5 Things You Missed at the Mobile World Congress So Far

As we anxiously await the arrival of the Samsung Galaxy S5 smartphone coming out of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this afternoon, manufacturers such as Nokia and Sony have already unveiled the latest products in their lineups

Here are five major things you might have missed from the first morning of MWC, which was overnight in the United States.

Hell Freezes Over: Nokia Unveils an Android Phone, the Nokia X

Just before Nokia's phone business officially becomes a part of Microsoft, the company launched an Android-based smartphone called the Nokia X. The device is a budget model (about $120) aimed at emerging markets. Similar to Amazon's take on the Kindle Fire tablet, which stripped the Google presence from the Android platform, the Nokia X replaces Google services with those from Microsoft and Nokia. The design is also similar to what you might find on Nokia's Lumia phones Read more...