Microsoft to Launch Consumer Preview of Windows 8 in Barcelona on February 29

Aiming to show off the mobile-ness of its new operating system, Microsoft is using the upcoming Mobile World Congress event to showcase a preview version of Windows 8.
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Samsung: Next Galaxy S Due by Midyear, but Not in Time for Barcelona

Samsung says that it will have some new stuff for Mobile World Congress, but that the successor to the Galaxy S II will be launched later in the first half of the year.
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Exclusive: New Boss Acknowledges Windows Phone Still Has “Awareness Problem”

In his first extended interview since assuming business responsibility for Microsoft’s phone efforts, Terry Myerson says he is looking for new ways to get Windows Phone into the minds of consumers.
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RIM Hopes Next PlayBook OS Will Impress at CES

By the way, did you know that BlackBerry is “the best app platform in the industry today”?
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Nvidia’s Quad-Core Mobile Chip Makes Its Debut–On YouTube

Ahead of the Computex trade show in Taiwan, Nvidia releases a YouTube video showing its quad-core mobile chip in action. The chip, known as Kal-El was announced back in February and is slated to start shipping on phones and tablets later this year.
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CTIA Boss Steve Largent Prepares for the Wireless Industry’s Super Bowl in Orlando

The head of the CTIA insists next week’s conference in Orlando won’t be overshadowed by the fact that so many products were announced earlier this year, either at the Consumer Electronics Show or last month’s Mobile World Congress. There will be tablets and phones aplenty, as well as lots of good discussions. That said, next year the CTIA plans to move its show later in the year in an effort to give exhibitors a chance to tout their plans for the second half of the year.

Broadcom CEO on Low-cost Android Phones, Free Tablets and the Promise of Russian Satellites

In a wide-ranging interview from Mobile World Congress, Scott McGregor points out all kinds of new opportunities for the communications chipmaker. One of the big ones is in cellphone chips, where Broadcom hopes to score big in the low end as rivals like Nvidia and Qualcomm battle it out for high-end smartphones and tablets.

Mobile World Congress Notebook: Battle of the Behemoth Booths

Aiming to capture the flavor of Barcelona, Mobilized’s Ina Fried reports back on some of the more massive booths at Mobile World Congress, including a two-story booth devoted to Android and an entire hall of wares from Sweden’s Ericsson.

Sony Ericsson Aims to Play Its Way Back Into Android Smartphone Lead

In an interview, Sony Ericsson’s chief technology officer tells Mobilized how the company aims to capture the lead in the Android market through quick adoption of new versions and by tapping the technology strengths of its parent companies.

Dissident Nokia Shareholders Give Up on Plan B Effort (Update: It Was a Hoax All Along)

Less than two days after calling on investors to mount a revolt against Nokia CEO Stephen Elop and a planned move to Windows Phone, those behind the Web posting said they were giving up the effort, and later posted on Twitter that the whole thing was, in fact, a hoax.