This week we were in Barcelona for Mobile World Congress 2011 (MWC 2011) getting our hands on the very latest in mobile tech and accessories soon to hit the shops. Couldn’t make it to MWC? Then check out our MWC 2011 roundup for some of the best bits of the show you may have missed.
February, 2011
The week has finally come to a close, we’ve wrapped up MWC 2011 and now it’s time to come full circle. In today’s US Update we lay out Portal 2 Playstation Move support, update the UK Mortal Kombat release date, reveal the HTC Desire S pricing and more.
INQ chief executive officer Frank Meehan has some words of advice for Android manufacturers. Instead of focusing on specs and “elite early adopter customers”, start thinking about what the cool kids want. In an no holds barred interview with Mashable at MWC 2011, the CEO explains why the INQ Cloud Touch is built for success despite having a meager 600 MHz processor.
Online document viewing via Google Docs just became a whole lot more useful. Today, the world’s best online document viewer completes the Microsoft Office trifecta — adding both Powerpoint and Excel format support to complement Word. Here’s a breakdown of all 12 formats now supported.
The HTC Desire S will be released on April 18th in the UK according to an Amazon UK pre-order page. Available for £419.99 off contract, the Desire S looks to be priced in line with the current HTC Desire HD. HTC is on their way to meeting their Q2 2011 availability estimate.
Xbox 360 and PS3 gamers in the UK will have to wait a couple days longer than expected for the ninth installment of the Mortal Kombat franchise. According to Waner Bros., the game will hit UK retailers on Thursday, April 21st. It looks like Mortal Monday is now Mortal Thursday.
UPDATE: Valve has since reached out to quash Faliszek’s comments, saying they were lost in translation. Sorry guys, no PlayStation Move support after all.
On track for an April release (fingers crossed), Valve’s Portal 2 will feature “complete PlayStation Move support”. While the capability is not full integrated yet, Valve is looking to offer PS3 gamers some consolation for missing out on Left 4 Dead. Did we mention Portal 2 for PS3 allows cross-platform play with PC gamers via Steam?