query: which city is hosting the 2017 mobile world congress ( mwc )

pos: Mobile World Congress occasionally, the show occurs the first week of March. The location is the Fira Gran Via venue in Barcelona, Spain. Annual attendance is generally more than 100,000 people. Up until 2006, the event took place in Cannes and was known as 3GSM World. Attendees represent more than 200 countries from across the globe. GSMA MWC19 Barcelona takes place in Barcelona from 25 to 28 February 2019. In 2011, it was announced that Barcelona, Spain had been chosen as the "GSMA Mobile World Capital" and continue to be the site of GSMA Mobile World Congress through 2023. Mobile World Congress The

pos: Nokia 3310 (2017) Nokia 3310 (2017) Nokia 3310 (2017) is a Nokia-branded mobile phone developed by HMD Global. It was announced on 26 February 2017 at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017 in Barcelona, Spain, as a revival of the original Nokia 3310 that was produced from early-to-mid-2000s. An improved model with 3G support was released on 29 October 2017. On 14 February 2017, it was reported that a modernised version of the 3310 would be unveiled at the 2017 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona by HMD Global Oy, a Finnish manufacturer with rights to market phones under the Nokia brand, with the price

pos: Nokia 3310 (2017) was the nostalgia of playing the iconic Snake game. Some fake versions of the phone have been produced due to the model's popularity. Nokia 3310 (2017) Nokia 3310 (2017) is a Nokia-branded mobile phone developed by HMD Global. It was announced on 26 February 2017 at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017 in Barcelona, Spain, as a revival of the original Nokia 3310 that was produced from early-to-mid-2000s. An improved model with 3G support was released on 29 October 2017. On 14 February 2017, it was reported that a modernised version of the 3310 would be unveiled at the 2017 Mobile

pos: Mark Zuckerberg at the 2014 Mobile World Congress (MWC), held in Barcelona, Spain, in March 2014, which was attended by 75,000 delegates. Various media sources highlighted the connection between Facebook's focus on mobile technology and Zuckerberg's speech, claiming that mobile represents the future of the company. Zuckerberg's speech expands upon the goal that he raised at the TechCrunch conference in September 2013, whereby he is working towards expanding Internet coverage into developing countries. Alongside other American technology figures like Jeff Bezos and Tim Cook, Zuckerberg hosted visiting Chinese politician Lu Wei, known as the "Internet czar" for his influence in the enforcement

pos: Samsung Galaxy S III of words." Despite such security measures, specifications of one of the three units were leaked by Vietnamese Web site Tinhte, although it was not the selected design. Speculation in the general public and media outlets regarding the handset's specifications began gathering momentum several months before its formal unveiling in May 2012. In February 2012, prior to the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain, there were rumors that the handset would incorporate a 1.5 GHz quad-core processor, a display of 1080p (1080×1920 pixels) resolution, a 12-megapixel rear camera and a HD Super AMOLED Plus touchscreen. More accurate rumored specifications included

pos: Mobile World Congress occasionally, the show occurs the first week of March. The location is the Fira Gran Via venue in Barcelona, Spain. Annual attendance is generally more than 100,000 people. Up until 2006, the event took place in Cannes and was known as 3GSM World. Attendees represent more than 200 countries from across the globe. GSMA MWC19 Barcelona takes place in Barcelona from 25 to 28 February 2019. In 2011, it was announced that Barcelona, Spain had been chosen as the "GSMA Mobile World Capital" and continue to be the site of GSMA Mobile World Congress through 2023. Mobile World Congress The

pos: Huawei P series revealed on April 6, 2016 in Battersea Park. The Huawei P10 and P10 Plus were launched in Mobile World Congress 2017 on February 26, 2017 at Barcelona, Spain. It has a 20-megapixel monochrome sensor and a 12-megapixel RGB, in which the camera position was retained the same as the P9. Huawei partnered with the Pantone Color Institute in implementing their Color of the Year 2017 named Pantone Greenery into the P10, including 7 more color options. The Huawei P20 and P20 Pro were launched in Huawei's Special Event in Paris on March 27, 2018. Both of them received a high

pos: BlackBerry Mobile production to TCL to manufacture the BlackBerry DTEK50 and DTEK60. Later on, in 2016, BlackBerry announced that they are moving away from in-house manufacturing and production, and moving to become a software security company. In December 2016, TCL was chosen to be the global licensee of the BlackBerry brand. At CES 2017, TCL showed off the rumored BlackBerry 'Mercury', although not stating any specifications of the device. Ahead of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, TCL officially announced the device, stating its official name is the BlackBerry KeyOne. This device was designed by BlackBerry Ltd. rather than TCL. The device

neg: Mobile World Congress Mobile World Congress The GSMA Mobile World Congress (MWC) is the world's largest exhibition for the mobile industry, incorporating a thought-leadership conference that features prominent executives representing mobile operators, device manufacturers, technology providers, vendors and content owners from across the world. In 2014, the GSMA announced that their annual summer event in China would be rebranded under the Mobile World Congress banner as "Mobile World Congress Shanghai". In 2016, the GSMA announced the creation of Mobile World Congress Americas, an event created in partnership with CTIA to bring an extension of the event to North America in 2017. For 2019,

neg: Mobile World Congress addressing the expansion of the event's focus beyond just mobile technology, Mobile World Congress evolved the event's name to simply, MWC Barcelona. The new event brand retains the familiar acronym while placing less emphasis on ‘mobile’ to reflect the broadening scope of communications today. Building off of the recognition and success of the MWC name, the events in Shanghai and the Americas will also now be referred to as MWC Shanghai and MWC Los Angeles, as the Americas regional event will remain in Los Angeles for a second year. The GSMA Mobile World Congress usually takes place in February, but

neg: Alcatel Mobile they released the 'Alcatel OneTouch Pop Fit', which could be strapped to a wrist. In 2016, 'Alcatel Idol 4s' was released. In 2016, 'Alcatel Pop 4', 'Alcatel Pop 4+', 'Alcatel Pop 4s' and 'Alcatel Pop 7 lte' were released. During the 2017 Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, TCL launched the Alcatel A50 LED, purportedly the first Android smartphone with an "interactive LED-covered phone". And on November 10, the company launched the Alcatel A5 LED and Alcatel A7 in India. Alcatel Mobile Alcatel (formerly Alcatel OneTouch) is a French brand of mobile handsets owned by Finnish consumer electronics company Nokia

neg: 2017 Spain transportation strikes the Madrid government has set minimum levels of services to "ensure the necessary mobility and the provision of an essential service for citizens, accentuated also with the massive demand for use that is expected during these days, because of the celebration World Pride in Madrid." On July 1, the day of the Pride parade, the minimum services were 75%. This was not the first time that transport workers have used large events to attract more attention and to create greater effects through their strikes. In February 2016 metro workers in Barcelona carried out strikes during the Mobile World Congress (MWC).

