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Photo: Samsung

Photo: Samsung

Samsung has sent out media events for a March 1st event right before Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The Korean company is widely expected to debut the Samsung Galaxy S6, and judging by the invitation, the flagship device will feature a flexible display like the Galaxy Note Edge.

The smartphone business hasn’t been so hot for Samsung in recent quarters, with the iPhone eating the Galaxy’s lunch on the high end and aggressive competitors like Xiaomi squeezing in at the low end. This event will be Samsung’s shot to prove that the Galaxy lineup hasn’t lost its mojo.

Samsung's Lollipop software expands its reach to Verizon. Photo: Samsung

Samsung’s Lollipop software expands its reach to Verizon. Photo: Samsung

If you’re a Galaxy S5 user on Verizon, your long-awaited Android 5.0 Lollipop update is incoming. The carrier today confirmed its immediate rollout, which brings new features and significant improvements to performance and battery life.

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LG’s user interface might not be all that attractive, but the company does throw together some pretty stunning wallpapers. Those that shipped with the G3 perfectly showcased its super sharp Quad HD display, and its latest offerings for the G Flex 2 are just as good-looking.

Pebble is going big for 2015. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

Pebble is going big for 2015. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

Less than 18 months after it raised a record-breaking $10.3 million on Kickstarter, Pebble has now sold more than 1 million smartwatches.

It’s hoping to continue that success with new devices and new software in 2015, which promise to deliver a unique experience that you won’t get from the competition.

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Samsung may have dropped the Snapdragon 810 from its Galaxy S6 lineup, but plenty of other hardware makers are perfectly happy with it.

To remind fans and partners of that, Qualcomm today issued a press release confirming the chip’s adoption by more than 60 “premium tier mobile devices,” and containing heaps of praise from LG, Motorola, Microsoft, and others.

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