As I watched the news reports coming out of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, and listened to all the announcements, I waited for this global collection of brains to indicate when we’d see a turning point in the recession. But I waited in vain. In fact, I got the distinct feeling that the [...]
Posted By Michael Walker On February 25th, 2009
It’s day three of Mobile World Congress, and I thought I’d highlight a few of the devices on display. If you’re in Barcelona, you might want to go and take a look at them. For everyone else, we’ve produced short video clips of the products.
I’ve seen plenty of interesting phones from the big names, including [...]
Posted By Ben Wood On February 18th, 2009
Talking to friends and colleagues who have attended Mobile World Congress (or 3GSM, as it used to be known) over the last decade, I was struck by a recurring theme: this year’s show is SO quiet!
Our suspicions that attendance would be down were raised in the second half of 2008, when we saw all [...]
Posted By Ben Wood On February 16th, 2009
As we all prepare for Mobile World Congress 2009, I thought I’d jot down a few things I’d love to see at the show. These are by no means predictions, more my thoughts on what I’d be pleased to see at the event.
First off, I hope there’ll be a touch-screen product that provides some genuine [...]
Posted By Tom Byrd On February 13th, 2009
While I was glued to the TV, following the coverage of the inauguration of the new US president, I couldn’t help wondering about a slightly more mundane story, namely, which mobile device Barrack Obama would use. I was less interested in what kind of device he would actually get (though I’m sure everyone at CCS [...]
Posted By Tom Reuner On February 2nd, 2009