neg: HTC Flyer content - weather, email and even ebooks." Best Buy was the exclusive retailer for the spring 2011 launch. HTC Flyer The HTC Flyer (also known as the HTC EVO View 4G) is a tablet computer by HTC Corporation. It was announced at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2011 and released in May 2011. Unlike other tablets announced at MWC, the Flyer has a single-core 1.5 GHz CPU and ran 2.3.3 (Gingerbread). In February 2011 it was reported that HTC had claimed via Facebook that "Flyer will be getting a Honeycomb upgrade in Q2", however an HTC representative subsequently stated "I

neg: HTC Flyer HTC Flyer The HTC Flyer (also known as the HTC EVO View 4G) is a tablet computer by HTC Corporation. It was announced at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2011 and released in May 2011. Unlike other tablets announced at MWC, the Flyer has a single-core 1.5 GHz CPU and ran 2.3.3 (Gingerbread). In February 2011 it was reported that HTC had claimed via Facebook that "Flyer will be getting a Honeycomb upgrade in Q2", however an HTC representative subsequently stated "I can confirm that we are working to bring a Honeycomb update to Flyer in short order – however,

neg: 2018 World Rowing Championships April 2013, a committee of International Rowing Federation (FISA) officials visited the city in Florida and they went to Plovdiv the following month. It was then noted that Plovdiv had hosted the 2012 World Rowing Championships and that the bid documentation for 2017 had not been finalised. Before the next FISA congress, the bid from Plovdiv was changed to apply for the 2018 hosting rights. At the FISA congress held on 2 September 2013, hosting rights were assigned by unanimous decision for World Rowing Championships to Sarasota for 2017, Plovdiv for 2018, and Plovdiv for the 2015 World Rowing U23

neg: Mahindra World City companies from around the world, especially for US and European countries. These companies are from diverse industries, ranging from manufacturing (in automobile, auto components, engines, construction equipment, packaging, ATM machines, food processing, apparel, cosmetics), research and development, information technology, datacenter hosting, and skills development. . Mahindra World Cities are currently functional at Chennai, Tamil Nadu and Jaipur, Rajasthan. Mahindra World City Chennai Located on NH45, spreads over 1550 acres Mahindra World City Chennai was established in 2002 and is India’s first functional Special Economic Zone (SEZ). MWC Chennai is promoted in a PPP between Mahindra Group and Tamil Nadu Industrial

neg: RefME Expedition organised by the UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) to showcase UK technology in the US. RefME was named 2014 Startup of the Year by "The Guardian" and in March 2015 was voted Best British Mobile Startup at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) and also received the EdTech20 award in June 2015. RefME RefME was a free citation management tool available on web, iOS and Android. It offered a functionality that allowed users to scan book and journal barcodes with a mobile device and generate citations automatically. It was compatible with other citation management tools such as Mendeley, Zotero, RefWorks,

neg: HP Elite x3 Debuting at Mobile World Congress 2016, the HP Elite x3 garnered over 30 "Best of MWC" awards. However, despite some positive reviews by critics, sales have been less than expected due to diminishing market position of Windows 10 Mobile as a viable Mobile OS platform. While HP's sales and marketing have been focused on targeting enterprise customers, consumers are able to purchase the Elite x3 and the Desk Dock and Lap Dock at hp.com website as well as in Microsoft Stores, both offline and online. EMEA+APJ model, Americas model, and Americas model connected by Verizon (US only). HP Elite x3

neg: Diego Molano Vega The Colombian National Spectrum Agency (ANE) and was founder and president of the Regulators Association of Latin America Telecommunications (Regulatel) . He is a frequent speaker at major international ICT events that includes The Mobile World Congress (MWC), The World Economic Forum (WEF) and The Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL), among others. He was born on October 6 of 1967 in Tunja, Boyacá. His parents are the educational Psychologist Mary Vega and the engineer Enrique Molano. He is the eldest of four children and lived in Tunja until is graduated from High School. Molano Vega attended the Colegio Boyacá de Tunja.

neg: HTC One X AT&T received the update to Android 4.2, the Telus version never officially received the update. It has been announced that HTC One X+ would not get further updates, although it did receive a patch for the Heartbleed security vulnerability. The last Android version to run on is Android 4.2.2. The HTC One X which features ImageSense and Beats Audio won two awards at the Mobile World Congress held on February 25, 2012 in Barcelona, firstly, the “Best Smartphone of MWC” by Laptop Magazine and secondly, the “Best in Show” award by Tom’s Hardware. The HTC One X received positive reviews

neg: Samsung Galaxy S II Samsung Galaxy S II The Samsung Galaxy S II is a touchscreen-enabled, slate-format Android smartphone designed, developed, and marketed by Samsung Electronics. It has additional software features, expanded hardware, and a redesigned physique compared to its predecessor, the Samsung Galaxy S. The S II was launched with Android 2.3 "Gingerbread", with updates to Android 4.1.2 "Jelly Bean". Samsung unveiled the S II on 13 February 2011 at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. It was one of the slimmest smartphones of the time, mostly 8.49 mm thick, except for two small bulges which take the maximum thickness of the

neg: GSMA Fira Montjuïc venues. The 2016 event retained a Guinness World Record as the largest carbon neutral trade show in the world. In addition to Mobile World Congress, the GSMA has organized ‘Mobile World Congress Americas’ together with CTIA in San Francisco ever since 2017.. The GSMA is the global administrator of Type Allocation Code (TAC), which is used to create the International Mobile Station Equipment Identity number that can uniquely identify wireless devices. It allocates official IMEI number ranges to all manufacturers of 3GPP compliant devices and records these ranges and device model information in a database. It offers a

neg: Xperia Play Android operating system. On February 13, 2011, at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2011, it was announced that the device would be shipping globally in March 2011, with a launch lineup of around 50 software titles. The device is a horizontally sliding phone with its original form resembling the Xperia X10 while the slider below resembles the slider of the PSP Go. The slider features a D-pad in an indented area on the left side, a set of standard PlayStation buttons (, , and ) in an indented area on the right, a long rectangular touchpad in the middle, Start and

neg: Mahindra World City recreational areas. The CBSE-affiliated Mahindra World School, a hospital, banks and ATMs, a commercial centre with retail outlets and a food court, a child care centre, the MWC Club and a business hotel are all located within MWC Chennai. Mahindra World City Jaipur Located off NH8, spans across 3000 acres Mahindra World City Jaipur was established in 2007 and is promoted in a partnership with Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation (RIICO). MWC Jaipur provides a self-contained environment, enabling all aspects embodied in the promotional tagline of "Livelihood, Living & Life". It is perfectly located off Delhi-Mumbai Highway and

neg: Handheld game console Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2011, it was announced that the device would be shipping globally in March 2011, with a launch lineup of around 50 software titles. The PlayStation Vita is the successor to Sony's PlayStation Portable (PSP) Handheld series. It was released in Japan on December 17, 2011 and in Europe, Australia, North and South America on February 22, 2012. The handheld includes two analog sticks, a 5-inch (130 mm) OLED/LCD multi-touch capacitive touchscreen, and supports Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and optional 3G. Internally, the PS Vita features a 4 core ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore processor and a 4 core SGX543MP4+ graphics

