The monster that is Mobile World Congress has come and gone.. and I for one was lucky enough to be able to attend.
So what did people make of the announcements by Nokia?
The N96 - lovely as it is, is really just a refined N95 with some extra bells and whistles.. mainly DVB-H which isn’t even available in most countries yet. I understand that when you have a pretty good product in the N95 – you don’t need to re-invent the wheel, just make it better and I think that they (hopefully) have done that.
Again the same can be said for the N78 – which is the N73 replacement.. Again – its taken the best of its sibling and enhanced on it..
Overall have we heard anything groundbreaking? Well actually I think not.. Nokia Maps – lovely as it is.. its a Beta, again its just an update (ok a major improvement on the original) but not really anything new.
So what happened to Touch? This is the one thing that I was really hoping to see. Sadly it was a no-show (in handset terms at least).
As much as I like the look of the new handsets and the improvements to the software – I did come a way a little underwhelmed.. Thankfully the whole experience of being at WMC and having access to the Nokia Product Managers while there more than made up for it.
Being an Apple fan – we love the big bang announcements and the Steve Jobs Key Note – you really do get that wow factor. I know that nobody can match Apple for this. The problem is that they raise the bar and I just expect others to follow..
That being said – I really cannot wait to get my hands on the N96 when it comes out – it rocks!
[Note: I've been a little slow on the blogging front recently, this was drafted shortly after my trip to WMC, I thought I just as well post it, even if it is a bit late in the day..]
Day 2 kicked off bright and early with breakfast at 7.30, with an 8.00am coach pickup to take us back into the City. Traffic was very heavy, and it took us longer than expected to get to WMC.
On arrival we had to go pick up our Nokia Exhibition Passes. As you can imagine there were a few other people trying to do the same.
When we finally get our passes we made our way over to the Nokia Hospitality Suite (our base during our time at WMC) to watch a live webcast of the Keynote Speech.
I am now back in the UK again after spending a few days at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Unfortunately due to some very ropey WiFi at both the event and the hotel, I wasn’t able to bring you guys live coverage as I’d initially hoped. I have quite a bit of work to catch up on (sorting photos & videos etc) so all being well, I’ll have more detailed coverage in the next day or so. For the time here’s a bit about my trip to Barcelona.
Well I have just finished packing my bags ready for my flight to Barcelona tomorrow for the Mobile World Congress. Here are some of the goodies that I’ll be bringing with me.
I am really excited to say that iGadget Life will be flying out to be at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next week.
For those of you who don’t know the Mobile World Congress (formerly 3GSM) is the worlds largest mobile exhibition which runs from the 11th-14th February in Barcelona, Spain.
The Mobile World Congress features the very latest in technology, services, and developments, bringing to life the promise of mobile broadband for all and defining the industry’s path to continued growth. The Congress brings together the eminent leaders and personalities from mobile operators and equipment vendors, as well as those from the Internet and the world of entertainment.
Hopefully I’ll be able to post live from the floor of this amazing mobile event and bring you details of all the latest announcements and mobile news.
For those of you who Jaiku, I have set-up a MWC Group (see right panel for live feed) for anybody who wants to join in the conversation.
If you are going to be at MWC, drop me a line to let me know..
Watch this space for more details, and live coverage from 11th Feb of the world’s largest phone show!
I’d like to thank the guys from WOMWorld for making this trip possible.
