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25 February 2013
News: MasterCard to expand digital wallet service beyond NFC

MasterCard revised its year-old mobile payment strategy by unveiling a digital, cloud-based service called MasterPass that moves well beyond near-field communication technology used in smartphones to also support QR codes, traditional credit cards and other ways to make payments.
News: HP to ship Slate7 consumer tablet for $169 in April

Hewlett Packard Sunday unveiled the HP Slate7, a 7-in. tablet that will go on sale in April in the U.S. starting at the bargain price of $169.
24 February 2013
News: Nokia Siemens to merge cloud, base-station computing to boost performance

Nokia Siemens Networks will expand the role of cellular base stations with a new platform that will store and deliver some application data locally, while tapping into information about subscribers and traffic to improve the process.
18 February 2013
News: MWC 2013 smartphones: what you need to know

Smartphones launches are what everyone looks out for at MWC and 2013 is set to be no different. Here's where we take a look at what is expected to launch at Mobile World Congress this year - Smartphone launches at MWC 2013.
14 February 2013
News: LG announces Optimus L Series 2 smartphones ahead of MWC

LG has gone an announced its Optimus L Series 2 smartphones before this month's Mobile World Congress (MWC).
06 February 2013
News: Asus to launch 7in Fonepad at MWC

Asus will unveil a 7in tablet called the Fonepad at Mobile World Congress as a successor to the Google Nexus 7.
30 January 2013
News: ZTE to launch Firefox OS smartphone at MWC

Chinese phone maker ZTE is planning to launch a smartphone based on Mozilla's Firefox OS at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next month.
15 January 2013
News: Google Nexus 4 successor to arrive at MWC?

LG has reportedly stopped production of the Nexus 4 in preparation for a successor which will be revealed at MWC next month.
29 February 2012
News: Windows 8 on ARM tablets, PCs ships to developers

After months of restricted demonstrations, Microsoft is opening up tablets and PCs based on ARM processors with the Windows 8 OS to developer scrutiny, multiple companies said on Wednesday.
News: Windows 8 offers no management help for ARM devices

Organizations looking to deploy Windows 8 on ARM-based (WOA) devices will have to do so without being able to manage them, according to a Microsoft advisory outlining the business benefits of the new operating system.
News: Windows 8 on ARM on track, Microsoft says

Anyone can take Windows 8 for a spin now that Microsoft has launched the so-called "consumer preview" version of the software at an event in Barcelona on Wednesday.
News: Microsoft shows Windows on ARM tablet designs

Windows on ARM-based reference design touchscreen tablets made an appearance on stage at Microsoft's Windows 8 Consumer Preview event at Mobile World Congress.
News: Microsoft ships Windows 8 Consumer Preview

Microsoft launched the Windows 8 Consumer Preview today at 9:30 a.m. ET, opening the gates to users who want to try the desktop edition of the company's upcoming upgrade.
News: Microsoft launches Windows 8 Consumer Preview: full details

Full details of Microsoft's launch of the Consumer Preview of Windows 8. The Windows Store, which will be the marketplace for acquiring applications for Windows 8, launched today too, with free apps for all.
News: Qualcomm boosts augmented reality technology with new brand, SDK

Qualcomm has released a version of its development kit for augmented reality apps, which from now on will be marketed under the Vuforia brand name.
News: Where to download Windows 8 Consumer Preview

Windows 8 Consumer Preview now available to download from Microsoft
News: Microsoft: Windows 8 beta should be compelling for enterprises

When Windows 8's beta version becomes available for download on Wednesday, Microsoft expects many enterprises to jump at the chance to give the new operating system a test drive, but some industry analysts doubt that there will be much interest among corporate IT officials.
News: First Take: Fujitsus Super-Fast Tegra 3 Smartphone

You might not be familiar with Fujitsu as a smartphone maker if you live in the United States or Europe, but the Japanese company is making some ambitious strides with its smartphone and tablet lineup for its home country. Fujitsu is showing off one of four Tegra 3 quad-core phones here at Mobile World Congress alongside its portfolio of water-proof tablets and phones.
News: Mozilla's 'modest proposal:' Dump the smartphone OS

Mozilla has a "modest proposal" about smartphones and it's simply stated. "Dump the operating system. All of them."
News: Windows on ARM will be 'huge,' exec says

The potential of Windows 8 on ARM has excited tablet and laptop users globally but none more than the U.K. firm that provides the reference design for processors used in most smartphones and in iOS and Android tablets.