MWC: Industry Awaits Microsoft, Google, Nokia Announcements
With Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona almost upon us, excitement is building over forthcoming announcements from some of the sector heavyweights
Opera Software ASA, designers of the cross-platform mobile browser Opera, announced plans for a sneak preview of Opera Mini for iPhone in a press and partner preview during the convention. The company noted while Mini for iPhone is not publicly available, Opera will unveil a host of other Opera-powered devices at its exhibit, including Opera Mobile 10 beta 3 on Symbian S60 and Windows Mobile handsets and Opera Mobile 10 beta running on Google Android handsets.
Opera also announced a series of speaking engagements during the convention, including a panel discussion on “Mobile Web developments, W3C standards, using Web APIs and the live creation of widgets” and a presentation on “Creating a connected cloud for the perfect mobile storm.” The company will also be presenting Opera Mini 5 beta, running on a variety of handsets and platforms and Opera’s cross-platform Widgets Manager beta, running on Windows Mobile and S60 handsets.
In January it was reported that Garmin-Asus is preparing to launch an Android-based handset, along with a Windows Mobile 6.5.3 smartphone called the M10. Motorola is also rumoured to be launching the Android-powered Moto Zeppelin.
Last but not least, there’s been chatter about a possible Zune phone from Microsoft, which would likely come packaged with the expected Windows Mobile 7 announcement.
