Here Are All The Hot New Gadgets Everyone But Apple Will Be Announcing In Just A Few Days (SNE, RIMM, MSFT)

The annual Mobile World Congress, the big show where tech companies gather in Barcelona to show off their latest smartphones, tablets, and other mobile gadgets, is in just a few weeks.We took a look at the rumored and pre-announced gadgets that companies like Sony, Samsung, HTC, and RIM plan to show off at MWC this year. Keep reading to see what they are.HTC is going to kick off its new smartphone strategy with the VilleHTC announced a few weeks ago that it plans to reduce the number of smartphone models it launches each year. Instead, it's going to concentrate on a handful of premium devices. That all starts with the HTC Ville, which will be the company's first phone to run Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and HTC's "Sense" skin. HTC does a great job at modifying Android, so we're looking forward to what it has in store for Ice Cream Sandwich.HTC has a crazy fast new tablet coming tooAfter delivering two tablet flops last year, it looks like HTC is going to try again with a 10-incher tentatively called the "Quattro." PocketNow has details on the tablet, claiming the device will have a quad-core Tegra 3 processor, the same zippy chip that powers the excellent Asus Transformer Prime. It'll also integrate Beats Audio (like most new HTC products). No word on which version of Android it'll run, but we're guessing it'll be the latest version, Ice Cream Sandwich.HTC's last 10-inch tablet, the Jetstream, was pretty decent, but cost a whopping $700 with a two-year contract from AT&T.Sony's next-gen Xperia phones are coming soonWe already got a look at two of Sony's upcoming Xperia phones, the Xperia S and Xperia Ion, and we expect Sony to continue chatting those up. We've also heard rumors about some other possible Xperia models, but nothing too solid yet.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderPlease follow SAI: Tools on Twitter and Facebook.See Also:Google's X Lab Is Building Real-Life Terminator GlassesHere's What's Next For Sphero, The Robotic Ball You Control With Your SmartphoneFacebook Clearly Needs To Make A Phone, So What Should It Look Like?

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