neg: 2017 World Aquatics Championships 2017 World Aquatics Championships The 17th FINA World Championships () were held in Budapest, Hungary from 14 to 30 July 2017. On 15 July 2011, at the biennial General Congress of FINA in Shanghai, the host-city of the 2017 World Aquatics Championships, Guadalajara, Mexico was announced as the winning bid. Kazan, Russia was awarded the 2015 Championships in the same vote, whereas the rival bid from Hong Kong, China was left unrewarded. Guangzhou (China) and Montreal (Canada) withdrew their bids shortly before the vote. In February 2015, Mexico withdrew from hosting the world championships with organizers saying they could not

neg: Hotels in Istanbul 9th most visited city in the world by the number of international tourist arrivals and the 9th most popular congress destination in the world, hosting, as of September 2015, 106 operating international chain hotels, with further 31 such hotels scheduled to open before late 2017 (detailed data for these hotels is listed in the table which follows below). With 11.842.983 million international visitors visiting Istanbul in the year 2014 (registering a 13.1% year-on-year increase compared with the previous year), the number of international visitors to Istanbul increased a further 7.5% in the first eight months of 2015, reaching 8.414.096 million

neg: 2017 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships 2017 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships The 6th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships, was held in Indianapolis, Indiana. The championships were for girls aged 14–17 and boys age 15–18. Nearly 1,000 athletes from 100 different countries competed at this event. Hosting rights were originally awarded to Budapest, Hungary, but they decided to withdraw since they were already hosting the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. Budapest is scheduled to host the 2019 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships. Host city Indianapolis has previously hosted U.S. Olympic Trials 4 times since 1982. The event was held at the Indiana University Natatorium, which is best

neg: PricewaterhouseCoopers APEC CEO Summit held in Peru. The company is a sponsor of the Mobile World Congress, and the World Economic Forum. PwC sponsors PwC Pantomime, a theater group that produces a full scale show whose aim is to bring joy to children from inner-city schools and charities. In 2017 their production of Hansel and Gretel was its 31st pantomime production as part of its community Affairs Program that supports the local community. The firm is partners with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of the Netherlands. PwC sponsors the Buy Social Campaign, the flagship campaign of Social Enterprise UK, which builds markets

neg: FIFA World Cup hosts July 1946 in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, the World Cup was rescheduled for 1950. Result: Bid: The 1954 World Cup hosting duty was decided on 26 July 1946, the same day that Brazil was selected for the 1949 World Cup, in Luxembourg City. On 27 July, the FIFA Congress pushed back the 5th World Cup finals by three years, deciding it should take place in 1954. Result: Bid: Argentina, Chile, Mexico, and Sweden expressed interest in hosting the tournament. Swedish delegates lobbied other countries at the FIFA Congress held in Rio de Janeiro around the opening of the 1950 World Cup

neg: Anne Bouverot broad mobile communications ecosystem at leading events such as Mobile World Congress. While she was with GSMA, Bouverot promoted initiatives for attracting more women to work in the mobile and ICT sectors, launching the Connected Women programme which hosts events around the world. She has also been instrumental in organizing the GSMA's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Held each year, the event attracts prominent speakers from the mobile and related fields. Anne Bouverot Anne Bouverot (born 21 March 1966) is a French business executive. In August 2015, she was appointed chair and CEO of the French electronic security company Morpho

neg: I-mate to keep up with Apple iOS and Android OS. HTC stopping being an OEM and becoming a competing brand. The company returned in 2013 with an announcement about a new mobile device that runs on Windows 8. The i-mate Intelegent which was supposed to be a 4.7-inch handset running the desktop OS on a Clover Trail CPU with 2GB RAM and 64GB storage, an alleged functioning prototype has never been shown to the public as of November 2017 and after MWC 2013 the device didn't make any further appearance one way or another. From the beginning of its existence in

neg: Vice Media Jawa Pos TV to broadcast its original lifestyle, culture, and news content. On March 1, 2017 at Mobile World Congress, Vice announced new content deals with mobile operators in multiple regions, including an extensive Asia Pacific expansion and renewed partnership with Verizon's Go90 branch. The new deals will bring Vice's content into more than 80 global territories by the end of 2017. On March 22, 2017, Vice Media finalized a deal with French digital media studio Blackpills for the creation of a lineup of original short-form programming, set to premiere on Vice digital video hub, video.vice.com. Blackpills is set to

neg: GSMA regulatory frameworks are fair, flexible and future-proof"; that radio spectrum is made available for mobile services "in a timely and fair manner"; and to promote the use of mobile services in emerging markets. As part of its Industry Purpose programme, the GSMA is supporting the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. The GSMA Mobile World Congress is the largest annual exhibition and conference dedicated to the mobile industry, attracting more than 108,000 visitors in 2017. The event was first held in 1987. Since 2006, the event has been hosted in Barcelona and is currently located at the Fira Gran Via and

neg: BONDI (OMTP) shown at MWC 2009 in February 2009. Version 1.0 of the API specification released on June, 2nd, 2009 with a maintenance release (1.01) following on July, 30th, 2009 Version 1.1 of the API was released as stable on February, 11th, 2010. In February 2010, at MWC 2010 the Samsung Wave was released as the first mobile phone to contain the BONDI as a built-in API as part of the bada platform. At MWC 2010, The Wholesale Applications Community (WAC) announced that BONDI would be one of the technologies used. As of release 1.1, the BONDI API defines the following interfaces:

neg: Lyra (virtual assistant) Lyra (virtual assistant) Lyra, until 2017 marketed under the name Indigo, is an intelligent personal assistant developed by Artificial Solutions and which runs on Android and iOS. The application uses natural language understanding to answer a user's questions on a variety of topics, make recommendations and operate the user's device. Demonstrated at Mobile World Congress in February 2013, the software, then called Indigo, was first publicly launched by Artificial Solutions for Android mobile devices in April 2013, with a Windows phone app appearing later in 2013 and an iOS app in 2014. One of the notable features of Lyra is

neg: Mahindra World City Mahindra Aqualily | Mahindra Nova Mahindra World City Mahindra World City (MWC) is part of the USD 19 billion Mahindra Group, which is active in diverse markets including automotive, farm equipment, defence, hospitality, manufacturing, aerospace, retail, finance, real estate, and infrastructure. The organization maintains a presence in more than 100 countries. Mahindra World City has pioneered in the concept of Sustainable Urban Communities. These large-format integrated cities create self-fulfilling environments that are promoted with the tagline "Livelihood, Living and Life". These cities are economic nerve-centers and attract large corporations, with an emphasis on economic development and employment generation by creating

neg: Mahindra World City Mahindra World City Mahindra World City (MWC) is part of the USD 19 billion Mahindra Group, which is active in diverse markets including automotive, farm equipment, defence, hospitality, manufacturing, aerospace, retail, finance, real estate, and infrastructure. The organization maintains a presence in more than 100 countries. Mahindra World City has pioneered in the concept of Sustainable Urban Communities. These large-format integrated cities create self-fulfilling environments that are promoted with the tagline "Livelihood, Living and Life". These cities are economic nerve-centers and attract large corporations, with an emphasis on economic development and employment generation by creating an appropriate infrastructure base that

