Kerry Wan/ZDNET By now, the Humane Ai Pin needs no introduction. It’s one of the first hardware devices to go all-in on the AI assistant craze, and that’s why I’m scratching my head as I write this article, wondering why I didn’t, for a second, expect the company to have a presence at Barcelona’s Mobile … Read more
Deutsche Telekom Within our lifetimes we’ve seen a major evolution in how we communicate, with landlines, beepers, and flip phones becoming obsolete. Despite how advanced today’s smartphone is, there are still more changes ahead in how we communicate, and that future may include holograms. Also: I tried the Samsung Galaxy Ring and it beats the … Read more
Google announced a new set of features for phones, cars, and wearables today at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. These features include using Gemini to craft messages, AI-generated captions for images, summarizing texts through AI for Android Auto, and access to passes on Wear OS. The company’s Gemini implementation for image generation is … Read more
Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET Tech companies often look to Mobile World Congress (MWC) as a launch point for their latest mobile innovations, hardware and software included. For Android users, Google is doing just that this week, announcing several new features to elevate its Android phones, tablets, Wear OS smartwatches, and even Android Auto experience. Also: 3 reasons … Read more
Max Buondonno/ZDNET On a snowy day in New York City, I saw the future of laptops. Well, at least what science fiction and, oddly enough, Nickelodeon have suggested are the future of laptops. Also: Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Fold is the most bizarre, fun, and expensive laptop I’ve ever tested At MWC 2024, Lenovo is showcasing a … Read more
Sometimes, the tech world gives us something that’s conceptually very cool — unless you think about it for more than five seconds. That’s exactly what Lenovo did at MWC 2024. The folks behind the ThinkBook brand showcased a fully transparent laptop at the Barcelona-based tech show. Referred to as the “Lenovo ThinkBook Transparent Display Laptop” … Read more
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While the ThinkBook Transparent Display laptop Lenovo showed off at MWC 2024 is just a proof of concept, the company also announced refreshed versions of several ThinkPads and ThinkBooks, as well as a few accessories. That includes three refreshed ThinkPad T-series laptops: the ThinkPad T14 Gen 5, ThinkPad T14s Gen 5, and ThinkPad T16 Gen … Read more
Samsung debuted its upcoming Galaxy Ring last month alongside the Galaxy S24 phones, and this week at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Samsung plans to highlight how the ring will integrate with artificial intelligence. In a Sunday teaser announcement, Samsung said the Galaxy Ring will be part of a larger Samsung Health push, in which … Read more
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Without looking up any leaks or rumors, I’d bet that you could probably sketch most of the phones rumored to be launching at Mobile World Congress next week. Over the years, smartphones have settled on a relatively consistent design formula of big rectangular touchscreens, small selfie camera cutouts, app-based interfaces, and large camera bumps with … Read more
Mobile World Congress sees almost all of the world’s biggest tech companies descend on Barcelona every year to show off the latest and greatest in mobile technology. This year will be no different, with many major brands already teasing their launches ahead of the show’s official opening on Monday, Feb. 26. We will be there … Read more