MWC 2012: Looking at the Future of Mobile Computing

Smartphones are the next frontier in computing technology with rapid advancements and fierce competition between brands. Mobile computing is fast becoming a fixture of life everywhere in the world and mobile phone manufacturers are all rushing to meet the need with more power and slicker features. Like many new and emerging technologies in other fields like virtual private servers and cloud computing, mobile world has it?s own buzzwords and they could be heard a lot at ?the Mobile World Congress, which is the main industry conference and technology exhibition in the world, with thousands of exhibits, including new devices from the major brands like HTC, Samsung and Sony.

The 2012 MWC in Barcelona has just wrapped up, and as with most conferences where new technology is unveiled, there were some clear winners and equally clear losers.

The Most Striking Devices
Certain devices may not be easily categorized as winners and losers, but still manage to generate awe and desire among technology lovers. One example of this would be the Asus Padfone, a device that is a tablet, notebook computer and smartphone in one. The Padfone can be slipped into a tablet dock, which can then be used for everything that an Android tablet computer would normally be used for. A keyboard can also be attached, turning the whole thing into a notebook computer. The setup is not altogether new, having been seen before in the Motorola Atrix, but Asus has implemented it with a sleeker and more adaptable interface.

The once-great Finnish mobile phone innovators, Nokia, are attempting the regain their former status with several new devices. The most notable Nokias shown at MWC is the 808 Pureview. The device has a single striking feature one that allows it to stand out from essentially every mobile phone ever made: it has a 41 megapixel camera. The camera on this phone is in some ways better than many high-end digital cameras available on the market. It is a stunning development that may well change the both the world of mobile phones and that of digital cameras in the near future.

Quadcore Phones
Aside from the striking attention-getters, there were a number of powerful phones meant for more practical everyday use. Quadcore was the name of the game when it came to phones like HTC?s One X which many reviewers consider elegant and stylish in its design as well as a computing powerhouse that carries a four-core CPU. The one big benefit of quadcore CPUs is multitasking. For example, the user can use their phone to hold a conversation, edit a photograph, and manage a Virtual Private Server all with various Android apps, all running simultaneously and with barely any time lag at all. Aside from the One X, Other quadcore phones include the Huawei Ascend D and the LG Optimus 4X HD. The One X, Ascend and Optimus 4X HD, all run Google?s new Ice cream Sandwich OS which is the latest incarnation of Android. The world?s largest cellphone manufacturer, Samsung, was not be left out, they unveiled the Galaxy S Blaze and an updated Galaxy Tab along with their projector phone, the Galaxy Beam.

The Disappointing Devices
Disappointments included Sony?s Xperia P which while nice-looking, brings nothing new to the game, it also runs the outdated Gingerbread version of Android.

Windows 8
MWC was not just about hardware devices as Microsoft took the opportunity to show off Windows 8 Beta for the first time. The consensus is that it is slick, extremely user friendly, and works equally well with both touchscreens and keyboards, and it is meant to be used on all three types of devices. Users of WP7 Mango on mobile phones will be instantly familiar with the interface, though other users may need to get used to the idea of tiles instead of icons.

Overall, MWC 2012 in Barcelona did a good job of showing where mobile technology plans to head next, with overall improvements in speed and power displayed in devices from most of the major manufacturers.

Source: http://www.techstuffs4u.com/mwc-2012-looking-at-the-future-of-mobile-computing/

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