The main focus of GSMA at the Mobile World Congress was based on the expansion of MMTP’s (Mobile Money Transfer Programme) scope. It enters in a strategic partnership with Belgacom International Carrier Services and the Royal Bank of Scotland Group.
Acer is anticipated to launch two Android based devices in 2009.
HTC, at MWC showcased the dream mobile phone, dubbed as ‘Magic’. This mobile phone is Google Android based handset is launched in collaboration with Vodafone. HTC Magic adornes an Android-optimized Webkit browser, as well as Google applications, Google Maps and Google Search, YouTube, reports Tech Fragments.
Nokia unleashed its 8 mega-pixel handset named as N86 whereas Garmin and Asus together unveiled location based ‘phoning’ with the Nuviphone.
LG demonstrated the X120, a 3G supporting netbook that marks its way into the netbook market. LG also unveiled its wrist watch mobile phone with features like touchscreen interface, HSDPA capabilities and video calling. It comes with a curved tempered glass face, metal casing and is 13.9mm thick. Orange announced that it will be the first operator to offer the LG Touch Watch phone (LG-G910) in Europe.
Yahoo comes up with a new ‘Yahoo Mobile‘ carrying all its services in one device, which is likely to be available by the end of Q1’09. The phone is festooned with features like Discover – consisting of OneSearch and Today; Connect with email, IM and social networking and Stay Informed with News and OnePlace, which lets consumers add their favorite news topics and sources, RSS feeds, weather conditions, sports scores, stock quotes, websites/blogs, horoscopes and movie theaters on their mobile.
Navteq is in partnership with weather service firm Foreca to provide the API & RSS feed.
i-mate’s showcased credit card sized Windows Mobile Standard Smartphone and SIM cards with Motion detection sensor.
Palringo in collaboration with Gigafone’s Ochre to tackle market fragmentation in the digital media campaigning domain. These two companies are likely to introduce four major components of the mobile advertising ecosystem – campaign creation, planning, distribution and result measurement – together.
An iPhone application dubbed as Documents To Go was instigated by DataViz, which enables iPhone users to modify Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint document from their handsets.
MySpace introduced a new mobile version that widens branding and advertisement opportunities.
Nokia and Qualcomm together will launch UMTS mobile devices in mid-2010.
GSMA and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation teamed up to Expand Availability of Financial Services through Mobile Phones
Skype proclaimed that Nokia N series will soon have VoIP pre-loaded.
OgilvyOne will ink a dealwith Mobixell to deliver a complete commercial and technological package which includes: advertising, brand management, consumer profiling, campaign planning and execution, ad serving and rich media delivery
A voice to text service was launched by SpinVox for Italian and Portugese.
The Airtel-T9 India Consumer Vernacular Messaging Campaign has won the GSMA MWC award for the Best Use of Mobile for Social and Economic Developmentâ€