Some of the biggest tech firms will be gathering in Barcelona next week for Mobile World Congress (MWC). Trade shows like MWC and CES may have lost some of their mojo in recent years — the COVID19 pandemic didn’t help — but MWC is still the biggest event for all things mobile.
But if you’re a smaller player in the industry, MWC still has its appeal. For starters, it helps that a bigwig like Samsung isn’t around to suck all the air out of the room. Honor, for example, is expected to launch its latest Magic 6 smartphones at MWC. Xiaomi, too, plans to introduce its flagship Xiaomi 14 Ultra at Barcelona. Judging from its MWC YouTube video, we can also expect other product announcements, including a foldable phone. Another reason to pay attention: There are almost always some interesting, and unique concept devices at the show. Motorola showed off a cool rollable smartphone at MWC last year, and we’re hoping for more.
Besides the smartphone brands, Intel continues to drum up mo…