neg: Huawei P10 Huawei P10 The Huawei P10 is an Android phablet smartphone manufactured by Huawei. Announced at Mobile World Congress 2017 on 26 February 2017, the P10 is the successor to the Huawei P9 The P10 is constructed with a metal chassis, available in various color finishes. Two color options, "Dazzling Blue" and "Dazzling Gold", feature a patterned "Hyper Diamond Cut" finish which reduces its susceptibility to fingerprints. The front of the device features a button-like fingerprint reader, which can also be used for gesture-based navigation. The P10 features a 5.1-inch 1080p display. A larger version, known as the P10 Plus, features

neg: Mahindra World City, New Chennai City is located 50 km from Chennai city. It is one of the largest integrated business cities on the Golden Quadrilateral spread over 1,500 acres (6.1 km2). It is surrounded by rolling hills, a reserve forest and natural lakes. Several engineering colleges, educational and technical institutions are located along this corridor around MWC, Chennai. The core purpose of the city was building a source of livelihood from which social infrastructure and then residential would evolve. It has drawn businesses from different parts of the globe to set up facilities in India. Mahindra World City is now a mature business district

neg: Meizu MX4 Ubuntu Edition confirmed that there will be an Ubuntu Touch-based version of the Meizu MX4 and that it will be showcased at Mobile World Congress 2015. At the Mobile World Congress in March 2015, Meizu has presented the Meizu MX4 Ubuntu Edition, which is an alternative version of the MX4 running on Ubuntu Touch, becoming the second commercially available device on this platform. The Meizu MX4 Ubuntu Edition was released through an invite-only system on the European market on June 25, 2015. The MX4 Ubuntu Edition is running Ubuntu Touch, which is an mobile operating system based on the Ubuntu linux distribution

neg: Berlin States. According to figures from the International Congress and Convention Association in 2015 Berlin became the leading organizer of conferences in the world hosting 195 international meetings. Some of these congress events take place on venues such as CityCube Berlin or the Berlin Congress Center (bcc). The Messe Berlin (also known as Berlin ExpoCenter City) is the main convention organizing company in the city. Its main exhibition area covers more than . Several large-scale trade fairs like the consumer electronics trade fair IFA, the ILA Berlin Air Show, the Berlin Fashion Week (including the "Premium Berlin" and the "Panorama Berlin"),

neg: Music World Corporation Music World, LLC were established as affiliates of MWC. 2013 saw the publishing of its founder, Robert B. Sherman's acclaimed autobiography, "" by AuthorHouse publishers (an affiliate of Penguin Random House Publications). MusicWorld (UK) produced the successful UK cabaret presentation "A Spoonful of Sherman" (2014, 2017, 2018) and was a producer on "Love Birds" (2015) and producer of "Bumblescratch" at the Adelphi starring Darren Day. MWUK has also produced original cast recordings of "A Spoonful of Sherman", "Love Birds" and "Bumblescratch" which were released on SimG Records. Music World Corporation Music World Corporation is an American music production and music

neg: 2026 FIFA World Cup bids those four met the requirements. Co-hosting the FIFA World Cup, which had been banned by FIFA after the 2002 World Cup, was approved for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, though not limited to a specific number but instead evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Also by 2026, the FIFA general secretariat, after consultation with the Competitions Committee, will have the power to exclude bidders who do not meet the minimum technical requirements to host the competition. The bidding process was due to start in 2015, with the appointment of hosts scheduled for the FIFA Congress on 10 May 2017 in Kuala

neg: Diego Molano Vega The Global Innovation Index; the world’s most important publication of innovation, Barcelona Mobile World Capital (MWC), the Competitiveness Lab of the World Economic Forum World Economic Forum (WEF), and a board member of major international business organizations, such as the American Association of Telecommunications Operators (Ahciet), the Mercosur Business Forum-Europe (MEBF), EU Brazil and the Colombian Chamber of Commerce in Spain He is also President of other major boards: 4-72; the official postal operator in Colombia, The Public Television Services; includes a total of 9 channels; Colombia's Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (BIOS), Colombian Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (CRC) and

neg: High Efficiency Video Coding their HEVC patents. On November 22, 2016, HEVC Advance announced a major initiative, revising their policy to allow software implementations of HEVC to be distributed directly to consumer mobile devices and personal computers royalty free, without requiring a patent license. On March 31, 2017, Velos Media announced their HEVC license which covers the essential patents from Ericsson, Panasonic, Qualcomm Incorporated, Sharp, and Sony. The MPEG LA HEVC patent list is 145 pages long. Versions of the HEVC/H.265 standard using the ITU-T approval dates. On February 29, 2012, at the 2012 Mobile World Congress, Qualcomm demonstrated a HEVC decoder running on

neg: Aiir Sheffield, UK and in New York City, USA, but since January 2017 has considered itself a remote working company with employees choosing to work either from home or coworking spaces. Aiir Aiir is technology company headquartered in New York City, that provides online services and products to broadcast radio stations. Founded in the UK where it is the largest supplier of its kind, Aiir operate services for radio stations worldwide including website content management and hosting, mobile applications for iOS and Android, and studio interaction. Companies using their platform include Celador, Wireless Group Bauer Radio, Lincs FM Group, Jazz FM

neg: Georgia World Congress Center Development Conference (ICDC) in 2018 in the facility, with over 19,000 attendees. Georgia World Congress Center The Georgia World Congress Center (GWCC) is a convention center in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Enclosing some 3.9 million ft (360,000 m) in exhibition space and hosting more than a million visitors each year, the GWCC is the third-largest convention center in the United States. Opened in 1976, the GWCC was the first state-owned convention center established in the United States. The center is operated on behalf of the state by the Georgia World Congress Center Authority, which was chartered in 1971 by Georgia General

neg: Georgia World Congress Center Georgia World Congress Center The Georgia World Congress Center (GWCC) is a convention center in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Enclosing some 3.9 million ft (360,000 m) in exhibition space and hosting more than a million visitors each year, the GWCC is the third-largest convention center in the United States. Opened in 1976, the GWCC was the first state-owned convention center established in the United States. The center is operated on behalf of the state by the Georgia World Congress Center Authority, which was chartered in 1971 by Georgia General Assembly to develop an international trade and exhibition center in Atlanta. The

neg: World Powerlifting Congress World Championships (without the use of single/multi-ply gear) in 2009. The only equipment allowed is a weight belt and wrist wraps. Unlike the WPC, the event is drug tested. World Powerlifting Congress The World Powerlifting Congress (WPC) is a powerlifting federation hosting meets around the world. The federation hosts competitions which allow multi-ply equipment, but hosted a Raw world championship for the first time in 2009. The WPC was established in 1986 and has affiliates in 37 countries. In 1999, the WPC started to host drug tested competitions under the AWPC banner, with both raw and equipped contests. The competitive

neg: Indus OS one of the top 10 startups in India during the NASSCOM Product Conclave in 2016. The company was also awarded the Aegis Graham Bell Award in the Digital India category alongside Vodafone India for the year 2016. GSMA nominated Indus OS for its annual Global Mobile Awards at the Mobile World Congress, Barcelona 2017 in the category of Best Mobile Innovation for Emerging Markets. Indus OS won the Brand of the Year award in the Technology category by World Consulting and Research Corporation in Mumbai on December 21, 2016. Mint (newspaper) and MIT Technology Review named Akash Dongre, the Co-Founder

neg: LG G6 LG G6 The LG G6 is an Android smartphone developed by LG Electronics as part of the LG G series. It was announced during Mobile World Congress on February 26, 2017, as the successor to the 2016 LG G5. The G6 is distinguished by its 5.7 display, which features a taller, (marketed as 18:9), than the aspect ratio of most smartphones. A variant, called the LG G6+ was announced on June 19, 2017 with 128 GB storage and a Hi-Fi Quad DAC. The LG G6 utilizes a metal chassis with a glass backing, and is IP68-rated for water and dust-resistance.

