Tag: Mobile World Congress

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MMA North America chief talks to Millennial Media’s McKelvey about Mobile World Congress

Published: February 25, 2011

Millennial Media's Mack McKelvey sits down with the Mobile Marketing Association's Michael Becker to talk shop about last week's Mobile World Congress.

Tablet wars have begun: The new must-have tech toy

Published: February 25, 2011

By Marko Muellner

As Mobile World Congress 2011 in Barcelona, Spain ended last week, one thing was apparent: just 10 months after the launch of the Apple iPad, the tablet market has solidly arrived.

Mobile advertising takes center-stage at Mobile World Congress

Published: February 17, 2011

By Mack McKelvey

BARCELONA, SPAIN – The sun was out on day three of Mobile World Congress 2011 in Barcelona – and mobile advertising was one of the main topics of conversation throughout the venue.

Tablets and connected devices are pervasive at Mobile World Congress 2011

Published: February 15, 2011

By Mack McKelvey

BARCELONA, SPAIN – Tens of thousands of mobile industry members converged on Fira de Barcelona on Valentine’s Day for the first day of the 2011 Mobile World Congress.

Standardization is vital to mobile progress; IAB honors 3 mobile execs

Published: February 22, 2010

The heartening piece of news from last week’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain was that the wireless carriers finally got it: too many cooks in the kitchen.

Mobile World Congress: 49,000 visitors go home, sated on Google, Microsoft and Apple

Published: February 19, 2010

BARCELONA, Spain – The Mobile World Congress 2010 closed its doors yesterday with a big fanfare about mobile applications and a total of 49,000 visitors from 200-plus countries.

Apple's absence lets Google, Microsoft steal thunder at Mobile World Congress

Published: February 18, 2010

BARCELONA, Spain - Apple's decision this year to stay away from Mobile World Congress is in line with its lone-ranger stance toward trade shows. Google and Microsoft are stepping into the void and with good result.

GSMA announces winners of Global Mobile Awards

Published: February 18, 2010

The GSMA announced the winners of the 15th annual Global Mobile Awards at the 2010 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain.

Mobile is pretty much the answer to everything: Google CEO at Mobile World Congress

Published: February 17, 2010

BARCELONA, Spain – Google CEO Eric Schmidt endorses mobile at Mobile World Congress, Microsoft is talk of the town and carriers seeking to win back control of the app world worry some. But is mobile advertising being neglected at the show?

Carrier consortium for applications stirs discussion at Mobile World Congress

Published: February 16, 2010

BARCELONA, Spain – The formation of a new apps platform by the world’s leading carriers, the launch of Windows Mobile 7 by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and the Mobile Premier Awards kept Mobile World Congress abuzz.