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Mobile World Congress 2012 The Mobile World Congress, one of the largest technology trade shows in the world, kicked off Monday in Barcelona. About 60,000 visitors are expected to attend the four-day event as 1,400 companies show off their latest goods and protesters rally at the show.
March 1, 2012
A visitor inspects tablet devices at the Intel booth at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The Mobile World Congress, operated by the GSMA, expects 60,000 visitors and 1,400 companies to attend the four-day technology industry event, which runs Feb. 27 through March 1.
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March 1, 2012
Hostesses give t-shirts out to participants at the Windows stand at the Mobile World Congress.
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March 1, 2012
An event attendee holds a Spare One phone.
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Feb. 29, 2012
A Motorola mobile phone is pictured in an aquarium full of sand at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The 2012 Mobile World Congress, the world's biggest mobile fair, is held from Feb. 27 to March 1.
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Feb. 29, 2012
A demonstrator sits on the ground as riot police stand guard next to the Mobile World Congress during a protest. Spanish students in Barcelona clashed Wednesday with police and set fire to garbage containers during nationwide protests against education spending cuts.
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Feb. 29, 2012
Employees play on Samsung's Galaxy S Wifi 5.0 devices at the Mobile World Congress.
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Feb. 29, 2012
A car charger by Duracell and Powermatt is pictured.
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Feb. 29, 2012
An employee shows a visitor a display of digital clocks showing the charging time for the NTT DoCoMo's range of smartphones at the company's booth.
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Feb. 29, 2012
The FC PowerTrekk charger, which converts water into electricity to power a mobile phone is displayed.
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Feb. 29, 2012
Hans Vestberg, chief executive of Ericsson, speaks during a keynote event.
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Feb. 29, 2012
People rest at the Mobile World Congress.
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Feb. 29, 2012
Visitors browse the Vodafone pavilion at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
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Feb. 29, 2012
Windows and Windows Live Division President Steven Sinofsky of Microsoft attends the Windows 8 Consumer Preview presentation at Hotel Miramar during the Mobile World Congress.
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Feb. 29, 2012
An employee displays the new Huawei MediaPad 10FHD tablet device at the trade show.
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Feb. 28, 2012
The latest range of Motorola mobile devices sit on display at the Mobile World Congress.
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Feb. 29, 2012
Stephen Elop, chief executive of Nokia, gives a keynote address in front of a projection of the Nokia 808 PureView smartphone, which Nokia is touting as the most advanced camera phone on the market.
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Feb. 28, 2012
An employee demonstrates the use of a smartphone with a near field communication, or NFC-enabled, tagging point for wireless payment at the Mobile World Congress.
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Feb. 28, 2012
AT&T Mobility's booth at the Mobile World Congress.
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Feb. 28, 2012
A visitor speaks on a mobile handset near a display of Motorola devices.
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Feb. 28, 2012
Participants attend the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
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Feb. 28, 2012
Participants attend the world's largest mobile phone trade show in Barcelona.
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Feb. 27, 2012
Men walk past a stand with binary digits representing digital information during the Mobile World Congress.
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Feb. 27, 2012
An employee submerges a Panasonic Eluga smartphone in a bowl of water to demonstrate its waterproof properties Feb. 27.
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Feb. 27, 2012
CGT's union protesters demand a stop to HP layoffs during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The GSMA Mobile World Congress, representing the interests of the worldwide mobile communications industry, takes place from Feb. 27 to March 1.
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Feb. 27, 2012
Visitors look at Research in Motion's PlayBook 2.0 tablet device at the Mobile World Congress.
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Feb. 28, 2012
A cut-away section of an Alcatel-Lucent SA lightRadio cube is seen on display.
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Feb. 28, 2012
A trade show attendee checks the new Samsung Galaxy Nexus phone.
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Feb. 28, 2012
A man displays a Sony SmartWatch connected to a Sony mobile phone during a presentation.
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Feb. 27, 2012
Telefonica workers protest at the Mobile World Congress against the cuts of their jobs.
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Feb. 28, 2012
A man uses a ZTE iPazzPort as a video game remote control.
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Feb. 28, 2012
Visitors look at a display at the world's largest mobile phone trade show.
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Feb. 27, 2012
Sony's PlayStation Vita devices sit on display.
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Feb. 26, 2012
Attendees inspect and photograph the new range of HTC One Family mobile devices at a launch event prior to the Mobile World Congress exhibition in Barcelona, Spain. The Mobile World Congress expects 60,000 visitors and 1,400 companies to attend the four-day technology industry event, which began Monday.
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Feb. 27, 2012
A woman holds a new model of a Nokia mobile phone at the Mobile World Congress. The struggling cellphone maker has unveiled two new handsets that it hopes will revive its fortunes.
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Feb. 27, 2012
A visitor inspects a Ford Evos concept vehicle which uses the Sync voice activated in-car connectivity system.
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Feb. 27, 2012
An artist demonstrates the drawing function of a Samsung Galaxy Note, which uses a stylus. The Note is larger than a standard smartphone, but smaller than a tablet computer.
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Feb. 27, 2012
Employees wear Google-branded t-shirts at the company's booth.
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Feb. 27, 2012
A Nokia employee, right, holds a new smartphone model as visitors take photos with their mobile phones at the Mobile World Congress.
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Feb. 27, 2012
A Sony Xperia U smartphone.
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Feb. 27, 2012
What do you do at a mobile-device conference? Why, use them, of course.
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Feb. 27, 2012
A hostess draws on the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet computer during a presentation in at the Mobile World Congress.
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Feb. 27, 2012
Visitors use mobile handsets to photograph Intel mobile devices at the company's promotional stand.
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Feb. 27, 2012
Visitors look at the latest Nokia technology at the company's promotional stand.
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Feb. 26, 2012
Security guards stand near the entrance to the Mobile World Congress exhibition site.
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Feb. 27, 2012
The chief executive officer of Nokia Stephen Elop, right, talks to media during a press conference.
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Feb. 27, 2012
Asus's new Padfone is seen on display.
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Feb. 27, 2012
An employee demonstrates the camera function on a Nokia Lumia 808 Pure View smartphone at the Mobile World Congress.
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Feb. 27, 2012
A trade show attendee checks one of Nokia's newest smartphone models at the Mobile World Congress.
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Feb. 26, 2012
Kazuo Hirai, the executive deputy president of Sony, talks at a news conference.
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Feb. 27, 2012
A hostess holds the Nokia Lumia 900 mobile phone during a presentation. Nokia uses Microsoft’s Windows operating system on its smartphones.
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