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My MWC mileage, as quantified by a Jawbone Up
For years, I’ve wondered how many miles I walk through convention-center halls when I’m attending one conference or another. Now I have a much more accurate sense of that, courtesy of the Jawbone Up...
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Weekly output: WebKit, Mobile World Congress (x3), Tech Night Owl, Facebook...
This has been a really good week. Tiring (courtesy of a few days of walking around Barcelona for Mobile World Congress and well over 24 hours spent in airplanes and airports), but good. 2/25/2013: In...
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International upgrades: plugs, phone, passport
Preparing for an overseas event like Mobile World Congress or IFA isn’t too different from getting ready for CES, except that your power adapters and phone won’t work like usual, and you can find...
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T-Mobile’s free 2G international roaming is not bad at all
BARCELONA–I did something weird when I got off the plane in Brussels Sunday morning after a horrendously-delayed flight out of Dulles: I took the phone out of airplane mode. My usual routine on a trip...
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Weekly output: old TVs, Mark Zuckerberg, rebooting, deleting old e-mail,...
Another Mobile World Congress went into the books when I flew home from Barcelona Thursday. I’m glad that show and that city have become a regular part of my travel schedule. 2/21/2016: It’s really...
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Weekly output: wireless plans (x2), broadband infrastructure, ATSC 3.0,...
BARCELONA–I arrived here Saturday morning for my fifth Mobile World Congress trade show. Most of that afternoon was spent wandering around Barcelona and trying to stay awake, while today involved a...
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Five-time MWC results: working harder and maybe faster, and a lot more...
Re-reading the coverage I filed from Mobile World Congress in 2013, I can only think of what a slacker I was back then: one post for Discovery News about the state of smartphones, an extra column for...
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Weekly output: unlocked phones, headphone jack, foreign phones, Android...
I had a busy week in Barcelona at my fifth Mobile World Congress smartphone show, and in just a few days I head to Austin for SXSW. So I may need a little more time to flesh out my Flickr album from...
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The two kinds of Airbnbs I rent
No travel site has saved me as much money as Airbnb–the 10 rooms and the two apartments I’ve booked through the site represent thousands of extra dollars I didn’t have to spend on overpriced hotels at...
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Weekly output: forced-redirect ads, broadband infrastructure, Russian...
After a workweek that I interrupted for an overdue reunion with my skis, I have another abbreviated week coming up. On top of Monday being a holiday, early Friday evening I depart for Barcelona to...
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Last-minute MWC advice
Having to spend a week in Barcelona at Mobile World Congress ranks as one of the easier problems to manage in the tech industry. I mean, would you rather go to CES? But if you’re new to MWC, as I was...
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Weekly output: locked phones, tax-return fraud
BARCELONA–Mobile World Congress officially starts tomorrow, but I’ve been here since Saturday morning and have already attended five vendor events here. The one you’ve read most about, Samsung’s...
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Weekly output: headphone jack, 5G wireless, unlocked smartphones, broadband...
I had a terrific but exhausting week in Barcelona at Mobile World Congress and looked forward to a relaxing weekend at home–until Friday’s windstorm toppled the tree in our front yard and deprived our...
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Weekly output: Android Go edition, wireless charging
AUSTIN–Although Mobile World Congress happened two weeks ago, my coverage of it continued this week with a couple of posts that I wrote before coming here Friday for my seventh SXSW in a row. 3/8/2018:...
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Weekly output: AirPlay gaps, smart-home security
This will be a short workweek for me on both ends. I can’t expect many people to answer my e-mails tomorrow, and then the second half of Friday will be occupied by me starting my journey to Barcelona...
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Weekly output: tech talk with Mark Vena
BARCELONA–I’m now into my seventh Mobile World Congress, and the experience has been reminding me that it’s a treat to come to this city for work. Plus, the WiFi generally works at MWC. (Minus: I’m...
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Weekly output: EU digital copyright, MWC (x4), USB-C headphone-jack adapters,...
I came home from Barcelona Thursday, then further trashed my jet-lagged, MWC-damaged sleep cycle Friday night by staying up until 3 a.m. to watch the liftoff of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule on its...
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Weekly output: value-priced Android phones, Star Alliance lounges, Howard...
AUSTIN–I’m here for my eighth SXSW conference, but only my second with a speaking role. And this one, unlike the tech-policy panel I moderated here in 2012, came together much later in the game....
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MWC 2020 brings a novel conference concern
I haven’t finished putting together my schedule for MWC Barcelona later this month, but my calendar for that trade show is already getting culled. Three major tech firms–Ericsson, LG and Nvidia–have...
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MWC malaise: why a canceled conference has me feeling crushed
For the first time since 2012, my winter won’t involve me spending a week soaking in the wireless industry at MWC. I wish I weren’t overstating things to say that I feel gutted about this. GSMA, the...
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