neg: Huawei P10 as the standard practice of sourcing specific components from multiple sources in order to meet market demand, also citing an industry-wide shortage of flash memory. Huawei P10 The Huawei P10 is an Android phablet smartphone manufactured by Huawei. Announced at Mobile World Congress 2017 on 26 February 2017, the P10 is the successor to the Huawei P9 The P10 is constructed with a metal chassis, available in various color finishes. Two color options, "Dazzling Blue" and "Dazzling Gold", feature a patterned "Hyper Diamond Cut" finish which reduces its susceptibility to fingerprints. The front of the device features a button-like fingerprint

neg: Houston Stadium is where the University of Houston Houston Cougars football team plays. Houston has hosted several major sports events: the 1968, 1986 and 2004 Major League Baseball All-Star Games; the 1989, 2006 and 2013 NBA All-Star Games; Super Bowl VIII, Super Bowl XXXVIII, and Super Bowl LI, as well as hosting the 1981, 1986, 1994 and 1995 NBA Finals, winning the latter two, and co-hosting the 2005 World Series and 2017 World Series, winning the latter. NRG Stadium hosted Super Bowl LI on February 5, 2017. The city has hosted several major professional and college sporting events, including the annual

neg: Antenna Software Antenna Software Antenna Software was a business mobility solutions provider with headquarters in Jersey City, New Jersey and offices in Guildford, Bangalore, Seoul, Boston, Toronto and Kraków. Founded in 1998, the company was acquired by Pegasystems in 2013. Antenna’s core product was the Antenna Mobility Platform (AMP), which won the GSMA Global Mobile Award for Best Mobile Enterprise Solution at Mobile World Congress 2011 in Barcelona. A later iteration of AMP was branded AMPchroma, and launched in February 2012. Antenna claimed that AMPchroma was capable of supporting "the full lifecycle" of mobile apps, websites and storefronts. The platform has been

neg: Smarterphone In 2008, then as Kvaleberg, the company joined the LiMo Foundation, and at the 2009 Mobile World Congress they presented the "Madrid" handset, in cooperation with Compal Communications. The company's main product is Smarterphone OS, which is a platform-independent full mobile phone operating system and applications suite for the feature phone segment. Smarterphone OS, then called Mimiria, was first unveiled at the Mobile World Congress show in February 2008, and has been used for such handsets as the Kyocera C4700, Vibo T588, and the "Madrid" LiMo device. The Smarterphone architecture is "clean-room", with a very strict model-view-controller design that enables

neg: Dance party produced by Wicked Karma that is produced by Christie Lo and DJ RDX Nurai, a nightclub in Beirut hosted a party event on the 28th August 2017 and by August 30th 2017 it broke the Guinness World Record for hosting a 56-hour long party to show that it is the best party city in the world! Some dance events may put an emphasis on certain genres of dance. For example, an event may feature swing or square dancing rather than dancing in general. A masked ball is a type of costume party that features dancing. Dance parties at which people

neg: Virgin Mobile USA Virgin Mobile USA Virgin Mobile USA is a no-contract mobile provider on the nationwide Sprint network. The provider is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sprint Corporation and one of many Virgin Mobile brands around the world, licensing the brand from United Kingdom-based Virgin Group. Virgin Mobile USA is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri and provides service to approximately 6 million customers. As a consequence of their 2017 contract with Apple to become an iPhone-only carrier, the company will be closing their Kansas City headquarters. Founded in 2001 as a joint venture between Virgin Group and Sprint Corporation, Virgin Mobile USA

neg: RAD Data Communications Records. Used for connecting asynchronous terminals to host computers, it measured by by . In 1998, RAD invented TDM over IP (TDMoIP®) technology and in 2013 it pioneered Distributed Network Function Virtualization (D-NFV®). At Mobile World Congress 2015, RAD introduced the world's first SFP-based IEEE 1588 Grandmaster clock with a built-in GNSS receiver. In 2015 RAD also launched a virtual customer premises equipment (vCPE) device for IP and Carrier Ethernet services with a field pluggable module for hosting virtual network functions (VNFs) and in 2016 it added a white box option that is license-upgradable for network functions such as routing,

neg: International Congress of Zookeepers delegates from all around the world attending this Congress. Associations interested in hosting a Congress after 2015 should contact the ICZ SC. The ICZ does have scholarship available to aid keepers in developing countries to attend the Congress. Just an example; for the 2012 Congress in Singapore, the ICZ gave five full scholarships and three partial scholarships, which allowed participants from the Philippines, India, Uganda, France, Mexico, Taiwan, and Singapore to attend the 4th ICZ Congress. Since the ICZ’s first Congress is 2003, approximately 15 scholarships have been awarded to delegates from all over the world. It was with heavy

neg: Peek (mobile Internet device) a series of services designed to make inexpensive feature phones smarter. Sarva notes that his product has just been nominated for the GSMA's Best Technology award which will be handed out at MWC later this month. He says that these services are the logical continuation of what Peek has been about since day one — "building smartphone features on ultra low cost platforms" — and that they're making huge inroads with the countless Chinese manufacturers who sell unbranded phones in emerging markets, many of whom are "feeding off Nokia's carcass." Peek (mobile Internet device) Peek Inc. was a mobile technology

neg: Mahindra World City Development Corporation Ltd (TIDCO). The business zone is divided into three sector specific SEZs for IT, Auto Ancillaries and Apparel & Fashion Accessories, and a Domestic Tariff Area. It houses more than 60 blue-chip including BMW, Infosys, Wipro, BASF, Renault-Nissan, Timken, Lincoln Electric, Heat & Control, Dorma, Fujitec, Parker, NTN Bearings, Lear Automotive, TVS Group of companies, Force Motors employing more than 38000 people. MWC Chennai is also India’s first IGBC Gold (Stage 1) certified Green Township. MWC Chennai is currently home to over 2000 families across its four multi-format residential projects. Residents have convenient access to nearby commercial and

neg: World Powerlifting Congress World Powerlifting Congress The World Powerlifting Congress (WPC) is a powerlifting federation hosting meets around the world. The federation hosts competitions which allow multi-ply equipment, but hosted a Raw world championship for the first time in 2009. The WPC was established in 1986 and has affiliates in 37 countries. In 1999, the WPC started to host drug tested competitions under the AWPC banner, with both raw and equipped contests. The competitive season comes to an end each year in November, as qualified lifters from different countries compete in the annual WPC World Championships. The United States affiliate for the WPC

