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Bye bye Barcelona and Mobile World Congress 2009


Another MWC is done and we're on one hand happy we were there to cover it for y'all, sad to see it gone, but relieved we can start eating normally and sleeping again. So what did we see? Well, so many things that made us laugh, smile, and scratch our heads that we can barely remember them all. Notable things from Barcelona this year include Sony Ericssons' first 12 megapixel camera phone, Windows Mobile 6.5's launch, Palm Pre for the GSM market, A smile pile of Android unveilings -- including Vodafone's HTC Magic launch -- INQ's INQ1, Sonar, and a really creepy mannequin that never failed to freak every single one of us out as we walked by her. If you're finding the list of links overwhelming, check our daily podcasts from the show and hear all about it instead of reading all about it. Check the links below for a quick rundown of some highlights.

Read - Sonar hopes to power social featurephones, we get a demo
Read - Texas Instruments and Wind River do up Android right
Read - HTC Magic is official, bringing Android to Vodafone sans keyboard
Read - HTC Magic first eyes-on!
Read - Nokia N86 hands-on with video!
Read - Samsung OmniaHD hands-on
Read - First hands-on with the HTC Touch Diamond2 (with video!)
Read - First hands-on with the HTC Touch Pro2 (with video!)
Read - Nokia E55 hands-on
Read - Windows Mobile 6.5 walkthrough with Engadget (now with video!)
Read - INQ¹ wins "Best Mobile Handset or Device" at MWC, golf claps
Read - Stantum's mind-blowing multitouch interface on video!
Read - Amosu hands-on: pink, pricey, and plenty of diamonds
Read - Toshiba TG01 hands-on and video walkthrough
Read - modu hands-on with the set, jackets, and some far out visions

So long, Barcelona: 3GSM roundup!


It was a blast, but it's time to say goodbye to the land of El encierro, tapas, and QWERTY handsets with HSDPA. We came away with the impression that this was one of the most game-changing tradeshows for the mobile industry in recent memory; tri-band WCDMA is starting to become the rule rather than the exception, Microsoft rolled out its next-gen platform, and in general, it seemed like all the major manufacturers brought their "A" game to the party. Follow the links below for a trip down memory lane to see just what made this year's 3GSM so special.

Hands-ons, live shots
Read - Hands-on with Motorola's MOTORIZR Z8
Read - Hands-on with the Neonode N2
Read - Hands-on with Samsung's Ultra Edition II 12.1, 10.9, and 5.9
Read - Hands-on with Nokia's E90 and E61i
Read - ACCESS Linux Platform on display at 3GSM
Read - More shots of Samsung's i760
Read - Hands-on with Sony Ericsson's Walkman W880

Announcements
Read - i-mate goes deep with Ultimate line, five models promised
Read - Samsung shows off Mobile WiMAX wares at 3GSM
Read - MOTOKRZR K3 with 3G gets official
Read - Samsung's Ultra Smart F520: HSDPA touchscreen with dual-sliding action
Read - Toshiba's G900 and E01 with Windows Mobile 6
Read - Motorola's new Qs: Q gsm and Q q9
Read - ASUS Aries
Read - Nokia's 6110 quad-band HSDPA GPS navigator
Read - Nokia's E61i QWERTY and E65 slider announced: some style for the suits
Read - Nokia's N77 with DVB-H mobile TV
Read - Nokia's E90 communicator launched!
Read - Motorola's MOTORIZR Z8: a Symbian "kick-slider" with HSDPA
Read - Motorola's SLVR L9 brings the multimedia
Read - Samsung's Ultra Edition II series loosed at 3GSM: U300, U600, U100, and U700
Read - i-mate adds splash of color, WM6 to SPL
Read - i-mate Ultimate 5150 in the wild
Read - i-mate JAQ4
Read - RIM's BlackBerry 8800 launched
Read - HP iPAQ 510 Voice Messenger
Read - Windows Mobile 6 out, supports new resolutions too
Read - Sony Ericsson adds trio of headsets
Read - Sony Ericsson's entry level J110, J120, K200, and K220
Read - Sony Ericsson's W610 Walkman for US plebes
Read - Sony Ericsson's K810 and K550 Cybershot phones: slim 3.2 and 2.0 megapixel shooters
Read - Sony Ericsson's W880 (Ai) Walkman musicphone unleashed
Read - Goodbye HTC Athena, hello HTC Advantage




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