From new smartphones to a whole new generation of wireless mobile technology, there are lots of exciting innovations coming out of the Mobile World Congress 2010 in Barcelona. My picks for some of the most interesting mobile tech coming out of the conference include:

• Windows Phone 7 Series – By re-imagining how its touchscreen smartphone interface should work from a consumer’s perspective, Microsoft created a dazzling alternative to Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android platform. With its live tile-based user interface, a clear navigation system, and high-spec hardware requirements, Windows Phone 7 Series promises much excitement for consumers in 2010.

• Pico projectors on phones – Projecting images straight from your phone onto a wall could be the next must-have mobile gadgetry trick. I can see the advantages of the technology to show images, video, documents, and just about anything else you have on your phone on a nearby flat surface.

• LTE – LTE (Long Term Evolution) is the new mobile technology on the block, and this fourth generation mobile network technology was shown around MWC 2010 with much discussion about roll-outs, network agreements, and so forth.

• PUMA solar powered sports phone – Solar powered, touchscreen-equipped and sporty: the much touted PUMA PHONE may not be the most high-tech of handsets, but it certainly managed to get ahead of more higher-tech gear in the publicity stakes.

• New BlackBerry browser – It’s been crying out for an upgrade, and now it’s arrived — or it will soon, at least. The new BlackBerry browser — the result of development through RIM’s Torch Mobile acquisition — is fast, smooth to use and renders websites impressively. Not a groundbreaker in terms of innovation, but it’s what plenty of BlackBerry of users have been demanding.

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