neg: International Association of Financial Executives Institutes day congress, which includes a gala dinner, is hosted by one of IAFEI's national member institutes. The congress, which is organized for corporate finance executives from all over the world, is normally held with the national convention of the hosting institute. The first congress of international finance executives institutes was held in 1969 in Marbella, Spain. IAFEI World Congresses have since been held in 21 different countries. In the years 1975 and 2009, no congresses were organized. Past congresses International Association of Financial Executives Institutes The International Association of Financial Executives Institutes (IAFEI) is the premier global society of financial

neg: INOI R7 INOI R7 The INOI R7 is a mobile phone employing the Sailfish OS. It is manufactured by Russian company INOI. It was presented at the Mobile World Congress in February 2017 in Barcelona. The OS is an open-source Linux and has the ability to serve additional closed source components to a particular device from third parties built into the OS special layers for personalization and marketing purposes. The genuine multitasking capability of the Sailfish OS allows it to run and employ multiple applications simultaneously, switching among them in real time. The number of apps running together is limited by the

neg: Tiger Lin continue to use their Mainland China numbers overseas, they had to carry an extra SIM card. Now people can communicate with each other through Jego worldwide as if they were in Mainland China.” On 29 June 2017, Dr. Tiger Lin, CEO of CITIC Telecom was interviewed by the People’s Daily Online in the MWC Shanghai to talk about the Group’s development plan in the ‘Belt and Road’ regions and outlook of 5G technology. He said"4G changed internet to mobile internet. And 5G changes impossible to possible, unknown to known." Tiger Lin Tiger Lin (born 1962; Chinese name：林振辉 LIN Zhenhui) has

neg: Giorgi Tskhovrebadze "Georgia's most promising startup". In February, 2017, RehabGlove was presented at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and got selected in top 10 startups. In April, 2018, RehabGlove was presented at the Seedstars World Summit in Switzerland. Giorgi Tskhovrebadze Giorgi Tskhovrebadze (Georgian: გიორგი ცხოვრებაძე; born February 23, 1999) is a Georgian Entrepreneur and a computer programmer. He is a co-founder of RehabGlove, and currently operates as a chief executive officer. He is also co-creator of a popular videogame Wild Ones Remake. Ecole polytechnique wrote a profile about Tskhovrebadze in their 2017 Annual Report Tskhovrebadze was introduced to computer programming in 2009,

neg: Sony Xperia XZ Premium Sony Xperia XZ Premium The Sony Xperia XZ Premium is an Android smartphone manufactured and marketed by Sony. Part of the Xperia X series, the device was announced to the public along with the Xperia XZs at the annual Mobile World Congress in February 2017. Pre-orders for the Xperia XZ Premium started in Europe on 22 May 2017. The device went on sale in the UK on 2 June 2017 and in the US on 19 June 2017. It serves as the "spiritual successor" of the Xperia Z5 Premium and is Sony's latest flagship after the Xperia XZ. The device's

neg: Asus ZenFone to be offered with 6 or 8 GB of RAM. The ZenFone AR is equipped with a 23 megapixel camera with optical hardware that takes advantage of Tango applications and extreme performance for gaming and data. Asus announced the fourth generation ZenFone on August 17, 2017. The line will go under the name "ZenFone 4", which was previously used for the 4" and 4.5" variants of the first generation line. The main feature of the flagship ZenFone 4 is its dual lens camera, which enables wide-angle photography. Asus unveiled the fifth generation ZenFone at the 2018 Mobile World Congress in

neg: Morocco 2026 FIFA World Cup bid to award the bid outside the traditional bidding process at the June 2018 FIFA Congress in Moscow if the CONCACAF bid meets FIFA requirements. However, the FIFA Council decided on 8 May 2017 that FIFA would have a full bidding procedure. To ensure continental rotation of hosting duties, only the member associations of CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL and the OFC were invited, as these continental confederations had not hosted the two previous World Cups. A date of 11 August 2017 was set for submission of an intention to bid, and on that day, the Royal Moroccan Football Federation announced that it

neg: INOI R7 amount of free memory available on the device. INOI R7 The INOI R7 is a mobile phone employing the Sailfish OS. It is manufactured by Russian company INOI. It was presented at the Mobile World Congress in February 2017 in Barcelona. The OS is an open-source Linux and has the ability to serve additional closed source components to a particular device from third parties built into the OS special layers for personalization and marketing purposes. The genuine multitasking capability of the Sailfish OS allows it to run and employ multiple applications simultaneously, switching among them in real time. The number

neg: Netflix concerning video compression and formating, through CNRS' Laboratoire des Sciences du Numérique de Nantes (LS2N). In March 2017 at Barcelona's World Congress for mobile technologies, the American company presented the French lab's open-source technological creation: a compression tool allowing HD+ video quality with a bandwidth need of under 100 kilo octets per second, 40 times less than that of HD TV needs and compatible with mobile services worldwide. In May 2016, Netflix created a new tool called FAST to determine how fast one's Internet connection is. A "Netflix Original" is content that is produced, co-produced, or distributed by Netflix exclusively

neg: Afrihost in 2016. In 2000, Afrihost offered web hosting services. As of 2018, Afrihost is a broadband and telecoms service provider as well, which offers ADSL, VDSL, broadband, fiber-to-the-home, mobile voice and mobile data services. In 2014, MTN Group purchased 50.02% Afrihost's shares for R408 million. However, in 2016, MTN Group sold its stake in Afrihost. In 2017, Afrihost won various industry awards for its Fibre and ADSL offerings, as well as for its customer care. Afrihost has received complaints regarding service delivery. Complaints range from lack of service delivery to poor-performing offerings, especially in 2013. In 2015, Afrihost experienced wide-scale

neg: Vienna Battle of Vienna, 1683). A plague epidemic ravaged Vienna in 1679, killing nearly a third of its population. In 1804, during the Napoleonic Wars, Vienna became the capital of the Austrian Empire and continued to play a major role in European and world politics, including hosting the Congress of Vienna in 1814/15. After the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867, Vienna remained the capital of what was then the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The city was a centre of classical music, for which the title of the First Viennese School is sometimes applied. During the latter half of the 19th century, the city developed

neg: ESC Congress city with most congresses since 1988(6), followed by Stockholm (5) and then by Amsterdam and Vienna and Munich (4 times each as of 2018). Some congresses (1994 and 2006) were organised jointly with the World Heart Federation under the name of "World Congress of Cardiology". ESC Congress The ESC Congress is the annual congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), the largest medical congress in Europe. It gathers over 30,000 active participants (mainly cardiologists) and takes place every year in August/September in a different European city. In 2017, the ESC Congress takes place from 26 to 30 August in

neg: BlackBerry KeyOne Indian model, will be branded under Limited Edition Black title. A live event was held on November 23. The device is sold in Indonesia through Dino Market. BlackBerry KeyOne The BlackBerry KeyOne (stylized as BlackBerry KEY) is a touchscreen-based Android smartphone with an integrated hardware keyboard that is manufactured by TCL Corporation under the brand name of BlackBerry Mobile. Originally known by its unofficial code name "Mercury", the KEYone was officially announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on February 25, 2017. While earlier BlackBerry smartphones running Android exist, the KeyOne is the first Android-based BlackBerry with the iconic BlackBerry

