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Whew, it was quite a day for cellphones at the Mobile World Congress, and there’s more to come this week — but if you haven’t been watching Engadget Mobile (where the full coverage is being posted) or are just getting up to speed, here’s everything that’s gone down.

Sony Ericsson

• The Sony Ericsson W980
• Sony Ericsson’s XPERIA X1 QWERTY with Windows Mobile and HSUPA
• Sony Ericsson’s G700 and G900: “touchscreen organizers”
• Two for the Cyber-shot crowd: Sony Ericsson intros C702 and C902
• The Sony Ericsson Z770: “your life in a clamshell”
• First live photo of Sony Ericsson’s XPERIA X1
• Video: Sony Ericsson’s XPERIA X1 “Panel Interface”
• No wonder Sony Ericsson’s XPERIA X1 is so good: HTC makes it
• Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 does a good job looking pretty at launch event
• Sony Ericsson ties up with Microsoft for Windows Mobile devices

HTC

• HTC P3470 is only EDGE, but has GPS
• HTC Advantage X7510: now upgraded with 16GB flash memory

Nokia

• The Nokia 6220 classic, all 5 megapixels of it
• The Nokia N78, in European and North American flavors
• The Nokia N96 redefines “high-end”
• The Nokia 6210 Navigator
• Nokia goes public with Maps 2.0 beta, plans Series 40 version
• Nokia CEO: No plans for Windows Mobile, S60 touch-screen launch in 2H 2008

Sad, lonely Moto

• Motorola’s pathetic MWC showing: Z6w, W161, and W181
• LG says it has no plans to buy Motorola’s cellphone biz

Everybody else

• Samsung’s F480 Armani (without the Armani), Dual Touch Chic G400 flip and F400 B&O slider
• NVIDIA shows off APX 2500 cellphone applications processor
• Hands-on with Sony Ericsson’s world-beating XPERIA X1
• Samsung hauls a load into Mobile World Congress
• First pics of CDMA BlackBerry Curve 8330 surface
• What’s an iPhone? 14.3m Windows Mobile phones sold in the past six months alone
• LG gets official with the KF700, KF600, and KF510

More after the break.

Microsoft

• Microsoft buys Danger, Windows Mobile Sidekick imminent
• MSN Direct now on Windows Mobile
• Iris browser brings WebKit to Windows Mobile
• What’s an iPhone? 14.3m Windows Mobile phones sold in the past six months alone

Android and Linux

• Google attacks: Android at Mobile World Congress
• Samsung wants Android phone by next year
• LiMo Foundation plans SDK for mid 2008
• ACCESS Linux Platform gets integrated with MontaVista Mobilinux

More announcements

• Bluetooth SIG looks at Bluetooth-WiFi to hasten transfers
• CSR shows off eGPS, says it’s superior to A-GPS
• SanDisk launches 16GB iNAND embedded flash for handhelds
• Starbucks brews up WiFi pact with AT&T, disconnects T-Mobile
• Dolby and SRS Labs bring surround sound to mobiles
• Qualcomm goes wild at MWC 2008, unveils slew of new chips
• LiMo Foundation makes a splash; adds members, shows hardware
• Samsung’s latest mobile processor integrates 3D graphics acceleration
• MusicStation Max offers unlimited free music downloads to your mobile
• Plantronics intros “military grade” Explorer 370 Bluetooth headset
• On2 Technologies reveals 1080p hardware video decoder for handsets
• TI touts chips for integrated pico projectors, HD recording on mobiles

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Original post by Nilay Patel