Welcome to Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. This is the annual event in which we'll see some of the newest phones from the world's top manufacturers, as well as app developers. The event is in its first year at the new Fira Gran Via. (So that magnificent view you see above will shift to something else soon enough.)
This year most of the action's happening on Sunday, Feb. 24 and Monday, Feb 25, so those are the days not to miss.
A quick reminder that for those of you in the United States, Barcelona is between 6 and 9 hours ahead, depending on your time zone. Your best bet? Wake up early and keep your eyes glued to this page. (Sponsored by copious amounts of tapas, cervezas and smartphones.)
In addition to all things Android, we'll be lending a hand for our sister sites, CrackBerry.com, WPCentral, iMore and webOSNation, so be sure to check them as well. Events kick off on Sunday, Feb. 24, and run all week. Be sure to bookmark this page for the latest Android news.
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by Andrew Martonik
Feb 25, 2013
Sony is announcing today at MWC that its latest flagship Xperia Z and Xperia Tablet Z will both be available globally starting March 1st. The Xperia Z, which we've had extensive hands-on ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 25, 2013
We're live from ZTE's Mobile World Congress presser, where Life is Grand.
Liveblog's after the break.
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 25, 2013
At the LG MWC booth today the manufacturer didn't just launch the Optimus G Pro and L II series, there was also a new mid-range series of 4G LTE smartphones on display -- the Optimus F...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 25, 2013
ASUS takes the stage at Mobile World Congress 2013 today, and ahead of their event they have announced the Fonepad -- a 7-inch tablet with full 3G data and voice services using a new Intel ATOM proc...
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by Andrew Martonik
Feb 25, 2013
ASUS is taking the wraps off of its latest phone-tablet hybrid docking device, the PadFone Infinity, at MWC 2013. The specs here will not disappoint, checking every box you'd expect for a high...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 25, 2013
Samsung gets a lot of stick over the build quality of some of its phones -- a common complaint of devices like the Galaxy S3 and Note 2 are that they're glossy, plasticky and cheap-looking. So i...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 25, 2013
We've live from ASUS on the first official day of Mobile World Congress here in Barcelona, Spain. Chances are we're about to get some Android tablet action dropped on us...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 25, 2013
Sony might well have set the new standard for thin and light in this Jelly Bean-based 10-incher
Seven-inch tablets might rule the race to the bottom, but Sony's recently announced Xperi...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 25, 2013
LG announced the Optimus L II series last week, and today we got our first chance to check out the new mid-range handsets at Mobile World Congress. As it was last year, the L series represents LG...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 25, 2013
LG's flagship Android smartphone gets bigger, faster and ... a bit familiar-looking
You're forgiven for thinking it. We all are. It's impossible to pick up the LG Optimus G Pro -- th...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 25, 2013
ZTE does more than make Android phones that we rarely see in the U.S. They're also a big vendor to the folks who build out cellular networks, and provide all manner of equipment to folks like Ve...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 24, 2013
Join Android Central's Phil Nickinson and Alex Dobie as well as WPCentral's Jay Bennett and a mostly silent Daniel Rubino for the first Mobile Nations podcast of Mobile World Congress 2013. ...
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by Andrew Martonik
Feb 24, 2013
LG is taking some time at MWC 2013 to lay out its entire portfolio of phones for 2013, which it calls its "four-tier strategy". LG is hoping to cover an entire range of specs, sizes...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 24, 2013
Chipmaker shows its 2013 wares at Mobile World Congress
For NVIDIA in 2013 (so far at least), the conversation revolves around Tegra 4 and Tegra 4i. The gist is that Tegra 4 is more po...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 24, 2013
We're on the ground at Pepcom's MobileFocus Global, where we've just had the chance to get some hands-on time with Sprint and Kycera's latest smartphone, the Torque. Announced in lat...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 24, 2013
How can a tablet that feels so good be so ... not good
What do you do if you've long since past being a laughingstock in the mobile business? You failed at Windows Mobile. You bought Palm an...
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by Richard Devine
Feb 24, 2013
Lenovo has outed their latest lineup of Android tablets over in Barcelona at Mobile World Congress. None have particularly inspiring names, but launched today are the 7-inch A1000 and A3000, and t...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 24, 2013
Huawei has just unveiled its latest Android handset, the Ascend P2, at an event held in Barcelona, Spain, and we've had the chance to get our hands on the device.
Succeeding last year's Asc...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 24, 2013
We're live from Barcelona, Spain with Huawei, which is holding its big press conference today ahead of MWC. Possible Android developments include the Ascend P2, a quad-core successor to last yea...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 24, 2013
Up to 8 devices can sync to Jelly Bean-enabled set
The Galaxy Note 8.0 isn't the only new fare Samsung's dropping at Mobile World Congress. Samsung today also unleashed its Hom...
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