The mobile phone that thinks it's a mouse

Among the more unusual technologies on display at next week's big mobile show in Cannes will be a mobile phone that can be used as a computer mouse, reports the BBC.

The show will be very heavy on technology and innovation this year. Here's what to expect, according to Mark Newman, chief research officer at Informa, the UK-listed company that runs the 3GSM World Congress:

-- Visitors can expect to see smaller, thinner, more attractive third-generation (3G) mobile phones.

-- New handsets and announcements of contracts for push-to-talk services - a walkie-talkie like mobile - can be expected at the show.

-- There will also be a lot of emphasis on video phones and on mobile TV.

-- There will be lot more music-centric mobiles than last year too.

-- There will be a spate of announcements on integration between 3G and Wi-Fi

-- Solutions for solving battery problems such a fuel-cell technology.

emily | 9:59 AM | News, Buzz |
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