neg: BlackBerry KeyOne BlackBerry KeyOne The BlackBerry KeyOne (stylized as BlackBerry KEY) is a touchscreen-based Android smartphone with an integrated hardware keyboard that is manufactured by TCL Corporation under the brand name of BlackBerry Mobile. Originally known by its unofficial code name "Mercury", the KEYone was officially announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on February 25, 2017. While earlier BlackBerry smartphones running Android exist, the KeyOne is the first Android-based BlackBerry with the iconic BlackBerry design (having an integrated hardware keyboard fixed below the screen instead of having the keyboard on a slide like the Priv). TCL executives termed the KeyOne as

neg: 1962 FIFA World Cup in which the average number of goals per match was less than three (2.78); this has been repeated at every World Cup since, despite expansion of the tournament. After Europe hosted two consecutive World Cups, the American federations claimed the 1962 edition must be held in South America or face a complete boycott of the tournament, similar to 1938. Argentina, after previously failed candidacies, was the favorite. Magallanes' chairman, Ernesto Alvear, attended a FIFA Congress held in Helsinki while the Finnish city was hosting the 1952 Summer Olympics. He considered that Chile was able to organise the World Cup. Several

neg: 2019 Southeast Asian Games were touted as the top candidates for the main host city of the Games. Cebu City and Albay also expressed interest in hosting some events. On 21 July 2017, The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) addressed the POC that it is withdrawing its support for the Philippine hosting of the 2019 Games, saying that government decided to reallocate funds meant for hosting to the rehabilitation efforts of Marawi, which was left devastated following the Battle of Marawi and it was later reported that the POC's insistence on handling all matters of the hosting; finance, security and the conduct of the Games

neg: World Congress of Accountants Malaysia in November 2010. The theme for this world congress was Accountants: Sustaining Value Creation. This world congress was hosted by the Malaysian Institute of Accountants. The 19th World Congress of Accountants was held in Rome, Italy, on November 10-13 2014. The theme was 2020 Vision: Learning from the Past, Building the Future. For this Congress, IFAC selected the Consiglio Nazionale dei Dottori Commercialisti e degli Esperti Contabili, an Italy- based organization and IFAC member body as the hosting organization. The major sponsor- termed the Imperial sponsor- for this event is Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA). The 20th World Congress

neg: Nokia 3310 is referred as "The Unbreakable", as the phone was known for its toughness and durability. In a retrospective piece, TechRepublic called the Nokia 3310 "a big tough cockroach of a phone" and praised its "legendary durability". On 14 February 2017, it was reported that a revived version of the 3310 would be unveiled at the 2017 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona by HMD Global Oy, the Finnish manufacturer with rights to market phones under the Nokia brand, with the price point of 49 euros. On 26 February 2017, the modernised version of the 3310 was relaunched at a price of

neg: OnlyMobiles the 2017 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona by HMD Global Oy. OnlyMobiles was founded by Sanjeev Bhatia & Shrutam Desai in 2016. Recently the company has entered in tie up with PayU & Kreditech, the payment gateway systems. OnlyMobiles is giving No Cost EMI (without credit card) option to its customers with these payment service providers. The payment service providers will help the buyers pay through a monthly EMI for duration ranging from 3 months to 36 months. OnlyMobiles tie up with BlackBerry Mobile to launch and sell their gadgets in India. With this partnership, OnlyMobiles became the authorized seller

neg: Fira de Barcelona divided into two large venues: the emblematic Montjuïc and the modern Gran Via, designed by the Japanese architect Toyo Ito. The main shows held in Fira de Barcelona are: Mobile World Congress; Alimentaria; Hispack; ibtm world; International Swimming Pool Show; Hostelco, International Catering Equipment Show; Barcelona Building Construmat; Expoquimia, Equiplast and Eurosurfas; Barcelona Bridal Fashion Week; Graphispag; Automobile Barcelona; Barcelona International Boat Show; Smart City Expo World Congress; IoT Solucions World Congress Other important events are Bizbarcelona, the show for business owners and entrepreneurs; Barcelona Meeting Point; International Logistics Show (SIL); B-Travel; International Comic Show of Barcelona; Saló de l'Ensenyament;

neg: BBC Media Action to the charity. In the 2015/2016 financial year the DFID grant was £14.7 million, compared to total income of £45.3 million and an expenditure of £44 million, employing an average of 832 full-time equivalent staff. The DFID grant ends on 31 March 2017. In 2010 the charity won a Tech Award for developing a mobile phone service for teaching English to people in Bangladesh. The same project, BBC Janala, also received a GSMA Award for education technology at the Mobile World Congress in February 2011 and a World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) award in November 2011 in recognition of

neg: Nokia 6 released for the Nokia 6., By March 28 2018, the Android 8.1.0 Oreo Update came out with the March Security Patch. The Nokia 6 was first released in China on 20 January 2017, shortly after announcement. Demand was high, and it was sold out within minutes after receiving over a million registrations. On 26 February 2017, at Mobile World Congress 2017, it was announced that Nokia 6 will be available globally. It was released in other Asian markets including Malaysia in 30 May 2017, and has been rolled out in Europe starting June 2017. Its launch in the United States

neg: TCU Horned Frogs football Mobile Alabama Bowl. Defensive Coordinator Gary Patterson took over as head coach for the bowl game in 2000, a 28–21 loss to Southern Miss. In 2001 TCU left the WAC for Conference USA (C-USA). TCU would stay in C-USA for only four years before accepting an invitation to join the Mountain West Conference (MWC). Patterson led the Horned Frogs to six conference championships. In 2002, TCU shared the C-USA title with Cincinnati. In 2005, TCU won the MWC title their first year in the league, and the Frogs claimed additional conference crowns in 2009, 2010, and 2011, and Patterson's first

neg: Lyra (virtual assistant) its cross-platform functionality and ability to retain a conversation across multiple devices. The Software was originally designed to compete with Apple's Siri Virtual Assistant and to bring the functionality to Android devices, which are incompatible with Siri. Lyra (virtual assistant) Lyra, until 2017 marketed under the name Indigo, is an intelligent personal assistant developed by Artificial Solutions and which runs on Android and iOS. The application uses natural language understanding to answer a user's questions on a variety of topics, make recommendations and operate the user's device. Demonstrated at Mobile World Congress in February 2013, the software, then called Indigo,

neg: LUUP LUUP Luup is a bank-grade mobile payment solution that allows users to pay, send and receive money via their mobile phone. Luup is building an international mobile money transfer network by partnering with banks and financial institutions around the world. Luup specialises in payment facilitation, the development of user interface solutions via SMS or mobile payment applications and the hosting of stored value accounts for financial institutions. Customers using Luup can pay for goods and services, donate to charities, pay bills or send money to family & friends using their mobile device. Luup is a trademark of Swiss company Contosoft.

