Samsung unpacks Galaxy S5, new Gear 2 and Fit wearables at MWC

Samsung continued its tradition of theatrical unveilings by kicking things off with 10 minute orchestra performance leading to the launch of their new Galaxy5 flagship.

The new smartphone has a large 5.1" AMOLED screen, features a new 16 megapixel camera with fast auto-focus, a fingerprint scanner on the display and is water resistant. It is expected to launch by April 11 in 150 countries. Samsung also unveiled the second generation of their smartwatch, the Gear 2 and Gear neo which offer three times the battery life of the original and can act as standalone music players. Along with the Gears, a new Fit device designed for health tracking was launched as well.

Update on Monday, February 24, 2014 at 3:54PM by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Videotron and Rogers have confirmed that they will be carrying the Galaxy S5 in Canada. Rogers is accepting preorders.

HTC releases mid-range friendly 5.5" Desire 816 at MWC

HTC revealed its new mid-range Desire 816 smartphone at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Featuring a large 5.5-inch 720p HD display, 4G-LTE connectivity, a 1.6GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 with 1.5GB of RAM. Geared towards the phablet market, it is also the first HTC smartphone with a nanoSIM and it is expected to come to the Chinese market in March.

XBox One Titanfall Edition bundle coming on March 11

Why pay $499 for a vanilla XBox one when you can get the exclusive Xbox One “Titanfall” special edition bundle. Available March 11^th, the limited edition console features a digital download copy of Titanfall and one month Xbox Live Gold membership, along with the standard console and accessories for $499. Sounds like a good deal for anyone who has been holding out for the XBox One and Titanfall. Pre-order here.

Nokia sets to battle budget Androids with new Nokia X devices

Nokia CEO Stephen Elop recently launched the new Nokia X family of budget smartphones targeting emerging markets. The Nokia X devices feature Nokia's popular look and construction but use a forked version of Google's Android OS. While the move to launching Android-powered devices seems contraryto Nokia's focus on Microsoft's Windows Phone OS, it makes perfect sense as a business decision.

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