A special report from the four-day gathering of leaders in mobile technology

• Intel Says Nokia-Microsoft Deal Won't Stall its Software Efforts

  CEO Paul Otellini says the Meego software, developed with Nokia, will be used in other companies' tablets and mobile phones, and in embedded devices in the automotive industry

• Video: 3-D Phone at Mobile Congress

  Bloomberg's Ryan Chilcote reports on the latest mobile phone technology and gadgets on display at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona

• LightSquared Says it Has Accords With Five Customers

  LightSquared seeks to compete with AT&T, Verizon, and Clearwire in providing 4G wireless service

• ZTE to Renew Bids for U.S. Contracts After Blocked Sprint Deal

  To tap into growth opportunities in the U.S., China's second-biggest maker of phone-network equipment has invested in fourth-generation wireless technology equipment

• Elop, Ballmer Give Nokia-Microsoft Accord Hard Sell in Barcelona

  Both companies are trying to make up ground lost to Apple's iPhone and handsets based on Android

• Phone Operators Warn against Apple, Google Dominance

  Mobile carriers back open platforms for Internet applications to counter content providers

• Telstra Says 4G Plan Won't Conflict with Australian Network

  Australia's largest phone company teams with Ericsson to build high-speed wireless network

• LG Mobile Business Aiming for 2011 Return to Profit

  The troubled handset maker hopes new products, including a smartphone that records 3-D images, will help turnaround the unit

• HTC Unveils Tablet Computer

  HTC Chief Executive Officer Peter Chou says the company may offer tablet computers with larger screens

• Apple's iPhone Dominance Leaves Phone Companies with Utility Rating

  Tensions between Apple and Google and phone operators in Europe are mounting over concerns about being relegated to becoming "dumb pipes"

• Slide Show: Twenty Countries With the Highest Per Capita Cell-Phone Use

  Take a look at the countries that boast the highest penetration of cell-phone use

• Nokia Rethinks R&D Spending

  CEO Stephen Elop is slashing the research budget and using Microsoft's Operating Systems for Phones

• Samsung, Sony Ericsson Begin Mobile World Beauty Contest

  The companies unveil a raft of new products including smart phones and tablet computers at the Mobile World Congress

• Sprint Says Most Tablet Makers Will Abandon Market

  Competition will force more than half of the manufacturers to drop out of the market within two years

• Video: Sony Ericsson Unveils Handset

  Bloomberg's Ryan Chilcote reports from the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and speaks with Sony Ericsson CEO Bert Nordber, who unveiled a handset with PlayStation gaming capabilities

• Mobile World Congress 2010

  Some handset makers are skipping this year's annual Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, but there's still plenty of mobile industry news about cell phones, carriers, services, and software applications

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