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What to expect at the Mobile World Congress 2011

James Thornton

James Thornton

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Not only is the 14th February a day for romantics, this year it’s also a pretty exciting date for mobile phone lovers.  The World Mobile Congress starts in earnest on Monday, as thousands of people from across the industry descend on Barcelona for the high profile four-day event.

But what can we expect to see at the conference this year? Well, Nokia and Microsoft have already pricked up the ears of the industry following today’s announcement that the Finnish handset giant will start packing Windows Phone 7 into its devices.

Controversial new Nokia CEO Stephen Elop and his Microsoft counterpart Steve Ballmer will both be present at the event to fill us in on exactly how this huge deal will work. Microsoft is likely to also reveal an update to Windows Phone 7, while Nokia will bring us news on the future of Meego.

Tablets will be huge a part of this year’s Mobile World Congress. Besides getting a look at the BlackBerry Playbook, we will almost certainly be tripping over Android tablets as we pass through the exhibition. It will be interesting to see Google’s plans for porting its new Honeycomb OS onto tablets, and hopefully former Google CEO Eric Schmidt will be able to convey some order to the chaotic world of Android operating systems.

Other big trends to watch out for at the MWC 2011 will include mobile payments, 4G connections, 3D on mobile devices, and augmented reality.

OnSoftware will bravely fight its way through the hoards of mobile geeks at the event to give you an insight into all the exciting stuff going on in this burgeoning industry right now.  For all the big news and some of the smaller, weirder tidbits from the event, be sure to follow us on Twitter @softonic_en

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