neg: HMD Global to develop phones that stay loyal to Nokia's popular heritage of "design, robustness and reliability". The company's design team is headed by Raun Forsyth and Alasdair McPhail. The Nokia 5, 6, and 8 are made from a single block of 6000 series aluminium, while the 7 is crafted from 7000 series aluminum. The Nokia 8 Sirocco is crafted from a single block of stainless steel. By 2017, Nokia also started resurrecting its classic devices. This began in May 2017 when a new 3310 handset was introduced at the Mobile World Congress. It sported an updated but similar design language to

neg: Nokia 3 more year of support for all its android devices. Oreo beta was available for Nokia 3 from February 26, 2018. Final Oreo release for Nokia 3 came on April 12, 2018. It was announced on 26 February 2017, a day before Mobile World Congress started, along with the higher-end Nokia 6 (global variant), lower-end Nokia 5, and a new version of the Nokia 3310. The Nokia 3 was released in India on 13 June 2017. It was released in United Kingdom on 12 July 2017. Nokia 3 Nokia 3 is a Nokia-branded budget Android smartphone from the Finnish company, HMD

neg: Cycling advocacy city Department of Transportation or other government agency. The World Bike Forum was organized in 2012 after the Critical Mass events in Porto Alegre in which an automobile driver deliberately collided and injured around 20 cyclists. During the Forum bicycle-based urban mobility is discussed and strategies to spread the use of bicycles in the hosting city are promoted. The Forum has taken place in the Southern Brazil cities of Porto Alegre (2012 and 2013), Curitiba (2014), as well as Medellín, Colombia (2015) and Mexico City in 2017. Among the world's best known cycling advocates are: Major cycle advocacy groups include:

neg: AFC Mobile The team is currently managed by Nate Nicholas, a former player for the University of Mobile, former back-to-back state championship-winning coach at UMS-Wright Preparatory School, and current varsity men's coach at McGill–Toolen Catholic High School. For their debut game on May 14, 2017, AFC Mobile more than quadrupled the highest ever attendance for the Gulf Coast Premier League. In their second home game on June 10, 2017 against Biloxi City FC, AFC Mobile drew 924 to Archbishop Lipscomb Stadium, which topped the league's previous record. On June 8th, 2017, AFC Mobile became the first team in the Gulf Coast Premier

neg: Ricardo Villarreal García Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing District 02 of Guanajuato. Ricardo Villarreal García Ricardo Villarreal García (San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, April 12th, 1981) is a [Mexican] politician and lawyer member of the PAN. In 2013 he served as Deputy of the LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing Guanajuato. He was Mayor of San Miguel de Allende from 2015 to 2018, time during which the City won the title of Best City in the World by Travel& Leisure Magazine. He was also president of the Association of Mexican World Heritage Cities in 2017 and Vice-president of the Organization of

neg: Pinkfong the Mobile World Congress Americas on September 11, 2017. It can also be connected to TV, and includes a smart pen, CDs, DVDs, songbooks and workbooks. The smart pen is used for tracing over text which will automatically play matching songs or stories. Common Sense Media reviewer Emily Ashby said, "This popular brand and its pink fox mascot herald joyful preschool entertainment that teaches simple concepts with engaging song and rhyme." She said, "Pinkfong! excels at appealing to preschoolers with content that encourages movement, hand gestures, and familiarity with new words and concepts", and praised them for short videos that

neg: Drew Goodman MWC and WAC Conferences. From 2000 to 2002, he called Denver Broncos preseason games on the Broncos radio network. He also spent five seasons hosting the Broncos postgame report on KOA. From 1994 to 2004, Goodman was the TV play-by-play announcer for Denver Nuggets telecasts. For three years he was one of a couple announcers nationally to be the lead PXP voice for two professional teams simultaneously. In 1996, he added NHL games to his resume when he started hosting the Avalanche Pregame Report for then, FSN Rocky Mountain. He held the job for six years before becoming the Rockies

neg: Online video platform not match on standard search engines. It is not even in all cases obvious to the user if a provided video is a copyright infringement. For privacy reasons, the users' comments are usually ignored by websites of the Internet preservation, like it happens in Web Archive, or in Archive.today copy saving. A more recent application of the video hosting services is in the "mobile web 2.0" arena, where video and other mobile content can be delivered to, and easily accessed by mobile devices. While some video-hosting services like DaCast and Ustream have developed means by which video can be watched

neg: LUUP sensitive data on the device while the user is not logged into the service. Luup also uses SMS but again, no sensitive data is transmitted over this channel. LUUP Luup is a bank-grade mobile payment solution that allows users to pay, send and receive money via their mobile phone. Luup is building an international mobile money transfer network by partnering with banks and financial institutions around the world. Luup specialises in payment facilitation, the development of user interface solutions via SMS or mobile payment applications and the hosting of stored value accounts for financial institutions. Customers using Luup can pay

neg: Mahindra World City, New Chennai Economic Zones (SEZs) - IT (Services and Manufacturing), Auto Ancillaries and Apparel and Fashion Accessories, a Domestic Tariff Area and a Residential / Social zone. Spread across 285 acres, the Residential zone has been planned to provide living spaces supported by modern social infrastructure to over 6,000 families across diverse segments. The MWC administration operates as the municipal corporation for the city with responsibility for the provision, upkeep and maintenance of the infrastructure and other facilities. Mahindra World City is well connected by both road and rail links, with Paranur railway station on site. It is 35 km away from

neg: 2030 FIFA World Cup rules block Asian Football Confederation nations from hosting the 2030 World Cup following the selection of Qatar in 2022. Nevertheless, South Korea's President Moon Jae-in suggested in June 2017 that the World Cup be hosted by a Northeast Asian block including both South Korea and North Korea, telling FIFA president Gianni Infantino it would improve relations in the region. Chung Mong-gyu, the head of the Korea Football Association, renewed the offer to the DPR Korea Football Association, the Chinese Football Association and the Japan Football Association at the FIFA Congress in Moscow in June 2018. South Korean president Moon discussed

neg: Bacolod City Arena Bacolod City Arena The Bacolod City Arena is a proposed multipurpose indoor arena in Bacolod. The local government intended the venue to be one of the venues for the 2019 FIBA World Cup if the Philippines' bid was successful. Though the venue wasn't among the four proposed venues presented to FIBA during the final bid presentation. However the Philippines lost its bid to China's for the 2019 FIBA World Cup hosting. It was planned if the Philippines' bid was successful, the Bacolod City Arena's construction was to commence in 2016 or 2017. The Bacolod City Government acquired an 8 hectare

neg: FIFA World Cup hosts the first World Cup coincided with the centennial anniversary of the first Constitution of Uruguay. For that reason, the main stadium built in Montevideo for the World Cup was named Estadio Centenario. Bids: Sweden decided to withdraw before the vote, allowing the only remaining candidate Italy to take the hosting job for the 1934 World Cup. The decision was ratified by the FIFA Congress in Stockholm, Sweden and Zürich, Switzerland on 14 May 1932. The Italian Football Federation accepted the hosting duties on 9 October 1932. Results: Bids: Without any nations withdrawing their bids, the FIFA Congress convened in Berlin,