Mobile World Congress 2011

Posted on: February 20, 2011

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18 February 2011 — There were two big take-away points from the Mobile World Congress this year: (1) tablets are part of the mobile world, not the PC world. From Google revealing its next Android OS will run on both tablets and smartphones to the array of vendors who chose the Mobile World Congress to unveil their new tablets, one thing is clear: the mobile industry views tablets as part of its business. And this is why smartphone vendors from Apple to Samsung to Motorola to HTC currently look better positioned to take advantage of the anticipated tablet boom, than PC powerhouses such as Dell; (2) the iPhone is still the device others aspire to. Despite adhering to its annual snub and not bothering to attend the MWC, Apple still walked away from the conference with the plaudits. The iPhone 4 won the best device at the show, illustrating that when it comes down to which device execs want in their pocket, the industry isn’t much different to these cartoon characters.

But there was more to learn at MWC …..