By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Arguably the largest smartphone trade show in the world, the Mobile World Congress is held yearly in Barcelona, Spain as a proving ground for the latest and greatest mobile devices coming to the market.

By Ted Kritsonis

Two key smartphones, one which made headlines at CES in January, and another that has been unveiled at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, have been confirmed to come to Canada in a short time, though no official launch dates have been announced.

Text and Photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
 
Microsoft’s Windows Phone has been around for ten months now and is primed for a huge update. Codenamed Mango, looks to meet Apple and Google’s mobile offerings head on.

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

At the Windows Phone VIP preview today, Microsoft revealed a number of new handset makers building Windows Phone 7 devices and highlighted some of the newer features coming to their smartphone OS though the new Mango revision.

By Ted Kritsonis

In the 36-year history of Microsoft, there hasn’t been a bigger acquisition, at least when it comes to dollars and cents, than the one announced today. Skype, the VoIP application and service that has made it easy — and free — for users to stay in touch, will be part of the Microsoft family. But the move has a lot to do with what Microsoft wants to do when facing their competitors.

By Ted Kritsonis

The Nokia C7 is a smartphone that arguably looks and feels better than some of the highly-acclaimed handsets out there, but the operating system it runs on just continues to lose its lustre, which makes this phone a bit of a conflicted device to consider.

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Concealed under a plastic cover on the top of the N8 is a standard HDMI port that, when connected to the included HDMI mini cable and a HDTV, will output HD video. This allows instantaneous connection to most modern HDTVs for video and photo playback or even better, to enjoy some of the more popular games on the Ovi Store.

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Nokia and Microsoft are more alike than just being the dominant players in their respective markets. Both companies create products but more importantly, they create ecosystems. Nokia, like Microsoft, has wanted to participate in the portable gaming space and even backed its own failed N-Gage initiative a few years ago. With Microsoft’s thriving Xbox community and the power and resources of both companies, this can now be a reality.

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
Symbian is only available in Nokia handsets which are made out of feature phones and advanced smart phones, while Google’s Android OS can be found in devices from Samsung, LG, Sony Ericsson, HTC, Motorola, Acer, Sharp and Toshiba among others.

Featuring Ted Kritsonis

Nokia’s latest smartphone, exclusive to Bell, is expensive at $600 without a contract, and though it offers plenty of features, the phone doesn’t perform very well in all facets.

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Nokia’s N97 is the flagship model integrating a touchscreen with a unique slide-and tilt QWERTY keyboard. Running on the venerable but ageing Symbian Series 60 OS- the N97 is the device that aims to be all things to all people.