Mobile World Congress 2015

World's largest technology conference keeps getting bigger! 

For any tech-lover like myself, we all get excited when tech giants like Samsung, Google, Apple, or Microsoft make big announcements about their upcoming products. It gives us a picture of what that year in technology is going to be like, as well as what kinds of products might just be in our own pockets or homes in the coming months. One of the largest of these events is beginning this upcoming Monday in Barcelona, Spain, This event is known as Mobile World Congress.

Every year during the end of February or first week in March, tens of thousands of tech writers, owners, and journalists gather in Barcelona to witness groundbreaking & innovative products & services from some of the world's most influential companies. This year is no exception. With companies like Samsung, HTC, Microsoft, & Google headlining the keynote addresses, you know there will be great stuff to see. Let's take a look at a couple things we should expect to see next week during this conference.

Samsung Galaxy S6

The Galaxy S line since its inception has become one of the most recognizable smartphones in the world. Due to Samsung's superior marketing campaigns & commitment to customer satisfaction, the Galaxy S line has been a roaring success; however, their latest iteration of the Galaxy S, the Galaxy S5, was met with less than grand results. For the first time since the S line was released in June 2010, their total sales of the S5 fell from the previous year, most notably from their plastic design, heavily saturated version of the Android operating system known as TouchWiz, and increased competition from Apple, HTC, and Motorola. This year Samsung is gearing up for their largest launch ever with the Galaxy S6. Rumors & leaks have shown drastic improvement from the Galaxy S6 such as all-metal design, improved processors & cameras, a larger 5.5 inch Quad HD screen, and a scaled-back TouchWiz interface. If these rumors come to pass as being true, Samsung must just have another winner on their hands.

 

HTC One M9

In 2013, HTC needed something to bring them out of the hole that they had dug themselves into. They had experienced years of falling sales due to the growing success of Samsung, Google, and Apple. Well they delivered big time. They unveiled the HTC One M7, a beautiful aluminum smartphone that focuses on build quality & user-interface simplicity rather than flashing ad campaigns & top-level specifications. Since then, they have built upon that recipe with the HTC One M8 last year and are hoping to do so again this year. It appears as though HTC will continue their formula & success of the previous two generations while enhancing their camera experience & quality (the biggest complaint of previous generations) and improving their famous BoomSound speakers, an industry leader in its category. With an improved 5 inch 1080p screen, 20 MP camera, Android 5.0 with their own Sense 7 skin, and enhanced speakers, HTC looks to challenge Samsung, Apple, and Google for the top smartphone in the world.

Summary

Obviously these are just a couple of the hundreds of products & services that will be announced during this conference, but hopefully this gives you a picture of just how important this event is. Other possible announcements include new products or initiatives from Google, Windows 10 on phones, new Motorola phones, and much more! It will be exciting week for technology that should see some pretty incredible things announced & demonstrated. Keep a lookout over the week online for any updates on this conference and as always please check back here on our blog every week for new updates on what is going on in the tech world, as well as useful tips & tricks for life here at Harding University. Have a great weekend and feel free to contact us here at DormNet for any of your networking & internet needs!