Sony actually surprised us a bit during Mobile World Congress. We thought it was going to remain relatively quiet on the hardware front, but it had a brand new flagship tablet to show off: the Xperia Z4 Tablet. It’s an incredibly impressive device. The Xperia Z4 tablet packs a stunning 2k 10.1-inch display, and it’s particularly noteworthy because the device is also super thin and...
LG introduced plenty of new devices during Mobile World Congress 2014 and, along with them, some new software features that are available in devices such as the G Pro 2 and G2 mini. One of our favorites is called Knock Code, and we took a few pictures and recorded a video to show you how it works. Instead of using a pattern lock or passcode, you can opt to choose the Knock Code option...
Earlier this year during the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show we saw a few new entrants into the wearable tech space, and then this week during Mobile World Congress, the floodgates opened. We finally saw how Sony's SmartBand will function, a new introduction from Huawei, heard a little bit about LG's new smartwatch and more. Samsung came to the show packing heat, however, and unveiled...
Sony introduced its upcoming “Core” wearable during CES, and at Mobile World Congress we had a brief look at the company’s SmartBand — another wearable that will work with an upcoming Lifelog application. I found Lifelog to be particularly interesting because it’s not just about tracking your health: it’s about tracking everything. So, with the SmartBand on, you might be using your...
This year during Mobile World Congress 2014 Yota Devices unveiled its second generation YotaPhone, a device with a regular front-facing screen, and a secondary full-size rear panel that uses ePaper technology. We had a chance to check it out first hand, and while it’s neat we also walked away wondering how often someone might really use the tech. First, the ePaper experience is still...
Google has officially gone on record saying that reports it attempted to purchase WhatsApp are untrue. Speaking at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, Google Senior Vice President Sundar Pichai called reports that the company attempted to purchase WhatsApp were "simply untrue." This follows numerous reports that the Google not only made a $10 billion bid for the company, but...
Last night we had a chance to get up close with the Galaxy S5 and compare it to the iPhone 5s. Why? Well, the short answer is because we know a lot of folks probably want to see how Samsung's latest device stacks up — it is Apple's largest smartphone competitor, after all. But also because the two have some similar features. While there are some dead giveaway differences — the 5.1 inch...
Samsung’s Galaxy S5 may be the talk of Mobile World Congress this year, but hidden away in a smaller trade show booth the company is also demoing a phone running Tizen, the open-source operating system the South Korean company may one day use to challenge Google’s dominant Android OS. The elusive Tizen smartphone has seen countless delays over the past year, and while it may be on...
The Galaxy S5 has a heart rate monitor, so of course we wanted to give it a whirl. Last night we finally had the chance, and we walked away super fascinated. We’re not exactly sure how accurate the reading really is, but it’s super simple to use and definitely useful if you’re trying to keep track of your pulse during a workout. To get started, all you need to do is launch S Health 3.0...
When Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S5 earlier this week it came packing Qualcomm's quad-core Snapdragon 801 (a small improvement over last year's Snapdragon 800), but today the company announced its next generation of home-grown Exynos processors which will likely power certain Galaxy variants in the near future. While international versions of the Galaxy S5 like the one sold in the U.S...