Samsung announces Exynos 5422 Octa and Exynos 5260 Hexa processors, both supporting Quad HD displays

Samsung announced two new mobile processors at MWC 2014. The Samsung Exynos 5422 Octa and the Samsung Exynos 5260 Hexa. Both support high-resolution displays, including Quad HD (2560 x 1440 pixels) and WQXGA (2560 x 1600 pixels), making us wonder if a Quad-HD version of the Galaxy S5 may be introduced later this year.

Samsung Knox 2.0 announced, with two-factor authentication and improved sandboxing

Amidst all the Samsung Galaxy S5 coverage, Samsung has kept their promise to unveil their latest version of Knox security for mobile devices. Not surprisingly, Knox 2.0 leverages the Galaxy S5's new fingerprint scanner, and offers quite a bit more for the enterprise crowd.

Moto G is the most successful Motorola smartphone of all time

Motorola shared some interesting news about their affordable Motorola Moto G. It turns out that the Moto G is "the most successful, highest-selling smartphone in Motorola's history."

Samsung Gear Fit announced - Tracks your health on a curved display

The new Gear 2 and Gear Neo smartwatches were not the only wearables that Samsung had in store at this year's MWC. The Korean manufacturer also unveiled the Samsung Gear Fit, a health tracking wearable device during their Unpacked 5 event in Barcelona.

Motorola Moto X successor coming in summer alongside new Moto smartwatch

Motorola is conducting a Q&A session on Twitter, and the company has just confirmed that the successor to its Moto X will be released in "late summer." While Motorola has not provided more details on the device, we are expecting it to offer the same customizable and unique experience at an attractive price point.

Global Mobile Awards 2014 winners announced

The GSMA, the organizers of the Mobile World Congress announced the winners of the 19th Annual Global Mobile Awards, which tool place at the MWC 2014 in Barcelona.

Marvell Armada SoC announced with 64 bit ARM Cortex A53 processor with 5 mode LTE modem

Marvell has announced its new Armada PXA 1928 chipset at the MWC on Tuesday. The SoC includes a quad-core, 1.5GHz Cortex A53-based CPU and a full HD-capable GC5000 GPU. The SoC also supports a number of connectivity options including LTE TDD/FDD, HSPA+, TD-HSPA+, and EDGE. It even supports VoLTE service.

The Wiko WAX is the first Tegra 4i powered smartphone for Europe

Wiko Mobile, a company presented as “France’s fastest growing local phone maker", has announced the Wiko WAX, which happens to be the first Android smartphone to use the NVidia Tegra 4i SoC (which includes an NVidia i500 LTE modem).

BlackBerry Z3 and BlackBerry Q20 announced, alongside BES 12

BlackBerry has announced the affordable BlackBerry Z3 and the QWERTY bearing BlackBerry Q20 in Barcelona during the ongoing MWC. BlackBerry has introduced its latest Mobile Device Management system, BES 12.

The BlackBerry Z3 is the first model to have been produced under the arrangement agreed to by both BlackBerry and Foxconn under the terms of a five year deal signed by both sides. Under the deal, Foxconn will design, produce and warehouse these models that are aimed at emerging markets. BlackBerry will provide the software and profits will be split.

LG F90 with mid-range specs unveiled at MWC

Earlier we told you about the LG F70, one of the six Android devices announced by the company at this year's MWC. LG has another member of the F Series that it showcased at the exhibition, the LG F90.

LG F70 unveiled with Android KitKat and LTE connectivity

The LG F70 is one of the six Android devices announced by the company at the MWC 2014. Now the company has given us a close look at this new LTE enabled device which “is expected to appeal to millions of new LTE customers around the world.”

Sony SmartEyeglass - Video Demo

Following its presentation on Monday at MWC, Sony revealed more information about its SmartEyeglass concept, which is the Japanese manufacturer's answer to Google Glass. Sony suggests that you will be able to watch a soccer game while wearing the specs, and see the name and stats of certain players. The device will also allow you to instantly see check-in information when you arrive at the airport, with the gate number, and directions on how to get there.

Samsung Galaxy S5 officially announced - Waterproof, Finger Scanner and Heart Rate Sensor

The Samsung Galaxy S5 was officially announced during Samsung's Unpacked 5 event, which tool place in Barcelona alongside the MWC. Samsung's announcement was a low-key event this year compared to the glitzy dedicated presentations that we saw for the previous two editions of the Galaxy S line.

Samsung Galaxy S5 leaked ahead of announcement

Its already been a busy day at the MWC 2014, with Sony and Nokia making some interesting announcements. However Samsung's potential unveiling of the Galaxy S5 is expected to be the show stealer of the exhibition. Samsung has managed to keep their flagship smartphone a secret for a long time, but someone over at MWC has managed to snap several photos of the Galaxy S5 hours before the announcement is due to take place, and also outed some details of the flagship's new hardware and software features.

Facebook MWC Event - Keynote presentation by Mark Zuckerberg

Facebook's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg will appear at the Mobile World Congress 2014 for a keynote presentation. During this presentation he will speak about the Facebook social network, the WhatsApp acquisition and the proliferation of the web.

Facebook, the world's largest social network, recently acquired the popular instant messaging client WhatsApp for a sum of $19.5 billion, and it's been the hot topic in tech in the past few days.

YotaPhone 2 with dual-displays announced at MWC

Yota Devices, the Russian company which introduced the dual display YotaPhone last year, have introduced its successor at the Mobile World Congress, in the form of the YotaPhone 2.

HTC announces Desire 816 and Desire 610 "mid-range flagships"

HTC has unveiled two "flagship mid-range" Android smartphones at MWC 2014 - The Desire 816 and the Desire 610. The two new HTC phones showcase a simplistic design, which is a clear evolution of the company's HTC One. According to Jeff Grodon, Senior Global Online Communications Manager at HTC, the company will be betting heavily on the Desire 816 which sports more impressive specs than its sibling.

Nokia 220 announced, a connected affordable device for $40

Alongside the Nokia Asha 230 and the all new X Family, Nokia also introduced its budget friendly Nokia 220. This feature phone is the successor to the Nokia 110 and will only cost $39 (before tax and subsidies). With the continuous growth of smartphones, Nokia is one of the only companies keeping the feature phones alive.

WhatsApp to include voice communication very soon

The popular WhatsApp messaging service which was recently acquired by Facebook for $16 billion, will soon to expanded to include voice communication, according to . The announcement was made by WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum, at the MWC in Barcelona.

Silent Circle and Geeksphone announce Blackphone: an Android phone that puts privacy first

Silent Circle, a global encrypted communications service from Washington D.C.,  has partnered with Geeksphone, a Spanish company that recently released the Revolution dual-OS smartphone, to announce Blackphone - a smartphone that promises to "place privacy and control directly in the hands of its users".