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China Mobile preps for iPhone with TD-LTE service

by Steven Sande (Mar 1st, 2013)

The wait for an iPhone may finally be over this year for customers on the China Mobile TD-LTE network, reports Patently Apple. China Mobile confirmed at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week that it will be running tests of its TD-LTE network in more than 100 cities in China, which will ...

Samsung Wallet looks a lot like Apple Passbook

by Michael Grothaus (Feb 27th, 2013)

Over at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Samsung just unveiled its "Samsung Wallet," which looks to be an exact ripoff of Apple's Passbook. Like Passbook, Wallet lets users store virtual passes such as movie tickets, boarding passes, coupons, concert tickets and more. Wallet also sends users ...

France-Telecom CEO: Apple now easier to deal with

by Michael Grothaus (Feb 26th, 2013)

France Telecom-Orange CEO Stephane Richard noted during a dinner with reporters on Monday during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona that Apple has become easier to deal with. "Apple has [become] more flexible, paying more attention to everyone else, probably a little less arrogant than they ...

Apple skips Mobile World Congress, wins Mobile Device of the Year anyway

by Chris Rawson (Feb 17th, 2011)

Apple doesn't do trade shows anymore, even popular ones that contain names of its products, so it's not surprising that the company skipped out on the 2011 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. But here's the funny part: even though the company itself didn't show up, one of its products won a major ...

Windows Mobile, Android, Flash make headlines at Mobile World Congress

by Robert Palmer (Feb 17th, 2009)

Two of Apple's rival mobile platforms announced news this week at the 2009 Mobile World Congress, with Windows Mobile 6.5 on the way, and a new Android-based handset from HTC. Windows Mobile has updated its user interface to more closely resemble the iPhone's. I can imagine the brainstorming ...