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Lenovo debuts Core Ultra-powered laptops and hybrids with dedicated Copilot key
Lenovo announced several new laptops at MWC, including two T-series ThinkPads, a ThinkPad X12 detachable and a Thinkbook. These computers boast Core Ultra processors and a dedicated Microsoft Copilot key.
Lenovo ThinkPad Z13 and Z16 Gen 2 hands-on: Slick updates for hybrid work
Designed for hybrid workers, the new ThinkPad Z13 and Z16 Gen 2 feature new AMD CPU, improved video calling features, a haptic touchpad from Sensel and even an optional flax fiber lid.
Engadget Podcast: A not-so Mobile World Congress 2022
This week, UK bureau chief Mat Smith joins our hosts to make sense of the news from MWC 2022.
Honor launches the Magic 4 and Magic 4 Pro
The company's new flagship offers a high-refresh-rate display and lots of photographic power.
Poco's X4 Pro 5G is its first phone with a 108-megapixel camera
The Poco X4 Pro 5G might be a compelling low-to-mid-range handset for those on a budget.
Watch Samsung's MWC 2022 press event in under 8 minutes
It's all about laptops this year.
Oppo Find X5 Pro hands-on: Hasselblad help and a new AI chip
Oppo’s Find X5 Pro looks and sounds like an expensive, powerful flagship. It's also gorgeous. That always helps.
Samsung's next event will take place on February 27th, alongside Mobile World Congress
Samsung's next hardware event will coincide with Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
Lenovo's Yoga Tab 13 and 11 have kickstands that double as hangers
The company unveiled a fresh slate of tablets at Mobile World Congress.
TCL's OLED wearable display will finally launch next month
TCL is finally releasing its wearable display, called the Nxtwear G, next month.
Samsung won’t attend MWC in Barcelona this summer
Samsung won't have a physical presence at MWC 2021 in Barcelona.
Plans for an in-person MWC continue as Sony, Nokia and Ericsson bow out
After scuttling one massive international trade show last year, the GSMA is sticking to plans for an in-person Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this June — just without a few marquee names. A handful of companies, including Oracle, smartphone maker Sony, and networking firms Nokia and Ericsson, have all confirmed that they will not be attending the show in the flesh.
ZTE shows off an under-display facial recognition system
The tech could be used in the upcoming Axon 30 Pro.
A year of tech events without tech events
Apple’s big press events and its Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) wield arguably even more influence on the world of tech.
MWC 2021 has been pushed back to late June
The 2020 Mobile World Conference (MWC) in Barcelona was one of the first tech casualties of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the February date canceled after a lot of debate. The next event was ambitiously scheduled for March of 2021, but that event has now been postponed as well. The GSMA, the industry association behind MWC, has announced that it will now be now be held from June 28th to July 1st, 2021.
Coronavirus panic could spell the end for tech conventions
You know the scene: A man in a crisp suit stands on a dark, sterile stage at the head of a packed auditorium, surrounded by sleek screens. It's the year 2045 or 2060 or 3000, and the presenter delivers a sanctimonious speech about progress and humanity before revealing a product that will change the world. The audience goes wild. They get free, instant access to whatever piece of technology was just announced. And then, predictably, that gadget contributes to society's ultimate undoing. It's a common scene in modern sci-fi dramas, but for a story set in the future, it's dead wrong. Big, in-person tech conferences may be a staple of the industry today, but as global internet infrastructure takes root and live streams become ubiquitous, these shows will fall by the wayside. They'll become a symbol of a past era, that time when society was awkwardly transitioning from physical interactions to digital experiences.
Coronavirus bursts Big Tech’s bubble
Virus enthusiasts from all over the world converged in San Francisco this week for America's largest security event: RSA Conference 2020. Before it began, fourteen companies withdrew from RSAC over concerns about the impending Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. On opening day, organizers sent a message through the conference app asking attendees to stop greeting each other with handshakes.
Watch Sony's Xperia event in 7 minutes
MWC might be canceled this year, but that's not stopping the big brands from dropping new products. Sony unveiled three new phones this morning, with its next flagship device -- the Sony Xperia 1 II -- stealing the show. Building on last year's phone, the new launch adds 5G and a 21:9 aspect ratio display, and it sees the welcome return of the 3.5mm headphone jack. It also comes with a number of camera firsts, and according to Sony, is the first smartphone to come with built-in 360 Reality Audio decoding.
MWC 2020 is canceled due to coronavirus concerns
MWC, the smartphone industry's biggest annual trade show, won't happen this year. On Wednesday, the GSMA, the organization that puts together the event, said it's cancelling MWC 2020 over coronavirus-related concerns. The trade show was scheduled to run between February 24th and 27th.
Sony withdraws from MWC and will launch phones on YouTube instead
Sony has become the latest tech company to withdraw from Mobile World Conference (MWC) 2020 in Barcelona over fears of the novel coronavirus contagion, the company said in a press release. The news is a big blow to the event, because Sony is usually one of the larger participants and could unveil an important new phone, possibly the Xperia 5 plus.
