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What mattered at Mobile World Congress day zero: Samsung Gear, Firefox phones, fierce convertible competition

BARCELONA, Spain–While the rest of the world sipped Sunday coffee and took weekend strolls, journalists at Mobile World Congress got down to the gritty business of unearthing the news of the biggest mobile show in the world. CNET’s team came together from London, San Francisco, New York, Singapore, and Sydney and we won’t say we didn’t eat some tapas along …

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Want a better way to waterproof a phone? Try nanocoating

Now playing: Watch this: A waterproof phone coating you won’t believe 1:07 BARCELONA, Spain — A cell phone lies at the bottom of a fishbowl for hours, far longer than the 30 minutes that typical waterproof phones are rated to survive while fully submerged. Nobody looks worried; in fact, they’re proud. On the far side of the demo table is …

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