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Mobile World Congress 2010
Read about the best mobile phones arriving in the next few months from our reporters at Mobile World Congress, the annual industry show in Barcelona. Bookmark this page for photos, videos and reviews of the coolest handsets.
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HTC Desire early review: Cheap Nexus One 
HTC has reabsorbed the Google Nexus One, covered it in Sense sauce, and spat it out as the HTC Desire, a big-screen Android phone that has us drooling
Windows Phone 7 early review: A breath of fresh air from Windows 
It'll be almost Christmas before we start seeing phones with Windows Phone 7 Series in the shops, but we've already taken the operating system for a spin
HTC Legend early review: It's no myth 
We love the HTC Hero, but we'd cheat on it with the newly launched HTC Legend, which packs the same great style and even more features into an aluminium case
Samsung Wave early review: Bada bling 
The Samsung Wave has crashed on the shore of the mobile phone market... oh we can't keep this up. We promise no more tide-based puns, just photos of our first look at the Wave
Samsung Beam i8520 early review: Projector in your pocket 
The Samsung Beam i8520 is a camera phone with a projector built-in. Is it a bright idea or a shot in the dark?
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Huawei Android phones: We welcome our robot overlords 
If you've got a T-Mobile Pulse, Huawei is the company that built it -- and it has plenty more Android-powered phones in store for us this year
Sony Ericsson Aspen early review: Call, text and tree-mail 
Want a touchscreen and a Qwerty keyboard? The Sony Ericsson Aspen is a Windows Mobile phone that offers both -- plus some good karma
Samsung Shark S5350 and Shark S3550 Slider early review: Won't eat your wallet 
Dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun -- the Samsung Shark S5350 and Shark S3550 Slider aren't accompanied by a scary soundtrack, but they're simple and inexpensive
Audi and Qualcomm's 3G car system early review: Web on wheels 
Audi and Qualcomm have supercharged sat-nav by sticking a 3G Web connection in the Audi A8. We took it for a spin
Acer Liquid e early review: Android 2.1 is a liquid asset 
The Acer Liquid e has a silly lowercase letter name stuck on the end, but it also packs in Android 2.1, the latest Google operating system
Windows Phone 7 video review 
Watch our video review of an early version of the new Windows Phone 7 Series operating system. See how Microsoft plans to handle things like images, Facebook updates and more
Motorola Motoroi photos: Android behemoth with HDMI 
The Motorola Motoroi is Korea's first Android phone -- it's a feature-packed smart phone and it makes us wish we were Korean
Garmin-Asus Nuvifone A50 early review: Android with a sense of direction 
Plenty of phones have sat-nav features, but the Garmin-Asus Nuvifone A50 is a sat-nav with phone features -- including the Android operating system
Symbian 3: Nok nok Nokia on heaven's door
Symbian 3 is the operating system's first fully open-source release, and it gives the world's most widely used smart-phone OS a much-needed facelift
Acer neoTouch P400 and P300 early review: Windows Mobile sorts your life out 
The Windows Mobile Acer neoTouch P400 and P300 are designed to sort out your work/life balance. Life, yeah, we've heard of that
Sharp SH-04B early review: Chocolate phone helps you work, rest and play 
If you like a lot of chocolate on your phone, join our club. The Sharp SH-04B is a chocolate-inspired mobile. Sweet
Sonim XP2.10 Spirit early review: Takes a beating, keeps on 3Ging 
Look at you, with your iPhone and your nice teeth. The Sonim XP2.10 Spirit would break you in half and then eat you
Video: Sonim XP2 Spirit rugged phone takes a hammering, breaks
Sonim claims the XP2 Spirit can withstand all manner of physical abuse, so our colleagues at ZDNet UK decided to bring it
HTC Smart early review: Won't you think of the children? 
The HTC Sense aims to bring a slightly smarter phone to the kids, with a user interface similar to the HTC Legend, but lacking Android's smart phone features
BBC iPlayer, news and sport apps: Beeb on your blower
Auntie is planning three new apps this year, serving up news, sport and the iPlayer directly to your mobile
Samsung N150: The first 4G netbook
Samsung is showing off the first netbook to use the upgrade to 3G at Mobile World Congress. We tried it out
Facebook Zero: Text-only site for bandwidth-shy mobile users
Facebook is to launch a stripped-down version of the site that could potentially boost user numbers and generate extra dosh for mobile operators
Windows Phone 7 vs iPhone: How Microsoft plans to kill the king
Microsoft has put itself back in the smart-phone game with Windows Phone 7, but what's its strategy for beating Apple at its own game? We have a look at the computer giant's plans
Acer beTouch E400 early review: It's business time for Android 
Business types will find a lot to love about the Acer beTouch E400, an Android phone with one dainty foot in Microsoft territory
Samsung Galaxy Portal i5700 early review: There is no Android 
We've taken a trip through the portal -- the Samsung Galaxy Portal i5700, a straightforward smart phone running version 2.1 of Android
Motorola Quench early review: It's all a Motoblur 
The Quench offers the Motoblur social-networking features we saw on the Dext but loses the keyboard. Can it slake our Android thirst?
