Mobile World Congress (MWC)
Our reporters are on the ground in Barcelona to bring you the latest news and the hottest products from the biggest mobile tech show of the year.
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Gemini Can Now Answer Questions About What's on Your Screen
Two new features, part of Google's Project Astra, can identify what's on the screen and respond to user queries via voice.
MWC: 5 Ways AI Will Transform the Mobile Industry in 2025
While phone, accessory, and equipment makers flooded Mobile World Congress with countless new products and concepts, a single trend tied everything together: AI.
Skylo's Satellite-to-Phone Plan: Texting Now, Calls and 'Constrained' Data Later
As Skylo CEO Parthsarthi Trivedi explains at MWC, the satellite-messaging service has started small with emergency messaging on Pixel 9 and Galaxy S25 phones.
AST SpaceMobile Touts Europe-Focused Cellular Satellite Amid Elon Chaos
'Political environments come and go, but having a solution that's European is important,' says President and CSO Scott Wisniewski of AST's commercial partnership with Vodafone.
iPhone Satellite Provider Globalstar: Rivals 'Are Catching Up' to Us
Globalstar's chief product officer touts the higher orbit of Globalstar's satellites as an advantage over competitors like Starlink. 'Our constellations can be smaller and still provide global coverage.'
Oracle Brings a Cybertruck to the Country Where It's Not Street-Legal
An MWC demo shows off Oracle’s law-enforcement technology on Tesla's polarizing EV.
MWC 2025: The Coolest Things We've Seen So Far
AI is hard to escape in Barcelona, but it's not the only game in town. Here are some of the most eye-catching phones, headsets, PCs, and more that we've spotted at Mobile World Congress.
HTC Viverse Is a Surprisingly Powerful and Easy Way to Build, Share 3D Worlds
HTC's Viverse lets anyone build, edit, and share interactive 3D worlds—no coding, software downloads, or VR headset required. We tested it out at Mobile World Congress.
This Teledriving Tech Let Me Drive a Car From 2,000 Miles Away
At MWC, I remotely drove a real car in Finland—from the trade show floor in Barcelona—thanks to teledriving technology from Nokia and Elmo Remote.
Hands On (and Off) With Sonim's XP Pro Thermal and XP Pro Rugged Phones
Sonim's new XP Pro Thermal and XP Pro are ultra-durable phones designed for use in harsh environments. I got my hands on them—and repeatedly threw them on the ground.
First Look: ZTE's Affordable Nubia Neo 3 Gaming Phones, Glasses-Free 3D RedMagic Laptop
ZTE’s Nubia and RedMagic brands introduced budget-friendly gaming phones and a laptop with a 3D display at MWC, and I got my hands on them.
FCC Chair Calls for EU to Leave American Big Tech Alone
In a Monday speech at MWC, Brendan Carr also celebrates neutering net-neutrality rules.
Lenovo's AI Monitor Concept Could Bring a Local LLM to Your Non-AI PC
At MWC 2025, Lenovo also teases a glasses-free 3D monitor concept that simultaneously displays 2D and 3D content.
Would You Attach These Giant Lenses to Your Phone to Take Better Photos?
Realme and Xiaomi showed off concept devices at Mobile World Congress that involve attaching a lens to your phone to get sharper shots.
Realme Wants to Put a 10,000mAh Battery In Your Next Phone
Realme's latest flagship phone, the 14 Pro+, has a 6,000mAh battery. The company said it plans to increase the size of its batteries up to 10,000mAh within the next year.
T-Mobile’s Parent Company Set to Launch AI Phone
Deutsche Telekom plans to release an app-free phone that relies on an AI assistant to run tasks like ordering a taxi or reserving a table at your favorite retaurant.
T-Mobile Tech President: We're Taking '5G Advanced' Nationwide
In a talk at MWC and an interview afterward, Ulf Ewaldsson says T-Mobile customers are already seeing benefits from AI network management
Hands On: Samsung's $499 Galaxy A56 Looks Sharp
Not only does the Samsung Galaxy A56 look good, it costs $100 less than the Apple iPhone 16e. I got my hands on the phone at Mobile World Congress.
MWC 2025: My First Look at Samsung's Project Moohan XR Headset
Samsung gave Mobile World Congress attendees an arm's-length look at its Project Moohan Android XR headset. Here's what I saw.
Qualcomm Tips New X85 5G Modem, and of Course There's AI on It
The company's MWC news also includes a new Dragonwing fixed-wireless platform.
