The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is water-resistant. Photo: Sony.

The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact is water-resistant. Photo: Sony.

Samsung isn’t the only company announcing big things at IFA 2014 in Berlin today; Sony is also there to showcase its latest additions to the Xperia lineup — one of which is the Xperia Z3 Compact Tablet. It’s one of Sony’s smallest slates to date, and it comes with PlayStation 4 Remote Play, allowing you to play your latest games away from the living room.

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Photo: Samsung

If Samsung’s new Gear VR isn’t the coolest smartphone accessory ever made, then I don’t know what is. Announced at IFA 2014 in Berlin today, this big block of plastic turns your new Galaxy Note 4 into a virtual reality headset to provide an immersive mobile gaming experience like no other.

Photo: Samsung

Photo: Samsung

Samsung didn’t just announce one Galaxy Note at its Unpacked event in Berlin today, but also a second with a crazy curved display. It’s called the Galaxy Note Edge, and although its similar to the Galaxy Note 4 internally, it’s still unlike any smartphone you’ve ever used before.

Photo: Samsung

Photo: Samsung

At its Unpacked event in Berlin today, Samsung announced its much-anticipated Galaxy Note 4, which makes its flagship phablet family even greater. It’s packing a 4.7-inch Quad HD display, a 16-megapixel camera, and 3GB of RAM — and it’s the first Galaxy Note device with a metal chassis.

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At IFA in Berlin, Samsung is gearing up to announce its new Galaxy Note 4 and a number of other new devices that may include its first virtual reality headset. To ensure you don’t miss a thing, and to help you stay on top of the news as it breaks, we’re live-blogging the whole thing from start to finish.

The event kicks off at 3 p.m. local time (that’s 9 a.m. ET and 6 a.m. PT) and you can follow it below.

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