Chris and Taylor talk about the happenings at MWC, the Samsung S6 and S6 Edge, the HTC One M9, the Pebble Time Steel, the state of virtual reality, and much more!
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Top News
- Samsung’s new Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge put design first via theVerge
- Meet The New Samsung Galaxy S6 And S6 Edge, Arriving April 10 via TechCrunch
- HTC has officially unveiled the HTC One M9 via Phandroid
- HTC One M9: Definitely Better But So Much the Same via Gizmodo
- Pebble Reveals Pebble Time Steel And A Smartstrap System Open To Hardware Developers via TechCrunch
Afterburner
- HTC announces Grip, its first wearable fitness tracker via theVerge
- Huawei launches Talkband B2 activity tracker and N1 earbud hybrid via theNextWeb
- The Huawei Watch is the most watch-like Android smartwatch yet via theVerge
- Our first look at LG’s new webOS and Android Wear smartwatches via theVerge
- Acer wants to sell you a touchscreen fitness tracker for less than $90 via Engadget
- Acer’s Liquid M220 offers Windows Phone on a budget via cnet
- Microsoft’s Lumia 640 and Lumia 640 XL are budget phones with free Office 365 via theVerge
- HBO Go is finally available on the PS4 via theVerge
- The Lenovo A7000 is a $169, 5.5-inch 4G LTE smartphone with Dolby sound via cnet
- Lenovo at MWC 2015: VIBE Shot SmartPhone/Camera Crossover Announced via AnandTech
- Stratos’ Bluetooth connected payment card works everywhere, available this April via theNextWeb
- HP’s Spectre x360 is a powerful new MacBook Air competitor via theVerge
- Valve’s Steam Machines Will Officially Launch In November via Kotaku
- Valve announces streaming box and SteamVR for November via PC
thEndUsr Stories
- This is HTC Vive, the Steam VR headset built by HTC and Valve via Pocket-Lint
- Valve’s ‘Lighthouse’ VR tech brings TVs and headsets together via Engadget
- Sony’s new Project Morpheus prototype boasts 120Hz refresh rate, OLED display via ArsTechnica
- Oculus CTO John Carmack Says Gear VR Gets A Full Launch With Samsung’s Next Cycle via TechCrunch
- Lenovo promises to stop bundling crapware on PCs via ZDNet
- IKEA Will Start Selling Qi Wireless Charging-Enabled Furniture In April 2015 via AndroidPolice
- Sesame is a $99 smart lock that lets you unlock your current deadbolt from your iPhone via 9to5Mac
- Quick Note for next week: Apple to Live Stream ‘Spring Forward’ Apple Watch Event on March 9 via MacRumours
Green Tech: Recycled plastic filament for 3D printers is here via Treehugger
Tip of the Week:How-To: Upgrade the SSD in your MacBook Air or Retina MacBook Pro, boosting size & speed via 9to5Mac
App Pick:Number tracking app ‘Numerous’ adds channels for Google Sheets, Tesla, & Celestial Events like SpaceX launches via 9to5Mac