While the usual mobile phone announcements were made - Sony, Samsung, LG and Huawei all unveiled new phones at the event - Mobile World Congress is about more than the hardware. Mobile World Congress had the usual array of photogenic stands offering plenty of promiseBlueface game changerMr Foy said it would be a game changer for the firm in Europe. Zyalin, the maker of iKydz took the wrapping off its project, a kid-safe mobile phone that has its software embedded into the phone. Alexa skillsArea22, meanwhile, was at Mobile World Congress to announce Canada-based Koodo Mobile was using its technology for an Amazon Alexa skill that would help customers top up their phones, make sense of their bills, make calls and send texts, all using natural voice commands. Autonomous cars are expected to be major users of the next generation of mobile technology, which is being billed as the tools that will revolutionise the way people and companies use mobile devices.

Source: The Irish Times March 01, 2018 04:30 UTC