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what's up Brian Tong here with everything Google that we can pack inside of a show Mobile World Congress is here after we've been teasing you about at the past few weeks and a bajillion things have been announced but the two standouts for me came from LG and Samsung now really the most innovation has to go to LG with the LG g5 sure it's super sleek unibody design stands out but the g5 looks to be the first modular phone that will actually be available worldwide we saw everything from the LG Chem plus accessory for physical camera controls that also adds battery juice to the hi-fi Plus that's a Bang & Olufsen digital to analog audio converter they even showed off their own LG 360 VR headset that connects to the phone and the LG rolling bot that can be used as a toy for people and pets for video surveillance and can even interact with smart home devices now Samsung finally packed everything you can think of into their s7 and s7 edge with the most refined galaxy to date with a touch pressure sensitive screen ip68 waterproofing that protects it for 30 minutes underwater and even better camera with lower megapixels but better focus and image quality and most importantly better battery life and the return of the micro SD card slot now if you're a galaxy fan this is arguably the most complete phone on the market to date and if you order between February 23rd of March 18th you'll get a free gear VR headset as well which leads us to this the other trend for Mobile World Congress virtual reality and 360 cameras now LG released one of their own with the LG 360 cam and Samsung announced the gear 360 each one includes two 180-degree cameras that stitch a single 360 image together with software now 360 content is getting its big push right now right alongside the push for VR and you don't even need a VR headset to enjoy this stuff and really 360 content is pretty much my favorite thing in tech right now and I can't wait to see it explode also at MWC ACC announced their vibed VR system will officially go on sale in April but is taking pre-orders on February the 29th for the price of $7.99 now the vibe will also support incoming call notifications and answering from Android and iOS phones Android phones also deserve some love in this show and the Android based cyanogen OS is launching a new platform they are calling mod this is not to be confused with the CyanogenMod but this new mod platform will allow deeper integration of apps and services that have otherwise been off bounds for a while in the OS you'll be able to get Skype integration for Colleen access to Microsoft's Cortana or instagrams hyperlapse will be accessible right inside the normal camera function now this new mod platform is expected to roll out with users with a cyanogen OS 13 update that's coming next month and in a development that might have the biggest impact on all of our devices in the future california-based semiconductor company Anna logics semiconductor announce their new chip that will enable 4k video at 60 frames per second output through USB C and will work with any future smartphone or tablet really the biggest application for this is a no-brainer virtual reality which we've already seen everyone jumping onboard but it can also be used for big-screen TV output as well and C I know you just can't wait for a future that looks just like this it looks amazing alright that's gonna do it for this week you can email us at Google is just at cnet.com or tweet me at brian tom thanks for watching we'll catch you all next time for some more of that Google issues Duggal ishes