LIVE

LG:
- LG Viewty hands-on
- LG’s HSDPA ultraportable runs Vista on Silverthorne
- LG shows a KS20 clone with WiMAX
- LG’s silver Prada gets a new on-screen QWERTY

Samsung:
- S60 powered Samsung G810 to be announced at MWC?
- Samsung i900 to take on LG KS20?

Other:
- WiBrain B1-H UMPC
- UMPC & MID trio: LimePC comes in three sizes
- BlackBerry 8xxx = BlackBerry 9000?
- Hands-on with Mio’s dual-front GPS phone concept
- Hands-on with the WiBrain B1 UMPC
- iriver 3-inch touchscreen “GSM phone” headed for the States
- Skyfire browser for Windows Mobile is game changing, does Flash
- Garmin gets official with its nuvifone
- Modu mystery unravelled, look ma, a modular handset
- A Tale of 40 Follow-ups (and a LimePC video)