A presentation about the experience of going to Mobile World Congress 2010 and some conclusions.
This was originally presented at the University of Edinburgh Mobile Apps Club.
2. www.rapid-mobile.com Everything from PHONE SOCKSto AIRCRAFT WARNING LIGHTSby way of SOFTWARE, CABLES,GENERATORSand not forgetting DUCKS and DANCERS,PARTIES, and FOUNTAINS.
3. It’s HUGE Over 49,000 delegates Over 1000 stands 100s of conference events Endless conversations Endless queues for coffee and bocadillos Crime and street violence And for the first two days endless rain! www.rapid-mobile.com
4. Avenue: double-decker cabins for big companies Hall 1: Big Software, Mixed vendors Hall 2: Mixed vendors, SMS stuff, hardware Hall 3 = Courtyard, Operators and Spain Hall 4, 5: Conference Hall 6: Party Hall 7: App Planet Hall 8: Handset makers Basics www.rapid-mobile.com Bridges 20 minute walk!
19. What was missing this year? Nokia - booked space elsewhere Apple - not that they ever came Exciting new handsets Interesting free stuff Porn www.rapid-mobile.com
20. What was interesting? Windows Phone 7 The future of mobile UIs Brilliant information surface Adobe Flash for cross platform apps In-building wireless technology Android devices everywhere App stores everywhere www.rapid-mobile.com