T-Mobile Pulse Mini: Tiny budget Android phone to get your pulse racing? 
Does your heart go boom for the T-Mobile Pulse Mini? It's a cut-down version of the Pulse, sporting Android 2.1, if that helps
Samsung Beam i8520: Android-powered projector phone
Samsung's quietly revealed the Beam i8520, an Android 2.1-based smart phone that can record 720p video and play it back on the surface of your choice
Sagem Puma Phone early review: Speed of the puma 
The Puma Phone is the trainer titan's first mobile, and it's pouncing with a touchscreen sporting a solar charger and a bright, bold user interface
HTC Legend video review 
Check out our hands-on video of the uber-shiny HTC Legend from Mobile World Congress
HTC HD Mini early review: HD2 for small hands 
The HTC HD Mini is a small but perfectly formed touchscreen phone that keeps its Windows Mobile OS at heel under the lovely HTC Sense skin
Toshiba K01 photos: I like big buttons and I cannot lie 
The Toshiba K01 is still under wraps, but it's tempting us with a giant screen, speedy Snapdragon processor, and the biggest keyboard north of the Rio Grande
Toshiba TG02 early review: Rear Windows 
The Toshiba TG02 is flying the Windows Mobile 6.5 flag, bringing a capacitive touchscreen and 1GHz processor to a slim, feature-packed smart phone
Sagem Cosyphone: Swipe a card to make a call
Using near-field-communication technology, the Cosyphone enables old folk to swipe it over a card to call people, rather than slogging through the menu system
Acer beTouch E110 early review: Where's the Wi-Fi? 
Let the glaring omission of Wi-Fi slide and perhaps the E110 can be a smart phone for the masses. We tried it out at Mobile World Congress
Windows Phone 7 official screenshots and full details 
Steve Ballmer has taken the wraps off its new mobile OS: Windows Phone 7 Series. We were on hand at Mobile World Congress to give you our first impressions
Audi A8 gets 3G Web access thanks to Qualcomm 
Fancy surfing the Internet while hurtling down the motorway? Yeah, us too, that's why we're so chuffed that Qualcomm is fitting a 3G modem inside select Audi vehicles
Acer neoTouch P400 and P300 Windows Mobile smart phones: Do the business
With the neoTouch P400 and P300 smart phones, Acer is urging you to 'put your business in the palm of your hand'. No thanks, Acer -- that sounds very unhygienic
Video: Sony Ericsson X10 Mini and Mini Pro 
When you watch our video of the new Sony Ericsson X10 Mini and Mini Pro, keep reminding yourself they're not far away and we don't have giant hands -- they're just very small phones
Orange launches '2MB for €2' roaming plan, and HD Voice gets a UK trial
Orange launches a daily data roaming plan for customers hoping to keep charges down while travelling abroad, and confirms a UK trial of HD Voice for this spring
Acer Liquid e, Ferrari, beTouch E400, E110 smart phones: Android 2.1 aplenty
Acer's getting the Mobile World Congress rave booming by supplying attendees with a Liquid e hit, as well as announcing three other Android handsets
Motorola Quench: Android touchscreen phone takes MWC's silly name award
Motorola is stinking up Mobile World Congress with the worst name for a phone since the Krzr. It's not all bad though: the Quench is a touchscreen Android phone with Motoblur
Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro early review: Qwerty in HD 
The Sony Ericsson Vivaz gets a slide-out Qwerty keyboard and megapixel trim to create the Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro, a touchscreen camera phone for texters
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro early review: Small but perfectly formed 
The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro is a tiny Android phone with a slide-out Qwerty keyboard that will tempt small-handed text and email addicts
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini early review: You complete me 
Giant smart phone got your pockets bulging? Trade in the bulk for the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini -- all the Android with only half the size
Samsung Wave brings the Bada
The Samsung Wave is Samsung's first phone to have its new Bada OS, and also sports a Super AMOLED touchscreen that promises to be brighter than ever
Samsung Wave leaks through billboard
Samsung just couldn't wait until the official start of MWC on Monday to launch the Samsung Wave, so it has leaked the handset with a massive billboard in Barcelona