Nokia changes logo for first time in almost 60 years to distance itself from smartphones
What just happened? Finnish telecoms giant Nokia has announced that the company is rebranding and, for the first time in almost six decades, changing its logo. The move is part of a strategy to disassociate Nokia from smartphones, which it hasn't made in around ten years.
Renewed enthusiasm for 5G infrastructure at MWC 2023
Why it matters: While there hasn't been a whole lot of groundbreaking 5G news on the consumer front for some time, it's clear there's a whole lot of work and innovation happening in another part of the 5G ecosystem: infrastructure. There's growing activity from traditional "compute" industry vendors eager to make an impact on the telco world. Everyone from chip companies like AMD, to server hardware manufacturers such as Dell, to software houses like Red Hat are doubling down on their efforts to help disrupt the market.
Wi-Fi 7 ready: Qualcomm demos future of connectivity with new chipsets
A recent study by Comcast found that nearly half of US respondents viewed Wi-Fi as more important than reliable transportation in their daily lives
Samsung officially retires the iconic Galaxy Note brand
Samsung puts its trend-setting phablet to bed
New ThinkPads focus on productivity with 16:10 screens, more powerful internals, and 1080p webcams
Designed for the hybrid workplace, Lenovo shows off new ThinkPad T-series, P-series, and X-series
Snapdragon X70 5G modem packs an AI processor to improve signal strength and power efficiency
Qualcomm's next-gen 5G modem
Lenovo unveils the Snapdragon-powered ThinkPad X13s, claims 28-hour battery life
A fanless, Windows on Arm laptop starting at $1,099
5G focus is shifting to infrastructure, as seen at MWC 2021
Announcements from IBM, Qualcomm, Amazon, and more
Energizer says its new phone has a huge battery but isn't a brick
7,000mAh at under 10mm
Lenovo refreshes the ThinkPad X1 Extreme with 11th-gen Intel silicon, announces two AMD-powered L models
The company also launched a bunch of Go-branded accessories, including a wireless charger for laptops
MWC is retuning as an in-person event, but Ericsson, Sony, Nokia, Oracle, and Facebook are skipping the show
Covid-19 fears are keeping companies away
MWC will be an in-person event, despite Covid-19 concerns
Prompting fears of a CES 2020-style superspreader event
MWC 2021 gets rescheduled to late June
Organizers are hoping an in-person event will be possible by next summer
Mobile World Congress 2020 has been canceled
Organizers call off the convention due to coronavirus concerns
Will MWC be canceled? Organizers meet on Friday as more companies drop out
Facebook, Nokia, AT&T, and Sprint won't be attending
Intel and Vivo are latest to drop out of MWC, Apex 2020 reveal delayed
There's going to be a lot of empty floor space at MWC
Sony and Amazon join others in withdrawing from MWC over coronavirus fears
Who else will drop out?
Nvidia cancels MWC 2020 plans, despite sponsoring the event
Coronavirus fears have companies paralyzed
LG won't be attending MWC due to Coronavirus fears
ZTE had also canceled, but changed its mind
Samsung's next Galaxy flagship will be announced on February 11
Kicking off smartphone season with a bang
Qualcomm's next Snapdragon SoC to feature embedded 5G modem
It'll likely debut in the Galaxy S11