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The world's biggest mobility event is in Barcelona, with the Mobile World Congress, where over 100,000 trade visitors from more than 200 countries come to discover the new products on offer from more than 2,300 exhibitors on site. As well as a large section devoted to the development of telecoms networks, with the famous 5G omnipresent in the run-up to its planned roll-out in 2020, we took you through the aisles of the Fira Barcelona exhibition centre. Here you'll find a selection of the best smartphones on show at this major telephony event, as well as laptops and the security and storage solutions to go with them.

At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the world's leading Korean manufacturer is presenting the new generation of its star smartphone, the S9. With a strong focus on photography, it rounds out its performance in almost every area. A year of gentle evolution.

Samsung's new "Flip" device is set to conquer conference rooms. Users can write on the touch screen and share their work, as well as projecting their computer's display.

The "Travel & Expense" offering is evolving. Notilus recently announced the launch of two new services: intelligent character recognition (OCR) and archiving with evidential value. At the same time, Sodexo made official the deployment of Xpenditure on the French market, which will be integrated into a global business travel solution, scheduled for spring 2018.

A new partnership has been formed between the start-up Rythm and AccorHotels. A test has been launched in two Pullman hotels, in Paris and San Francisco, which are providing their guests with the Dreem headband, a device designed to improve the user's sleep.

BCD Travel is launching SolutionSource, an open technology platform offering third-party solutions to travel managers and procurement officers to optimise travel programmes.

Travel app TripIt has just added a new feature to its pro version. Users can now see how long they have to wait at security checks near their boarding gates.

Lufthansa has just launched automatic check-in for its passengers travelling within the Schengen area.

The new regulatory framework known as "RGPD" will be imposed by the European Union on 25 May. It should bring some order to the race for data, which is particularly intense in the world of travel.

Chinese manufacturer Huawei has unveiled a new smartphone, the P smart. This entry-level handset offers good technology at a reasonable price.

CES is the world's biggest consumer electronics show. It's a unique event that has been going on for over 50 years, attracting almost 200,000 visitors every year under the Las Vegas sun. Every type of productive or comfort product to accompany the business traveller is unveiled. We went there for the first time in 2018 to discover the trends that will mark the new year under the banner of mobility.

LG announced a new trio of robots for airports, hotels and shopping centres shortly before CES 2018. The trio includes a waiter, a porter and a shopping assistant.

Films shown on KLM's Boeing 777s and 787s will be available in audio-description. The airline only offers 3 feature films in this format, but will be extending its catalogue.

Dell's XPS 13 has been updated in this new version. While the specifications are broadly the same, the manufacturer has changed the screen.

The new version of the Lenovo Yoga 920 'Fido' features a fingerprint identification system.

The pleasure of giving, the joy of receiving, corporate gifts... An invitation to escape, these objects inspired by travel will find their place, their moment. Before being transported to other latitudes.

The new HTC U11+ takes the original U11 model and adds an edge-to-edge screen with higher definition. It also features the latest version of Android.

The Series 2 Cabin 22" from Bluesmart offers connected functions in a simple, elegant design. This compact model offers manoeuvrability and comfort for all kinds of journeys.

The pleasure of giving, the joy of receiving, corporate gifts... An invitation to escape, these objects inspired by travel will find their place, their moment. Before being transported to other latitudes.

Taking to the skies to criss-cross cities: this science-fiction classic could become the new standard for urban transport with the drone taxi trials currently under way.