Consumer gadget enthusiasts might have fawned over the new Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge and the Huawei Watch at Mobile World Congress, but…
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Full duplex may be the next breakthrough in mobile networking
Stanford startup Kumu Networks didn’t receive much notice at Mobile World Congress this week as the giants of the mobile industry revealed…
Read MoreWhy emerging markets need smart internet policies
The Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) has released its latest study into, well, the affordability of internet access. The study shows how…
Read MoreBroadcom’s new Wi-Fi chip turns your phone into an IoT hub
At Mobile World Congress, Broadcom released a new chipset designed to bring Wi-Fi’s speediest technology, 802.11ac, into smartphones. What makes this particular…
Read MoreFCC’s Wheeler makes net neutrality case before global carriers
Federal Communications Chairman Tom Wheeler said on Tuesday that he doesn’t put much credibility in claims that U.S. carriers would stop investing…
Read MoreDouble vision: YotaPhone 2 with e-ink rear screen coming to US
Although the unique YotaPhone 2, with its front and back displays, can work with AT&T and T-Mobile’s networks, you can’t buy the phone…
Read MoreA look at Zeroth, Qualcomm’s effort to put AI in your smartphone
What if your smartphone camera were smart enough to identify that the plate of clams and black beans appearing in its lens…
Read MorePebble Time Steel launches alongside new smart watch straps
Pebble said it would have a few surprises in store after it launched its new Pebble Time watch on Kickstarter last week.…
Read MoreBlackBerry shows off affordable, touchscreen-only Leap handset
BlackBerry has launched a touchscreen-only smartphone — its first since the Z3 a year ago — called the Leap. It will be…
Read MoreYou unlock this smartphone with your eyes
Some of the new phones launching at Mobile World Congress are sporting fingerprint scanners, but a new device from ZTE uses a very different…
Read MoreZuckerberg’s Internet.org feels the love (and fear) from carriers
At Mobile World Congress on Monday Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg took the stage with three executives from carriers in developing countries to talk…
Read MoreSanDisk intros a small 200GB microSD card with a big price
Last year, SanDisk released 128GB memory cards for phones and tablets; this year, it’s following up with a 200GB card. Called the…
Read MorePayPal acquires Paydiant, puts NFC into its Here readers
PayPal is buying Paydiant, a startup that provides the mobile payments and loyalty technology used by many big-name retailers use in their…
Read MoreSony’s new Xperia Z4 tablet has a slick docking keyboard
Sony hasn’t debuted a handset at this week’s Mobile World Congress, but it does have a new high-end Android tablet coming in June.…
Read MoreIntel, Alcatel-Lucent unveil their cloud mobile network
A year after forming their wireless partnership, Intel and Franco-American network builder Alcatel-Lucent say they’re ready to start moving the mobile network…
Read MoreGoogle will announce its MVNO in the “coming months”: Sundar Pichai
Google’s long rumored move to becoming a wireless carrier took one step closer to reality on Monday. At Mobile World Congress, Google’s…
Read MoreQualcomm has a fingerprint ID technology that uses ultrasound
Qualcomm has developed its own fingerprint sensor for smartphones with the aim of tapping the increasing demand for biometric security on phones.…
Read MoreJolla and SSH push Sailfish Secure as “European alternative” mobile OS
I’ve got to hand it to Jolla – despite significant teething problems, the upstart Finnish mobile-maker has clung on, using crowdfunding campaigns…
Read MoreMicrosoft’s new budget Lumias are all about the services
Microsoft has unveiled a couple new handsets, the Lumia 640 and 640 XL, at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The phones themselves…
Read MoreSamsung’s Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge come pre-installed with Milk Music and Milk Video
Samsung’s Milk Music and Milk Video services could soon see a lot more users: The handset maker is pre-installing both apps on…
Read MoreT-Mobile will launch LTE in the Wi-Fi airwaves in 2016
T-Mobile came up short compared to Verizon and AT&T in the last 4G spectrum auction, but it looks like it’s found another source…
Read MoreSamsung Pay has all the tools it needs to surpass Apple Pay
A lot of the features in the new Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, like curved edges and glass-and-metal design, are examples of…
Read MoreGalaxy S6 and S6 Edge: A new look for Samsung and a new wallet
We were expecting a major reboot of the Galaxy S line, and that’s what Samsung gave us Sunday night at Mobile World…
Read MoreNo big changes for the HTC One M9, and that’s a good thing
HTC revealed its next flagship, the HTC One M9, at Mobile World Congress on Sunday. Take a close look: If you’re not…
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