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March 1, 2015, 2:10 PM

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Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch:
Meet The New Samsung Galaxy S6 And S6 Edge, Arriving April 10  —  Samsung has indeed revealed its new flagship smartphone today, but there are actually two: The Galaxy S6, and the Galaxy S6 edge.  The company's latest premier smartphones are mostly similar on the inside …
Vlad Savov / The Verge:
HTC Grip is iOS and Android compatible, GPS enabled fitness tracker developed in partnership with Under Armour and available for $199 this spring  —  HTC announces Grip, its first wearable fitness tracker  —  The wait for HTC's first wearable device has come to an end …
Chris Hall / Pocket-lint:
CNET:
Acer announces Liquid M220, a €79 Windows Phone coming to select European markets in April with a 4" display and 1.2GHz dual-core CPU  —  Acer's Liquid M220 offers Windows Phone on a budget (hands-on)  —  If you're curious about Windows Phone but don't want to spend much to check it out …
Ben Woods / The Next Web:
Huawei launches Talkband B2 activity tracker and N1 earbud hybrid  —  Huawei has today announced two new wearable devices, the B2 and N1, just ahead of the start of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.  —  The B2 is the successor to last year's B1 activity tracker, and comes with upgraded functionality and 6-axis tracking.
CNET:
Julian Sanchez / Cato Institute:
NSA Director fails to understand the dangerous long-term consequences of crypto backdoors in real world software  —  What NSA Director Mike Rogers Doesn't Get About Encryption  —  At a New America Foundation conference on cybersecurity Monday, NSA Director Mike Rogers gave an interview that …
Sam Byford / The Verge:
Hands-on with WebOS-based LG Watch Urbane LTE and Android Wear-based LG Watch Urbane  —  Our first look at LG's new webOS and Android Wear smartwatches  —  LG has kicked off Mobile World Congress this Sunday morning in Barcelona by showing off its two Watch Urbane smartwatches for the first time.
Ben Woods / The Next Web:
ZTE launches Grand S3 with 5.5″ 1080p display and Eyeprint ID biometric security  —  ZTE has today lifted the lid on its latest flagship handset to hit the market, and this time around it comes with an upgraded screen and better camera capabilities.  —  Key specs of the device include …
More: PC World and CNET
Mark Scott / New York Times:
The Netherlands' two-year-old net neutrality rules provide a good case study for the US  —  Dutch Offer Preview of Net Neutrality  —  THE HAGUE — When Bruno Leenders takes the 50-minute train ride to Amsterdam, he likes to stream blues and funk music through his smartphone.

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