Hello, world!

After more than a month of getting things set up, tweaking layout(s) and so on, this blog is officially up and running.
I came to the conclusion that Mobile World Congress (formerly 3GSM, takes place in Barcelona, from today until Thursday the 14th) can not pass without me writing about it (and the many product and app launches I expect from it), so, naturally, the decision to start this blog today came.

A few things about me: my name is Vlad, I live in Timisoara, Romania, and am obviously passionate about the mobile world in general, smartphones and the S60 UI of Symbian OS in particular. I currently own a Nokia N95 (N95-1, 'classic', 'vanilla', etc.), but more on that and how I was introduced to the smartphone world in a later, dedicated post.

My plans for this blog include providing handpicked news from the smartphone world, reviews, personal views and rants, the works. I said handpicked because I don't want this to become another news portal, there are many out there that will surely always be better at this. I probably won't always be the first to report about something, but I surely will provide a sincere personal perspective on all events that will be (re)shaping the way we use our mobile devices.

I'm very excited to be doing this, the prospect of it has been in my mind for a few months, however I am new at writing (even though I have a degree in Journalism), so please bare with me as I will (surely) be making mistakes.

Stay tuned, as they say...

P.S.: A big thanks to all the people I read on a daily basis, they have given me all the information I currently have on smartphones. Check out my Blogroll widget at the bottom of any page on this site to find out who I'm talking about. (A post detailing how thankful I am is definitely on the roadmap)