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At Mobile World Congress Orange became the latest company to confirm that it will begin carrying smartphones using Tizen in 2013

Samsung is planning a Wallet app similar to the Passbook app offered by Apple in iOS, and a partnership with Visa will see payWave on future Galaxy phones.

NEC has announced the Medias W smartphone at Mobile World Congress, which features two 4.3in screens and a design that folds in half.

Study shows 58 percent of American adults believe in link between videogames and violent behaviour.

Suspects Jonathan Davids and Johannes Kana could be granted bail in South Africa.

Vodafone is looking to expand its service portfolio in Europe by adding TV and broadband packages to its mobile phone tariffs.

LG has demoed its mobile to TV streaming technology at Mobile World Congress

Launch of €139 Nokia Lumia 520 marks seminal moment in life of the Windows Phone platform.

Samsung's Galaxy Note 8.0 is about creating as much as consuming and this unique feature could give it the edge in the crowded tablet market.

Ford will bring the Spotify music streaming service to its AppLink platform allowing drivers to control their music using only their voice.

Check out the features comparison between Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 and Google Nexus 7.

At Mobile World Congress, Lenovo has unveiled three new Android based tablets

ZTE announces 5.7in Grand Memo and reveals its plans to be the number three smartphone maker globally by 2015.

IBTimes UK reports from MWC in Barcelona - and we've got every story, announcement and event here...

Hewlett-Packard has demoed its latest tablet, the Slate 7, at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona

Alcatel has announced the Scribe Easy and Scribe HD, a pair of 5in smartphones with magnetic screen covers and removable stylus at Mobile World Congress.

Nokia announced four new phones at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona including the Nokia 105 which costs just €15.

ZTE has announced the Open, a 3.5in smartphone running Mozilla's Firefox operating system and aimed at developing markets.

Samsung will replace its Bada OS with Tizen as it moves into the emerging, low-end smartphone market

Sony has announced that the Xperia Tablet Z will be available internationally from Q2 this year, priced at £399 for the 32GB Wi-Fi model.

Samsung has sent out invitations for a media event in New York on 14 March, and has confirmed that the Galaxy S4 will be shown there.

Live coverage of Huawei's press conference at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

Samsung has officially unveiled an 8in tablet in its Galaxy Note range, with one version capable of making and receiving phone calls.

Android 4.2.1 XXUFMB3 Jelly Bean has several feature enhancements including improved lock screen.

Public Accounts Committee report launches scathing attack on government's flagship welfare-to-work programme.

New branch in Mapperley sparks desperate job rush by graduates and redundant Clinton's and HMV workers.

Ubuntu OS for tablets is coming soon, parent company Canonical has announced, featuring swiping gestures similar to Windows 8.

US post $3bn budget surplus for January - the first since September 2012.

The Opera web browser has announced that it has 300 million monthly users, and will now use WebKit as its rendering engine, also used by Chrome and Safari.

Anonymous planned to disrupt the online broadcast of President Obama State of the Union address but failed completely.