BARCELONA — By any measure, 2015 was a banner year for the world’s largest and most important mobile show. Mobile World Congress drew in over 90,000 attendees and roughly 1,900 exhibitors, all vying to make their mark. It’s a lot to digest, which is why we break down the most significant news, impressive gadgets, kooky …

Now playing: Watch this: Take a spin with Galaxy S6’s 3D camera mode (and more) 1:55 BARCELONA — Samsung didn’t just unveil two sleek, bold phone designs at MWC. The Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge also sport a refreshed native camera app. Inside, you’ll find a cleaner layout and new shooting modes like capturing a 3D object and more …

Now playing: Watch this: Samsung Pay: Easy as a swipe and tap 1:12 Related stories Samsung Pay takes on Apple Pay as mobile payments war heats up Why Samsung Pay has little advantage over Apple Pay in Europe Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge bring on metal and glass (hands-on) BARCELONA — Samsung Pay, the company’s answer to Apple Pay …

Now playing: Watch this: I, 3D camera robot 2:24 Room 229B may not sound like much, unless you go by its other name: the Robot Room. Behind a beige door in Qualcomm’s camera and imaging lab in San Diego, Calif., the robot in question sweeps its articulated mechanical arm in a surprisingly fluid ballet. Clamped in its metal fist, a …

BARCELONA — AT&T doesn’t have pricing or the exact date it’ll start selling LG’s latest smartwatch online and in stores, but the US carrier did become the first to promise it’ll carry the LG Watch Urbane . The classy, circular watch runs Android Wear OS and is water-resistant. Just don’t confuse it with the sporty, LTE-enabled LG Watch Urbane LTE …

Now playing: Watch this: Charge me up, Scotty! Qualcomm’s WiPower in action 1:31 Wireless charging is one of those great technologies that’s still struggling to catch hold. A new method for charging your devices is just about ready for action. Sometimes branded as Rezence, it uses magnetic resonance to throw a charge over a small three-dimensional space. Instead of inductive …

Qualcomm’s demo of this Facebook installation shows LTE Broadcast at work. Jessica Dolcourt/CNET LTE Broadcast may not be a household term yet, but it’s one that will soon affect you either way. What is it? Also known as multicast, it’s a capability that carriers are working on (along with some of their partners) to use LTE spectrum to beam something …

It’ll bend, but not break. This flexible phone bounces back. Josh Miller/CNET Sprint customers won’t be able to get their hands on the curvaceous LG G Flex 2 until March 13, the carrier announced on Thursday, but thirsty fans of the flexible Android phone can pre-order the device as soon as February 20. It’ll sell in “volcano red” and “platinum …

Google’s Spiral 2 prototype currently has a 5-megapixel camera that you could swap out for a more powerful lens. Juan Garzón/CNET If you’ve ever wished you could pick from a pile of parts and make your own smartphone, Project Ara is your Android wish come true. Run out of Google’s Advanced Technology and Projects group (ATAP), Ara proposes that phone …

Xiaomi executives Hugo Barra, left, and Lin Bin address journalists in San Francisco. Josh Miller/CNET For Xiaomi, customers aren’t just nameless, faceless people. They’re more like friends. Four years ago, the upstart Chinese phone-maker had 100 customers. Today, it has over 100 million. Ask co-founder and president Lin Bin and he’ll tell you an important ingredient in the company’s success …