Just a while back, the Xiaomi 13 series was officially announced in the Chinese market. However, the company might be planning on releasing these models for the global regions soon, along with the unveiling of its premium flagship model, the 13S Ultra as well.

Earlier today (10th January 2023), the Chinese tech giant announced that the Xiaomi 13 series, which includes the base and higher end Pro variant, will launch globally during the MWC 2023 event. For those unaware, MWC or Mobile World Congress is a major conference where various brands take the stage to announce their new products, mainly smartphones and related technologies. This The upcoming event will also be hosted in Barcelona.

The company recently shared a teaser image poster, in which revealed the brand revealed that it plans to announce new technologies during MWC 2023 Barcelona. However, Xiaomi didn’t clearly specify what these new technologies actually are. Although, it is also rumored that the company will be announcing its Ultra model as well during this event. For those unaware, the brand usually releases a new flagship phone later in the year following the release of its high end numbered series of smartphones.

Last year, it was the Xiaomi 12S Ultra that was unveiled after the 12 series release. So we can expect the 13S Ultra to launch as its successor. This model will likely feature a new Leica camera technology, which was the focus of the last gen phone. Finer details are still unclear, although, we can expect the device to feature 120Hz or 144Hz refresh rate display, Android 13 OS out of the box, possibly Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC.

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Huawei has just officially announced its participation for this year’s Mobile World Congress. The company will announce its latest innovations and technologies during the conference, which is set to begin at the end of February 2022.

For those unaware, the MWC event is one of the largest event within the mobile communications industry. It is organized by GSMA and is held in Barcelona. This year, the major conference is set to kick off from February 28 to March 3. Now, the Chinese tech giant launched a page dedicated to MWC 2022 on its official website to support the development of the event, in which it will host its Day0 conference on 27th February 2022.

So for those interested, you can click here to register to Huawei MWC 2022, which will offer you more information about the upcoming event. Additionally, the company said that the global economy is recovering, with the industry digitization also playing its part to boost economic development. The brand is even focusing on eco development as well, stating that green and low carbon is the common vision of human society as well as ICT technology as well.

Huawei will be working with global operators and its partners to build a minimalist, green, and intelligent ICT infrastructure in the future. In other words, using its technologies for “good” and use innovative solutions to make life,business, and society, better and smarter as well. So stay tuned for more, as we will be covering the upcoming MWC 2022 event and Huawei’s conference as well.

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Last week was packed full of announcements and new developments in the mobile tech industry. If you missed out, here is your chance to get brought up to speed.

Essential is now a part of Nothing; you too can own (a part of )Nothing

Carl Pei’s Nothing has acquired the trademarks of Andy Rubin’s dead company, Essential Inc. Details of the acquisition first surfaced on Monday before Carl Pei, the founder of Nothing confirmed the news later in the week.

Nothing also opened up investment into the company to the general public. The new startup is offering $1.5 million worth of shares to interested community members, allowing them to own a part of the company before it goes public. In just 24 hours after its announcement, the company had recorded registered interest valued at over $18 million from over 14,000 individuals.

POCO India goes Mad with its rebranding

POCO India has announced it is rebranding barely more than a year since the Xiaomi-owned brand became an “independent company”. The company unveiled a new logo alongside a mascot last week that it says is “Made of Mad”.

A little over a Year Ago, Poco and Mi became two different entities.

On This Day, we’re letting you in on the real reason.
 
POCO is #TooMadForMi pic.twitter.com/AdEzBE4zlS

— Madder By the Minute (@IndiaPOCO) February 15, 2021

The POCO India Twitter account is packed full of short videos for the rebranding campaign.

First look at Android 12

Several devices eligible for the Android 11 update are yet to get it but that is not Google’s concern. The tech giant has released the first developer preview (DP1) of the next version which will be released later this year as Android 12.

Those who have gotten have shared some of the new features that we should expect when the stable version is released later this year. If your device won’t be getting Android 12, that is a bummer, but you can download one of the new wallpapers here.

GSMA wants you to attend MWC Barcelona 2021

The GSMA says this year’s edition of MWC Barcelona will be an in-person event and not an all-digital one like CES 2021. Last year, the association had to cancel the event as several manufacturers pulled out due to the pandemic.

Rather than settle for an all-digital event, the plan is to have an in-person event with several safety measures put in place. What’s our advice? Stay at home!!!

Motorola unveils a handful of budget phones

Motorola announced three new phones last week. First, it announced the Moto G10 and Moto G30 in Europe. Both phones have support for 4G, are powered by Snapdragon processors, have 5000mAh batteries, and are priced under 200 Euros.

It also announced the Moto G7 Power in India. An Helio G25-powered phone with dual rear cameras, a 5000mAh battery, and a starting price of ₹7,499 (~$103).

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This year’s edition of CES was an all-digital event. The annual pilgrimage by tech enthusiasts to Las Vegas, Nevada didn’t happen as folks had to follow the multiple-day event from their homes, as a result of the on-going COVID-19 pandemic. You would think the GSMA will go the same route for this year’s edition of MWC Barcelona but that will not be the case.

MWC Barcelona is scheduled for June this year (no longer the first quarter of the year) and the organizers are preparing for an in-person event rather than an all-digital one. To manage the event and minimize the risk of attendees getting sick, the organizers are cutting back on the number of attendees from 100,000 to 50,000. Those who attend will also be required to have taken a COVID-19 test 72 hours before their arrival.

Other measures include requiring attendees to wear masks; social distancing via control of crowd density, stand capacity, and traffic flow; touchless registration and information points; and regular disinfection of stands, product samples, and audio-visual equipment. There is a special page on safety standards for the event that you should check out if you plan to attend.

Prior to the adjustment of the date, MWC Barcelona is usually held between late February and early March. Last year, the event had to be canceled after several manufacturers withdrew due to the pandemic. It remains to be seen if manufacturers will be willing to take the risk this year even with the strict measures the organizers plan to put in place.

MWC Barcelona 2021 is scheduled to begin on June 28 and run till July 1. While it is still months away, MWC Shanghai will kick off next week, beginning on February 23 and running till February 25. This too will be an in-person event.

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Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona is known to take place in the first quarter of the year, but that changes next year as the GSMA has announced new dates for its events.

The new dates announced by the GSMA in a press release informed us that MWC Shanghai, which used to take place in June, will now hold in February, while MWC Barcelona moves to June. The Barcelona event was originally scheduled for the first week of March 2021. Below are the exact dates for the events in 2021:

• MWC Shanghai: February 23 – February 25
• MWC Barcelona: June 28 – July 1

*MWC Los Angeles remains unchanged with this year’s edition set to take place between October 28 to October 30.

The GSMA says the decision to move the Barcelona event to June is so as to deal with external circumstances related to COVID-19. The decision was also taken after planning and consultation with all key stakeholders. The Director-General of the GSMA, Mats Granryd, has said that “the health and safety of exhibitors, attendees, staff and the people of Barcelona are of paramount importance”.

MWC Barcelona is one of the biggest tech events in the world. The tech show is a platform for exhibitors to show off new technologies. A lot of phone manufacturers also use the platform to announce new products. It remains to be seen if these products will still be unveiled in the first quarter of the year at individual events or if they will be delayed so that they can be announced at MWC Barcelona.

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